Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-06
THE DISTRICT CONVENTION
HON. JOHN w. STEWART UNANI-
MOUSLY ReNOMlNATEO.
Maj. ID. j. Stafford Named for Presiden tial
Elector-The National and State Plat
form Endorsed-The District Com
mittee Reelected.

The republican convention of the First
congressional district met Tuesday in
the town hall in Rutland. There was a
good attendance of delegates from all the
counties of the district, Grand Isle ex-
copied.
The convention was called to order at
II 80 a. m. by A. II. Tuttle, chairman of
the district committee, and the call was
read by II. G. Fisk, secretary of the com
mittee. The district committee as com
mittee on credentials, presented the roll
of delegates, and the same had been par
TALLY read when, on motion of Hon.
George A. Ballard of Fairfax, the further
reading of the list was suspended and the
list as reported was adopted as the roll OF
the convention. The district committee
nominated for temporary president
Hon. David +. Nicholson of Rutland
and Hon. w. G. Dunton of Rutland and
Hon. G. G. Benedict of Burlington were
appointed committee to conduct him to
the chair. Judge Dunton introduced Mr..
Nicholson to the convention as the
man who presided over the first republ-
can convention held in the United States,
and he was greeted with cordial applause.
MR.. NICHOLSoN's SPEECH.
Mr.. Nicholson returned his thanks to
the convention for the honor done him,
in selecting him to preside over such a
gathering of representative republicans
The facts in regard to that convention of
a generation ago, were fresh in his recol-
lection. He had tenacious memory and,
L. Il 4
member what it was. 1t was true that he
stood by the cradle of the republican
party-he should never follow ITS hearse
ThirtyfOur years ago the suspicious hour
for which his foriorn hope of the liberty
party had long waited came. Two con-
ventions, one of the whig party and one
of the liberty party, met on the same day
in Rutland. The whg convention in
vited the other convention to join them
and the two conventions met i'll the first
republican convention ever organized, and
put III nomination the first republican
ticket. That was on the It'll day of June,
1884. The child then born was a man
child. Over that convention he had the
honor to preside, and when Il name for the
new party was called for he suggested the
name of Republican Two years later he
sat in the first national republican con
vention rs delegate from Vermont and
when on the floor of that convention Zach
republican convention in the country was
held at jackson, Mich July 9Th 1854, and
challenged any one to mention republl-
can convention held at any earlier date, he
(Nicholson) ventured to rise and inform
him and the convention that Vermont was
month ahea,. of Michigan He was ap-
plauded TO the echo, and was then seized
and passed bodily over the heads of acres
of cheering delegates. to the platform,
where he made speech, which some of
the papers called the speech of the conven-
ton.
Mr.. Nicholson said he was sorry that no
one replied to Mr.. Horn of Michigan when
in the last Chicago convention, he reas-
serted this old claim of Michigan. But it
would not stand.
History had now repeated itself in the
nomination of Gen Ben. Harrison. He
was the man to dislodge our democratic
president, and there would be no post
ponemeut on account of the weather APP
piaust
On successive motions the temporary Or
gaulZatlon was completed by the appoint
ment of Hon. J. l.. Barstow of Shelburn
as vice-president and NJ. w. Wilson of
Bristol rs secretary, and the temporary
organization was made the permanent or
ganlzaton.
On motion of C. NJ Wilds of Middlebury
the present district committee was re
elected as follows; District committee !;
j. NJ. Shade, Addison county; 9. f.
Houghton, Bennington county; W H.
Gibbs, Franklin county; w. L. Soule,
Grand Isle county H. g. Fisk, Lamoille
county: A. II. futile, Rutland county.
The convention proceeded to the nom
lnatlou OF representative IN Congress. j:
NJ. Slade, Esq, of Mlddlebury presented
the name OF Hon. John W. Stewart to be
his own successor, abiding to his high
character Hs a republican and man, his eX-
perlence and influence in Congress, his
friendship for the soldiers. The nomina-
tion was seconded for Franklin county by
Hon George A. B lizard, for Rutland
county by Gen. w. y. W. Ripley, for
Cnlttenden county by ;. BigWood, and or
motion of Judge Duuton Mr.. Stewart was
nominated by reclamation, followed by
applause.
The convention proc eded to nominate
presidential elector. Mr.. Fisk of Norris
willie presented the name of Major ID. j.
~afTord of Morrsvile Mr.. Hammond of
Middlebrry presented the name of G. S.
Forbes, E-q, of St. Albans, seconded by
5. IL. Wood of st. A bans
The nomination OF Major Stafford was
seconded by Mr.. Benedict of Burlington,
Mr.. Batchelder of Arlington and dele
gate from Rutland county.
A ballot WAS taken with the following
result
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&. >. Forbes =. ....... ......... "a
Scattering ........ ................. III
On motion of Mr.. Hammond the nomi-
nation of Maj Stafford WAS then made
unanimous.
Mr.. Benedict offered the following reso-
luton
ResOred, That this convention endorses and
adopts the platform adopted by the republl-
can natl mai convention at Chicago, and the
platform adopted by The republican State
convention at Montpelier, and that 1t pledges
the cordial and united support OF the repuo-
lie ans of the fret district to the nominations
this day made at the p lls
Mr.. Nicholson said that he had pre-
pared a resolution which might perhaps
be appended TO the one already offered, as
follows:
Re-oiped. That the republicans, as repre-
seated in this district convention, do most
emphatically ratify all and singular the
promises aud principles promulgated, and
give emphasis thereto, by the renomiDation
OF the able aud honorable present incumbent,
John W. Stewart, To be his own successor, AS
our representative in Congress, taerepy
me, Mug to Say to m: well done good and
faithful servant"
The re, olution was adopted, and the con-
vention adjourned.
More Pensions and Bounty.
MI