The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-29
THE SECOND DISTRICT CON-
GRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Held Wednesday Afternoon.
J. W. Brock Of Montpelier and
Victor |. Spear Of Braintree
the Delegates.

The Second Congressional District Con-
vention was called to order in Armory Hall
at two o'clock by L. Bart Cross of Mont
pelier, and Ira A. Sha tuck OF Hardwick
read the call of the convention. The read.
ing of the roll Of delegates was omitted and
the roll red by the committee was de-
cared the roll of the convention The
chair announced that Hon. Fred Arnold Of
Bethel had been chosen emporary chair
man OF the convention, with j. W. Sault of
st. Johnsbury and G. T. Shanks of Lon
donderry as secretaries. The temporary Or
ganization was made permanent. On mo-
ton of Lieutenant Governor Mansur the
platform adopted by the State Convention
this day was made the platform of the con-
ventiou.
On taking the chair Mr.. Arnold said:
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the COM
mittee, l thank this committee for this
honor, not only personally but as a recogni-
ton of the young republicans Of the sta g.
You heard splendid speeches last night you
have heard other splendid speeches to-day;
YOU have found that the sentiments of Yer
mont are ,crystalized, and they are fully
made up as usual. What you want now is
brevity and business-it is for this you are
here and we will at once proceed to bust
ness"
Kittredge Haskins OF Brattleboro intro
duced resolution endorsing William Nc
Kinley of Ohio for president which was
adopted. This resolution refraned from
specific instructions to delegates to st.
Louis.
In nominating James w. Brock as the
first delegate from this district, f. A.
Rowland of Montpelier said: Mr.. Chair
man and gentlemen of this convention, the
friends of James W. Brock in this district
desire to have him sent to St. Louis as the
delegate from this district for two reasons:
| The first and lesser one is that no man more
deserves the distin ction; the second is that
his friends believe he can serve with more
credit to the district than any man we can
send there. Mr.. Brock is a republican who
has for years carried burden that very few
republicans in the state have carried. Mr..
Brock has wide acquaintance throughout
the state. He is a man of sterling integrity,
q man of wide business experience, and he
is eminently fitted for the position. Mr..
Brock, sir, is man who has the courage
Of his convictions. When he says Yes,
he means No, and will abide by it,
Mr.. Brock always exerts great deal OF in
fluence At the close of his services in the
senate it WAS said OF him that although he
WAS not often on the floor, there was no
man in the senate who exerted u more posi-
tive Influence upon legislation. He is hard
headed, clesr-sightsd, kind and generous
hsarted-a true-blue republican, aud, II
sent to St. Louis, he will surely do the right
thing and in the right way. No man you
can send there will do greater credit to this
district than will James w. Brock Of Mont
pelsr'
Mr.. Brooks nomination was seconded by
the delegations from Caledonia and Orleans
countless Klttredge Haskins Of Brattleboro
and Senator II. w. Bailey Of Newbury, and
Mr. Brock was elected by reclamation.
For the second delegate Hon. FL. w. Bal
ley of Nswbury nominated Hon. Victor L.
Spear of Braintree in facetious speech. p.
H. Dale of Island Pond eloquently seconded
Mr.. Spears nomination and he was unan-
| imously elected.
George H. Blake of Barton was elected
alternate for Mr.. Brock and L. o. Leonard
of Bradford for Mr.. Spear.
The Republican State Convention met at
! the Pavilion Wednesday noon and fixed
upon Wednesday, June II, as the time and
Burlington the place for holding the Re-
publican State Convention to nominate
state officers. Ex-Governor j. w. Stewart
of Middlebury will preside, and W. e.
johnson of Woodstock is chairman of the
committee on resolutions.