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PROBATE JUDGE
Close Contest for Nomination In
Chittenden County Republi.
can Convention.
SHAW FOR STATES ATTORNEY

Roberts as Assistant Judge
ALL Delegates Present.
The republican county convention was
! held Tuesday In the city hall and was
! \ comparatively quiet one. There was no
contest worthy OF note except that for pro-
: bate Judge when ]. II. Macomher defeat
ed \. l.. sherman by n vote of 81 to a.
/ On tic first ballot taken Mr.. Sherman
received % votes and Mr.. Macomber 81.
but Two stray ballots were found for
Stitc's attorney, ono for II. b. Shaw and
different delegates vote was taken to
see whether or not the chairs declarn =
ton of tho nomination of Mr. Sherman
would he effective. The motion to not
sustain the chair's decision was carried!
! By a vote of IS to 81, after which another
and the final ballot was taken. which
resulted in q victory for Mr.. Macomber
The convention was called to order by
| r.. f. Gchhardt of Shelburne, chairman
of the county committee. and the call
! /.
| Stearns. It was then announced that
the county committee had elected Allen
Martin of Essex Junction to act as tenn
! porary chairman. Or. y. c. Hawley then
nominated ]. r. Stearns as temporary
secretary and he was elected. 1t was
then voted that the temporary officers
be made permanent It was also voted
that the reading of the roll be dispensed
with and that the roll az prepared by
/ the county committee be the roll OF the
convention.
Following are the candidates nomin-
ated:
For senators, Max l.. Powell Of Bur
lington, John A. Smith OF Jericho, G. NJ.
Norton of Huntington.
For assistant judges. T.. w. Quinn OF
Underhil. Lincoln Merrihew OF South
Burlington.
For Judge Of probate court. ]. H. Ma
comber OF burlington.
For States attorney. n. B. Shaw OF
Burlington.
For sheriff, J. r. Allen of Burling-
! ton.
For high bailff, R. A. Norton Of Hunt
ineton
THE SENATORS.
After organizing. the first work of the
convention was the nomination Of three
senators. DR.. u. G. Hawley nominated
Max l.. Powell Of Burlington. saying that
! nc was selected by the citizens of Bur
lington at the party caucus ana that he
was well qualified for the office He told
Of his record in different official cnpaci-
ties. and the nomination was seconded by
ex-Gov. ]. l.. Barstow OF Sheburne. who
| stated that the entire delegation OF his
town was for Mr. Powell The nomina-
ton was also seconded by the DELEGATIONS
from Williston and ESSEX. Mr. Powell,
was nominated unanimously by a viva
/ Noce vote.
DR.. g. r. Hulburd of Jericho then nomi-
mated for senator from the north side of
the river, John A. Smith of Jericho The
, delegations from Huntington. Colchester
Richmond and Essex seconded this nomi-
nation s. d. Reed Of Hinesburgh pre-
scented the name Of C. r. Stevens Of Col
chester as candidate for senator from,
the same district, tho nomination being
seconded by some OF the delegates from
South burlington and Milton.
r. f. Bigwood Of Colchester then spoke
saying that the caucus held in Colchester
which favored Mr. Smith, was fair one
and that n convention was no place &c
wash dirty linen. He stated that Colches
ter needed no help from outside towns
Judge c. g. Palmer of the Burlington dele
CATION also spoke In favor OF Mr.. Smith
as did Or. c. A. Pense of the same dele
CATION a ballot was taken. the whole
number of votes cast being $50. OF these
Mr.. Smith received 100 and Mr.. Stevens co
and Mr.. Smith was declared tho nominee
As the party's candidate for senator
from the south s.de Of tho river b. r
O'Brien OF Huntington nominated G, NJ
| Merton Of the same town. The nomina
ton was seconded by the delegations from
Essex. Williston. Shelburne, Colcheste r
Milton and Jericho. Mr.. Norton was
nominated by unanimous viva voc.
| vote.
ASSISTANT JUDGES
| Then came the nomination OF the frs
and second assistant Judges Of the count,
court f. W. Henry Of Cndcrhill presented
the name Of f. w Quinn OF tho sam,
town. asking for the re-nomina ton of hi.
candidate as had been the custom o
previous conventions. The nomination
was seconded by Or. II. G. Tinkham O
burlington. who stated that Mr.. Quinn
had done his duty faithfully and was al
honest man. The delegations from Rich
mond, Essex, Colchester Jericho ant
south Burlington also seconded tn,
nomination. DIN McNall OF Milto,
nominated II. II. Fuller Of Milton to sue
coed Mr.. Quinn AMI a ballot was taken
The whole number OF votes cast was III
Mr.. Quinn receiving 1t3 and Mr.. Fuller IS
Mr.. Quinn leclu red tho nnI1lpnn