Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-07-29

with the usual spirit of hopefuness in
their hearts between 80 and 40 Windham
county Democrats. including those not
delegates, assembled in Festival han,
Brattleboro. Wednesday forenoon for
their biennial convention, and although
they were few in number their business
session and the period of denunciation
of Republican legislation which followed
were not completed until about 4 O'Clock.
John Calvin of Brattleboro, chairman
of the county committee called the con-
Vention to order at 1890 % clock and read
the warrant. For Chairman II. $. Chids
nominated DR. Z. L. White of Williams
willie CNewfanc). but Dr. White declined
the honor as he &as not a delegate and
would have other business on hand lit
tie later. c. II. Davenport nominated
John Calvin who accepted reluctantly
Mai f. w. Childs of Brattlcboro was
elected secretary and George w. Roberts
of Wilmington the assistant secretary,
w s Allen of Nottingham pushing astd'
the honor of an election to the latter Of
flee For first and second vice presidents
of the convention Il. f. sleeper of West
Minister and c. f.. skinner of Newfanc
were elected. At this point John f.. Gale
of Gulford moved that all Democrats
present be made members of the con-
Venton. and it was so ordered
At the request of c. II. Davenport the
chairman nominated a committee on res
olutions, consisting of John l.. Gale, Her
bert G. Porter of Jacksonville. II. s.
Childs. f.. l.. Roberts of Brattleboro and
O. NJ. George of Rockingham, but Mr..
Roberts declined in favor of Mr.. DaVen-
port. Eli H. Porter of Wilmington, the
Democratic nominee for governor of the
state. moved that committee on nomi-
nations be elected. to consist of one del
egate from each town represented, to re-
port after dinner The delegates from the
several towns got together and selected
Of Do t1.1N
Richard j. Wolfe of Rockingham, w. s.
Alien. a. n Sherman of Newfane f. II.
Porter. b. f. Sleeper, f. r. Cook of
Dover and u. c.. Baker of Guilford. On
motion of Mr.. Allen amended by Mr..
Sleeper, the chairman appointed COM
mittee of five to bring in list of nomi-
nations for county committee for the
coming two years. They We're r. S.
Childs Frank Hall. f. H. Porter, DR.. p.
p. White. and f. l.. Wellman of Gulford,
Mr. Chds being appointed in place of
Timothy Aher of Brattleboro, who de-
Cined to serve. y recess then was taken
to 80 o'clock.
1t was lao when the afternoon session
began. F. w. Childs read the minutes
of the forenoon session. which were ac-
cepted and adopted. John f. Gale read
the report of the committee on resolu-
tions. and it was accepted and adopted
on motion of Mr.. Skinner. \. w. Roel
reported for the committee on nominal
tions, at firStgiVing an expression of
his belief in the ability of the Democratic
party to win in the coming election.
The report of the nominating commit
tee. which was accepted and adopted on
motion of NJ j. Moran of Brattleboro
made the following nominations: For SEN
ators. w. w. Bridges of Athens and w
A Brown of Nottingham, from the West
minister and Marlboro districts respective
ly; for states attorney. John +. Gale OF
Guilford; for assistant judges of the
county court. b. F. Sleeper of Westmn-
ster and John Tibbetts of Wardsboro
for sheriff. r. ]. Wolfe of Rockingham
for judges of probate, O. NJ George OF
Rockingham and Maj. f. w Childs OF
Brattleboro; for high baiiff, y. n. Sher-
man of Newfane.
For members of the county committee
r. s. Chlds reported the following names
in behalf of the committee he represented
II. O. Wellman of Wilmington. w. S. Al
len of Nottingham, b. a. Whittemore OF
Guiford, Daniel +. Cray of Rocking
ham, and r. S Childs. The report was
accepted and adopted.
The Resolutions.
Following are the resolutions adopted
We, the Democrats of Windham county