Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1902-06-28
WINDSOR COUNTY RePUBLI-
CANS.

Political conventions are well at
tended and mostly interesting this
ear, and the gathering of Windsor
county republicans here Thursday
was no exception. The convention
was only two delegates short OF the
full number entitled to seats--I27.
An tissue" is Il drawing card, and
it raised little breeze or two on this
occasion. The resolutions endorsed
the state platform, but the meeting
declined positively to instruct the
senatorial nominees not TO vote for
a high license bill minus referep-
dunn attachment. They are thus
practically given free hand, and
enc of them at least-Howard OF
Ludlow--is said to be an out-and-
out high license man.
While the ballot counting was in
progress &. w. Cox Of Woodstock
introduced this resolutions:
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this convention that the senators
this day nominated should oppose
the passage Of any license law unless
accompanied with referendum,
and they are SO instructed.
The temper of the meeting was
shown bv the sudden death of the
resolution. .'un
The convention was called to or
der at ii o'clock by Alfred E. " at
son. II. Eastman of Hartand
was chosen chairman and Charles
Batcheltler of Woodstock secretary.
The committee on resolutions was
made up as follows: J. {. Enright
of Windsor, F. L. Davis Of Pom
fret and +. w. Agan of Ludlow
were named.
A resolution offered by F. L. Da-
Wis, that the convention tavors the
reelection of W. 2. Dillingham;. as
United States senator and so in
structs its nominees, was passed.
Nominations for senator were
then in order. &. w. Davis of
Chester presented the name OF
Charles II. Howard of Ludlow and
J. L. Taylor OF West Windsor was
nominated by W. |. Kendall of the
same town.
J.. E. Montague of Woodstock
thought the position of the candi-
dates on the high license question
should be made known, and there
was some applause when Howard
of Ludlow was announced rs a
straight high license man. The
other candidates in waiting were not
SO explicit; in a general wey they
favored local option and ii referen-
dun, but were non-conlmttal as to
what thev would do with high
license bill without any attachment.
Mr.. Howard was nominated,
ia votes being cast, as follows:
~ rp,r,r Fl
Char es Ii. Howard .................73
For the second senator, Dr.. l.. Nj.
Greene OF Bethel was nominated by
w. B. G. Stickuey Of Bethel, Fred
M. Goodwin presenting the ma ne
of w. r. Sturtevant of Hartland.
There were again I24 votes, divided
as follows: ....... ....
L: NJ. Greene. ..............
W Il. Siurtevant.. ...................35
For the third senator, 6. d.
Drown OF Sharon nominated his
townsman, Charles Downer, Henry
w. Walker of Woodstock nomi-
mated Dr.. w. D. Huntington of
Rochester.
The I25 votes were cast this way:
Charles Downer.. ..93
II. Huntington. .................3
scattering. ..................... |
The other nominations follow:
Assistant judges-Charles II.
Markham of Pomfret, Milo S. Buck
Of Cavendish.
States attorney-H. II. Banch-
ard of Springfield.
Sheriff-D. G.. Jones of Royalton.
High bailiff-H. II. Peck of
Hartford.
Judges of Probatc-T. O. Seaver,
Woodstock; Frank A. Walker,
Ludlow.
County commissioner ]. II.
Eastman of Hartland.
For high bailiff there were two
H. Peck and l.. b.
Moore. The vote stood, Peck IL,
Moore IS.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
Resolved That the Republicans of |
Windsor county affirm the principles stated |
IN the platform recently adopted by the |
state convention vt Montpelier. and as u |
arge and respectable portion Of the party |
INSIST. upon the passage OF the local OPP
lion bit for the regulation of the sale Of
fully affirm the right Of the majority to
rule. and request each town to elect such |
who are requested to CO. |
operate with the senators nominated to- |
day in the passage of such local option
bill as will protect the weak and give such |
latitude to the strong that the honor and |
integrity Of the state may be malntained;
and request that such bill have refer
endum clause. to be submitted to the |