The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-08-08
Washington County Republican
Convention.

PLUMLEY AND WoRTHEN NOMINATED FOR
SENATORS FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY
o. X. COLLINS OF CABOT FOR SHERIFF
AND u. s. STANTON OF RoxBURY FOR
STATES ATTORNEY - THE PROCEEDINGS
IN DETAIL.
delegates to the republican county conven-
ton answered to roll-call last Thursday
morning q. II. White of Calais and Arthur
johnson OF Worcester were the absentees,
and later their places were filed James
w. Brock of Montpelier, chairman OF the
county committee called the convention to
order shortly after ten o'clock, and prayer
was offered by Rev. DIR. e. NJ. Smith of the
Vermont Methodist Seminary. f. w.
Huntley of Duxbury, secretary of the county
committee, read the call and called the roll
of delegates
| Frank j. Martin of Barre was appointed |
temporary chairman and G d. Edgerton of
| Northheld temporary secretary. Mr.. Mar
! tin made a brief address, in which he COM
pared the condition of the country two |
years ago and at the present time and for |
chilly laid the blame of the present state of |
| things at the door of the tariff-smashers at |
| Washington. The temporary organization |
was made the permanent one. Hon. o. B. |
Boyce of Barre introduced a resolution, |
which was adopted instructing the county !
committee to call future county conventions |
not later than June 20. This opposed
! by w. A. Lord of Montpelier and favored
| by Hon. William Chaplin OF Middlesex.
Nominations for senator being in order,
j. II. Orcutt of Northfeld nominated Frank
Plumley of Northfield for that position.
Mr.. Plumley's nomination was seconded by
| K. w, Huntley of Duxbury, by L. j. Deavitt
in behalf of the minority of the delegation
from Montpelier, by the delegations from
and by G. w Randall of Waterbury.
w. A. Lord nominated George W. Wing
of Montpelier for that position, seconded by
J: P. Lamson of Cabot In speech bub-
bling over with the dry humor and wit
characteristic of the man, Hon. William
Chaplin of Middlesex placed G. G. Putnam,
Jr, of that town in nomination. Mr.. Cha
pin made strong plea for recognition for
the valley of the north branch of the
Winooski, and eulogiZed Mr.. Putnam in a
manner that must have made his ears tin
gle, even " back in the woods, chopin" )"
where Mr.. Chaplin located him. The
speaker referred to the decreasing republ-
can maiorities III Vermont and warned his
fellow republicans to beware or they would
soon smell brimstone,-" the nearer the
democratic party we get, the nearer Hades
we are"
The result of the first ballot was as fol-
lows:
Whole number of votes. l2l
Necessary to choice. 81
Mr. Plnmley 50
Mr. Putnam hsd............,....... ...,........ II
and Mr.. Plumley was declared nominated
for one of the senators. On motion of w.
A Lord, Mr.. Plumley's nomination was
made unanimous.
At this point of the proceedings, the
county committee for the two years next
ensuing was elected, as follows: e. w.
Huntley of Duxbury, j. NJ, Fisher of Cabot,
, II. d. Vail of Worcester, Mark Mears of
Marshfeld, S. ID. Allen Of Barre, G. NJ
Richardson and j. w. Brock of Montpelier
On reassembllng after the noon recess,
, G. w. Randall presented the name of E. f.
Palmer Of Waterbury sfcI second senator.
III ~ Tlr
James Haylett of Moretown. The name Of
Thomas b. Stevens of East Montpelier, the
1 farmer candidate, was presented by Austin
Templeton of that town. Hon. o. b. Boyce
=, nominated DR.. II. o. Worthen of Barre.
, DIR. Worthen's nomination was seconded by
: DIR. ID. G.. Kemp of Montpelier and by the
= delegations from Marshfeld and Plaintield.
4 Hon. William Chaplin and the delegations
from Calais and Woodbury. seconded Mr..
: Stevens nomination. 7. j. Deavitt put in
an earnest second for e. f. Palmer, while
the delegations from DuXbury, Fayston,
a Moretown, and the majority of Montpelier,
= seconded DR.. Haylett's name.
, The result of the ballot as announced was
. as follows:
: Whole number of l2s
Necessary to choice. q
. NJ NJ atSe yIett hej ''''''' '''''''''''''' ~
r Mr. Worthen had. 81
J. w. A. Lord rose to the point of order
$ that inasmuch as there were only 127 dele
o gates on the floor of the convention, it was
n a " stuffed ballot and void The chair so
ruled. Before the second ballot was taken,
$ Mr. Randall withdrew Mr.. Palmer's name,
J. and the result was as follows:
Whole number of votes. l?t
o Mr. Hayett had
70 Mr.. Stevens had. .......... 80
Mr.. Worthen 6t
n n and DIR. H. O. Worthen of Barre was de-
. clared the nominee On motion of III. o.
}, Ward of Moretown, the nomination was
" made unanimous.
n Hon. Charles e. Jones of Waitsfeld was
" nominated by acclaination for first assistant
J judge. For second assistant judge, III. p
/ Martin of Marshfield nominated Levi w
? Ptkin of that town, and II. H. Dewey OF
II Plaintield presented the name of o. l.. Hoy
,, of Plainfed. The result is as follows;
- Whole number of votes...... .,................ III
" Nece sary TO choice. ................... s.
)f Mr. /. w Ptkn had 4
a Colonel j. H. Lucia had d........................
of nominated. On motion of III. p. Martin
s. the nomination was made unanimous.
A. For judge of probate, j, A. DeBoer nom
|, mated Hon. Hiram Carleton of Montpelier
D. and Judge Carleton's nomination was rat
3. fed by acclamation.
3 ID. L. Nichols of Roxbury nominated
!, Hon. u. s. Stanton of Roxbury for states
8 attorney. This nomination was seconded
s by the delegation from nearly every town
% in the county, and made unanimous by ac
,s clamaton with a tremendous "aye."
e The next and only contest was for the
e office of sheriff. DR.. L. W. Slayton nomi
D. mated Deputy Sheriff L. NJ. Heath of War
f. rem, and j. 2. Lamson placed in nomina-
10 ton o. Il. Collins of Cabot. Mr.. Heath s
st nomination was .seconded by W. A. Lord
x and by the delegations from Roxbury,
d Waterbury, Duxbury, Waitsfield and Fays-
b. ton. Colonel j. III. Lucia and the delega-
A. tons from Marshteld, Calais and Wood
bury seconded the nomination of Mr., Col
Inns. A ballot resulted as follows:
MhOle hulnner OF Notcs''' l-t
Necessary 70 choce'''' bi
Mr. Heath hhd. oil
MI collins had,,..... %
N and Mr. Collins was declared nominated.
n Hiram q. Moore of Plainfeld for high
/ bailiff and Albert Johonnott of Montpelier
l. for county commissioners were nominated
|. by viva-voce vote.
,r j p Lamson, for the committee on reso-
1. lutions, offered the following, which were