Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-08-03
THE DEMOCRATIC COUNTY
CONVENTION.

The democratic county convention
was held at Newport, Saturday last,
and there was fair but not large
representation of leading democrats
from most of the towns in the county.
The fact that the farmers were busy
in haying, and that there exists con-
siderable uncertainty in the minds of
partisans as to where things "are at, !"
tended to diminish the numbers. The
meeting organized by the selection of
Mr.. Sweeney of Troy, as chairman,
M P. Riordan of Barton secretary.
A committee on resolutions was nam
ed, also committee on nominations.
The list of officers selected is as fol-
lows.
Senators, j. II. Gallagher of
Craftsbury, VIM. Donegan of Troy.
Assistant dges.-Amos P. Bean of
Glover, F. M. Sherman of Newport.
States Attorney P. Riordan of
Barton.
Sheriff. H. S. Root of Newport.
High Bailiff.-F B. Lambert of
Lowell.
Judge Of Probate.-E. A. Cook of
Newport.
County COMMISSIONER. B. Cal
derwood of Craftsbury.
There was majority report and
minority report on resolutions. The
majority report endorsed the Chicago
platform and candidates; also the
state and county democratic nomina-
tions. The minority report endorsed
the state platform and the state and
ment in state legislation, and failed,
if we caught the purport of it, to en-
dorse the national platform. This
report, though it was declared as not
carried in the convention, was favor
ed by large share of the democrats.
The afternoon was devoted to dis
cussion of the issues Of the day by
Geo. Fred Williams Of Mass, who dis
cussed the silver issue, mainly. Mr..
Williams is very pleasant speaker,
and, from his standpoint, presented
very handsomely the silver argu-
ments of the day. In a later issue
we may have space and time to give
his speech more at length. The sill
yer people were much pleased with
the effort, republicans, who composed
gold democrats, were not carried off
their feet by the arguments.
The following resolutions were adj
opted:
We, the Democrats of Orleans
county, in convention assembled, ex-
press our confidence in the great
cardinal Democratic principles of
Jefferson and Jackson, and our earn
est desire for an administration of
the government for the best interests
of the people, therefore,
ResoIved, That we cordially en-
dorse and approve the platform ad
opted by the Democratic Convention
at Chicago.
Resolved, That we pledge our earn
est support and efforts for the cleo
ton of the candidates nominated by
said convention, the State Democratic
Convention, and also the candidates
this day nominated in conformity with
said platform by this convention.
The following minority report pres
ented by Oscar Miller of Newport fail
ed of adoption by very meager ma
jority:
We, the Democrats of Orleans
County in convention assembled here
by, reaffirm our fidelity to the prin
ciples of democracy as enunciat-
ed by Jefferson and exempted by
Jackson and Cleveland, and we here
by pledge our hearty support to the
national ticket nominated at Chicago,
the State ticket and County nomina-
tiOns this day named.
We heartily endorse the platform
adopted at the State Convention, es-
pecially the hypocritical attitude of
the republican party in this State in
regard to the liquor traffic, and also
to the sham eful abuse of the financial
management of our public institutions
and State expenses, which have more
than doubled in the last Is years,
while our population and grand list
yemains about the same, and we
further demand for the State return
to economy in the matter of expenses,
and reduction of war times salaries
and fees of all State and County Of
ices, and that the number of such
offices should be reduced rather than
increased.
The mine owners and the citizens
of the mining states will be more than