Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-03
ADDISON COUNTY PRoHlslrIoNlsTs.
THE PROCEEDINGS AT THEIR MASS CON.
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vENTIoN IN MIDDLEBURY, TUESDAY.
The convention was called to order at
the town hall at IL o'clock by Clinton
Smith of M%iddlebury, chairman of the
county committee. Prayer was offered
by Rev. r. II. Sherman of Vergennes.
Chairman Smith read the call for the con
v%ention. The Salisbury choir was asked
to give a song. They took seats on the
platform and sang a temperance song.
G. w. Penniman, the State manager of
the party, requested two of the gentlemen
to count the number in attendance, and
announced the result to be LOG. This in
cluded a very considerable number of la
dies.
Chairman Smith, for the county com
mittee, nominated c. A. Bump of Sails
bury for chairman of the convention and
E. H. Stewart of Weybridge for secre.
tary and they were chosen. Mr.. Bump
made brief remarks on taking the chair
and urged the convention to act earnest
ly and show their opponents that they
meant business.
F. E. Stewart of Weybridge moved that
a committee on nominations be appoint
ed, to be composed of one from each
town represented in the convention. 1t
was so voted. The chair said a list had
been given him of such a committee.
Mr.. Stewart thought that list would do.
After some debate it was decided that the
house should nominate the committee.
This committee was chosen: j. E. Crane
OF M~iddlebury, F. E. Stewart of Wey-
bridge, Geo. E. Ball of Ferrisburgh, r.
H.. Holmes of Shoreham, Ira w. Upper
OF Vergennes, Morris A. Thomas of Sails
bury, Dan1 Meader of Monkton, r. T.
Bristol of Panton, G.. W. Sneden of Bris-
toll, E. X. Robbins of Cornwall, ii. NJ.
Morse of Leicester, II. b. Jacobs of New
Haven. Joseph Battell was nominated
for member of the committee from Ripton,
buth said that he belongedin Weybridge,
and as that town was already represented
that was a sufficient reason why he should
not serve. He further said that there
were a number in Ripton who sympathiz-
ed with the movement.
Clinton Smith moved that a committee
on resolutions be named. The following
were chosen by the house: Rev. NJ. H.
Smith of V%ergennes, Rev. NJ. C. Stebbins
of Cornwall, Rev. G. H. Robbins of Fer
risburgh, DR.. Bump of Salisbury, F. E.
Douglas of Shoreham, F. E. Stewart of
Weybridge, r. L. Bristol of Panton, Will
lis Cady of Middlebury, Mary Meader of
Monkton. Mrs. Clinton Smith of Middle
bury, Mrs. Lucy Hitchcock of Leicester,
Joseph Battell of Weybridge.
Rev. M. H. Smith cautioned the nomin-
ating committee to see that the men NOM
mated by them were sound in the faith.
H. H. Bryant of Middlebury moved
that the committees be instructed to re-
port the first thing after the recess. Car
ried.
MIR. Penniman was called for and re-
sponded. He asked members from the
various towus to report the names of
members in their towns and suggested
the organization of clubs in each town
before the election. He charged the
Republican papers of this State with sup,
pressing the news with reference to the
campaign. He said that conversions like
those of Mr.. Crook of Jersey City were
%chronicled, while changes from Republi.
canism to Prohibition were not. Victory
vas in the air, he said. At Rockingham
DR.. Campbell, a prominent physician,
had left the Democrats for the third par
ty. He mentioned other instances of the
growth of his party in this State and else.
where. There was cheering news all
along the line, and if the th~ird-party men
of Vermont did their duty it would en-.
courage those of the party outside. There
were discouragements. too; many had to
endure odium if they came out for the
third party. The Republicans were in
hard straits in this State, seeking among
other things to influence Methodists BY
using lions Herald. He denied that thai
paper was distinctively for the Republic
can ticket and opposed the third party
The greatest need of his party, he said
was of men who will stand up to theil
convictions. There was as much of {
certain sort Of intimidation of Prohibi
t~ionists by the ruling party here as Their,
was of another sort by the Democrats O.
the negroes of Mississippi. He talked
good deal about the log cabin and hare
cider as a bookmark for the bible, an,
proposed instead to sell certificates O
membership In the third party at 80 cent
each for that purpose. In conclusion, h,
urged subscriptions to the State organ o
the party, which, he said, had a week.,
circulation of 1900 to 1900, and an nounc
ed that the third party would have a raj
ly somewhere in theState probably il
~Burlington) Sept. l, which would be ad
dressed by Gen. Fisk.
The Salisbury male quartette sang
temperance song; Mr.. Penniman spok