Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-08-06
ORLEANS COUNTY MONITOR
PUBLISHED WEEKLY BY
C 60. II. B L a K e.
BARTON, VT.
REPUBLICAN, COUNTY CONVEN-
TTON.

ly convention al BdrUOn, august -lSU,
the full number of delegates, 73, being
present. The hall was we'll filed dur
ing the forenoon session and packed
in the afternoon. Chairman j. w. En-
the convention to order, when prayer
was made by Rev. w. S. Jenne of
Troy. George H.Blake of Barton was
named as chairman; John L. Lewis of
Troy, secretary; F. T. Caswell, Der
by Line, assistant secretary. The
chairman made brief remarks and
called attention to the business of the
convention. A committee on reso
lutions, @. A. Prouty, A. Dawson, A.
IL. Butterfield, @. S. Hinman, and B.
F. d. Carpenter was appointed, also
Com. to select a county committee, B.
+. L. D.Carpenter, T. Grout, H.C. Cleve
land, B. F. Paine and A. Dawson. The
work of nominating a list of candi
dates began by the nomination of DR..
Charles L. Erwin of Newport by Theo.
Grout, the nomination being seconded
w. S. Jenne, M. M. Taplin, G. S. Hin
man and Josiah Grout. The nomina
ton was made by acclamation. For
second senator, B. f. D. Carpenter of
Barton nominated Willard w. Miles
of Barton, whose nomination was Sec
onded by Maj. Grout, T. J. Hastings,
A. Dawson, John Young, Esq, VIM.
Williams and others. Mr.. Miles also
received a unanimous nomination.
For first assistant judge, Theo. Grout
of Newport nominated Nathaniel S.
Rogers of Newport and his nomina-
ton was seconded by several gentle
man and his selection was by ac-
clamation. For second assistant
judge, E. o. Randall nominated Henry
S. Tolman of Greensboro; B. F. D.
Carpenter named A. D. Mathews
of Barton; each nomination was Sec
onded by. several gentlemen. The
ballot resulted in 81 for Mr.. Tolman,
10 for Mr.. Mathews, and Mr.. Tolman
was declared the nominee. For States
Attorney two names were ably pre-
sented, o. S. Annis of Troy and Hor-
ace F. Graham of Craftsbury. Both
names were handsomely seconded.
The vote for 0. S. Annis, 43, I'll.
F. Graham, 80. Mr.. Annis' nomina
ton was made unanimous. The con-
dition in regard to High Bailiff
was somewhat mixed and no nomina
ton was made on the call. Mr..
Prouty moved that an informal ballot
be taken to try the sense of the con-
vention, which resulted as follows:
Lorenzo D. Miles, SO; E. P. Cotton, 1s;
B. B. Allbee, 10; Fl. q. Hartman, 4;
scattering, 2. The choice of the con-
vention being for Mr.. Miles, his nom
ination was carried by acclamation.
Ri. K. Dewey of Barton was nominal
ed for High Bailiff. Hon. Elisha Lane
of Newport presented Frank E. AL
fred of Newport for Judge Of Probate,
his nomination being seconded by sew
eral gentlemen. He received a unani-
NOUS nomination. Gilman w. Seaver
of Barton was nominated for county
commissioner by a unanimous vote.
@. A. .Prouty, chairman of Committee
on Resolutions, reported as follows:
We reassert to-day our confidence
in those broad, underlying principles,
which for forty years have been the
consistent guide of the Republican
party; we deprecate the disaster
which has befallen this country in
consequence of an attempted depart
ure from those principles, and trust
them, we shall experience like re-
fI1rn Of national DrOSDeritu
The history and location of the dis
turbances of the past few weeks, which
have brought US to the very verge of
civil war, emphasize the fact that the
integrity and prosperity of this ma
ton depend ultimately upon the in
telligence of the masses; we believe
that each state ought not only to per-
NIT, but to compel every young per-
|son within it's limits to receive a
|competent secular education, and we
urge the careful revision and enforce
|ment of our school laws to that end.
A nations roads are the index of it's
We believe in the per-
|manent Improvement of our high
'ways and the passage of reasonable |
legislation thereto.
We extend our Democratic fellow
citizens, this day assembled in con-
|Vention at Newport, our heartfelt |
Bympathy at the present condition of
their political party; we appreciate
their humiliation at the performances
bf that party in Washington; and we
refer to their thoughtful consideration
The example of poor dog Tray-a wor-
Inv animal himself, but found in bad
company.
There was some disappointment at
Iot seeing Gov. Greenhalge, or other
peakers from abroad, but Maj. Grout
anne to the rescue in an impromptu
Mt interesting address. He spoke of