The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-22

Orleans-the republican clubs of Barton
and Newport Rutland-the Arthur club
of Brandon, John A. Logan club of Castle
ton, Thadeus Stevens club of Fair Haven,
Blaine club of Mount Holly Morrill, club
of Rutland and the republican club of Wal
lingford Washington--ther republican clubs
of Barre, Montpelier, Mortified, Roxbury,
Waitsfeld Fayston and Waterbury, Wind
ham-the republican clubs of Brattleboro,
Rockingham and the young mems club of
Brattleboro. Windsor-the republican clubs
of Bethel, Chester Hartford, Hartland,
Norwich, Pomfret, Rochester, Sharon,
Springfield, Stockbrdge, Windsor, the Col
lamer club ofW Woodstock and the Logan club
of Ludlow.
On motion of Colonel NJ. S. Colburn of
Manchester, the chair was directed to APP
point committee of one delegate from each
county to report constitution and nom
mate list of permanent officers The
chair announced the following; Bennington
county, M. S. Colburn of Manchester; Addi-
son, George Hammond of Middlebury;
Caledonia, William s. Boynton of st.
Johnsbury; Chittenden, g. G.; Benedict
Brighton; Franklin, w. c. Smith of st.
Adams: Grand Isle Jed p. Ladd of AL
burgh Lamoille, II. G. Fisk of Morrisville;
Orange, Roswell Farnham Of Bradford;
Orleans. G. L. Erwin of Newport; Rutland
Albert Clarke of Rutland Washington, p.
p. Pitkn of Montpelier; Windham, G.. II.
Babbitt of Bellows Falls; Windsor, Hugh
Henry of Chester.
On motion of l.. o. Greene, committee
on resolutions was voted and the chair app
pointed the following: l.. o. Greene of
Windsor chairman j. NJ. Slade of Addison,
j. X Batcheder of Bennington, T.. l..
Hovey of Caledonia, w. l.. Burnap of Chit
tenden, f. d. Hale of Essex, G.. p Hogan
of Franklin, H. l.. Sowes of Grand Isle, A.
c. Raymore of Lamoille, J. d. Denison of
Orange, Elisha Lane of Orleans, w. E.
Howard of Rutland, Frank Plumley of
Washington and E. G. Crosby of Windham.
The convention then adjourned for dinner.
On reassembling, the committee on reSolu-
tions reported the platform of the national
league, which atfrms the party's refusal to
abandon the policy of home protection;
points out the disastrous results that would
| follow the adoption of the democratic policy
| of free-trade and the good results that have
followed and will continue to follow, the
policy of protection; reviews the services of
! the republican party in cutting down tax
alton and keeping the surplus within sale
| limits; denounces the democratic party for
! the refusal of the house of representatives
to admit territories to the Union and its
| hostility to all means for the advancement
| of broad popular education; charges the
democratic party with falling to provide out
| of abundant resources for the upbuildlDg OF
| a more efficient navy, and the protection OF
our defenceless sea-coaSt and the restoration
of our commercial marine, and urges prompt
and adequate measures Tor these OBJECTS;
charges the democratic administration with
culpable weakness in guarding American
interests and individual rights on the high
seas and in foreign lands, while the vessels
and property of our citizens have been
seized and sacrificed in foreign ports and
! information of what they were Justly EN-
titled to under our treaties withheld from
them or made dependent on foreign inter-
probation, and demands more vigorous
assertion of American craftsmanship which
shall restore the respect once accorded to-
| the Just demands of our republic; charges
the democratic administration with being
recreant to the public and repeated pledges
of the president in prosttuting the civil
service to partisan purposes and holds that
those protested friends of civil service re-
form who accept and follow this faithless
action in preference to the party whlch
| placed the civil service law on the statute
books are themselves untrue to their pro-
fessions, and condemns any backward step
in this reform and all hypocrisy in its adj
ministration.
The platform was unanimously adopted.
The committee on organization reported in
favor of the constitution adopted by the
national convention of republican clubs,
which provides that any permanently organ
lied republican club in this state. having
adopted a constitution and having not less
than twenty members, shall be eligible to
membership in the league; the officers of
the league shall be president three vice.
presidents, a secretary and treasurer, all of
whom shall be elected at the convention OF
the league and shall hold Office until the
election of their successors; that the con-
vention shall be composed of three dele
gates from each club in the league and that
each club shall cast but one vote upon all
questions: that the convention shall be held
annually at such time and place as may
be directed by the previous convention, or,
if no such direction has been made, by the
executive committee, but notice OF the time
and place of meeting shall be given by the
secretary in writing to all CLUBS belonging
to the league at least thirty days prior to
the day of meeting; that there shall be an
executive committee, composed OF one
member from each county in the state, who
shall be elected by the delegates of the clubs
from the respective counties present at the
conventions that the officers OF the league
shall be er-oticiO members OF the executive
committees that the committee shall have
power to fill vacancies in its own number
or in any of the offices; that the ma
iority of those present at any regular or
called session of the executive committee
shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
ton of business; that the executive COM
mttee shall have the general management
of the affairs of the league when the con-
vention is not in session, and shall nave con-
troll of all funds of the league, subject to the
direction of the convention, and shall be
charged with the duty of organizing new
clubs werever, in its opinion, advisable; that
the committee shall be called together by
the president OF the league Immediately aiter
the annual convention and shall then
organize; that it shall make its own rules
and hold meetings at such times and places
as it shall determine; that "A meeting may
be called at any time by its chairman and
must be called when requested by five mem
bers in writing; that the constitution may
be amended at any convention by majority
vote of the clubs present, but thirty days
notice in writing of any proposed amend
ment shall be given by the secretary to each
, club in the league.
The constitution was adopted as reported,
with the exception of clause relating to
assessments, which, after some discussion
, was stricken ont; so that funds will be
raised by subscription or voluntary con-
tribution.
The committee also reported the follow
, ing list of officers, who were unanimously
, elected, several of the names eliciting con
, siderable applause: President, Hon. Red
field Proctor of Proctor; vice-presidents
, Hon George wilkins of Stowe, Colonel D.
j. Estey of Brattleboro, Hon. Josiah Grout
of Derby; secretary c. S, Forbes of st. AL
bans treasurer, ID. IL. Lewis of Vergennes
executive committee, I. NJ. Chapman OF
Middlebury, o. NJ. Barber of Arlington