The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-07
Washington County Repub-
licanS IndOrSed Him.
AND PRAISED OTHER MEN
Convention Held at Montpelier To-d4
to Nominate County 0facers-T -ThereR
Were Four Contests Before
the Delegates.
For Senators.

For Senators.
FRANK NJ. CORY, Montpelier.
W. Il. BLISS, Calais.
4. W. HuNTLEY, Duxb,ry
For Assistant Judges.
| e. Nj. WINCH, Barre Town.
q. M. RICHARDSON, Moretown.
For Judge of Probate.
HIRAM CARLETON, Montpelier.
For Sheriff.
FRANK H. TRACY, Montpelier.
For States Attorney.
BENJAMIN GATES, Montpelier.
For High Bailif.
A. L. GRAVES, North Dlxbury.
The Washington county Republican
convention to nominate county officer
was held today at the armory, Montpelier
being called to order at $50 this after
noon by j. II. Winch OF Northiieid, chair
man OF the county committee. The TEN
porary officers, Charles A. Pluniley oi
Northfeld, chairman, and E. A, Mutt lof
Montpelier, secretary, then took charge
and prayer was offered by the Rev. A. }
Hough of Montpelier. The temporary
organization was made permanent.
The Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions, w. A.
Lord OF Montpelier, chairman, s. Hollis
ter jackson Of Barre, II. G. Moseley of
Northfeld, Fl. c. Whitehill of Waterbury
and Col. Ii. s. Foster of Calais, presented
their work as follows; it being adopted
by the conventions:
Resolved, that We, the Republicans Of
Washington county, in convention as
sembied, approve and adopt the princi-
pies of the national and state platforms
Of the Republican party and pledge our
hearty and united support to Taft and
Sherman, the national leaders of the
party, to Prouty and Mead and the en-
tire Republican state and county tie
kets.
I'VE recognize the eminent service of
our congressional delegation as now con
stituted, and especially approve the se-
lection of our honored fellow-citizen, the
Honorable Frank Plumley, for future
member OF that delegation.
We desire to add our tribute to the
memory of that great servant Of YER
mont, Honorable Redfield Proctor, who
honored his state in his service for the
nation and whose name will always re-
main high on the roll Of Vermont's emI-
nent sons.
For the vacancy to be filed by the
next legislature. we indorse the candi-
dacy OF the Honorable Carroll s. Page
Of Hyde Park and urge his unanimous
election"
The Aeclamation Nominees.
There were three contests before the
one Of the senator's, a side
Judge and the states attorney. The
convention made short work OF filling
the other positions, as follows: senator,
Frank NJ. Cory OF Montpelier, nominate
ed by Il. NJ. Harvey of Montpelier; side
Judge, G. M. Winch Of Barre Town. nomi-
mated by +. C. Bancroft OF Barre Town;
Judge of probate, Hiram Carleton OF
nominated by T., Ii. Deavitt
Of Montpelier; sheriff, Frank H, Tracy Of
nominated by +. A. Mutt of
high bailiH, A. H. Graves of
North Duxbury
The only contested vote for senator
resulted as. follows:
brennan ..,...s.....,.s..... 20
Robinson ..,................ 45
Bliss Observation-Disclosures. II
That gave Bliss majority; but a
discussion. arose as to the validity OF the
Fote as it was claimed that Cabot came
Town with only two delegates and draft
ID three Others from sarious towns to
complete the delegation A motion to
the roll call was passed.
The three pro tenn. delegates were
,sked to withdraw from the convention,
hey being A. c. Brown, L. +. Hutchin-
ION and G. II. Bancroft The previous
'ote was then declared void, and the
lext ballot resulted in the nomination
II Mr.. Bliss, as follows:
3llss ...s,.........ss+.. 70
Robinson .......t...s....,.s AZ
brennan ........,,'......., q
Iotat '.....t*4. ...s...t...sssss+.., l4O
f. w Huntley of Duxbury was nomi-
ated for third senator by acclamation,
eing presented by +. G. Miller, and
lie name Of w. A. AYerill OF Roxbury
ot being put in.
While Assistant Judge G. VI. Winch
.as renominated by aecalama tion. there
'ere two sspirants for the companion
osition, George II. Dale Of Waterbury
nd c. VI. Richardson OF Moretown being
be candidates. The former was placed
efore the convention BY G. E. Moody
nd the latter by Dan +. Bisbee.
Richardson was nominated over Dale,
) to 60
A big fight was over the states attof.
sy position, Ben Gates seeking a re-
omination and being named to the con
antion by w A. Lord. aud William
'ishart OF barre. contssting him. having
zen named by Richard A. Hoar.
Gates was renominated 81 TO So