Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-07-30
THE NERMONT DEMOCRATS
THEIR STATE CONVENTION AT MONT
PELlER THURSDAY.
{. {. >hurttcT of Montpelier Nominated
for Governor and l.. VI Meldon of Eut-
land for Lieutenant. Governor Res
olutiuns Endorsing Cleveland.

pauy held their biennial state exhibition |
to day at Montpelier aud with the active
assistance of Il hundred or more Demo
Gratis federal uilicehodcrs succeeded IN
carrying out the programme arranged 10y |
the Democratic State committee several
weeks ago. Notwithstanding the recent |
order ISSUED 10y President Cleveland warn |
ing government officers to avoid partici- !
pating in political caucuses and conven-
tons nearly every prominent federal
officer in the state was in attendance mp
on the convention and eXerted more or
less influence upon its proceedings.
United states Marshal Robinson, Post
masters Redington Of Rutland, Keeling
of North Bennington, Orvs of Manches-
er, Shepard of Jamaica, Burt of Castle
ton. Hall of Pownal, Guernsey of Wind
sor and scores of others were among the
delegates, while internal revenue and
customs officers sat on the stage or floor
of the opera house. The president OF
the convention. Clarence II. Pitkin, *
slated for the Office of United States dis
trct attorney, and McGettrick, the re
jeCted st. Adams postmaster. was chair
man of the committee on resolutions.
Chairman Atkins, with his charac-
terstic modesty only spoke about
twenty times, to say nothing of Incl
1t would have been base ingratitude If
the convention had not warmly Endorsed
President Cleveland-especially for that
portion of the delegates holding federal
offices Collector Smalley was not present
but the custom house janitOr represented
the majesty of the government as dele
gate from Burlington. Several Democrats
are supposed to have been in attendance
for revenue only.
THE PROC EEpINGs.
The convention assembled in the opera
house in the morning and was called to
ordar bv Chairman Atkins of the State
o4"ol ~ ''' r,, ''','' 'u .,,,.,I -on a,,t
committees ne loll O'l' 9"ON' '' ,''V O"'
of total of 81" delegates present. Clarence
H. ptkin of Berlin was made president of
tha cnuveution Henry Harris Of Beuu-
;,,,,.a,, /, Ct,rlotnr If \fid,uahurv II
49, tt,... -.'1 r,., r-.,..
:. BROOKS oil New ll"Nth ana ora N!apP
81 bTiuhieI9lon VIZ TH"Sen .Tl"i i ,V9i
flesluehl OIeSeI3AS anu SdIu tl."u ms az
mlnlstratioh hau been a great success
lce'pItSlueL's Nele Gioseu lloIh g"Sh
county as lolIHWs Au"iSoh count 'u'inn
"A. beers Oh Mouk'oli l(ChH!,HfSl2n Ioull'
" Amos Atti ICH VI W oo"iplp az
uOuld CouIt4' IuOil'%9 ->ei9Vi LIN ". -
Chttenden county. !. - Anger OF bur
lngton Essex county, VI. H. lays ol
Brighton fraihllh county naIlIeI NHorf 81
OF berkshire urah1 lsie county, 1onll ~
Nf"sae NcEorlund nf VNafprville.
y -nO9o0 ~ a. i"'iS Oi,-;,'L,t
OTanSt county ~ ~ W IhE"TSle! y,
NOrlnth, orleans county, y. T.. b"llIe!i
Of Glover Rutland county, James y.
ketchum of Sudbury Washington COun
" n & MAYO nf NoretoWn Windham
r9nntv William Shenard uf Jamaica .
49, - .,,,'t,. pn,,i nan,, az pornat
w iuusul cotlulH' aul i,G''h W 'ai ne,
A committee Oh IeSolu tlolS as "Ppol!I
ed as follows +. W MCUettrlck, 81. Al
bans W II. II. Bingham, stowe; j. d..
SDellman Rutland W. b, Wall. Ran
6plnb y " smith Tamaica & 4 Hin
HoLb" " ' - 80
odru ht' tili- - :, -,l,,.,,r &c >t.
Inc name OF :. |. Shurlltil ol -hou'pe
lier was presented as candidate Tor gov
eruOr bV John II. Senter of Warren. Il.
NJ Meldou of Rutland was put in nomina-
,inr f,r I.uf.uaut-covernor NV I ID
g pN+i',J rbnn,,. II Chul,L
0pTill."H, ~ huli"ii"' 49,
Oh fOHt NILS was plcSehleu ~ Il tHt'lH"'
Tor state treasurer by Asa VI. DlcktN Oh
Bradford.
For secretary OF State, w. w. Rider, OF