Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-07-04

iM sd so 9Th 5th 9th
! ! ! |: 49, a &c., 81. ! :
Geo IS Foster %
0pu. A Weston,
OF votes, ~ m so 90 o. %
Necessary FOR
choice. ~ o. ~ 90 Is Is
While the ballots were being counted
MIR. Ware arose aud said that he desired to
make the nomination for Mr.. Smith unami
nous, and It was 50 done by a viva voce
vote Mr. Newton said that he was not a
candidate hut he would like the privilege
Of voting, evidently with the idea as Col
Hooker expressed it.. to make the nom
ination for Mr. Smith very strong"
l. NJ. Read moved that the nomination
for Mr. Meleudy be made unanimous aud
it was so done. Mr.. Read said that London
derry was 10y right of location entitled b.
the senator aud that Rockingham would
not have presented Mr. Ball il Il had
known that Londonderry had "A candidate
Hon j l.. Martin Of Brattleboro said
he took pleasure in nominating X. W
Clarke Of BrAttleboro for one of the assist
ant Judges. 1t was always desirable ~
maintain the best man in office and make
no change for the purpose of paying politi
cal debts Judge Clark was grand old
man, Of clean character and Judicial ability
G. NJ Russell of Wilmington said that he
wished to make no disparagement Corner
stones had been laid in other towns and
he would like now to have one in Whining
ton The office of assistant Judge is ian
pOrtant The man whom lac would name
had been IA trial Justice for 20 years He
was widely known as being sound. level
headed, enterprislug and progressive. His
decisions will be found to he characterized
| by sound sense and few of them have ever
been reversed Wilmington and the con
| tiguous towns would like 10 see Edward
Titus as assistant Judge and it was no more
than fairness. Justice and right that he
should be
L. NJ. Read said that the office was i'm
portant, that questions Of law came up for
assistant judges TO decide We have no
better assistant judges than those Of to-day
linen ripe in years aud Judgment, and he
seconded the nomination Of Il. W. Clarke
Mr. Stickney of Marlboro and Mr. Follett
Of Townshend seconded the nomination of
Mr. Titus
A. A. Butterfeld Of Jacksonville snid
that Nottingham was the southwest corner
Of Windham county and that when It was
necessary to Law corner stone Whiting
nam would be found ready. tut as things
now stood he seconded the nomination Of
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Martin, Mir Read, Mr. Butterheld,
Mr. Russell Mr. Folett and Mr. Stickney
were appointed tellers to collect the ballots
The result was as follows:
Whole number of votes TOT
Necessary for choice 81
Il " Clarke had %
Edward Titus had -
Scattering
! On motion of Mr. Russell the nomination
! was made unanimous
f. l. Waterman Of Brattleboru uomi-
mated Lewis s. Walker of Grafton 10 be
the other assistant Judge aud the nomina
ton was seconded by Mr. Weston Mr..
! Walker was chosen unanimously 10y accama
/ ton
! Mr. Cud worth said that he had in mind
/ for states attorney II man who was honest,
/ fearless and able. One who was Young in
| years but who had already shown his abil-
/ ity He was made Of the same stuff as the
| good old lawyers Of the olden time. la
| Geo. b. Hit of Brattleboro would he found
the kind of a man needed.
Mr.. Thompson of Brattleboro and Mr..
| Weston of Rockingham seconded the noml
nation of Mr. Hit MIR Weston said that
/ he would do credit ~ himself aud give sat
isfsction To the people Of Windham county
/ Mr.. Hit was unanimously nominated 10y
reclamation
Mr. Pier Of Jamaica said that ii was Gus
tomary to give the sheriff second term
and he would therefore place Ia nomlua
ton ) 2 SUBWAY Of Jamaica, Mr. Mar
tin seconded the nomination and Mr. Shum
way was nominated 10y reclamation John
L. knowlton of Brattleboro was placed IN
nomination for second term rs high
bailiff aud chosen 10y reclamation.
When the nomination for judges Of pro
bate came up the members from the district
went 10 one Of the lower rooms, on motion
of c. f. Thompson Judge Clarke was
made chairman lie said he wished
he had not been chosen. as he de
sired to nominate Judge Royal Tyler for
reelection Thereupon A. Stsrkey Of Brat
tleboro nominated Judge Tyler c. +
| Thompson placed Hon + !. Waterman il
nomination in opposition to Judge Tyler on
the ground that he thought the Judge M
capacitated for service. A lengthy and
spirited discussion followed kidder OF
Wilmington, Reed Of Vernon and Butter
field of Nottingham spoke with evident
| feeling of Judge Ivler's long and faithful
service, and of how in his approaching old
age and feeble condition IL would he an un
kind act to depose INN from the office Mr.
Martin finally said that as one of his part
ners, Mr. Hit, had been nominated foi
states attorney, and he himself had been
appointed tax commissioner hy the gov
ernor, If any more offices came u then
firm it would he necessary " suspend busi
ness, and he therefore proposed the with
draWsl Of Mr.. Waterman name. Mr.
Waterman S name was therefore Withdrawn
and Judge Tyler was nominated 10y accla
ton
At the Westminster district meeting Ho
mer Goodhue presided On motion Of Geo
a. Weston. seconded ny Mr. Wyman OF
Athens, Judge Reed was nominated by ac
clamatiOu
A f. Cudworth Of Londonderry. j. Il
Kidder Of Wilmington, j q Follett o
Townshend, n q Williams Of Below
Falls and John l. knowlton of Brattlebor,
were named for the county committee fol
the next two years, and nominated 10y az
clamatiOn
John A Farnsworth Of Rockingham wa
placed in nomination for county commits
sioner by A. A Butterfield and was nomi
mated by reclamation.
The committee on resolutions presentel
the following, which were unanimously
adopted
Resoired. That We hereby gladly express on
approval OF and satisfaction with the administra
ton OF President Harrison, M whose nomination
aud election Vermont took 50 prominent a part
and we commend the policy of the administ ra
ton and of Congress ia the protection IT tn
great financial and industrial Interests of thl
! country, and arr especially gTatihed with TN
firm stand taken by the House Of Representative
under the skillful and unfiinching leadership %
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