News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1910-08-03
DEMOCRATS IN COUNTY CONVENTION
They Endorse Republican Judge Of Probate,
Republican Candidate for Sheriff and
Touch Up the Assistant Judges

The Democrats of Lamoille county me
in mass" convention in Hyde Park las
Saturday for the purpose of nominating
a county ticket. AS it was good hay
day the Democracy didn't gather in very
large numbers, but a very good com
pany OF the faithful were on hand. Judg'
Collins of the county committee called
the convention to order and read the cali
| H. w. Barrows of Stowe was made chair
man and James NJ. Kelley of Morrisvill'
secretary.
| Nominations for county officers were
then taken up. 1t was suggested thai
perhaps the best way to fix up this ticket
was to appoint committee to submit &
list, but J. D. Farrell on looking over the
audience allowed that if a committee
was appointed there wouldn't be many
left and so proposed that thesconvention
go into committee of the whole" and
name the ticket This was done.
] CT. McMahon was named for Senator
| but asked to be excused as he had had
that honor before and someone else ought
to be selected. He mentioned the fact
that the Republican nominee was from
his town and it might embarrass some to
discriminate between the two. He was
excused and the name of o. N. Campbell
of Hyde Park proposed. Mr.. Campbell
was reluctant, but finally said he would
stand,
For First Assistant Judge Chas. E.
Burt of Stowe was named and his name
went through with rush. ]. D. Farrell
Of Johnson was proposed for Second As,
sistant Judge, but earnestly appealed to.
the convention to be excused for good
reasons" which was done. The name of
J. NJ. Kelley was then mentioned and he
was nominated with loud aye.
For Sheriff H. E. Shaw of Stowe men
toned the wide acquaintance and quail
fcations of Geo. E. Town, the Republican
nominee, and moved he be the nominee
of the convention, which was done unan-
imously.
Orlin Spaulding of Hyde Park, that
staunch and answering Democrat, was
nominated for High Bailiff.
AS the custom of the Democracy has
been for many years, the Republican NOM
inee for Probate Judge, E. c. White of
Hyde Park, was endorsed.
F. H. Strong Of Hyde Park was placed
in nomination for States Attorney.
F. P. Collins of Eden, o. N. Campbell
of Hyde Park and ]. M. Kelley of Morris
Vile were reelected County Committee.
The Democratic state ticket and plat
form were endorsed and the following
were adopted
ResoKed-"That it is the sense of this
that the Assistant Judges at
once provide suitable temporary quarters
at the county seat for the care of prison.
ers, and thereby save the county the ex-
pense of taking them to other counties
for safety"
Resolved-"That the tax laws of Yer
mont be so amended that money loaned
on real estate at AZ per cent. be exempt
ed from taxation, and also the dong
away of Offsets"
Interesting remarks were made by sew
eral. c. L. McMahon esteemed it an
honor to be placed on the Democratic
state ticket; Democrats and Insurgents
are getting together, especially in the
west, and he predicted much good from
that. He thought the Democrats and
Republicans would make the
stand patters Ego some" Geo. S. Meal |
lister was of the opinion that state poll
tics are too one-sided, and he didn't |
see much hope in the Republican party. |
It was he who introduced the resolution |
.egarding taxation. Jas D. Farrell be-
ieved in tariff REFORM he criticised the
lction of the Senate in this direction and
vas quite severe on Bailey and Culberson
IF Texas, both Democrats, for the etand
hey took on certain measures. He was
or political purity and civic righteous
ess."