Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-06-25
And Mr.. Nash was declared the nomi-
nee of the convention.
\ recess was taken till 80 o'clock.
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.

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THE COUNTY COMMITTEE.
When the convention reassembled at
, 80 o'clock, the report of the committee
to nominate Il county committee was
called for and was presented by the chair
man, Col. i. NJ. Chapman, as follows:
ID. II. Bennett of BridpOrt. NJ. +. Allen
of FerriSburgh. II. f. Taylor of Corn
wall, II. &. Iiibbard of Orwell, +. G..
Norton of NcrgenneS. The report was
accepted and adopted and the gentlemen
mentioned were declared elected county
committee to serve for the two years
next ensuing.
THE SOUTH END SENATORSHIP.
As candidate for Senator in the south
end VIM. Seymour Alden of Middlebury
presented the name of Albert +. Stanley
of Leicester, whom he had known all his
life. Mr.. Stanley had been for 30 years
town clerk, had served six years in the
House of Representatives and was one
of the leading members, and had held
numerous positions of trust and reSpon-
sibility. He had Just enemies enough at
home to show that he was a man; and
he was also an honest man.
Hon. G.. l.. Harrington of Weybridge,
on behalf of the delegation from his
town. presented the name of George +.
Child of that place. He said Mr.. Child
was gentleman in the full vigor of ma
ture manhood. was regarded as far above
the average in mental calibre and possess
ed in a remarkable degree the confidence
of his toWnsmen, who without his Solic-
itation have bestowed upon him every
office in their gift, including that of rep
resentative He is an answering Re
publican. He is sound on the matter of
the railroad commission, on the temper
ance issue and on the Edmunds question.
He was presented solely on his merits.
\. II. Hubbard of Whiting, on behalf
of the delegation from that town, pre-
sented the name of his toWnSman. Fran
els ID. Douglas.
Mr.. Child's nomination was seconded
by Jos. Grinnell of Starksboro, DIR. Pow
erS of Ripton, and gentlemen from Addi-
son and Monkton; Mr.. Stanley's by X. f.
Bentley of Ripton, f. Barnum of Shore
ham, W. b, Wright of Orwell, II. f.
Taylor of Cornwall, DR. Dean of Bristol,
y. \. Gibbs of Salisbury and gentlemen
from Monkton, Granville and Ferris
burgh; Mr.. Douglas by j. j. Crane of
Bridport and II. q. Hibbard of Orwell.
The ballot-W. ). Alden of Middlebury,
NJ. y. Baker of Weybridge and Dr.Dean,
tellers-resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes............. l7g
Necessary to IA choice..,.......,.... %
A +. stanley had............... n
q. +. Child. 46
r. ID. DOuSlaS...... ............. IN
and Mr. Stanley was declared the nomi-
nee.
ASSISTANT JUDGES.
For assistant Judge from the north dis
80. II ,f
nominated the present incumbent, Hon.
w. 5. Wright of Waltham, and DR.. Dean
named w. +. Dunshee of Bristol. The
former was seconded by half Il dozen
delegates, but the latter failed to achieve
this honor. DIR. Dean thereupOn with
drew the name of his candidate and
moved that Judge Wright's nomination
be made by acclamation, and it was so
made.
There were three candidates for the
other judgship-Hon. Henry Lane of
! Cornwall, nominated by III. f. Taylor
Myron Platt of Shoreham, by +. Barnum,
and j. 5. Chandler of RiptOn by DR..
Powers. Justus Cobb of Middlebury and
W. b. Wright of Orwell seconded Mr..
| Platt's nomination. A ballot was had,
| DR.. Powers. +. Barnum. II. +. Taylor
and Jesse Stearns acting rs tellers, with
| this result:
Whole number of votes............. III
! Necessary to a choice............... -
Myron Platt had. ~
! Henry Lane. e.........'..........., ~
j. :. Chandler. ler...........'.'.'''-. 81
and Mr.. Platt's nomination was declared
STATES ATTORNEY.
Col. A. 5. Tracy of Middlebury nomi.
mated Chas. NJ. Wilds of this town, and
Gen. Grandey, Hon. F, +. Woodbridge
of Nergennes. Pretty nearly all the del
egates seconded Mr.. Wilds' nomination
No one seconded Mr.. WOOdbridpe anC