St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1890-06-26
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Caledonia Republicans Meet and Name
Their Candidates.

The annual county convention OF
republicans was held Tuesday in St.
Johnsbury Sin due and ancient form
and the following ticket was put in
the field: For senator's, Albro F.
Nichols of st. Johnsbury and B. F.
Lincoln of Lyndon; for assistant
judges, T. B. Hall of Groton and
Nahum Campbell ofSutton; for judge
of probate, Walter P. Smith of st.
Johnsbury; for states attorney,
Harry Blodgett of St. Johnsbury; for
high sheriff, Lorenzo Sulloway of st.
Johnsbury for high bailiff, D. B.
Leslie of Wheelock; for county COM
missioner, Charles Morrill, of Dan
Vile
The General Meeting.
The mass convention assembled in
the Opera house Tuesday, beginning
at 1890 a. m. The meeting was
called to order by E. L. Hovey and
the call read by Judge Rogers of
Wheelock. The county committee,
according to custom, nominated
Charles Wilson of Danville for chair
man of the convention and he was
elected. After taking the chair he
made a short address, stating the
object of the meeting and urging the
oil of x,h 1,a1 he
next governor of Vermont in guard
ing the state treasury. Charles T.
Walter of this place was elected
secretary and J.. r. Kenerson of
Peacham and n. K. Campbell of SUIT
ton were chosen vice presidents.
H. c. Ide moved that each town,
in its caucus, elect the same number
of delegates that it had in the state
convention. Alexander Dunnett of
fered an amendment to this motion
giving each town one additional
delegate. The amendment and the
original motion as amended were
then carried. The following commit
tee on resolutions was chosen: c. ].
Bell, Charles T. Walter and c. A.
Bunker
1t was ordered that the nominating
convention assemble in the court
room at II As o'clock and after the
meeting places of the different towns
had been designated the meeting ad
journed until 2 o'clock.
The Nominating Convention.
At about II. .45 o'clock, pursuant
to the vote of the mass meeting, the
convention was called
to order by Hon. Charles Rogers of
Wheelock, who was chosen for chai-
man Of the meeting. Alexander
Dunnett, Esq, of st. Johnsbury was
chosen secretary. The convention
was made up of 81 members, st.
] Johnsbury being represented as fol-
lows: Charles P. Carpenter, George
Ranney, I'd, c. A. Sylvester, D. M.
Bacon, Cyrus Sargent, A. S. Living
stone, J. {. Clark, A. L. Bailey, II. c.
Ide and Alexander Dunnett.
The name of Albro E. Nichols, the
county clerk, was presented by Hon.
H. c. Ide as a candidate for senator
In few well chosen words Mr.. Ide
the fitness of Mr.. Nichols
for the position, the desirability of
having one lawyer to represent the
county and the fact that Mr. Nichols
is a well-informed, well-instructed
lawyer who can be of great service
to the county. DIR. Hubbard of Lyn-
don seconded the nomination of Mr..
Nichols and presented as a candi-
date for the second senatorship the
name of B. F. Lincoln of Lyndon, as
that of an able business man of high
standing. Mr. Nichols was nomi-
mated unanimously. For the second
the names of G. M.
Campbell of Sutton and c. ]. Bell of
Walden were presented in addition to
that of of Mr. Lincoln. Two ballots
we're taken, the second resulting in
Mr.. LincOln'S nomina ton by a vote
of34 to 19 for Bell and 12 for Camp
bell. The nomination was promptly
made unanimous.
For first assistant judge the candi-
1ates were T. B. Hall of Groton and
!. T. Gleason of Lyndon, the present
incumbent. Mr.. Hall was nomi-
mated on the first ballot. For second
assistant Judge Nahum Campbell of
Sutton was nominated by acclama-
ton
In behalf of the st. .Johnsbury dele
CATION Mr.. Dunnett presented the
name of Harry Blodgett for States
attorney and Mr.. Blodgett was
nominated by acclamation. Lorenzo
oul1oway for high sheriff and Walter
P. Smith for judge of probate were
by acclamatiOn for re-
election. With similar unanimity
D. B. Leslie of Wheelock was named
as candidate for high bailiff and
Morrill, of Danville for county
The county committee was made
up as follows: Hon. Charles Rogers
Of Wheelock, chairman; S. A. Jones of
James Johnson of Rye
gate.
Following are the
Town Committees.
Barnet-H. r. Robie, Moses Gil6l-
Ian. H. K Somers. Ora RishoD T M