Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-10-07
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.


county have every reason to be well
satisfied with their county convention.
held at Orleans on Thursday afternoon. |
There were in excess OF sixty dele |
gates present, and they were there not
as matter of form, but with the pur-
pose of placing in nomination men for
whom they were willing later to get /
out and hustle. The balcony was well
filled with Progressive adherents,
among them being large number of
women.
The convention was called to order
by County Committeeman j. B. Cotton
of Orleans. and the Rev. Mr.. Eldridge
offered the prayer. Temporary Clerk
call for the convention, after which
: the roll of delegates was called and
sixty-three men answered the call as
present. ]. B. Holton of Charleston
was chosen temporary chairman of the
convention. and his speech of accept
ance, in which he referred to the Pro-
gressive party as being very much alive
and it's candidates for state officers
we'll chosen and without a pre-arranged
slate, was received with much ap
plause. The temporary organization
was then made permanent and the
convention settled down to the actual
business OF the day.
A resolution placed before the con-
vention for the most frank and open
discussion. which virtually meant that
the Progressive delegates there assem-
bled should leave blank the nomination
Of senator from the north end as well
as one of the assistant judgships, with
the frank and avowed intention of
indorsing the nominees of the Demo-
cratic convention for those Offices, if
they in turn Endorsed the Progress
,, sive ticket, was carried after a
; short discussion without dissenting
, voice.
Nominations were then in order for
county senator for the south end and
in an able and progressive speech, Mr..
Bartlett of Orleans, on behalf of the
Barton delegation presented the name
Of James G. Turnbull which was re-
ceived with much applause by the
entire convention and was ably second.
Derby, Troy and other towns and there
being no other nomination, was carried
viva voce.
For assistant Judge the name of Her.
bert Tracy of Charleston was presented
and seconded and he was unanimously
nominated.
For Judge of Probate. Rufus Spears
name was suggested by the Newport
delegation and nearly every delegation
in the hall seemed to Immediately
: second it.
A small scrap seemed about to star
= on the states attorney question bu
), the convention was firm in its decision
to indorse the regular Republican nom
inee, Aaron Grout. and did so will
:. little opposition from the gentleman
from the Derby delegation.
: No name presented to the conventio,
: received more spontaneous applaus.
> > than that of Erastus Buck of Newpor
for high sheriff. and the floor of tn,
: hall was covered by standing delegate
eager to second his nomination. C.
: S. Parker Of Glover was the party
nominee for high bailiff.
While the committee on resolution
y was out, an appeal for campaign fund
= was made to the convention, and dele
y gates were asked to contribute an,
9 small sums toward the actual expense
;, of advertising, hall. and entertain
: ment of candidates while stumping tn,
:. county for state or district office
= Only small sum was expected, bu
y the collectors returned with almos
- $50 and had the appeal been for
= larger sum there is no question abou
IGCiA OCluS dDlc W nave ndO
:, 1.-The county committee elected TO
>. the ensuing year was amended t.
:. include but one member from eacl
town, and the nominations were mad
:, by delegates of the several towns.
; A rising vote of thanks was extend
:, ed to the editor of the Monitor for tn
. use OF the Progressive column in tina
:. paper and the secretary instructed t
y send Mr.. Gllpin copy of the resolu
i ton.
H. Fraser Metzger was then abb
introduced by Chairman Holton an
made one of those exceptionally goo
addresses for which he has becom
Al well known.
Mr.. Metzger referred to his pleasure
N over the privilege of addressing
# gathering of Orleans men. who had S
IN enthusiastically supported the Progress
le sive cause in the last campaign. H
ID further extended his congratulations t
IF county which could produce man O
le the calibre of Charles A. Prouty, tn
v Progressive nominee for the Unite
As States senate, and held that the time
t. stood in such great need of that typ
e of man in public affairs that Their
8. could be little doubt as to his election
Mr.. Metzger discussed the reason 70
the organization and continuance o
the Progressive party as follows:
- The Progressive party arose largel
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