St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-07-21
COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democrats Put Their Ticket in the
Field

Town Han MONDAY afternoon anu
nominated their ticket. Editor
Chase of the Lyndon Union was
and r. w. Simonds secretaries. Mr..
Chase made a short speech, on TAX
ing the chair, in favor of democratic
principles.
The committee on resolutions were
Elisha May of St. Johnsbury, A. B.
Perry of Barnet and Alex. Cochran
of Groton.
The nomina ting committee was
made up of delegates from the various
towns. Those not represented were
Peacham, Stannard, Sutton and
Walden. c. F. Weeks was made
chairman of the nominating COM
mittee, who, after an hours deliber-
alton, presented this ticket:
Senators, Dorman Bridgeman, Hard
wick; B. F. Church, Groton.
Judges. D. r. Densmore, Burke; R. Glib
son, Barnet.
States Attorney, Elisha May, ST.
Judge of Probate N P Bowman, St.
Johnsbury.
Sheriff, c. w. Willard, Sutton.
High Bailiff, Stephen Eastman, Lvn-
don.
County Commissioner, Sias Randall,
st. Johnsbury.
The county committee are George w.
Cree, St. Johnsbury; Charles ingalls,,
Danville; John NJ. Weeks, Lyndon !;
Cocoon NJ
Hard wick.
These are the town committees:
Barnet-A. B. Perry, Sherburne Moore,
William Dow, ]. P. Miller, w H. Gil
fllan.
Burke-A. E. Hall, D. R. Densmore, c.
w. Haviland, Charles Foster.
Danville-George l. Green, Ora N.
Drew. Elmer E. Green, William G. Bart
lett, J. P Weeks, D. P Coveny.
Groton-B. F. Clark, S. n Eastman,
II. L. Gilman, R. T. Heath, Jr, w. N.
Clark.
Hardwick-J V. Dutton, c. L. French,
Charles Slapp, A. B. Thomas, S. Under
wood
Kirby-Albert Barnet, M. Joslyn, c.
Lyndon-W. c. Blake c. E. Winter,
William NJ. Weeks, Philip S. Clark,
Daniel S. Winter
Newark-C. M. Bruce, A. L. Gordon.
L. F. Gray.
Peacham-S. N. Farnum, Simon Clark.
c. F. Thrasher.
Ryegate-George Cochran, Nelson A.
Park, NJ. F. Sargent, Charles Bailey. o.
II. Renfrew.
st. Johnsbury-J. L. Couch, David
Frechette, H. L. Pierce, George Babcock,
Peter Clement, A. D. True, 7. H. RYAN.
Shefheld-E. K. Hill, Aaron GRAY, B.
Whitney, w. H. Drake, William Hanscom.
Stannard-Amasa Hutchins, 7. H.
Patch.
Sutton-C. w. Willard, w. E. Ross, w.
r. Roundy, Fred Roundy.
Walden-B. F. Taylor, ]. H. Pressey,
F. H. Houston.
Waterford-S. P. Moulton, Walter K.
Remick, A. T. Johnson
Wheelock-N. E. Chandler, L. N Cree,
c. w. Dane, I. H. Dunn, E. T. LETTERS
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented the following report:
This convention hereby approves of the
platform of the Chicago convention, and
of the state convention. and pledges it
self to support the candidates nominated
by those conventions.
1t pledges the candidates this dav NOM
mated to support all legislation in favor
of honest labor.
1t advocates legislative action in re-
gard to making better the roads of the
state.
1t gives its hearty support to anv
better system of public schools
1t believes IN the weekly payment of all
1aborers.
1t pledges its support to the candidates
this day put IN nomination.
While the committee were making
their report a dove flew in the win
dow, and after flying around the
room passed out of window on the
opposite side of the hall. Mr.. Nav
was called out to interpret the omen
and he said it meant that there was
peace IN the democratic party in this
state. He denounced Carnegie for
living high in Scotland, while his
workmen at Homestead were asked
to accept lower wages he denounced
the force bill and those who defended
1T IN congress, and in closing urged
all to turn out at the polls in Sep
TENDER and November to help the
democratic vote in this state. Mr..
M " was again called on to explain
the Huntington fund, and he told how
the original fund had been spent, and
blamed the legislature of Vermont
for not carrying out strictly the pro-
visions of Mr.. Huntington's WILL
Brief remarks were also made by
Frank Clement of Barnet and Mr..
Clark of Groton. The convention
adjourned by giving three cheers for
Grover Cleveland.
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