Vermont Republicans met in the state capital to nominate candidates for the state elections in September. Paul Dillingham, the sitting Lieutenant Governor was chosen as candidate for governor and A.B. Gardner was selected to run for his replacement as Lieutenant-Governor. Both men won handily in the fall election. (By John Osborne)
Source Citation
"Vermont," The American Cyclopedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1866 (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1873), 761