Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1890-06-20
ADDISON COUNTY REPUBLICANS MEET

ADDISON COUNTY REPUBLICANS MEET.
NOMINATIONS MADE AND BUSINESS
TRANSACTED BY WEDNESDAYS
CONVENTION.
The Republican county convention,
which was held at the town hall in Mid
dlebury on Wednesday, was a well-at-
tended but brief affair. Only one ballot
was taken. The ticket nominated fol-
lows: Senators, VI. +. Allen of Ferris
burgh, George E. Child of Weybridge;
associate judges, w. II. Bingham of Corn
wall, NJ. B. Cove of Lincoln; sheriff,
Howard Clark of Lincoln; high bailiff,
\. w. Frost of Cornwall; States attor-
ney, w. II. Bliss of Middlebury; county
commissioner, ). b. NJ. Cowles of New
Haven: probate iudges-New Haven dis
trict, John ID. Smith of Nergennes Ad-
Olson district, james NJ. Slade of Mid
dlebury. Four of these -Messrs. Clark.
Frost, Cowles and Smith are renomina-
tions, and Mr.. Slade was appointed by
Gov. Dillingham; year ago to fill the va
cancy caused 10y the res guation of Judge
Knapp.
The convention was called to order
shortly before IL o'clock by Thad NJ.
Chapman of Middlebury. chairman of the
county committee. The call for the gath
ering was read by him; and NJ. f. Allen
of North Ferrisburgh read the roll of del
egates. 1t did not appear that there were
any representatives of Goshen on hand:
one Bristol, one MiddleDury and two
Starksboro delegates were missing. The
report of the county committee as
committee on credentials was accepted
and adopted. w. II. Bliss, Esq, of Mid
dlebury nominated Thad NJ. Chapman for
temporary chairman of the convention.
W. II. Bosworth of Bristol seconded the
nomination and it was carried unani-
mously. Mr.. Chapman on taking the
chair expressed his sense of the honor
conferred. +. ii. Thorp of Middlebury
was chosen secretary. The temporary
organization was made permanent on mo-
ton of c. ii. Villa nson of Middlebury.
Nominations being then in order, the
name of NJ. F. Allen of North Ferris
burgh was presented by John p. Kenyon
of Ferrisbnrgh, who spoke of Mr.. Allen
as young man of first-cass business
ability, who had ably represented the
town in the lower house and would do
creditable work in the Senate. w. II.
Bosworth, w. II. Bliss, H. r. Baldwin
of MonktOn, l.. w. Peet of Cornwall, G..
L. ). Pierce of Nergennes, Don Juan
Wright of Shoreham and others seconded
the nomination and it was carried by ac-
clamation.
For Senator from the south end John
A. James of Weybridge nominated George
f. Child of his town, who, he said, was
widely and favorably known. The sec
Onders of the nomination were Olin A.
Smith of Addison, a. w. Foote of Corn
WALL j. p. Kenyon, w. B. Wright of Or
we'll, A. A. Fletcher of Middlehury, l.. G..
Needham of Leicester and Vergennes
man. This nomination, too, was by ac-
clamation.
| There was only one nominee for assist
ant Judge in the south end-W. II. Bing-
ham, whose name was presented by NJ.
b. Williamson of his town as that of one
well fitted for the place. w. Ii. Bliss, +.
| II. Fiske of Weybridge and Don Juan
Wright seconded, and the nomination
went by acclamation.
! The first trouble of the day arose oyer
assistant Judge from the north end. NJ.
b. Cove of Lincoln was nominated by {.
| I. ;. Pierce of Vergennes and seconded
/ by the Lincoln delegation and by a Monk
ton man. VIM. f. Dunshee of Bristol
was put in nomination by DR.. Kent of
delegate and by ii. X. Baldwin of Monk
ton. The ballot-C. T. 5. Pierce, Dir.
/ Kent, III. X. Baldwin and Don Juan
Wright having been appointed tellers-
resulted:
Whole number of votes lSS
Necessary to choice 95
NJ. b. Cove had JOG
W. f. Dunshee 50
and the chair declared Mr.. Cove nomi-
mated.
A motion that a committee on resolu-
tions be appointed was voted down, it be-
ing the apparent opinion of the conven-
/ tion that il was vain TO resolve in "off''
years.
| l.. c. Needham moved and it was voted
that the chair appoint committee of five
| to nominate county committee to serve
for the next two years. The chair named
as such committee Mr.. Needham, w. b.
Wright of Orwell, j. a. James of Wey-
bridge. Darwin Rider of Middlebury and
j. p. Kenyon of Ferrisburgh
DIR. Dean of Bristol nominated Howard
Clark for sheriff, Mr.. Bliss of Middle
bury seconded it, and the nomination was
made. Mr.. Frost was made the candi-
date for high baiitf on the nomination of
l.. w. Peet of Cornwall.
w. III. Bliss name was presented for
States attorney by Gardner c. Cady of
Middebury aud the nomination was see
onded by w. B. Wright, DIR. Dean and F
III Warmer of Cornwall