Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-07-09
COUNTY CONVENTION.

The Orleans county convention held
in Barton last Tuesday was perhaps
the most harmonious meeting of the
kind held in the county for many
years. There has been no strife over
the several county offices except over
the Office of senator, for which two
candidates had been in the field from
each end of the county. The morn
ling of the convention it was thought
best by the friends of Mr.. Somers and
NIr. Ferrin that their names be with
held and consequently Mr.. Baldwin
and Mr.. Nelson were nominated by
Reclamation, as were all of the other
officers.
The meeting was called to order at
1 am. by o. S. Annis of No. Troy,
chairman of the county committee.
Prayer was offered by Rev. r. L.
fheaff of Barton, after which the call
Tor the convention was read by the
4ecretary, Mr.. Caswell of Derby Line.
3. F. D. Carpenter of Barton Landing
N vas made chairman of the conven-
ion and G. E. Corruth of Charleston
ecretary, with W. l.. Jacobs of Bar
on assistant secretary. The chair
N #ppointed as a committee on resolu
ions the following: J. L. Lewis, No.
Troy, @. II. Jones, Barton Landing,
b. L. Kidder, Holland, @. F. Ranney.
IF Newport, and A. S. Clary, Green's
N orc. Chas. Carpenter of Derby then
" resented the name of A. 3. Nelson of
R Rerby to serve as senator from the
" orth end of the county. This name
n has heartily seconded by delegates
fom different sections and the nomi
alton was make by acclamation. w.
=. Miles of Barton then placed the
anne of F. w. Baldwin of Barton be-
re the convention for the Office of
Rnator from the south end. This
anne was also seconded by delegates
ON several towns and Mr.. Baldwin
i as declared the nominee of the con-
ention. G.. III. Jones nominated A.
Mathews of Barton Landing to
rye as first assistant judge and w.
Barrows of Coventry presented the
me of his townsman, Fl. @. Cleve-
nd, and both received the unani
ous vote of the convention. For
gh sheriff the name of L. D. Miles
Newport was presented by Homer
rasher of Newport and carried by
e convention. @. F. Ranney of
Newport presented the name of F. E.
fred to succeed himself as Judge of
Hobate and he was nominated with
dissenting vote. For States at
rney Amory Dawson of Craftsbury
minated Horace F. Graham of that |
Tn and he was made the nominee. |
B. Holton of Charleston nominated |
H Foster of Westmore for the Of |
of high bailiff and w. w. Miles |
minated g. w. Wheeler of Iras-
a being endorsed by the conven-
@h. The convention then adjourned |
il o'clock p. M.
n the afternoon the names of the |
owing men were presented and |
fled by the convention to serve as |
nty committee for the ensuing two
rs: o. S. Annis, F. T. Caswell, @. !
Erwin, M. M. Taplin and Chaplin
nard. The town committees nom /
led at the primaries were accept
Resolutions were adopted en-
sing the national, state and
rict conventions and pledging
rty support to the nominees of
nation, state, district and county.
be candidates selected by the con-
ton are all tried and true men and
be found worthy of the offices to
ach they have been nominated.
best of feeling seemed to prevail
sughout the convention. 1t had
NINA claimed that the friends of Mr..
Slty were to make fight in the
Tention for the nomination of a
tor who would be favorable to
domination of Mr.. Prouty instead
en-. Grout, but there was nothing
q kind and Mr.. Ranney of New
who is a strong supporter of
Prouty stated in the convention
if at any time the solid support
be county was found necessary
he election of Gen. Grout to the
te it would be given him.