Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-06-22


Necessary for choice 33s
Josiah Grout had 339
William W. Stickney had 336
A scene of wild enthusiasm follow
ed the announcement OF the vote
The convention was in a uproar and
the victors were shouting and waving
their hats. Chairman Hall declared
Major Grout the nominee, and on mo
ton of P. K. Leavenworth of Castle
ton the nomination was made un-
animous. The chairman appointed
Gen. Butterfield and ex-Lieut. Gov.
Fletcher committee to wait on the
nominee for governor and invite him
to address the convention. Major
circuit was presented by Chairman
Hall and spoke briefly, substantially
as follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen of the
Convention: 4 thank you for the
great honor you have conferred upon
me. It is the supreme moment of my
life, and accept the call you have
made upon me. with all the strength
and the good that is in my nature. I
realize all that this includes and I
know what you will expect of me
from now until the close of the cam
paign. To the best of my ability
will do my part towards making the
republican victory next fall the great
est in the history of the Green Noun
tain State. After our lively cam
paign of the past few weeks we must
close up our ranks and present solid
you again my friends, for you are all
my friends, for this great honor.
The convention then, few minutes
after O'Clock, adjourned sine die.
Josiah Grout was born in Compton,
Canada, May %, 1912, was educated
in the academies at Glover and st.
Johnsbury. He enlisted October 2,
1861, as private in Co. 1, 1st VT. Cav,
was mustered in as second lieutenant,
promoted captain in 1862, and in 1864
was appointed major of the 26th N. Y.
CAV, organized for frontier service
after the st. Adams raid. In 1865 he
was admitted to the bar. He was in
charge of TIL custom house at Island
Pond from 1866 to 1869, and was in
the customs service at st. Adams and
Newport several years. He went to
Illinois in 1874, but returned to YER
mont six years later and has since
made his home in Derby He repres-
ented Newport in the general as
sembly of 1872 and 1874 and Derby in
1884, 1886, and 1888. He was senator
from Orleans county in 1892, and was
speaker Of the House of Representa-
lives in 1874, 1886, and 1888.
Nelson w. Fisk was born in Isle La
Motto, August 5, 1854. He was educat
ed at the common schools and at the
Vermont Methodist Seminary, Fort
Institute, and Eastman bust
ness college. He is a marble produc-
or and farmer He has held about
every Office in his town, was constable
1T the age of 21, selectrnan for many
-ears, school commissioner, etc. He
Isle La Motto in the gen
eral assemblies of 1882 and 1884, and
vas in the Senate in 1888. He was an
alternate TO the republican national |
convention at Chicago in 1888, and
delegate to the Minneapolis conven-
ion in 1892. Besides holding numer-
,us other positions of trust and honor
le is trustee of the Johnson Normal
school, trustee of the Vermont Meth.
seminary and chairman of the board |
If trustees of the reform school.
It was decided to complete the NOM
nations while the tellers were count
ng the votes for governor. The Office
If lieutenant governor being next on
he list, FL. III. Hill of Isle La Motto |
presented the name of N. w. Fisk Isle
Ia Motto. The nomination was Sec
,nded by G. P. Smith of Burlington
md delegates from Addison and Es-
lex counties. Mr.. Fisk was nominat-
ID by viva voce vote.
For treasurer, Hon. Henry F. Field
If Rutland was placed in nomination
~ Geo. E. Lawrence of Rutland, and
le was nominated by reclamation.
For secretary of State, J. E. Cush-
nan of Burlington presented the
lame of Chauncey w. Brownell of
Burlington and he was nominated by
viva voce vote.
For auditor, Porter 81. Dale of Is
and Pond nominated Franklin d.
Hale of Lunenburg.
There was some difference of opin-
on as to whether the convention
could nominate presidential electors,
because the State committee had not
eferred to that in the call. Mr.. Huse