The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-22

A. w. Wright of Essex county were APP
pointed such committee. The present
district committee was reelected: Namely,
Amory Dawson Of Crattsbury, Ira A. Shat
tuck of Hardwick, f. d. Hale Of Lunen-
burg, G. o. Robbins of Brattleboro, j. f.
Mead of Randolph, f. G. Rowland Of Barre
and +. A. Walker of Ludlow.
For Congressman, G. j. Jones Of Barton
nominated w. W. Grout Of Barton, the pres
ent incumbent. Mr.. Jones eulOgized Con-
gresham CIRCUITS record in Congress at
considerable length, and compared the rep
resentatives from Vermont in Congress
with those from Maiue, M assachusetts and
Pennsylvania.
''In the classic language of old in reply
to the panegyric just delivered | must say,
there are Others" said Col. G. w. Hooker
in rising to nominate Judge l.. M. Read.
1T has been said that we are putting too
many burdens on one family, in Congress,
in the governors chair, in the custom house
in-I won't go on for l haven't time"
Col. Hooker then, in Enthusiastically
eloquent speech, placed Judge Read in
nomination. That General Circuit" said
Col. Hooker, "has endeared himself to the
people of this district by attention to duty
and industrious distribution of seeds there
is no question. Gen. Grout has done well,
but let the honor be passed along, the bur-
dens are not 80 onerous as to be hard to be
borne, in fact might be induced to try to
carry them myself
Both nominations were numerously sec.
onded. In seconding the nomination of
Judge Read, II. A. Huse Of Montpelier elo-
quently refuted the campaign argument
that Mr.. Read was drafted, showing the
matter in its true light. John G. Stesrns
of afford, George Crandall of Berlin
and Alex Dunnett OF st. Johnsbury sec
onded the nomination of W. w. Grout.
The chair appointed as tellers Messrs.
Jones of Barton, Hooker of Brattleboro,
Stearns of Bradford, Sargent of Ludlow,
Lund of Canaan, Huse OF Montpelier and
Stevens Of st. Johnsbury.
The result OF the ballot was as follows:
Whole number Of votes cast ............ 1886
Necessary for q choice ...................19 9
w. w. Grout had. ...........,.......2 25
l.. NJ Read had. ..............,......1 ITO
Scattering. ....................... l
and W. w. Grout was declared the nominee
OF the convention.
On motion of Colonel Hooker the nomna.
ton OF w. W. Grout was made unanimous.
On motion of Alex Dunnett, the chair APP
pointed committee Of three to inform Gen
eral Grout OF his nomination and conduct
him to the platform. Alex. Dunnett.
Colonel G. W. Hooker and G. j. Jones
were appointed such committee.
On the return OF the committee with
General Grout, the latter was introduced
and addressed the convention, assuring
them that he should serve the whole State
to the best of his ability He thanked the
friends who had steadfastly stood by him,
and his opponents who had made his nomi-
nation unanimous. He assured the conven-
ton that he should be proud to serve the
State 30 long as his services were accept
able.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following, which were unanimously
adopted:
RESOLVED, by the Republicans OF the sec
ond congressional district OF Vermont in
convention assembled: That we affirm our
can party as set forth in the platform OF
the st. Louis convention.
RESOLVED, that we recognize and appreci-
ate the prudent, conservative and patriotic
action Of William Mckinley President OF
the United States during his administration,
and especially in his efforts in diplomacy
for securing peace, and, failing in this, his
firmness and courage in the prosecution OF
the present war.
RESOLVED, That we will support the nomi-
nee of the convention.
The State Republican League held meet
ing at the Pavilion Tuesday evening TO elect
fourteen delegates to the National League
convention to be held at Omaha, Neb., July
10, IA and 10. The following were chosen:
G. 8. Page of Hyde Park, j. j. Estey of
Brattleboro, Theophilus Grout Of Newport,
Shoreham, l.. p. Slack OF st. Johnsbury,
Il. j. Kimball Of Randolph, IT, ID. White of
Rutland. T, l.. Jeffords of Williamstown,
w. W. Brown of Springfield, III. s. Bing.
ham Of Bennington, f. A. Dwinell OF Mont
pelier, w. o. Baldwin OF Burlington and
W. p. Dillingham; OF Waterbury, l.. S
Hayes of Bellows Falls was elected secre.
tary of the league, vice Col. @. S. Forbes,
resigned,