Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-17
COUNTY CONVENTION.
LIVELY GATHERING OF REPUBLICANS
AT MlDDLEBURY THURSDAY.

The domination for County senator Pre-
cipitates an Interesting Contest-T. VI.
Chapman Secures domination for High
Sheriff on the First Ballot-The Others.
The convention of the republicans of
Addison county was held at the town
hall in Mddlebury yesterday. 1t brought
out full delegation from every town
and was one of the liveliest gatherings
of the kind in years.
The convention was called to order at
II o'clock by 7. NJ. Chapman of Middle
bury, chairman of the county committee.
Secretary F. w. Tutte of Nergennes
read the call. For the county committee
Mr.. Chapman presented the name of
Frank A. Bond of Middlebury for tenn
porary chairman and that of w. II.
Bosworth of Bristol for temporary secre-
tary. They were elected. Sherrod
Brown of New Haven and l.. w. Peet of
Cornwall were appointed committee to
conduct the chairman and secretary to
the platform. Mr.. Bond made brief re-
marks on taking the chair. The tempor-
airy organization was made the permanent
organization of the convention and the
calling of the roll was omitted. Every
delegate was understood to be present.
The work of naming candidates for the
various county offices was then proceeded
with on motion of F. II. Button of Mid
dlebury.
A delegate from Addison nominated
Judge Millard F. Barnes of that town for
senator from the north end of the county.
No one else was named for the place and
Mr.. Barnes received the nomination by
acclamation.
For senator from the south end A. d.
Hayward of Weybridge named Joseph
Battell of that town, d. H. Bennett of
Brdport named Judge Gustavus r.
Walker of Bridport and Lyman w. Peet
of Cornwall nominated DR.. Edward O..
Porter of that town. After some second
ing ballot was taken, with A. d. Hay
ward, L. w. Peet, D. II. Bennett and
Rolla Flint of Hancock as tellers. 1t
resulted: Whole number of votes cast,
203; necessary to choice, 102; of these
Mr.. Walker had 20, DR.. Porter 63, Mr..
Battell 80 and w. H. Bingham of Corn
wall l5.
The second ballot resulted: Battell,
50; Walker, G6 Porter, 20, and Bing-
ham, 27. There was again no choice and
a motion was made and put to adjourn
to 30. The chair declared the motion
lost and the balloting proceeded. The
result of the third ballot was; Battell,
40; Walker, 75 Bingham, 26; Porter, 60.
There being still no choice, the motion
to adjourn to 80 was again made and
on rising vote was declared lost, so to
80.
The fourth ballot also failed to be
effective, resulting as follows Walker
80; Porter, 80; Bingham, Al, and Battell
26. Another motion to adjourn was
voted down. The fifth ballot had thi;
result: Walker, 1O3; Battell, 15 Porter
= 73, and Bingham. 10. This made 2lC
= votes, five more than there were dele
gates in the convention, and the ballo
was declared null.
On motion, the delegates filed upon th'
stage and cast their votes for the sixth
ballot in which JOG out of the l9l vote
were cast for Judge Walker, and he wa
declared the nominee of the convention.
At l 20 the convention adjourned t
e 80 o'clock.
During the balloting the old county
| committee was reelected to serve for tn
e next two years.
G The afternoon session was not opened
[ until o'clock and the remaining bust
: ness of the convention was transacted
: eXpeditiously.
L For assistant Judge for the north dis
g trict. Carter l.. Beers of Monkton ant
:. Warren Peck of New Haven were put il
o nomination. The ballot resulted il
h Peck having l45 votes and Beers 81, an
: Mr. Peck was declared the nominee o
II the convention.
/ For assistant Judge for the souther
{ district a. II. Hubbard of Whiting wa
nominated by acclamatiOn.
For sheriff Mr.. Wilds of Middlebur
nominated Thad NJ. Chapman of Mid
n dlebury and an Addison delegate ron
} mated Olin A. Smith of that town. NJ
y Chapmon received the nomination o
n the first ballot he having l29 votes
ie "A for Mr.. Smith. This was the la
n ballotng of the day.
The remaining nominations were mac
Il by acclamation in each case, as follows
y States attorney, Frank L. Fish of We
ot gennes; high bailiff A. w. Frost
"a Cornwall; county commissioner, f.
so Mathews of Middlebury; Judge of pr
10 bate for the New Haven district, John
s. Smith of Vergennes; Judge of proba
lie for the south district, James NJ. Slade
is Middlebury. These are all renomin
tions.
This completed the work of the co
vention, and at 3 40 o'clock it adjourn
M without day.
George Kommer, of Brooklyn, n.
If notified an undertaken to call at
lie house, and then poisoned himself.