News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-07-02
LAMoILLE CO. REPUBLICANS
II. A. Jackson Gets the Senatorship.
The State Platform and Ticket Endorsed
A Good Ticket All Through.

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was nearly II O'Clock when thu
convention was called to order
the delay being caused by thu
non-arrival ofW H. Parker, Esq.
the chairman selected by the
County Committee. AS it was
the convention proceeded to bus
mess without him, who, it seems
had driven up from Cambridge
and while on the way broke the
wagon pole.
| The convention was called to
order by Chairman Wilson, and
PRAYER was offered by Rev. DR.
Booth, after which Secretary
Waite read the call. The com.
mittee announced the selection
of Hon. c. H. Stearns of John,
son, as Chairman, who took the
chair, and having in mind the
trying position in which the
chairman of the late Republican
Convention was placed, omitted
any speech, but thanked the con
vention for the honor conferred
and proceeded to business. A. n.
Camp of Morristown was ap-
pointed Secretary. The roll OF
| the convention was then read
and showed the list to be as fol
j lows:
! BELv1DERB.-A G. Chandler, E W. Potter,
G. G Learned, Geo Tilotson, G. b. Smith,
F. NJ WescOm.
CAMBRlpGE.-F. E. Smith, F. 0. Thomas
J W Greene, 81. W. Scott, B. Thomas, r.
s. Fuller, L. S. Morse, C. $. Cornell.
EDEN-N. D. Blake, Jason Rogers, Jr.,
Hambln Griswold, L V. Brown, F. E. Smith,
G Henry Hines.
ELMoRE.-B. F. Morse, W. S. SIoway, F.
L. Slayton, Clinton Spauding, Fl. l.. Delano,
HYDE PARK-R. W. Hulburd, V. A. Gil.
more, e. g. Sherwin, r. S. Page, Stephen
Miles, Ashton Mudgett, A. V. Wiswell 5. B..
Waite, P G. Blake j. s. Leach, N. G. Wood,
Johnson e. Fl. sherwln, W. Fl. stearns,
C. A. Riddle, N. A. Waterman. J. A. Pearl, :.
Newton, G. H. Stearns, E. M. Davis, j J
Hickey, H. C. Parker, C. D. Davis, o. II. Will
son.
MoRRIsTowN Geo W Hendee, Geo Cheney,
Geo A. Morse Geo. H. Terrll, Geo | A.
Smith, l. p Rooth A, l.. Cheney, R. L. FAR
banks, NJ e. Boardm4n, G Cheney, Z: ID.
Slocum, Howard McNall, J r Parker New
ton Camp, L. S. Small, Il. P. Munson, Fl. A.
Slayton, A. r. Campbell.
STowE.-A. A Pike, C. F Eddy, C. H. Cha
pin, Mark G. LovtiOy, Ned H. Kaizer .. ID.
Adams, R, s. Warren, c. Benson, Chandler
Watts.
WATERvILLE-J. V. Stevens, Il B. Maurice,
~ " Al A ,rtnI1
F. E Marcy.
WoLCoTT F. P. Twiss, c. W. Twiss, H. H.
Parker Martin Parker, G o. Morse, F. j.
Warren, F.-P. Sheldon, F. L. Wheeler, II. l..
Stevens.
The following resolution, drawn
bv Col. Sawyer and introduced
by T. c. Cheney, was adopted
by reclamation:
RESOLVED That it is the sentiment
of the Republicans of Lamoille County,
this day in convention assembled by
their duly elected delegates, that the
Senator this day nominated be instruc-
ted to use his influence and all honor
able efforts to secure the denomination
of our able Junior Senator, William
Paul Dillingham;.
On motion, S. B. Waite, l. P.
Booth and F. E. Smith were ap-
pointed Committee on Resolu-
tons.
Candidates for Senator were
then presented. Rev. 1. P. Booth
presented Clement F. Smith of
Morristown; ]. V. Stevens pre-
sented Heber A. Jackson of Wa
terville; Norris D. Blake pre-
sented Martin Shattuck of Eden.
All of the candidates were we'll
presented, and the special virtues
of each particularly enumerated.
At this point E. G. Sherwin ask
ed that the several candidates
be called upon to express them
selves upon the issues of the
day" There was no response to
this call. B, F. Morse of Elmore
seconded the name of Smith;
Hulburd that of Jackson; Davis
Of Cambridge, Shattuck; Waite
of Hyde Park, Shattuck; Thorn
as of Cambridge, Jackson; Pike
of Stowe, Smith; Chandler Of
Belvidere, Jackson; Wood of
Hyde Park, Smith; Kaiser of
Stowe, Shattuck; Wheeler of
Wolcott, Jackson. The tellers
appointed were Booth, Stevens
and Blake. 1t took seven ballots
to bring about a result, which
were as follows:
1st d al Al kth eLh ~.