Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1888-06-25

Meeting of the Republican Nation
al Convention.

no resting place. L ho ~" i'
nv the railroads have had the the eff
feet of bringing more people into this
CITY than were ever brought here be-
fore. The Burlington R. r. brought
in no less than 10000 people, and
the Chicago and Northwestern and
Milwaukee and ST. Paul brought in
from 1000 to 5000 each. The Hi
nois Central also has been taxed to
its utmost capacity since Saturday,
and brought no less than 1000 passen-
gers. All the other roads brought
in 1000 to 5000 each. The people
from points within radius of $50
miles of Chicago arrived Tuesday,
and it was estimated that no less than
100000 people arrived on that day.
Here are some points in the career
of Thurston, the temporary chairman
of the convention: Christmas Day,
1872, Mr.. Thurston married niece
of ex-senator Luke Poland of Yer
mont. Mrs. Thurston shared with
her husband all his prigations and
struggles in their early married life,
and is proud of the honor conferred
upon her husband by the convention.
He was presidential elector in 1880
and headed Nebraska's delegation to
the National Convention of 1884. He
seconded the nomination Of John A.
Logan, and attracted much attention
by his speech. He a second time
heads Nebraska's delegation, and but
for his selection as temporary chair
man, would have been the spokesman
of the delegation. Mr.. Thurston is
a stout, sturdy man, six feet tall,
with brown moustache and blue eyes.
He invariably wears frock coat but
toned all the way up to the chin. He
uses eyeglasses and is never with
out tall silk hat. He is an orator
of the old school and possesses a
magnificent voice. His tones are well
modulated. He will be heard all over
the auditorium to-day, and no one
will have occasion to shout "louder. !"
The Vermont delegation organized
with Governor Proctor as chairman !;
B. j. Derby as secretary; Cole. W.
Hooker member of the national com
mittee S. d. Hobson, vice-president
of the convention and G.. w. Read
on the committee on permanent Or
ganization II. C.. Idle on the com
mittee on credentials; B. j. Derby
on rules and Frank Plumley on plat
form. A special committee to con-
fer with the other New England del
egates was appointed, consisting OF
Governor Proctor, Messrs. McCul-
Tough, Estey and Plumley. At the
conference it was the unanimous SEN
timent that New England should
waive individual preferences and
unite on the best man. To this enc
a permanent committee of one from
each state was appointed, Genera
Mccullough being the Vermont rep
resentative.
A dispatch from Chicago, june
Doth, says: Morris M. Estee, whC
is to be permanent chairman of thu
convention, is one Of the prominen
members of the California Bar, an(
with the exception of Governor Stan
ford is the largest wine and frui
grower in the state. He was born II
Warren county, Penn. Nov. %, 1883
and was educated at the Waterfor'
Academy, in Erie county Of the sam
state. He was not quite 20 years oil
when he became fired with an ambi
ton to join the army of gold seeker
that had fiocked to California in th
previous four years. He met wit
fair success, and then determined t
strike out upon a new path. In tn
fall of 1854 he began the study G
law. and was admitted to the Bar i
the winter of 1857 in Sacramento
and Immediately obtained recognitio
among the leaders of the Sacrament
Bar as one of the most promisin
young lawyers in the city. Soon a
ter he began to take lively interes
in politics, and in 1862 he was cleo
ed a member of the legislature frol
Sacramento county. Two years late
he was elected district attorney.
5 1866 he moved to San FrancisC
where he built an extensive practic
$ In 1872 he was elected member I
: the legislature, of which he was cho
5 en- speaker. He was member-a
/ large of the constitutional conventie
: of 1879, and as chairman of the cor
mittee on corporations achieved
;. distinguished reputation througho
q the state.
It He was one of the twelve freehol
: ers selected in 1882 under the act
: the legislature to propose a chart
it for the commercial capital of Calife
IS MIA. and the fundamental law of 5
Francisco is in all essential poir
n and language the product of his pc
l. He was nominated for governor
at the republican ticket in 1884 and W
he defeated. He was a candidate
v United States senator and receiv
es the caucus nomination, but was
f. feated by Gov. Stanford. Mr.. Es'
t. lives in Napa, about fifty miles fr'
v San Francisco. where he has mi
is nificent country home surrounded
IN vineyards and orchards.
s'Estee, of California was install
a as permanent president says c