Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-27
COUNTY CONVENTION.
Convention at Newfane Wednesday the
Favorites Of Windham County Are-Con-
ventiOn Notes.

The Republican county convention which
met at Newfane Wednesday was on the
whole harmonious and uneventful. The
full 80 delegates, regular or alternates,
were present, but owing to the fact that
the special train from Brattleboro did not
arrive until 1870 o'clock, the session did
not open until II o'clock. Col. George
w. Hooker of Brattleboro was chosen
chairman and E. G. Osgood of Rockingham
secretary. The vice presidents selected
were o. L. Ware of Brattleboro and H.
ID. Ryder of Bellows Falls.
The first business was the selection of
two county senators. DR.. Munger of Put
ney nominated his fellow-townsman, DR..
George S. Foster for senator from the
northern district; the name of P. H. Rutter
Of Townshend was also presented. The
vote stood "a to Sc in DR.. Fosters favor.
The candidates from the southern district
were Hosea Mann, Jr. of Wilmington and
John HI. Merrifeld OF Newfane. The fact
that the Wilmington caucus held on the
previous evening had by vote of nearly
two to one chosen delegates hostile to Mr..
Mann's candidacy, greatly hurt his chances
before the convention and Mr.. Merrifield
was nominated by vote of Is to 70.
1t was quite generally understood that
both the present incumbents of the office
of associate Judge would be renominated
without opposition, Judge l.. S. Walker
of Grafton was renominated by acclama-
ton but when the name of Edward Titus
of Wilmington was announced, Milton
Powers of Halifax got the floor and gave
narrowing description of "a hours that he
and II fellow jurors spent in the county
court once on time when failing to agree
on verdict. He said he had rather sleep
in any barn than in the room assigned
them and that he contracted cold at that
time which settled in his shoulder and that
he had been unable to raise that hand to
his head since. He declared with dramatic
gesture that judges who would thus in
humanity treat jurors did not deserve to sit
on the bench. Moreover the town Of Hal
flax had not been represented in any county
office for over 40 years, so he presented
the name OF Frank H. Worden, who was
nominated by vote Of % to 63.
The contest over the states attorneyship
had been pretty well settled by the eau
cuses. G. I'll. Robb was nominated by c.
&C. Fits of Brattleboro, and George A.
Weston by A. Augustine Butterfield of
Nottingham. The fact that Mr.. Weston's
name was presented at all. was surprise
to many of his friends but demonstrated
that he has some warm admirers in the
county. The vote stood SO for Robb, 2S
for Weston and one for George II. Robb.
r. + Gordon Of Brattleboro, the eff
cient high sheriff for the past two years,
was deservedly given a nomination.
Editor w. E. Hubbard of the Brattleboro
Phoenix who for the past two years has
served as high bailif felt the honors Of
Office bearing heavy upon his shoulders and
in neatly worded speech sought to shift,
his responsibility upon w. H. Bracket, a
fellow-t -townsman, who so far as known had
never done him wrong but Mr.. Bracket
was equal to the emergency and blushingly
declining the honor nominated G. r
Crosby.
c. F. Thompson of Brattleboro was also
renominated for county commissioner, the
convention thus demonstrating their conf
dence in his ability and integrity in looking
after the states liquor business.
The biggest surprise of the day was &
letter from Judge Royal Tyler read by
Col. Kittridge Haskins in which he declined
denomination as Judge Of probate, and
recommended the nomination of his regis
ter, E. W. Stoddard OF Bratteboro. Law
yer G. B. Hit called for caucus of dele
gates from the southern district, but it was
finally decided pretty unanimously that Mr.
Stoddard should have the nomination
Judge Tyler has held this office for sc
years and has performed its duties with
eminent ability and satisfaction. Mr.
Stoddard is a member of the law firm o1
Haskins & Stoddard and will prove a
worthy successor to Judge Tyler. Judge
l.. M. Read was renominated for the dis
trict of Westminster by acclamation. Mr..
Read has served this district for ten years
and to the entire satisfaction of the people
! The county committee chosen are Carroll
A. Moore of Bellows Falls, Sidney Holmes
of Grafton, C. L. Stickney of Brattleboro
H. A. Babbitt of Londonderry and DR.. L.
I. Page of Wilmington.
| The Platform.
| w. E. Hubbard of Brattleboro, L. S.
Hayes of Rockingham and j. H. Kiddel
of Wilmington were appointed committee
on resolution and reported the following
which was adopted:
| The Republicans of Windham county
adopt and affirm the platforms of the ma.
tional and state Republican conventions.
We pledge our hearty support to the ma
tional, state and county tickets.
We believe that the dominant issues ol
the present campaign are protection and
sound money, to which all Republicans are
unreservedly pledged, but above and be-
yond all issues are two records diametri.
cally opp ,sed. The democratic party has
been tried and found wanting. 1t is a
house divided against itself, in Legislation
incompetent and inconsistent. in foreign
policy un-American. Und' its rule indus.
try has languished, trade has stagnated,
credit has been impaired, confidence
shaken, b ight has rested upon the nation
We believe that the traditions and history
show the Republican party to be one o.
honest intention of definite purpose, with
ability to accomplish the missions intrusted
to it. We want Republican rule because
it is American in all things, because it aim.
at the greatest good of the greatest mum
Der, believing, in this connection, that st
any provide not for his own he hath denied