Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-06-06
STATE DEMOCRATS.
THEY HOLD ASTORMY CONVENTION
IN THIS CITY.
The state Tioket-1he PIatform-Trying
to Gust Hiram Atkins-A Rousing De-
bate-The State Comm mittee-The
Next Convention at Rutland.

The democratic convention on Thursday
was called to order by Chairman Atkins of
the State committee at 1107 who, in be
half of the State committee recommended
the election of these temp orary officers:
Chairman, T. w. Moloney of Rutland;
secretaries II. S. Haskell of Derby Line J.
G. Hale of Newbury, and Michael Guilt
nan of Brattleboro, and they were elected
unanimously. In taking the chair Mr.
Maloney said that he was sincerely grateful
30 the convention and to the State commit
tee for the honor of presiding over the con
vention.
On motion of e. f. Sargent of st. Johns
bury the temporary organization was made
permanent and these vice-presidents were
chosen: Addison county, Ira B. Fletcher of
Bridport; Bennington, Hon. C. F. Orvs of
Manchester; Caledonia, Alexander Corcoran
of Groton; Chittenden, Wolcott Beach of Es-
sex; Essex, j. e. Tracy of Brighton, Frank
lin, L. H. Beals of Bakersfield; Grand
Isle; George w. Beardsley of Alburgh
Lamoille, Hon. w. H. II. Bingham of
Stowe Orleans, H. L. Doyle of Barton;
Orange, Hon. A. NJ. Dickey Of Bradford:
Rutland, James NJ. Ketchum of Brandon:
Washington, S. L Gilman of Marshfeld:
Windham, James Fl. Williams of Rocking
ham; Windsor, Martin H. Goddard Of
Ludlow. The vce-p presidents then took seats
on the stage
The State ticket is as follows; Governor,
II. f. Brigham, Bakers6eld; lieutenant
governor, George w. Smith, Hartford;
secretary of State, G.. F. o. Kimball Yer
gennes; State auditor, Hon. Elisha May,
st. Johnsbury; State treasurer, Don c.
POLAND, Proctorsvile.
At the afternoon session Mr. 8. L. Brig
ham of Bratteboro then reported in behalf
of the committee on resolutions the follow
ing platform:
We democrats of Vermont, In convention
assembled, renew their allegiance to those
time-honored principles for which the demo-
cratic party has stood since the foundation of
our constitutional government.
We believe in local self-control, in a govern
ment by, for and of the people, in a tariff for
revenues, suited only o the actual needs of
government economically administered and
we condemn all enaCtments that conflict with
the personal liberty, rights guaranteed by the
Constitution, all paternal legislation, and all
centralization of power by the federal govern
ment Holding these precious principles, be
it resolved by that
Though a temporary defeat was sustained
in the last national campaign, we rejoice to
ind our party more united, more courageous
more earnest than ever before and fully de-
termined to carry on to victory, the battle
against our political opponents on Just the
lines laid down by our great leader two years
ago, and We submit to our people the contrast
Offered hv the present life of our great follow
citizen at work at his desk. magnificent in his
private capacity, a democrat in everything,
Grover CleVeland,to the spectacle now afford
ed by the holder OF the presidential Office, as
he day by day does the will OF the corrupt eX-
treasurer OF tie state of Pennsylvania.
While we condemn all kinds of fraud al the
| ballot box, wherever committed. We oppose
the proposed federal election law as unjust
contrary TO the spirit of tho Constitution ut
terly incapable of accomplishing the reforms
claimed for it. and prom ted only by a spirit
of t1art tistt Lhi nd 20 lap p'nr