Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-05-30
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THE VERMONT DEMOCRATS.
Lively Meeting ut Burlington Yesterday.


Lively Meeting ut Burlington Yesterday
The Young Fry Give Mr.. Atkins Close
Call---but the Boss Pulls Through Sc
renely.
! The Democratic party met in convention
at Burlington yesterday, aud got up a very
lively little circus before il was through
| with. The convention was called IN order
in the Howard opera house at 1920 Mr.
Atkins made n short opening address and
named 4. w Maloney Of Rutland for
temporary chairman. James II Williams
Of Bellows Falls was the vice president for
! Windhan county The temporary organi
cation was made permanent. l. S. Brig
| ham Of BrattebOrO was made chairman Of
the committee on resolutions Ga proceed
ing to the nomination Of state ticket II
| f. Brigham Of Bakersfield was nominated
| for governor by a rising vote a small vote
being cast for Waldo Brigham Of Hyde
Park in opposition. For secretary Of state
Geo f. o Kimball Of Vergennes auditor
Elisha May Of st. Johnsbury treasurer,
Don 9. Pollard Of Cavendish
On reassembling after dinner the com
mittee on resolutions reported and the nom
inee for governor was introduced, and made
an address, Then came "A fight against the
| Atkins boss rule which wAXed hot for a
| space Of three hours. joel llolton nf Bur
lington led of bv moving that the char
| man of the state committee he elected from
the floor instead of being named by III va
rious county members us heretofore. John
Senter of Montpelier replied that this was
| an attack on those rminci patriots, Hiram
Atkins and Bradley Smalley, aud vigorous
| ly opposed the motion. Then followed
Judge Seneca lIaselton. j. II Enright and
Judge Hare Of Darlington, #. W. McGet
trick Of st. Albans, and Mcssrs. Dawley
| Carmodv, John Cain and +. o Mellon Of
Rutland, all Of whom wndel into Atkins in
| great shape, denuuncing his management
Of the party, accusing him of running it
for his own private ends and Of purposely
| keeping II small and driving all the Young
men away from it in order that he might
carry it in his pocket Mellon turned to
Atkins as he concluded charged him with
promising year ago 10 take him
self ont Of the way, aud calling on him
! FOR Gods sake to keep his promise, If
there was any manhood left in him all Of
Of which the boss listened to with placid
| cumpusure aud made no answer
Smaley tried constantly to stop the dis
cussiun 10y raising points oi order, but
| without success When it finally came to a
vote on MIR. Holton's motion it was declared
| lost lig to l4S. Thereupon the Windham
county delegation raised the point through
| c. II. Davenport that Rolin Childs, who
pretended to be delegate from Somerset
was resident of Springfield, Mass and
! had no right to vote. Chairman Maloney
said the point was well taken, aud the dele
gates, who had begun to dispense, were
called back, Col. Smalley rising up aud
promising a special train for the members
who were obliged to reach home that night
Talk about the Central Vermont railroad
owning the Republican party spoke up
one delegate ia disgust. When another
vote was taken the Atkins crowd triumph
ed $50 to 1876. When the state committee
met after the convention was over Atkins
was reelected chairman bv a vote Of nine
against three for Judge Haselton, W. II
| Childs Of Brattleboro being one Of the op.
| pOnents Of Atkins, Of course
The principal planks Of the platform
adopted reathrm former tariff declarations,
declare for a ballot reform law, and for a
| local option license law.
The next convention will be held at Rut
| land