Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-04
HARMONIOUS CONVENTION
Republicans Meet and Fix Up ;
Satisfactory Ticket.
Theodore r.. Hopkins Wins by two
Votes over NJ. s. Villas in states
Attorney Contcst-E. W. Henry
of Essex Fourth senator.

a fine spirit Of harmony marked the
republican Chittenden county convention
held In the city hail Saturday morning.
There were very few contests and the
business of the convention was expedited
in such a manner that the delegates were
filing into Church street shortly before
one O'Clock. II was voted to be the sense
OF tho convention that the party should
present n solid front against the opposition
party and that all entanc!lng alliances
with any other party o. fnction should
be avoided.
rhe convention was called to order at
lis O'Clock by c. s. Wright of Williston.
Ehe secretary, william W. Miller of
Richmond. read tho call and Guy w.
Bailey Of Essex was elected permanent
chairman. with Mr.. Miller permanent
secretary. A resolution was presented by
Robert Roberts endorsing the platform
adopted at the State converts and also
by A. l. Sherman, calling on the con-
vention to support the candidates to- he
put In nomination.
yhe first business before the conven-
ton was the nomination of senators
There were no contests. Edmund c.
Mower was nominated by Mr.. Roberts as
candidate for senator from Burlington
Frank Il B!gwood was nominated as the
senator from the north side and Joseph
Quinisn Of Charlotte was nominated ms
the senator from the south side The
nomination for fourth senator went &c
Edward w Henry of Cndcrhill who was
heartily endorsed by all the towns
James II. Allen as sheriff: James II
Nacomber judge of probate an(
Romeo A. Norton of Huntington as hiGr
baiiff We're re-nominated Lincoln Merr
hew Of South Burlington, present as
sistant Judge of county court, wa'
nominated as first assistant TO succeed
Judge Quinn.
The first contest occurred over assist
ant Judge of tho county court from the
north side. The first candidate nominated
was Chauncey II. Hayden of Jericho an(
the second, Fred W. Hall of Essex. IN,
ballot on this contest resulted as fol-
lows: Fed w. Hall, 1o7; Chauncey II
Hayden AZ; necessary to choice, Is. Mr.
Hall was declared nominated.
A very close contest resulted betweer
Martin S. Villas and Theodore Hopkins
for the office of States attorney. Wher
the ballot was counted Mr.. Hopkins wa
found to have won out by just two votes
Both candidates were heartily seconded
by representatives from the towns. Tn
ballot resulted as follows: Hopkins. 70
Villas. n: necessary to choice. ~.
The following county committee wa
announced. Bolton. James II. Smith
Burlington. s. r. Moulton: Charlotte. r
H. Smith; Colchester. +. NJ. Wollcott
II
Bostwick: Jericho. Il. H. Day. Milton
II. II. Brown; Richmond. W. W, Miller
Shelburne. r. G. Marcott; South Bur
lngton, II. $. Merrihew: St George NJ
Hinsdale; Westport w. W. Kimball
Williston, II. NJ Fay. Music for the con
vention was furnished by Romeo's or
chestra and the players made things live
~ near the close by striking up "Turke
in the Straw"
The following resolution was adopted -
the convention:
Whereas, the delegates here assemble
realize that in harmony and union Their
Is strength, ana in discord and disuno
there is weakness. and fully appreciat
that Chittenden county is strongly repuh
lican, and that the affairs of the count
have been ably, honestly and effectivel
administered in the past. by republca
officeholders, and believing that the hiEl,
est welfare of the county requires tn
election of the whole county ticket. there
fore.
I'e Il resolved. by this convention tina
tie delegates here assembled hcreb
pledge their hearty and earnest supper
to each and every candidate this da
nominated and call upon the repubica
vot.rs of Chittenden county to stan
steadfast and true to the party and cleo
the entire republican ticket, and.
BE it further resolved, that II Is tn
sense of this convention that the Reput
Ecan party shall present solid an
united front aun!nst the opposition an
that all entansllng alliances with an
other party or faction should be avoide
and that every candidate nominated b
this convention whose name may b
placed on any other ticket for the sam
Office, should elect in the manner provd
ed by law to have his name renal
only on the republican ticket and with
draw ia,