The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-26
TIE COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
GETTING THE BRAvTLEBOWOTR TRICK
LEARNED.

! HOtbth-IhOW StutN anu
POlitics Entered-A surprise Part
Over the Probate Judgeship The siicl
est Piece Of Work of Recent Years
stoslsiard Succeeds Judge Tyicr-Rob
Chosen 10 share the Rum Profits Pow
crs Of Halifax the ChauNccy Depew Il
the Day-Tips Judge Titus Clear Oat-
Foster and MerriAeld for senators.
The Republican county convention
Wednesday had lots of interesting
features. 1t had considerable ant
laughablc "lummuxin'' in its conduc
of business. 1t witnessed marIef
disposition of the "kid" element I,
grab. 1t recort ed decided progress il
Wilmington, Bellows Falls and Other
places towards learning the Brattlebo
70 lesson of politicians wrangling
among themselves and Strengthening
each other. 1t disclosed much inward
ness of politics unsupported before by
the people who do the bidding. In this
was the way the line-up came in the
Stickney Circuit contest, with tire 'eX-
pectation the polite way to express
it instead of "pledges"-of appoint
ment of probate judge, in case the
venerable Judge Tyler should drop out.
In it also was considerable faction
of the defeat of Mr.. Rutter for the
Senate, because he was uncompromis-
ingly for WV. Circuit for Congress
against the efforts to get the county to
unite on some man of its own.
The Wilmington emulation of Brat
tleboreans resulted in the cleaning out
of Hosea Mann, Jr., for senator in his
own town. where the caucus went
against him by "still hunt" as he
claims, 81 to "a, so that he was badly
defeated in the convention. The states
attorneyship with its prohibitory
pickings, was of course the chief bone
of contention and here the Rocking
ham caucus result as an evolution
from fight in the corporation meet
ing, with the aid of the kid delega
ton from Brattleboro, and the personal
popularity of G.. II. Robb, accomplished
the overturn of the custom of giving
the place to the oldest lawyer who has
not had it.
The one man who turned the con
vention by speech making Was NJ. V. b.
Powers of Halifax and he did it by de-
of the quarters jurymer
were put in at court and it resulted in
the overwhelming defeat of Judge I'll
tus tor denomination. Judge Walker
had already been renominated and
now Dan Kellogg, who had started in
to get the place and then backed out,
is Kicking himself that he didn't stay.
For the first time for years, if ever,
every possible delegate was present at
the convention which was called to or
der by Gen. j. j. Estey. chairman Of
the county committee. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr. Norton of Newfane,
who didn't forget to ask forgiveness
IF our sins. The county comm ittee
recommended as a temporary organiza
ion Col. G.. W. Hooker as chairman and
+. q. Osgood of Bellows Falls as secre
tary and on motion of G.B. Hit this
organization was made permanent.
Col. Hooker expressed his thanks but
laid he wouldn't make speech be
,ause there were no Democrats pres
mt to convert. Then by his direction
he roll was approved, without read ing !
n Notwithstanding ample opportuni
y il there had leen any who wanted |
O pack things.
Then W. f.. Hubbard moved the |
of committee of three on
esolutions and he and l.. S. Hayes of |
Bellows Falls and j. II. Kidder of
yilmingtn we're appointed. Then II.
}. Ryder moved the appointment of
committee.
At this point Col. Haskins suggest
d that something might happen to
he president and there ought to be
ice presidents, in which Hooker con
urred. Ryder nominated Haskins
who declined and nominated Oscar 7.
Ware. Sidney Holmes nominated Fl.
}. Ryder and Ware and Ryder were
hosen. Then Haskins suggested that
he secretary take the clerks desk and
let the vice presidents support
he president. Twas done and then
lit subsidized, satisfied that they would
ow be able to run straight.
Then Hubbard and Ryder asked the
wo committees to Withdraw to the
nte rooms, taking six delegates out
the convention, though their votes :
'ere gathered on some of the ballots.
For senator, DIR. Z. S. Munger, in behalf {
the united Putney delegation, pre-
ented the name of DR.. George S. Fos- !
sr, who, he had known intimately for ,
years aud as possessing the "cool q
cad, good judgment. keen intellect,
overs of observation and close study"
ecessary to the successful physician
nd equally advantageous in legisla- :
i've halls. Is years ago, he said. Putney {
physician who served Il
18th honor and 12 years ago another
ON Brattleboro, formerly of Putney, n
presented the county with d.stinc- i
on, as would DR.. Foster if nomina- j
I'd. Thompson of Westminster and t
prague of Jamaica seconded in be
alf of their united delegations, as did o
EN-. Estey in behalf of the South dis t
let. John II. Ware of Townshend I
the name of p. III. Rutter as s.
farmer, not doctor or lawyer, as a t
ian of wide experience in legislative a
fairs and the business of the state, S
aving served three terms in the t,
ouse, as one who had given much at t
ntion to banking matters, the pres /,
ent Of the Windham County Savings e
INK a man whose good qualities were D
lown to the whole county and who Il
Duld serve it with honor. Stebbins j
Brookline seconded Rutter as Ii
true type of a Vermontcr, patriotic, I'll
lblic spirited, of tried judgement, who G
ways succeeds we'll in what he uu- S
rtakes.' Il
DR.. Munger and Messrs. Ware, Steb- Il
ms and Thompson were appointed o,
Hers to collect and count the votes, te
1ich showed &C. for Foster and "a il
r Ware. And the farmer was not in CT
The nomination was made unan
lous 90 motion of Ware. j,
For senator from the southern end a
the county, A. A. Buttertield of II
cksonvle, as native of the LOVELY, ii
let, beautiful town of Wilmington 81
e of the purest and sweetest in n,