Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-19
]. L. MOSELEY Sd SENATOR
Messrs. Howlnnd and Moody Named by
Acclamation-A Contest over POSI-
tion for Judge OF Probste-C.
NJ. Winch Wins second As.
sistnnt Judgeship.

Frank @ Rowland of Barre, @. II. MOODY
of Waterbury. John L. Moseley Of North
field; for assistant Judges of the county
court. f. X. Wells of MddlesoX and &.
NJ. Winch of Barre; for judge of pro-
bate. Hiram Carleton of Montpelier; for
States attorney, Benjamin Gates of
Montpelier: for sheriff. Frank II. Tracy
of Montpelier; for high baliff y. II.
Graves of Duxbury.
Such was the ticket nominated to-day
a the republican county convention held
in this city. The only contests were over
third senator, second assistant Judge,
and Judge of probate. and the successful
candidates were all nominated cn the
first ballot
The convention was an hour late in
assembling because of the delay in the
arrival Of the delegates from Marshfelj
and Fayston 1t was finally called to Or
der by Frank NJ. Cory of Montpelier,
chairman of the republican county COM
mittee. and prayer was offered by the
Rev. DR.. II. A. Roberts pastor of the
First Baptist Church in this city. The
county committee named S Holister
Jackson Of Barre for temporary chair
man and l.. c. Hammett of East Mont
pelier for temporary secretary. They
were unanimously elected and later the
temporary organization was made per-
manent. On taking the chair Mr.. Jack
son made brief address in which he
urged party harmony all along the
line.
Before any nominations were made c.
c. Graves of Waterbury offered a resou-
tior, which was unanimously adopted.
that II was the sense of the convention
that all nominees refuse to have their
names placed on any other county ticket
for county office and that they take
legal steps to prevent this, If necessary.
Inasmuch as considerable good natured
rivalry had developed as to who should
he nominated by acclammation for first
senator, an informal vote was taken as
TO whether the choice should fall on f.
G. HoWlaCd of Barre or @. +. Moody of
Waterbury. Mr.. Rowland won out by
vote of "A to 73, and he was then nominat-
ed for first senator by j. Ward Carver
OF Barre. After numerous seconds Mr..
Howland's nomination was made un-
animous.
G. f. Moody of Waterbury was
nominated for second senator bv c. G..
Graves of that village. This nomination
was also numerously seconded and was
made unanimous by acclammation
Calais was nominated by c. r. Dwinell,
W. G. Nye of East Montpelier by C. p.
Mcknight and John l., Moseev of North
field by ". w. Holden. Mr. Moseley
received Sc votes, Mr. Nyc "a and Mr.
Bliss p. Mr.. Moselcy was declared the
nominee Of tho convention and on mo-
ton of delegates from Calais and East
Montpelier his nomination was made un-
anmous,
AT this stage of the convention the
CHAIR appointed as committee on
resolutions. {. a. Plumley of NorthfielJ
l. {. Moody Of Waterbury, John N,
Harvey of Montpelier w. c. Clapp of
Barre town and James Mackay of Barre
city
For first assistant judge of county court
the Hon. L. r. Wells of Middlesex. the
present encumbent, was nominated by
g. [. Putnam of Middesex and the
nomination was made viva voce
For second assistant judge c. NJ. Winch
OF barre town was nominated by A. c.
Dlckey. and Howard P. Martin of Marsh
field by Edward Pitkin. Mr. Winch re-
ceived the nomination by a vote Of 50
against Go for Mr.. Martin. and he was
later made the unanimous nominee Of the
convention.
For the first time in nearly a nuarter
OF A century there was a contest over
the nomination of a candidate for iudge
or probate. l. l.. Robbins of Barre CITY
nominated Fl. w. Scott of that cltv for
the position, and Judge Hiram Carlston
or this city was nominated by II. r. M
Jones, Judge Carleton received the nom.
1nation by vote Of 100 to Al. His NOM
'nauon was also made unanimous
For States attorney, benjamin Gates
or Montpelier was nominated by J. N
Harvey. and for sheriff. Frank II. Tracy
or Montpelier was placed In nomination
by f. A. Mutt. After delegations from
every town In the county had seconded
these nomination they were made unani
nous by rising vote. A. H. Graves Of
Duxoury was unanimously renominated
for high baiin.
The committee on resolutions. Through
=. A. Pinmley, the chairman, reported
a resolution endorsing the administration
OF the Republican party, State and ma.
tional, and pledging support to every
candidate nominated at the renublic,n
State, district and county conventions
Th,s resolution was unanimously adonted
The new county committee elected is
composed of George o. Stratton of Mont
peler, c. Fl. Haines of Waterbury, r. S.
Currler OF Barre, ]. II. Winch of North
held. r. w. Putnam of Middesex, c. p.
mcknight OF East Montpelier and f. l..
Hathaway OF Moretown.