Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-12-26


Lyman I. KNtpP, chm.
! W. W. ATWAIEE, Secretary.
The report was. ON motion, accepted. J. L,
Forest moved Ia strike out the words which
refer taa former agent .. :. Bliss moved
| to Law the motion and the further consideration
OF the report on the table till afer hearing the
report ofthe Agent.
| The report Of the Agent, Rev. z. y. Granger.
/ was then read and accepted, and referred to him
to prepare for the press.
The report Of the Executive Committee was
| then called up. and the motion Of Mr.. Forest
was renewed. and after discussion by Mc>srS.
| Cowles. l. H. stone, O. II. Hoyt, 2. N.Granger,
Dr. Sheldon and Col. Mead and some questions
asked and answered in reference TO the course
| pursued by Mr. l. II. Stone during the present
year by which it was alleged that people had
been mi,lcd to believe him still to be Agent
the meeting adjourned.
| ArTFRNOON-IIon.E +. :. Bottom. Nice-Pres-
| idcut, in the chair The consideration Of Mr.
/ Forrest, motion WIS resumed, and the motion
| 10 strike out was lost Mr.. Weeks then moved
to amend that part of the report, by erasing the
words unfortunate relations To tho Society of
4
held no such relation to the Society Is had
been supposed, and 10 insert words to make the
sentence read 'embarrassments arising from
the course pursued during the pat year by 4
former Agent Of the society" and the amend
ment was adopted. and the report was adopted
Il amended.
The TreaSurer's report was presented and
adopted. a. follows;
Newman Weeks, Tr.. in account with Yer
mont State Temperance Society, To amount H.
per reports OFF. Y. Granger for quarter ending
April 10. ls,3. Ijj Is
Quarter ending July l.. 1897
Quarter ending Oct. L.. 1878
5n.73
by orders OF Executive Com. in
favor of L. Y. Granger. Agent. jiI..3
on motion the meeting proceeded 10 the elec-
ton Of officers for the coming year. Mr. A..
Field moved that the present board BE- declared
reelected Tor the ensuing year. ". II. II. Me
Allistcr moved 10 amcnd by including all ex-
eept the President Rev. DR.. kitchcl having
removed from the Stale. The amendment was
accepted. and the motion Is amended was adop-
ted and the board OF officers for 1873, with the
exception Of Rev. Dr. kitchel. were declared
reelected The Seerctar, then nominated Rev.
NJ. II. Buckham, President Of the Vermont Uni-
vcrsity. for President Of this Society and he WAS
unanimously elected. Mr.. o. II. Bliss present.
ed the request of II. NJ. stevens to be excused
from serving a. one ofthc Executive Committee
and the request was granted.-and O. ;. Bliss
was nominated and elected in his place. The
officers for the ensuing year therefore are;
Dat-
Secretary, W. W. Atwater, Burlington.
Treasurer. Newman Weeks. Rutland
ErecUttre Committee. Col. Lyman T.. Knapp
Mddlebury; Mial Davis. Burlington: DIR.
sheldon, West Rutland; Hon. J. Estey, Brattle-
bOrO; Col. j. Il. Mead. Randolph: Rev J. {. w
Coke. Montpelier; o. 5. Bliss, Georgia.
Wee Presidents, Hon. +. :. Bottom. New
Iiay en-, and one in each Of the other counties
same n recorded last wear.
TN motion. Rev John Russell of Detroit WAS
then requested to address the convention on the
political aspects of the temperance reform, to
which he responded, and on motion Of Rev. Mr..
Coke Il rising vote OF thanks was given TO Mr..
Russell for his liable and eloquent address,
j. Il. Forest moved the appointment of a COM
mittse to confer with similar committees which
may be appointed byshe annual conventions of
''other temperance and religious bodies" to pre-
pare for political action. Col Mead. bv request.
offered the following resolution as A substitute
which he said he was not fully prepared to en-
dorse. at the present time, altho he believed the
time might come when the plan would be adop-
ted by the temperance men of the State:
WHEREAS. the traffic in alcoholic drinks Is immor-
al. and also political wrong. of unequaled enormtv
and subversive of the proper ends Of civil govern
meut and whereas all other political parties are or
sanieally disqualified and hOpelessly unwilling to
adopt adequate policy for removing the evil there
fore RESOLVED: That the time has arrived when
all temperance men, regardless Of past political diff
ierenees. should unite in supporting the National
Prohibition party until the Organization il completed
and its Candidates elected in all parts of the country
The resolution was discussed with stirring re-
marks by Messrs. Russell, McAllister. Forest
and Col. Mead, when Mr.. Forest withdrew his
motion, and the chairman ruled that this inyoly-