The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-06-28
VERMONT REPHRLICANs-

The Republican State Convention met
yesterday at 10. 30 a. m, in the Blanchard
Opera House, at Montpelier, and was
opened with prayer by Rev. l. P, Booth
Of Mortified. The Hon. James K.
Batchelder OF Arlington was elected
president. The convention WAS entirely
harmonious, and the State ticket was
nominated by reclamation, as follows:
For Governor, Hon. William 2. Dill.
bingham of Waterbury.
For Lieutenant. Governor, Col, U. A.
Woodbury. of Burlington,
For Auditor, Hon. E. Ii. Powell of
Richford.
For Secretary of State, Hon. G. w.
Porter of Montpelier.
For State Treasurer, Hon. w. Ii,
Dubois of West Randolph.
Henderson G.. Wilson and Ii. r, Start
were chosen presidential electors at
large, by reclamation; and the follow
ing platform was adopted:
Resolved. That the Republicans of
Vermont, by their delegates in State
Convention assembled, accept and fully
indorse the platform adopted by the Ma
tional Convention at Chicago as a clear
and forcible presentation of the princi-
pies of the party; and with Harrison
and Morton inscribed on our banner as
the personificatioD Of high character
and clean politics, and a sure guarantee
that those hearty pledges will be faith
fully kept and performed, we promise
u majority in September that will carry
hope and inspiration to Republicans
everywhere.
That the hearty thanks of the Repub-
licans of Vermont are due to their dele
gates to the Chicago Convention, for
the rare good sense, keen foresight and
firmness which made their voice poten-
tlal in disproportion to their numbers in
influencing the nomination of our candi.
date for President, and earned them
high honor, being the only State dele
cation which voted solidly from first to
last for the best and winning man.
That the railroads Of Vermont were
chartered and endowed with certain
powers and privileges primarily for the
benefit of all the people, and that their
services should be open to all upon the
relative terms and conditions without
discrimination or favoritism in any
form or degree, that, IN justice to their
owners and paying patrons, the practice
OF issuing free passes to persons other
than their officers, employees and officers
of other roads should be promptly dis
continued. We especially deprecate the
issuing to and acceptance and use of free
passes by State officers, members of the
Legislature and all others whose official
acts may concern the rights and inter-
est of railroads, as demoralizing in in
tent and tendency, and demand that
such practices be prohibited by law. We
believe that justice between man and
man, as well as the obvious interests of
the people Of the State, require that the
principles embodied in what is know as
the "long and short haul" provisions of
the Interstate Commerce law, and the
laws of several of our sister states should
find place on the statutes of Vermont,
and that our State Railroad Commission
be clothed with ample power to exact
obedience to such laws and to take their
own judgments and DEGREES.
We commend the nominees OF this
convention for State Officers as verify
of our confidence, and call upon the
freemen OF Vermont to fulfill the pledge
made by the chairman of the Vermont
delegation to Chicago, Elk Gov. Proctor,
in their behalf, and to roll up majority
of 10000 for our ticket in September.
A further resolution was adopted ex.
pressive Of sympathy with Ireland, and
adopted, says the Rutland Herald,
with such an emphatic aye that the
vote was almost a cheer"
Mr.. Dillingham; and Col, Woodbury.
appeared before the convention and &C
cepted their nomination in we'll chosen
words. The convention was a most en-
thusiastiU one and all illusions to the
Chicago nominees were cheered vocifer-
ously, The members left Montpelier with
a full determination to help roll up for
the State ticket the majority promised
by Elk Gov. Proctor at Chicago,
The Second Congressional District
Convention held its session in the after.
noon, and nominated Gen. W. w,
Grout by reclamation.