Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-08-05
THE GOLD WING
Not Wanted
On County Ticket
Bnt the Democratic Convention Elected
a Gold Bug TO Head the County
Committee.

Committee.
About 80 Wndham county Democrats
assembled at Newfane Wednesday fore.
noon for their biennial county convention,
and although their number was small they
took until after / o'clock to complete their
business The convention assembled at
II o'clock. DR.. =. p. White of Williams
vile was elected chairman and A. G. Glib
son of Londonderry secretary.
A committee on credentials was then
elected consisting of the county committee.
A committee on resolutions was also
elected, consisting of B. +. Sleeper of
Westminster, John f. Gale of Guilford,
y. r. Skinner of Newfane, John Calvin
and A. w. Childs of Brattleboro 1t was
voted that the chairman of the delegations
from each town appoint two delegates
from each town who should together pre-
pare a list Of names for a new county COM
mittee
John E. Gale moved that all nomina-
tions be made from the floor of the con-
vention, and that plan was adopted. The
temporary organization was then made
permanent after which the convention ad-
ourned for dinner.
Upon reissembling after dinner the
nomination for county officers was begun,
Il. S. Childs nominating George Eels of
Brattleboro for senator from the Marlboro
district. Mr. Childs's nominating speech
was of the spread eagle fashion in which
he paid a glowing tribute to Mr.. Eels's
qualifications.
John Calvin endorsed all that Mr..
Chlds said concerning his candidate, but
he had in mind another man, S. T. Dav-
export, who embraced all of Mr.. Eels's
good qualities and in addition had had
considerable legislative experience. Geo.
Maley nominated A. w. Childs as a clean
young man who would fill the position
with credit.
The ballot showed % votes for S. T.
Davenport, seven votes for George Eels
and one vote for A. w. Childs. The
nomination of Mr.. Davenport was then
made unanimous by motion of r. S.
Chlds.
A. G. Gibson was nominated by r. S.
Chlds for senator from the northern dis.
trict and he was chosen by reclamation.
For sheriff B. F. Sleeper presented the
name of G. w. Metcalf Of Westminster,
and Mr. Metcalf was nominated by a ris-
ing vote as there was one other candidate.
John +. Gale was nominated for state
attorney by reclamation, his name being
presented by h. S. Childs.
For judges of probate r. A. Knight OF
Dummerston, for the southern district
and T. w. Davis of Grafton, for the
northern district, were nominated by &C
clamation.
A. w. Roel of Brattleboro as "the land
scape gardener for the Brattleboro Retreat
was nominated by reclamation for high
bailiff.
Then came what may be termed the
'scrap" of the convention. B. f. Sleeper
nominated for side judge from the West
minister district E. r. Leonard of Bellows
Falls. r. S. Childs opposed the nomina-
ton on the ground that Mr.. Leonard was g
gold Democrat and that no person of thai
faith was entitled to a position of the
county ticket.
Mr.. Sleeper resented that sentiment anC
stated that although he voted for Bryan
for president he did not endorse the Chi
cago platform and he believed there were
many others in the county in the same po'
sition. His nomination of Mr.. Leonard
was because of his fitness for the position
Mr. Sleeper finally withdrew the name
of Mr.. Leonard and the convention nomi
mated Mr.. Sleeper, but the latter positively
lGluoCu W dNCCpb thC Nv
name of E. r. Campbell of Bellows Fall:
was then presented, and Mr.. Campbell
was nominated.
There was no opposition to II. G. Porter
of Nottingham for side judge from the
Marlboro district.
John Calvin was nominated for county
commissioner and then the report of the
committee appointed to prepare a list o.
names for county committee was heard
The committee reported M. A. Wilder
of Saxtons River, W. A. Eddy of Town
shend, F. E. Ryther of Dover, N. T. Ryan
of Brattleboro and G. W. Franklin o.
Guilford, and they were nominated.
1t afterward was discovered that Mr.
Wilder, nominated for chairman of the
committee, was a gold Democrat, and the
laugh was on Mr.. Childs for allowing hin
to be nominated without a word in oppo
sition.