Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-23
AETERNOON SESSION.


: State Ticket Elected and IA Platform
Adopted.
Upon the calling of the convention TO
order in the afternoon the nominating
committee reported the following state
ticket
For Governor-prof H. NJ Seeey of
Middlebury.
For Lieut. cow. H. Pearl of St.
JOhusbWy.
For Treasurer-C. w. Wyman of Brat
tebOrO.
IF st. Adams Bay.
For Auditor OF Accounts-Levi ;. Lewis
If Bennington.
The nominations were unanimously
adopted. The committee reported the fol
owing state committee which was also
approved
STATE COMMITTEE.
Addison county Clinton Smith of Middle
bury.
Bennin4ton-H. II. Hurlburt of Benning-
ton.
Caledonia Prof Bracket of St Johnsbury.
Chittendcn. X. VI. CHpp of Burlington.
EsscN-G. f.. Buruham of West Concord
frlnkln-G 5. Fa.sett of Enosburgh,
Grand lslc-A II. Manning of Hlburgh.
Lamoille-L. G. Leach of Cambridge.
Orange Ezra Walker OF Chelsea
Orleans W. L. Jennings of Albany.
Rutlaud-Dr. y. Il. BlXby of POultnCy.
Westinghouse. Il. George of Barre.
Windham- j. :. Brown of Brattlcboro.
Windsor Calvin Thompson Of Windsor.
Geo. l.. story OF ST. Adams, secretary of
committee.
II. W, Love, secretary of the committee
on resolutions, reported Il series of resolu
lions in support of which he made an eX
tended speech The convention considered
each resolution separately and adopted
the following as its
PLATFORM.
Roll .intr bul V,,II ,b,,
forms are necessary III our laws and their ad-
mlulSlrUtlOu ana convinced that these re-
forms cannot hc Obtained through the pOlit-
cal parties as now OrgdnlIcd we as citizens of
the state Of Vermont in convention assem-
0cd AT burlington on the 2lst day of July,
1856. ito present the following declaration Of
principles, tGc platform of the Prohibition
party ot Vermont.
ne principles of prohibit on of the liquor
traiit should he made "A part of the cOnstItu-
ZION O; he Stutc ana the nation.
Constitutional prohibition should be vital
.Zed hN statute law prescribing penal ties for
thc uhcnSr of liquor selling adequate Tor crime
OF sGCh cnurmltN.
statutory prohibition should he made OPP
eauNe 10y electng Prohbltionsts to enforce
These Off crs should he elected bya party
which Will hold failure to enforce the pro-
hIhlt"E Law treason TO the principles OF pro-
10 thc s. tiers Of the state, we the convcn-
Won send greeting, asking You to unite with
us !u rms platform and give it your sup
To tdc temperance organizations of the
state. expressing our sympathy IN your
Wor. "pd our interest M its success.
10 thc Christians ot every creed, asking
yuu 90 unite VITA as Iu removing the greatest
'bst.c." in the progress OF our MASTER,
work.
TO the members of the woman's Christian
Temperance Mon, for our WORK their sym
puthN ami prayers
To- moe who nave suffered from the tram,
drink, 10 person or family, our hope that
their prayers may bee answered aud the curse
a al
prohibition party.
'.ar chairman announced that the com
nit re Ou resolutions asked that the reSO
utcas he referred back to them for re
'la'-n as they We're hastily drawn. The
;Or.f'ttee did not desire to change the
sentiment of the platform but they de
tired modify the phraseOlOgy, 4 mo
non ~ that effect was then made anC
passed
On motion Of Mir. Love the State com
mite" were Instructed to call county con
Fent.ol5 for the nomination of county
rickct~. and to- organize the party in thost
sections in which it was not organized
Mr. C'0pp stated that the expense OF tn,
convention would be about 800 and h,
suggest ed that the delegates at once rails,
the money Various sums were nance
and all who would give the respectiv,
amounts were requested to rise, After
considerable sum mad been raised in tina
way a collection was taken and the tota
sum realized was about S75
The nominating committee asked tina
The nomination of candidate for con
congressman from the first district be lief
10 the state committee AZ they were no
sufficiently acquainted 10 perform tina
duty. On motion the State COmmitte,
were authorized to nominate candidate
for congressman from both districts.
Resolutions were passed thanking thu
temperance ladies of Burlington for thei
hospitality and also the railroads for tn
cOUrte-ies extended.
ADDRESS BY MR. FINCH
Hon. John b. Finch, chairman of tn
rational prohibitory committee, was intro
Iuced by the chair and he addressed tn
convention ON the ISSUES Of the hour. II