The Portland daily press., 1886-07-23
VERMONT DEMOCRATS.
Hon. S. 3. ShurtIeff Nominated for
Governor at Montpelier.

MONTPELIER, vt. July 22.-The Vermont
Democratic State convention was called TO
order at this place at 1870 o'clock this morn
ing by Hiram Atkins, chairman of the State
committee. The attendance was unprece-
dentedly large.
In calling the convention to order Mr.. At
kins alluded in happy terms to- the large
convention, and expressed pleasureat having
at last the honor OF calling State conyen-
tion to order when the Democratic party was
in the ascendancy in the nation. The large
accession of young men he looked upon S
an augury for the permanency of Democratic
control in the nation.
The temporary organization was effected
as follows: Clarence H. Pitkin of Berlin,
chairman; Emery Harris, Bennington, J. e.
Stapleton of Middleboro, I'll. S. Root OF New
port and Ora Knapp of Dummerston, secre-
taries. After roll call the temporary organ
ization was made permanent. Mr.. Pltkln
made brief address, speaking highly of the
present national administration, and forclbly
in support of President Cleveland. He pre-
dicted the future success of the party for
long series of years.
S. B. Shurtleff of Montpelier, and 2. Nj.
Meldan of Rutland were then nominated for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor re-
spectively by unanimous vote, as were also
Thomas III. Chubb of Thetford for Treas
urer, and J. A. Wilder of Windsor for
Auditor.
The platform adopted expresses satisfac--
ton with the administration of President
Cleveland and admiration for his firm ad-
herence to the Constitution and laws OF the
country, and his especial falthtulness IN re-
proving wrong legislation, IN selecting con-
scientious and efficient servants for the
people and in reforming many abuses. The
platform especially approves OF the appoint
ments to federal offices IN Vermont, declar-
ing the resolution relating thereto adopted
by the recent Republican convention as not
founded on fact The platform also fayors
such revision of the tariff that taxation
shall not exceed the needs of the govern,
ment, economically administered, and shall
fall more heavily on luxuries and more
lightly on the necessities of life. 1t demands
the protection Of the dairy and other inter
ests of Vermont by laws preventing the
adulteration of food and the sale OF oleomar-
garine or any spurious butter. 1t declares
the belief that property should be the prlncl-
pal basis of taxation, and that this burden
Should fall proportionally on all property
taxed. The platform demands such legisla-
tion as shall make each poll tax one dollar
instead of two 1t declares in favor of the
establishment of railroad commission. 1t
favors such legislation as shall control the
traffic in intoxicating liquors and increase
the revenue rather than the burden OF taxa
tion, and though opposed to sumptuary
laws it demands enforcement of existing
laws until they are repealed. 1t denounces
the Republican party of Vermont for hy-
pOcrisy in enacting the liquor law which 1t
will not enforce, and in embodying prohibit
tion resolutions in its platform simply for
the purpose of deceiving honest prohibition
lists The platform contains congratulations
to the people of the State on its freedom Of
difficulties between capital and labor, but it
favors any proper legislation tending to the
settlement of such difficulties by arbitration
and to a system of weekly payments for
employees of corporations and manufac-
tories.
The First District Democratic Congress
sional convention this afternoon nominated
Waldo Brigham of Bakersfield for Congress-
The Second District convention nominated
III. E, Folsom of Lyndon for Congress-