The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-07-06
Campaign Notes.

AN official call for the fifth annual con.
vention of the National Republican League
OF the United States has been issued. The
convention will be at Buffalo, on Septem-
Der /.
The national convention Of the prohibit
ton party, held at Cincinnati last week.
nominated General John Bidwell of Cali
fornia for president. The platform omts
any reference to the silver question, asserts
that railroads, telegraphs and other corpora
tions should be under government control
and that the tariff should be levied only as
a defense against foreign governments,
which levy tariff upon or bar out our prod
ucts from their markets, revenue being in
cidental.
WILLIAM j. CAMPBELL, the new chair
man of the national republican committee,
has been for many years counsel for the
Armours, the wealthy meat packers OF
Chicago, who are said to pay him $4,000
year for his services He is counted
shrewd politician and has been for three
years or so the Illinois member of the re-
publican national committee. Mr. Camp
bell has served in the legislature of his
state, and was president of the senate dur
ing the protracted fight which resulted in
the election of Logan to the United States
senate. Although the president refused to
give Campbell the Chicago collect orshp,
he has always been friendly to Mr.. Harrison.
THE very first person to congratulate
Colonel Fuller, upon his arrival at his house
in Brattleboro on his return from the state
convention, last week, was James H. Capen,
one of the oldest and best known of Brat
tleboro democrats. When Colonel Fuller
was lad of thirteen, he left his home to learn
the printers trade, and also to assist in the
telegraph Office of which Mr.. Capen was
then the operator, he being job printer by
trade and owning and conducting printing
Office in Brattleboro. Young Fuller lived
with Mr.. Capen during his apprenticeship
aff 1tn rtnfa % trnh nd fttrn
to Brattleboro after going to Boston to
learn the machinist's trade, he became a
member Of Mr.. Capen's family remaining
there until he was married. Years ago, be-
fore the younger voters OF to-day can re-
member, Mr.. Capen sold his printing office
and entered the employ of the Estey Organ
Company, and has now for long term Of
years been at work under his former ap-
prentice. The relations between the two
| have always been of the most friendly ma
| ture.-Brdttleboro Ph9ni1.
THE republican county convention for
| Windham county met at Newfane on Tues
| day of last week Kittridge Haskins of
Brattleboro and f. p. Ball OF Rockingham
were nominated for the senate, and Ziba
H. Albee of Rockingham for states attorney.
- Franklin county republicans met at
| Enosburgh Falls on Wednesday, and Alfred
| A. Hall Of ST. Adams, Olin Merrill of Enos-
burgh Falls and j. b. Beeman of Fairfax
were nominated as senators. o. l.. Kelton
| was nominated as states attorney. -
| The Windsor county convention was held
at Woodstock on Wednesday. The nomi-
| nees for the senate were Homer w. Vail OF
Pomfret, Charles Amsden of Weathersfeld
and Fred p. Mather of Chester. For state s
attorney, Frederick @. Southgate of Wood
stock was nominated. The senators were
instructed to forward legislation looking
toward the scientific and economical inn
provement of highways on a general and
| nj n ha taf
The Caledonia county convention was held
at st. Johnsbury on Thursday, when the
J following nominations were made Sen.
| ators, A. f. Nichols of st. Johnsbury and
b. F. Lincoln of Lyndon; states attorney
H. G. Bates. In the afternoon addresses
were given by III. G. Bates, l.. d. Hazen
the delegate to the Minneapolis convention,
III. @. 1de and Walter p. Smith. - The
Lamoille county convention was held at
Hyde Park on Friday. These candidates
of Johnson side judges, s. r. Miller of
Waterville and II. NJ. Cornell of Cambridge
Judge of probate, E. G. White of Hyde Park
states attorney, l.. G. Moody of Stowe
sheriff, Jonas Stevens of Eden; high baiiff
f. II. Raymore of Eden; county commits.
platform of the national and state conven
tions were adopted. - The Orange
county republican convention was held al
Chelsea, June 90. The following nomina
lions were made; Senators, John II. Wat
son of Bradford, William H. Dubois o
Randolph; assistant judges. Scion G
Smith of Thetford, Chester Dickey of Wash
ington states attorney, George L. Stow o
Chelsea; sheriff, Charles f. Smith of Tops
ham; high bailiff, Scion X. Berry of Tibet
ford judges of probate, William H. Mich
OILS of Randolph, Samuel M. Gleason o
Thetford; county commissioner, Curtis S
Emery of Chelsea. There were ballots il
but three cases. For first senator John III
Watson received 81 votes to 10 for Caleb G
Sargent; for second senator, William Ii
Dubois 43, Cassius Peck 81 for sheriff
Charles f. Smith 81, John A. Boswell 20
(chairman), Salmon B. Hebard (secretary)
Nelson l.. Boyden, Roney M. Harvey ant
Horace w. Bailey were chosen.