The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-28
Prohibition State Convention.

The prohibition state convention at Bur-
lington last Wednesday was attended by
Seventy-ive delegates, representing every
county but Essex. A. B. Bixby of Poultney
was chairman and Rev. G. L. Story of st.
Adams secretary. Committee on resolu-
tons: Addison county, Professor II. NJ.
Seeley of Middlebury; Bennington, Hiram
Hurlburt of Bennington; Caledonia, w. V.
Mclaughlin of Peacham; Chittenden, r. NJ.
Clapp of Burlington; Franklin, Rev. E. w.
Culver of st. Adams; Lamoille, w. II.
Hyde of Morrisville; Orleans, Stephen Rob
Rutland; Windham, c. W. Wyman of
Brattleboro; Windsor, T. E. Wilson of
Bethel; Washington, Rev. w. j. Kidder of
Mortified. Nominating committee: Addi-
son county, C. III. Smith of Middebury;
Bennington, II. II. Hurlburt of Bennington;
Caledonia, w. V. Mclaughlin of Peacham;
Chittenden, j. F. Leonard of Colchester;
Franklin, Charles FELTON, of Franklin; La
noble, l.. j. Leach of Cambridge; Orleans,
d. w. Whitcher of Barton; Rutland, A. B.
j. Kidder of Mortified; Windham, G. W.
Wyman of Brattleboro; Windsor, I. E.
Wilson of Bethel.
The committee reported the following
state ticket and state committee, which were
unanimously accepted: For governor, Pro-
lessor II. NJ. Seeley of Middlebury; for
acknowledgements, w. l.. Pearl of st.
Johnsbury for treasurer, &. w. Wyman of
Brattleboro; for secretary of state, George
l.. Story of st. Adams Bay; for auditor of
accounts, Levi s. Lewis of Bennington.
State committees Addison county, Clinton
II. Smith of Middebury; Bennington, H. H..
Hurlburt of Bennington; Caledonia, Pro-
fessor Bracket of st. Johnsbury; Chitten-
den, r. NJ. Clapp of Burlington; Essex, G..
f. Burnham of West Concord; Franklin,
G. S. Fassett of Enosburg; Grand Isle, A,
r. Manning of Alburgh; Lamolle, l.. G..
/ I nfE nhril lar
of Chelsea; Orleans, w. l.. Jennings of AL
bany; Rutland, DR.. A. b. Bixby of Poultney;
! Washington G.. II. George of Barre Wind
| ham, j. S. Brown of Brattleboro; Windsor
| Calvin Thompson of Windsor. George L.
| Story of st. Adams, secretary of committee
The following platform was adopted:
Believing the time has fully come when reforms
necessary in our laws and their administration
and convinced that these reforms cannot be OBJ
tanned through the political parties ms now organ
led we as citizens of the State of Vermont in con
July, 1856, do present the following declaration Of
principles, the platform of the prohibition party OF
The principles of prohibition of the liquor traffic
should be made part of the Constitution of the STATE
Constitutional prohibition should be vitalzed b!
statute law prescribing penalties for the offence o
Statutory prohibition should he made operative b!
electng prohibitionists to enforce the law H.,
will hold failure to enforce the prohibit0ry law trea
son to the PRINCIPLES of prohntt9h convention
greeting. asking you to unite with us i'll this plat
form and give 1t your support.
To the temperance organizations OF the state, eS
pressing our sympathy i'll your work and our inter
est in its success
To the Christians of every creed, asking you /
unite with us in removing the greatest obstacle il
the progress of our Masters work
To the members of the Woman's Christian Ten
perance Union, for our work their sympathy an
10 those who have suffered from the traffic II
drink in person family, our hope that thei
prayers may be answered and the curse remove
right speedily by the success of the prohibition party
After instructing the state committee Il
call county conventions for the nomination
of county tickets and to perfect the part
organization, and raising $50 to pay the eX
penses of the state convention, Hon. John II
Finch, chairman of the national prohibitor
committee, addressed the assembly. Tn
speaker arraigned the republican party il
Vermont for not stamping out the traffic il
this state He said that although the part
had been in power here for about thirt.
years, the platform adopted by their las
state convention was their condemnation
for it showed that they had allowed demo
cratic saloon-keepers TO institute and carr
on their nefarious business to an eXten
which rendered them unfit to hold Office
/, The republicans had power in this state,
they so desired, to crush out the liquo
traffic, and he maintained that it was incoI
sistent with their declarations for them nc
: to use that power