The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-08-05
Washington County Democratic
Convention.

In response to a call for democratic
mass county convention about 100 demo-
Gratis gathered in Capital Hall last Saturday
forenoon to place in nomination a county
ticket The convention was called to order
at half-past ten by e. W. Gilman of Marsh
field, a member of the county committee,
who read the call An organization was
effected by the election of j. H. Senter of
Montpelier as temporary chairman and j. r.
Mari Of Barre as temporary secretary. On
motion of j. W. Gordon.of Barre the tenn
porary organization was made permanent
with the addition Of one vice-president from
each town. as follows Town of Barre, Will
liam Carnes; City of Barre, A. M. Jackman;
Berlin, W. N. Dudley; Cabot, II. G. Will
liams Calais, Solomon Gray; Duxbury, no
Representations East Montpelier, NJ. d. Will
lard; Fayston, no representation; Marsh
field G.. o. Davis Middlesex, G. o, Hale;
Montpelier, j. o. Livingstone; Moretown,
Andrew Murray; Northfeld, Fred Parker;
Wooster; Waitsfeld, no representation;
Warren, l.. e. Hanks; Waterbury, @. G.
Robinson; Woodbury., no representation;
Worcester, G. Q. Tewksbury.
On motion of j. o. Livingstone a commit
tee of one from each town was appointed to
prepare list of candidates to be placed in
nomination. A committee Of five on reso-
lutions was also appointed by the chair, as
follows: G.. w. Basssett of Barre, G. A.
Tilden of Roxbury, G. III. Heaton of Mont
peler, G. B. Evans of Waterbury and G. @.
Tewksbury OF Worcester. The convention
then took recess of thirty minutes to en-
able these committees to make up ticket
and prepare platform.
On reassembling the committee on resolu-
lions reported the following, which was
adopted with shout, as the platform OF
Washington county democracy. " RESOLVED,
That the democrats Of Washington county
in convention assembled do heartily endorse
the platform of the national convention OF
the democratic party at Chicago and Will
liam j. BRYAN and Arthur Sewall the
candidates for president and vice. president
therein nominated, and also the democratic
state ticket heretofore nominated and the
county ticket this day placed in nomina-
ton, and we pledge ourselves to use every
acknowledgements to secure their election
The following slate for county officers
was endorsed without opposition Senators,
G. n. Barber of Barre and Daniel Hopkins
OF Waterbury, assistant judges, A. l..
Hewitt of Berlin and III. L. Laird of Marsh
field; states attorney, j. W. Gordon OF
high bailiff, Asa G. Dutton of Calais judge
OF probate Hiram Carleton Of Montpelier;
county commissioner, Fred Parker of North
field.
A. A. stebbins of Montpelier, Phil Marion
of East Barre, e. w. Gilman Of Marshteld,
G. n. Tilden of Mortified and William
Bryan of Waterbury were elected county
committee and the convention took recess
until half past one.
The hall was comfortably filed at the
afternoon session, to listen to the speakers
that had been announced. DIR. j. Henry
Jackson OF Barre, the democratic nominee
| for governor, was first introduced by Mr.
| Senter as the man who was nominated from
the hearts of the people and not from the
pocket-books of the Grout men, the man
who ought to be the next governor OF Yer
| mont.
DIR. Jackson received cordial greeting
which he gracefully acknowledged, but the
audience that expected him to explain how
a man nominated for governor by conven.
ton that had adopted gold platform could
support the Chicago ticket and platform
was disappointed. Dr. Jackson dealt in
generalities only He spoke of the demo-
cratic party az the party that looks after
the masses as they are arrayed against the
classes, and eulogized 1t for what it had
done. In closing, he said 81 can see no
good reason for any democrat in Vermont
to bolt the nominations made at Chicago or
the platforms there adopted. am ready to
roll up my sleeves and do all the work |
can honorably do in their support With
malice towards none and with charity to
all, doing the right as God gives us TO see
the right, we ought to do the best we can as
part of the democratic party in the
East to confirm what has already been
done in the West to secure tho election in
November of w. j. Bryan for president"
Felix w. McGettrick Of st. Adams was the
next speaker. He was introduced as one
OF the old soldiers who helped TO save this
country and was paid off in the fifty-three-
cent dollars Of which we hear 80 much
from the republicans.
Mr.. McGettrick poured some hot-shoi
into the ranks of the boilers from the nom
nees OF the Chicago convention many OF
whom were present. He first referred tC
the gratuitous advice to bolt which the
democrats are receiving through the repub