St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1886-06-24
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tie cutters case which was unsettled,
and because he at one time while try
ing that case pretended to read from
book words that were not in the book.
He proposed to substitute w. P. STAFF
ford's name.
Mr.. Stafford said that Mr.. Dunnett
had been fairly nominated and refused
to allow the use of his name. Mr.. AL
len objected to Dunnett because he
took no positive stand on the temper
ance question and urged that the NOM
inees be voted on singly which was so
decided.
DR.. j. L. Perkins desired to know
whether or not the nominees would
support Senator Edmunds and while
the convention awaited the appearance
of Messrs. Bates and Bunker, DIR. G..
B. Billiard took the floor and made an
eloquent speech. He thought it unfair
to pledge the senator's. There was not
stronger anti-Edmunds man than
himself i'm the state but who can tell
what will occur two months from now ?
Much as he disliked Edmunds he
would rather a thousand times have
him than John Gregory Smith. Give
us Weary, Proctor, Powers, Billings,
Stewart, any of these rather than Ed
munds, but when it comes to Smith
give US Edmunds every time. He
wanted the senators to go unpledged
and offered the following resolution:
Resolved, That the republicans of
Caledonia county in convention assem-
bled, do now and here request our del
egation in congress to support the
nominees of the republican national
convention for president and vice
president, provided there is no fraud
practiced i'm said national convention,
and further if for any reason other
than fraud, such as by reason of per-
sOnal prejudice or personal ambition,
our delegation in congress cannot sup
port the national nominees they be re-
quested to resign.
urging that the delegates be sent to
Montpelier unpledged. Mr.. Mills was
strong Blaine man. He knew Ed
munds didn't spend all his time and
strength in electioneering for Blaine
but he should support him for all that
Geo. P Blair feared that if the matter
went further it would cause disrup-
ton in the republican party and ia
vOred leaving the matter to the men
elected. Out of all this talk nothing
resulted for or against Edmunds only
this, that DR.. Billiards. resolution
was voted down and the following
resolutions as presented by the COM
mittee were voted up:
+ Resolutions.
Resolved: That the republicans OF
Caledonia county maintain and de-
clare their firm adherence to princi-
plies of the party which in the nation
and state embodied the best states
manship and the highest patriotism,
which has given to Vermont and the
country for 30 years an unbrOken sue
cessiOn of administrations of unim-
paired purity and success.
Resolved: That we commend to re-
publicans everywhere Especially in
Caledonia county, the policy of drop
ping party discussions, of welcoming
all who will return to party allegiance
and work with us to secure pure poll
tics and good government, of closing
up the ranks in preparation for the
national contest and of thus presenting
the firm and united front without
which it will be impossible to restore
the government to republican control.
Resolved That we deplore the evils
of intemperance we re- affirm the posi-
ton of the republican party in this
state upon that question and declare
that in our opinion the prohibition
of the liquor traffic as expressed in our
statutes be and should remain the set
tied policy of the state that the infiu-
ence of the liquor saloon is as debasing
in politics as it is baleful in social life,
that the republican party should every
where reject all overtures for open or
secret alliances with it.
Resolved: That we respectfully and
earnestly request our representatives
in congress to use all legitimate means
in their position to secure the passage
of a bill to regulate the manufacture
and sale of oleomargarine and to pro-
tect the people against spurious and
fraudulent compounds sold under the
name of butter. Resolved that we
commend the candidates this day nom
mated to the cordial and united sup
port of the republicans of Caledonia
county.