Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-06-22
ADDISON COUNTY REPUBLICAN CON-
VENTlON.
A SHORT SESSION AND \ HARMONIOUS :
GATHERING.

VENTION.
A SHORT SESSION AND \ HARMONIOUS
GATHERING.
The Republicans of Addison county
REQUIRED less than 40 minutes to do the
business of the convention, which was
held at the town hall here on Wednesday
morning. Only one candidate was
named for any Office, all the nominations
were by acclamation and all unanimous
except those for senators, to both of
which members of the Bristol delega
ton objected. The ticket is: For sena-
tors, DR.. W. y. Platt of Shoreham and
ID. IL. Lewis of Nergennes; assistant
Judges. Henry Il. baldwin of Monkton
and Royal j. Flint of Granville; sheriff,
X. W. Merritt of Shoreham; States
attorney, +. i. Fish OF Nergennes; high
baiiff. A. w. Frost of Cornwall; county
commissioner, +. j. Mathews of Middle
bury Judges of probate, John ID. Smith
New Haven distrct and James NJ.
Sade addison distric).
Thad NJ. Chapman of Middlebury,
chairman of the county committee, called
the convention to order at 80 and
read the call. Very few of the 10 del
egates provided for in the apportion-
ment were absent. The calling of the
roll was omitted.
Mr.. Chapman, for the committee. nom
mated Millard +. Barnes of Chimney
Point for temporary chairman and f.
II. Thorp of Mlddlebury for secretary.
Judge j. +. Weeks of Salisbury and ID.
II. Bennett of Brdport were appointed
a committee to escort Mr.. Barnes to the
! platform and Mr.. Chapman introduced
lin to the convention. On taking the
chair Mr.. Barnes made very brief re-
marks. The temporary organization
was made permanent on motion of c..
NJ. Wilds of Middebury.
First in order came the nomination of
senators. f. w. futile of Vergennes
named for the candidate from that end of
the county ID. II. Lewis of his city. who,
he said, was one of their most respected
citizens and a man to whom they were
always glad to give any office he would
take. G. f. Child for Weybrdge, IL. +.
Taylor for Cornwall, f. c. Dyer for
Salisbury, G. A. Chapman for Ferris
burgh, c. C. Tier for Waltham, {. +.
Pinney for Middlebury, c. L. Beers for
Monkton and representatives from Shore
ham and Addison seconded the nOmina-
tion, which was made by acclamatiOn.
For senator from the south end w. III.
Birchard of Shoreham presented the
name of DR.. w. n. Patt of that town.
II IL. russ lOI NtlStHutSs H. r bCdii
for Cornwall, NJ. f. Allen for Ferris
burgh, C. NJ. Wilds for Middlebury and
delegates from Granville, Addison and
Monkton seconded the nomination and
DR.. Platt went in by acclamation.
For assistant Judge c. l.. Beers of
MonktOn named Henry Il. Baldwin Of
his town. The nomination was seconded
by w. ii. Button for Middlehury and
made by reclamation.
S. F. Hubbard of Granville nominated
his townsman, Royal j. Flint, for the
other iudgeship saying that Granville
had not had IA county officer for - years.
W. II. Bostworth for Bristol, Sherrod
!, Brown for New Haven, Mr.. Wilds for
Middlebury, III. +. Taylor tor Cornwall
and Judge Weeks for Salisbury seconded
the nomination and it was made by accla-
nation.
j. II. Stewart of Middlebury moved
and it was voted, that the chair appoint
"A committee of five to nominate a county
committee for the next two years. The
chair appointed as such committee j. II
Stewart, l.. G.. Sturtevant of Weybrldge
5. ID. Miner of Vergennes, j. o. Walker
of Ferrisburgh and Willard Whitney o
Salisbury.
For sheriff Mr. Wilds of Middlebury
nominated the incumbent, X. w. Merit
of Shoreham, whose administration o
the Office during the past two years IN
commended. Numerous delegates second
ed the nomination and he went in b,
acclamatiOn.
Frank l.. Fish of Vergennes was nomi