Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-07-07
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION
A Full Ticket Placed in Nomination
For the Offices

a tul ticket Placed in Nomination
For the Ohccs
The democratic county convention con-
vened in City Hall, Saturday afternoon. al
/ o'clock. Wilhston and st. George were
the only towns not represented. The re-
publican proverb that the Office should seek
the man prevailed. Chairman j. II. Holton
of the county committee ON calling for order
said that he was gratified TO that the
plan of delegate representation which pre-
vailed was success He nominated a. {.
Humphrey of Underhill for chairman, and
he was elected. G. w Kelley of this city
was selected as secretary.
\ committee of three on resolutions was
appointed as follows: p. c. Dodge of this
city j. j. Monahan of Underhill, and w.
j. Gibson of Jericho.
Nominations for senators being in order,
Z. c. Dodge presented tho name Of j. II.
Holton of this city, and he was nominated
by reclamation. Mr. Holton asked to be
excused, and a motion to that effect was
made by ID. W. c. CIapp, but objections
were raised, which a majority of the con-
ventiou sustained, and he was not excused.
The list of senatorial candidates was COM
pleted by the addition of the names Of Sam
uel Deavtt OF Underhill, and Frank GIllett
Of Richmond, who we're nominated by a
viva voce vote. The only contest
was over the candidate for States
attorney, and J. A. Brown
of this city defeated II. n. Deavitt OF Wi
nooski for the honor by a vote of IS to 20.
The remainder of the ticket will bear the
following names! For sheriff, L. o. johnson
of Colchester; first assistant Judge, II.
S. White of Burlington; second assistant,
S. w. Mead Of Underhill judge of probate,
Of ipl A..
missioner Charles Platt of Colchester;
high bsiif, Richard j. Daley of this city.
| The old county committee was reelected,
except }. II. Boardm0n of Charlotte
was substituted for a. Fl. Weed Of Hines
burgh, who at present is out of the State.
The committee on resolutions stepped into
an ante room for a minute and reported as
| follows,
Resolved, That the democrats Of ChtteDden
| county, in convention assembled, pledge their
| united support TO tho national state and
| county democratic tickets and Will use all
| honorable means to increase the democratic
vote in Chittenden county at tho coming State
Resolved, That we heartily endorse the
| democratic national and State platforms of
| 1902.
The business was now finished and there
were calls for Col. B. +. Smslley demo-
cratic candidate for governor who addressed
the convention during which he made the
customary prophecy that Cleveland would
be elected. Mayor Hazelton and j. H.
Holton were delegated committee to wait
upon J. j. Enright candidate for the secre-
tary Of State and bring him forward to ad-
dress the assemblage. While they were out
hunting, calls brought short speeches from
Y. A. Billiard and L. NJ. Sutton. May or
Haselton returned then and reported that
Dir. Enright could not be found, Adjourn
ed. Ono of the most interesting democrats
in the gathering was Myron Small, dele
gate from Huntington, who has attended
all the conventions of his party State and
county for the last half century.