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the north side for which there were three
candidates G. a. Pratt of Milton pre-
scented the name of Charles :. Ashley If
that town and argued that the nomination
wa due TO hat town. He was sure ho
WOuli not bp found "A GrOutN, man but
knew that he was for Hon W. T.. DUuuc-
ham for United States senator. Daniel
Cahalan of WinoosN pre- scented the namc
of George ID. Nash of that place ana in
addition to an enumeration of the good
qualities of his candidate said Colchester
should have the selection in preference TO
/ the town OF Milton. w, j. Ful-
Her OF Undcrhiil was placed i'm
nomination by II. II Paine of
the Gndcrhll delegation who claimed for
that town the right to select a senator
moro well founded than the claims of Mil
ton or Colchester. lion Henry Ballard of
burlington seconded the nomination of
| Mr.. Fuller in a speech in which ho re-
tcrr"d to the right of Cndcrlill To make
the election and paid a pretty tribute to
Mr. Fullcr'~ ability. Mr.. Fulor's noiuiua-
tion was seconded 10y dclccdtcs from Jcri-
rUo. Wiliston. Shclburno, lIuutuEJou.
, Wostford. ANA South @urlineton. Mr.. Nash
wis seconded from the Eurliucton dcloga-
! tion and Mr.. Ashley from TIA, saline uEgre-
cation. The chairman appointed &. \.
| Pratt Of Milton Daniel Catalan of Wiunu-
| ski and ". II. Paine of Cudcrhll 49, tell
| cr. and the result Of the ballot was as
| follows. Votes cast. III; necessary for
| choice, Sc. George T.. Nash. %: g. ). Ash
Hoy, 81, w. j. Fuller 1o5 Mr., Pratt and
Nv Catalan moved To make the nominal
ton unanimous and this Wa~ done.
| The nomination of judge T.. r. iIolnrook
/ to succeed himself as assistant Judge WAS
made 10y John $. i}cnham of Milton and
seconded hy delegates from lliucshurGh.
| Winston and Charlotte. Tic nomination
was 10y accamation.
| John II. Alien was presented as a cam
ldtc for the nomination for the second as
j.istant judge ~ DR.. &. j. EuSS"ll Of
| lfnc4bureh and G. D. Warren of Williston
lprost ntcd the name of Horatio :. Johnson
LOT WilliStOn for tho same office. Both
made speeches OF some length. Mr.. Al
liens nomination was seconded 10y Henry
Ballard of burlington and also bydclogatcs
from Charlotte. HUNTINGTON, Colchester
Jericho Shelhurnc, St. George, Woatford
ana South Burlington. MIR. johnson >
nomination was seconded from the dee
cations from Shcllurnc. burlington and
/ Essex. Or. g. j. Russell &. u. Warren
and Il. W. Taft of Burlington were APP
tuontOd as tcllerS and the result of the
vote was as follows: Votes cast, 10; nee
o--ary for choice Sc; IL. :. Johnson 43; j..
II. Alien. n
Allen ) Martin Of Essex Junction pre-
scented the name of Judge NJ. \. Bingham
for judge of probate to succeed himself
I'm II few well chosen words ana ne Was
Iplaccd in nomination by acclamation.
| At this point |. r. Story of Esscx moved
to adjourn until o'C.ock but the conVcn-
ton was doing business and wanted to
keep at it. The motion wHS voted down
with shout and business proceeded.
The next nominations called for were
those for States attorney. Hon. Henry
Ballard placed the name of Edmund G.
Mower OF this city before the convention.
speaking of his excellent qualities and
saying he graduated from the University
i'm ~ served a. night OF the Free Press
for two years ana later graduated from
the New York law school. Since gradual
b ING he had been engaged in the practice
of his professionalism in the real estate
business, the collection business or in
suraucc but in the practice of law. w. l.,
Burnap placed IN nomination G. j. Forgu-
son of tins city, who he said. was in IA
vor OF the administered ion of the law as it
! stood upon the statute books. Mr.. Now
ct \ nomination was seconded from the
p delegations of Iinesburgh, Colchester
} Wcsttord. Charlotte, Huntington. Essex
Jericho, Richmond. South burlington and
l | udcrhill. Mr. Fcrguson's nomination
p WAS seconded from Williston and Jericho
The tolerS were Henry Ballard and w. !.
b. Burnap Of Burlington, II. w. Tracy of
2 Sh"lburno and g. ~. Stevens of Winoosk
. and the vote stood as follows: Votes cast
s IA; necessary for a choice 81; \. q
, Whittemoro. /; G. j. Ferguson, 4J Ed
! mund g. Mower ~.
The remaining nominations We're made
s very quickly. EX-GoV. L. A Woodbury.
$ presented Thomas Reeves to succeed him.
o self as sheriff and he was unanimously
. nominated. The name of r. \. Morton
i was presented by the delegation from
Huntington for high bailiff, a position ne
I now holds, and he was placed in nominal
@ ton. Or. G. W. Jacobs of Richmond
To- nominated ". II. Hail TO succeed himsel
as county commissioner ana he was also
n nominated by acclamaton
$ During the business of the session tht
n following committee had been named b,
: the cfair in accord with the will of tn,
l. convention to select "a county committee
g. -. Warren of Willston. II NJ Page o
a liincshurgh, w, J." Burrap Of burlington
" j. G Carpenter Of Huntington ana H. q
= McNall of Milton. They reported the fol
q lowinu, who We're elected. ana the conven
II ton adjourned at o'clock,
COUNTY COMMITTEE.
s. Perry r Miles of llincsburph. \. r. Ste
: VEINS of Il, hmond W Scott Nay of Jori
. cho, j. l.. SouthWic> of Burlington and G
e.. Dunton of Indcrhin
= meeting of the Burlington delegation
: at which 40 of the II delegates were pres
"nt, was held in the city court room Sat
IurdaY morning. COL. f.. j. Booth, Ia,
chairman Of the delegation, presided an,
II G. stone was elected secretary II wal
moved to take a preliminary test halo
! for the purpose Of securing the preference.
for states attorney and the motion wa
carried by vote of 2S TO 81. This halo
! resulted as follows. T.. G Mower 26 G
j Ferguson, 49, s. NJ Flint ); Max r
: Powell 4; Charles r. Barney /. Ex-GoV
: III. A. Woodbury. withdrew the name o
I Mr.. Powell previous to the ballotng ar,
G. w. Brownell withdrew that OF MI
; Flint after the ballot. IT was unanimous
( ~ agreed to support the candidacy Of Ru
\ Brown NJ |