Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24
QUIET COUNTY CONVENTION
G. w. PIERCE AND J. II. WARE
NOMINATED AS SENATORS.
r. /. Houehton's Alleged Strength
Did Not Materialize and He Was
Defeated on the First BalIot-No
Other Contests for Office.

With one exception the expected
happened throughout the republican
county convention which was held in
Newfane yesterday. The supporters
of +. l.. Houghton of Putney We're
surprised that his candidacy for sem
ator in the northern district did not
meet with stronger support; other
wise there was no proceeding which
could not have been predicted al
least week beforehand.
The convention was called TO order
at 11;20 by John II. Merrifield. chair
man OF the republican county COM
mittee Rev. T. d. Davies of Newfane
offered prayer The caH was then
read by Charles Williams of Bellows
Falls. secretary of the county COM
mittee Every town in the county
was represented with the exception of
Somerset. Dr. II. d. Holton was
chosen temporary chairman and l..
f. Strawser of Wilmington temporary
secretary. A. f. Schwenk nominated
! Francis A. Bolles of Rockingham as
first vice president and G. H. Ryder
nominated NJ l. Reed of Vernon as
second vice president, j. l.. Martin
/ then moved that the temporary or
| ganization be made permanent and
/ this was done unanimously.
The first regular business to whicn
/ the attention of the convention was
| turned was the nomination of a SEN
Iator from the southern district
| James L. Martin nominated George
w. Pierce of Brattleboro, saying that
| he was an active. industrious, capa-
BILE and public minded man who would
serve the county effectuaHy and well
George G. Wright of Westminster sec
londed Mr.. Martins nomination as did
Ialso NJ l. Reed Of Vernon, and Mr.
Pierce was nominated by acclamation
! Next came the contest over the
senator from the northern district.
| +. b. Batchelder of Townshend said
| that his town had not been repre-
sented in the senate for 20 years and
presented the name of John H. Ware
/ a man who had always served his
! town faithfully and could be depend
ed upon to do equally good service in
| the state legislature. ]. c. Robinson
of Jamaica and F. A. Dewitt OF
Newfane seconded this nomination.
George c. Wright then brought for
ward the name of Sidney Gage of
Westminster. making finished
speech by way Of nomination George
Hall of Grafton seconded Mr.. Wright
/ +. l.. Houghton was nominated by
| w. A. Cowles of Putney and seconded
by r. C. Bacon Of Brattleboro who
spoke of Mr.. Houghtons excellent
work as a member of the Legislature
OF two years ago, In behalf of the
Rockingham delegation F. A. Bowles
seconded the nomination of Mr.
Gage, while in behalf of himself ana
perhaps a few others from Rocking
ham" George A. Weston seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Houghton. Mr.
Schwenk seconded the name of Mr.
Ware ''in behalf of those who thought
one senator from Brattleboro was
sufficient"
Balloting then began, Walter Walk
or of Dummerston E. B. Batchelder
of Townshend and George C. Wright
of Westminster being appointed tell
ers. The result was as follows:
| Total ...,,............. 'iVl
| Necessary for choice .........'''. OIL
IJ. Fl. Ware '''''.'''' %
If. L. Houghton .........''''''''' -
| Sidney Gage ...,....''''.'''' 80
Before adjournment was taken the
old county committee was reelected
unanimously with the addition of
DR.. L. T. Page of Wilmington, the
committee as chosen being j. ii.
Merrifield, C. H. Williams, L. ~
TAYLOR and Dr. Page. W. e. Hub
bard. ]. L. Martin and c. H. VIII
liams were appointed a committee on
resolutions.
! The afternoon session began about
I2:f5 and lasted 80 minutes. on mo-
tion of j. c. Robinson, Fred b. Pier OF
Jamaica was unanimously placed IN
nomination as side judge. J. c.
Winn of Halifax moved that Frank
Worden of that town be re-nominated
to that office also, and it was done by
Iacclamation. The outgoing state S
attorney A. F. Schwenk, nominated
as his successor H. D. Ryder of ROCK
ingham against whom there was no
onnosition: Frank w. Mcclure OF
Rrattleboro received a unanimous
nomination as high sheriff and no
one objected to the nomination of
Iohn A. Davis of Brattleboro as high
bailiff.
f. L. Waterman of Brattleboro and
liz. II Allbee of Rockingham were re-
nominated judges of probate from
the Marlboro and Westminster as
tricts respectively.
The resolutions prepared by the
committee and adopted by the con-
yention were as follows; The re-
publicans of Windham county stand
on this platform.
ITnsectional protection of American
industries and American labor, with
recinrocitv in nom competitive ar
tieles; sound money; fidelity TO the
American flag wherever it floats and
iustice 10 its defenders; a fair field
for all and special favors for none.
we emphatically approve and en-
dorse the administration of Theodore
Roosevelt as president of the United
States.
we adopt and affirm the platform OF
the national republican convention as
a declaration of the principles OF the
ranublican party in this country.
We pledge our hearty support TO
the republican national, state ana
county tickets.
Mai. Charles II. Spooner OF WASH
lington university. st. Louis. Mo, was
elected president of Norwich univer-
sitv Mortified, at the annual meet
ing of the trustees of that institution