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COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
SOME HEATED CANvASSES SETTLED
At MONTPELIER.
n, q. Ward of Moretown For Senator and
r. A. Howland For states Attorney
the yictOrs-Nominstions In
Rutland County.

voters of Washington county were repre-
scented by 139 delegates at the county con-
vention held in Capital hall in TINS city
1 to-day. The convention was called 10
order by the chairman of the county COM
mittee, Hon. j. NJ. Fisher of Cabot VINO
after prayer was offered by Rev. s. q.
Lewis Of Marshfcld read the call for the
meeting. The calling of the roll was then
taken up Barre was the first on the list
and when the names were called the dele
gates from there asked for the enroll
ment of three additional names as they
were entitled to them The question was
put and carried so that instead of stand
ing on even ground with Montpelier in
having the largest number of delegates
each having 1I-thcir number was swelled
to % W. 4. Lord Of this city then moved
that the reading of the roll be dispensed
with and II was SO ordered
j. A. DcBocr Of this city was appointed
temporary chairman by the committee.
In few well chosen words be thanked the
assembly for the honor which they had
bestowed upon him, stating that this was
his first experience as a presiding officer
in convention and that he had been IN
formed that no would he expected TO
make short speech. He then reviewed
the progress Of the party In the past ana
present and closed by prophesying grand
or things for them In the future W. w.
Lapoint of Barre was then made tenn
pOfbrN secretary OF Tue nt'tlnS, anu oll
motion of Judge Dwincll of Calais the
temporary organization was made a per-
mancnt one.
rhe convention then took up the busi-
ness for which they were called, the first
being the nomination of candidate for
first senator from this county. A. G. Tenn
: pleton of East Montpelier presented the
name of his townsman, Thomas b. Ste
vens. which was heartily seconded by the
several delegations and he received the
! nomination by unanimous viva voce vote.
The Office of second senator, however, APP
pearcd to be pretty evenly divided between
three candidates until after the declara-
: tlon of the ballot.Thc name of l.. +. Pal
: mer of Waterbury was put in nomination
. by his townsman, G.. ". Randall, and that
: of G. i. Camp Of Barre was presented by
: T. II. Wells, the city clerk of that city,
. and f.. a. Heath of Moretown followed
: with the name Of n. o. Ward, stating that
/ they had been called the banner town
but now they were n republican town
which he thought was better and that they
had never had a senator and had come
to the convention to ask FOR one. Hon
William Chapin of Morctown in second.
, ing the nomination of Mr.. Ward. touched
the risiblities of the delegates by the
: quaint humor of his plea. He stated that
/, Moretown had never had anything in tho
+, way of an office but once and that was
. when Judge BASS was appointed, ana tho
poor man was 80 surprised that he diet
and Montpelier man was put in his
' place and they had never had taste
: since. The Montpelier delegation created
Il surprise by splitting in three sections
, some favoring each OF the candidates he
II fore the convention, for II had been takei
for a forcEone conclusion by some tina
V they would support the Barre candidate
: and the Barre delegates would in turn
y support their candidate for States attor
ney.
While the tcllers were asccrtaining th'
result of the ballot. the chair appointed
:, the following five gentlemen a com
- mittee on rcsolutions Frank ]. Martin
: Barre; c. u. Edgerton of Northheld. h. J
. Lance of Cabot, Fred Blanchard of Mont
It pclier Ira II. Edison of Marshheld. O'
l. motion of Mr. Chaplin the convention thci
" proceed by towns to select onedclegat,
. from each to serve as a committee Il
y present a list of names in nomination q
- serve as county committee for the ensuin
: two years, after which the result of tn
'. ballot for the nominee for second senate
- was declared as follows by the chair
" Whole number of votes cast. 1873; OF whic
, w. A. Lord of this city received .. G. i
II Camp of Barre 22, f.. f. Palmer of water
l. bury a., II. o. Ward Of Moretown II, AM
: the latter was declared the nominee of tn
l. convention for that office, The convention
> was then adjourned for dinner until 1:3
- p. m.
J. The first business of the convention n
i the afternoon session was the election o
W the slate prepared by the committee ap
II pointed for the presentation OF names o
II those whom they would have serve as tn
= county committee, which was as follows
': j. NJ. Fisher of Cabot, t. W. Huntley o
u Duxbury. Mark Mears of Marshfed, {
l. NJ Richardson of Waitstield, w. A. Lor
= of Montpelier, c. f. Camp of Barre an
lc c. n. Ladd of Worcester. The committe
on resolutions then presented the follown
y resolutions, which were adopted by tn
convention:
"Resolved. That we adopt the platforr
OF the national republican convention an
the resolutions adopted at our State cor
r Veniion; that we pledge our united an
n hearty support to all the candidates place
'd in nomination at st. Louis and by the rt
n publican State convention"
IN After the adoption of the resolution!
r. Thomas Marvin OF this city placed tn
Y. name of c, IL. Jones OF Waitsheld. tn
~ present incumbent, in nomino ton for as
st sistant Judge Of the County Court, and h
~ received a unanimous vote. For the Of
vi flee of second assistant judge, Charles \
)r Watson of Woodbury. was nominated b
r his townsman. G. w. Daniels. Mar
ne Mears of Marshticld was nominated b
J. Rev s. G, Lewis of that place and Wa
IT, rem c. Nye OF Barre was placed in nom
rs nation by w. a, Lord of this city. Whi
5; the tellerS were counting the ballots Hirai
H. Carleton of this city, the present incun
d, bent, was unanimously nominated for n
u Office of Judge of probate, The ballot fc
RS second assistant Judge as declared by tn
er chair was as follows: Whole number
votes cast l33; G.. A. Watson b, II. "
Huntley s, W. G. Nye 80, Mark Mcnrs I
and he was declared the nominee OF IL
lt convention for that Office
~ The office of states attorney was ne>
le taken up and 1t was understood that Ricl
r ard A, Hoar of Barre had dropped out
te the race, leaving the field to Zed S. Star
rs ton of Roxbury, the present incumben
~ and Fred A. Rowland of this city. Ere
III Blanchard started the ball by placing Nj
IL HoWland In nomination, and was followe
Is by ID. l.. Nichols of Roxbury, who put
xt an earnest plea for Mr.. Stanton.
He was followed by Judge Dwinell {
Calais who stated that he did not beliey
that 1t was good policy in the face of tn
IN great work done In the temperance caus
IS by his candidate to exchange a certaint
as for an uncertainty and that he had bee
~ tried and not found wanting, w. A. For
ne then rose and seconded the nomination
ne Mr.. Rowland stating that he. and In fac
n Montpelier had always been staunc
t. supporter of Mr. Stanton all these year
n, and that he had held the Office two year
40 longer than any of his predecessors an
er that he believed in a change. And COZ
o. tnuing, he said as far executing tn
at temperance law was concerned. Mr.. Star
a ton had received over $1,000 in the past 81
of years for fighting for that principle an
T. that was what the man who was give
s. that office was expected to do He close
ra his remarks with an earnest appeal fo
of his nominee Mr.. Dwinell then stated this
o. he did not wish to be understood as wan
ne Ing In respect to the new candidate bt
n fa m wh w N ta1 xya