Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-02-18

The republican banquet In this city Thurs
day surpassed i'll point of numbers and
enthusiasm any similar gathering ever held
in the State OF Vermont. Incoming trains
all day long brought in their delegates nm
til the managers of the banquet wondered
where they could find seats for them ALL
About 1870 o'clock the delegates and in
vited guests filed into the large dining room
of the Van Ness House, Burlington delegates
properly waiting until all their guests had
been seated and then finding places in the
small dining ROOM The stars and stripes
wore hung in various parts Of the large
diping-room and the Howard Opera House
orchestra discoursed some of its choicest
strains. In the two rooms were seated
fully 250 representative republicans. At
the table Of honor, which ex ended along
the east side OF the dining roo m. were seat
ed Col Hooker, the toastmaster of tine
evening, and on his right were the following
distinguished republicans: Gov. Page,
Secretary of State Brownell, State Auditor
Powell, Treasurer Field, Speaker Mann,
District Attorney rlumbey ex-Speak5r j.
X. Batcheder, 7. X. Gieed of Morrlsville,
ex-Leut. Gov. Woodbury., DR.. IL. D.
Holton OF Brattleboro, ID. h. Simonds
OF Manchester and exTreasurer w. II.
Dubois of West Randolph. On Col
Hooker's left were seated ex-senator c. p.
Hogan of Sheldon, ex-Govs. Dillingham;,
harstow and Farnham, ex-Lieut Gov.
Fuller, Gen. J. 6. Mccullough o. Benning-
ton, S. ID. Hobson OF Brighton, Cen. l.. c.
Kingsley of Rutland, and Gen. W. II.
Gilmore of Fairlee.
Among other Vermont republicans pres
ent were l.. d. Hazen of ST. Johnsbur,,
II. w. Davis of Westminster, c. L. Marsh
Of Enosburgh, Smith Wright of Niliistou,
A. B. Valentine Of Bennington, J. NJ. Sn l.
OF MiddlenUry, j. D. Speliman of Rutland,
i. 9. AicDulTee Of Bradford, Warren Gibt,
az St. Albans, II. n. Arms OF Springfield
presI0snt o. the state Dalrymen's associ-
ntOu, .euaJO.s =. y. DNInell of Piainleld,
ana l.. /. Abbott OF Bennington, NJ -
Colburn OF Manchester, Il. j. kimball, D.
y Deniscn AMI II. II, McIntyre OF West
Randolph, l.. 5. Hayes OF Bellows Fails, j.
[. baker, i. G.. Bagley and +. NJ. But
ler OF Rut and, II. u. HiObard and W. &.
Wright oil Orwell, Herbert Branerd of ST
Adams, ii. T. Taylor OF Brattleboro, j. X.
Darling of Chelsea, J. 3. ElIred ,e of War
rem, 4 s. Stanton of Koxbury. II. C.
Bates and H. {. Ide OF st. Jonnsbury, H.
NJ. McEuripuI OF Hyde Park, Ma or Josiah
Grout OF Derby, Col j. j. E,tey and Rev
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