Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-18
after o'clock, adjourned sine die.
THE NEW NOMINEES.


enlisted October 2, 1861, as private in Co.
], 1st Vt. Cav, was mustered in as Sec
ond lieutenant promoted captain in 1862
and In 1864 was appointed major of the
Goth n. Y. Cav, organized for frontier
service after the St. Alba aid In 1865
he was admitted to the bar. lie was in
charge of the custom house at Island
Pond from 1866 to 1862 and was in the
customs service at St. Adams and Newport
several years. He went to Illinois in 1874,
but returned to Vermont six years later
and has since made his homo In Derby.
He represented Newport in the general
assembly OF 1872 and 1874 and Derby in 1854,
1886, and 1855. He was senator from Or
leans county In 1892, and was speaker of
the House of Representatives In 1874, 1856,
and 1883
Nelson w. Fisk was born in Isle La Mot
te, August :. 1851. He was educated at the
common schools and at the Vermont Meth
odist Seminary. Fort Edward Institute,
and Eastman Business colcge He is a
marble producer and u farmer. He has
held about every office IN his town. WIS
constable at the age Of 2l selectman for
many years. school commissioner, etc He
represented Isle la Motto In the gcneral
assemblies Of 1852 and 1854. and was in the
Senate in 1883. He was an alternate to the
republican national convention at Chicago
in 1883. and delegate to the Minncnpolls
merous other positions of trust and honor,
he is trustee Of the Johnson Normal
school, trustee of the Vermont Methodist
seminary and chairman of the board Of
trustees of the reform school
STATE COMMITTEE ORGANIZES.
Ae meeting of the newy-elccted state
committee was held at the Van Moss
House Immediately after the close of tho
rl,n /
with Olin Merrill of Enosburgh as chair
man and +. T.. Burgess OF this city as scc-
rotary. The executive committee elected
are Oln Merrill of tnoshurgh. j. g. Fos-
ter of Derby, ]. w. Brock of Montpelier.
ira X. Allen of Fair Haven and F.. T..
Burgess of Burlington a review of the
last campaign was given BY Mr. Merrill
and IT was planned TO conduct the present
one in a similar manner.
MIR. STICKNEY CONGRATULATEs
MAI. CIRCUIT.
Mr.. Sticknev called on Major Grout at
his room at the hotel. after the convention
and congratulated him handsomely on his
nomination.
CONVENTION NOTES
Arrangements for the convention were
cxcellently well attended to by the. state
committee, ana their work as committee
Oll NItbfulldlS, was talfIAliN ana lllriN
done
Some of the Stickney workers went 10
the Grout dclo gates from T.amoillc county
yesterday morning with a proposition 10
nominate Hon Frank Kcniield of Norris
vile for heutenant-governor If the I.a-
moillc county men, who were for Grout,
q to I. would vote for Mr.. Stckney. The
proposition was declined.
The armory is an excellent place In
uhiph a hold n convention
| pie were comfortably seated there. Two
long tables east of the platform furnished
| good accommodations for the two dozen
newspaper men in attendance.
| 1t has transpired how Georgia came 10
| break away from the rest OF Franklin
county and elect St!ckney Delegates. or
! rim T.. Ballard of that town tried 10 make
| a trade with tine rest of the county TO the
effect that he should be made Il senator II
hc swung the town for Major Grout The
offer was rejected, whcrcupon Ballard de-
| torminod TO be rcvenged and with thc hclt
Of a walking delegate-scckcr the town
was carried as it was.
Mr. Barncy's manly stand In followinp
! the wishes Of his constituents while hi.
heart impellcd him another way did him
credit. y nominating convention where
! the issues We're as sharply defined as was
the case yesterday Is purely representa-
tive body but this fact is sometimes for.
/ gotten by delegates. Jericho republican,
wanted Grout and they will not forget
/ Mr.. Barncys action in voting for him.
/ The chief mourncrs yesterday afternoon
were those who had made bets on the los.
| ing side.
Editor Thorp was a delegate from Mid.
dlcbury, but ho evidently regarded seat
at the press table a higher honor, allowing
an alternate to be placed on the roll in hi,
place.
! s. -. Hobson, n delegate from Island
/ Pond, is a strong anti-Grout man, that /,
! for Congress, but a strong supporter of tn,
major for governor His resemblance I,
| Gen. Grout Is said to he very striking, anC
| even in his own county he has been adj
dressed as Gen. Grout. and the latter a:
Judge Hobson, Hohson has bncn Il very
busy man in Burlington receiving con
sratulatons on his reelection TO Con
gress.
The happy, good-natured assistant editor
OF the radical Watchman poied consider
able fnn at the capital city correspondent
of the Free Press on their way to the con
vention yesterday morning. Editor Nut
said: "Well, Brother Shay, I'll ride hom,
on your back all right" Mr.. Shay wa,
looking all over the city for the editor
after the convention, but he was either II
hiding or 1t is possible the congcnal ink
Singer sought scclusion by hunting up an
other hotel.
Every delegate, to a man. was in his
place.
Wasn't it strange about the absence o
! tin horns?
The Grout delegates took the victory a.
a matter of course and the city was al
peace and quiet last night.
| A. O. Baker of 81. Johnsbury was over
come with the heat in the han and faiutc,
during the roll call S. ". Flint OF tn,
committee on arrangements secured cur
Of ice water and poured it over the dole
gates head, and as he opened his eyes h,
said: "Whcre am I?' He soon realize,
whore he was and when some one suggcs,
cd that he should leave the hall he said
/ "Tll not 40 until my name is called. II,
was strong for Grout and when the secrc
tary called his name some one answcrcC
for him. He subsequently gave way to al
alternate after being assured that the lat
ter would vote all right.
! 1t has been suggested that the rct
badges left in the city he gathered up anC
| presented to the people in general will
which to decorate buildings on July 4th.
Mrs. Mayor Peck. Mrs. Don A. Stone
Mrs. S, NJ. Flint and several ladies from
out Of the city were deeply Interested il
the proceedings and the way in which on,
lady waved her handkerchief when Stick
ney's namo was mentioned indicated he
husbands and possibly her own feelings
| one of the Chittenden county dclogat c
occupied two chairs, but he only vote,
once, Judging from his size he woul,
have been entitled to vote al least three
times.
A delegate from Orleans county missed
his socks at the Van Ness House when h,
arose yesterday morning and he ATTENDED
the convention thinking of Jerry Simpson
1t was a joke bare of any feeling.
Delegates c. II. Barney of Jericho tric,
to get the floor nine times before he coul,
he recognized and when he did get It h,