The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
State Convention!
Page Victorious
For Lieutenant Governor,
Henry A. Fletcher
Raid on Treasurer and
Secretary of State!
Powell a Spared Monument !
Intense Excitement
A Grand Occasion +!
The Platform!

The republican state convention met
at Montpelier on Thursday of last week.
The great interest in the contest
between Lieutenant-governor Wood
bury and Hon. Carroll 5. Page for the
nomination for governor, together with
the second congressional district con-
vention, brought the largest crowd of
representative republicans to town that
h As been seen in this state for many
ars. A large vanguard was on hand
on Tuesday evening, and among the
arrivals of that day was Colonel Wood
bury. Wednesday morning found Mr..
Page on the scene, and the great ma
jority of delegates arrived during that
day. The Pavilion, at which both the
candidates had established headquar-
tiers, was literally packed with republic
cans from all corners of the state
Every one was talking of the situation,
and while some pretended to know all
about it, all were secretly bent on
learning how it stood. Predictions and
guesses were abundant, but the aver
age delegate and onlooker felt pretty
certain that it was close fight, and
that the unexpected was quite likely to
hlppen. And it did. While the keen
est judges felt that Mr.. Page had a
clear lead, so that the result in that re-
spect was not a surprise, the outcome
of the struggle over the lieutenant
gOvernorship was wholly unexpected.
The tide seemed to set strongly toward
Colonel Hooker during the morn
ing of Thursday, and the speeches
on the floor pointed toward his nomina-
ton. 1t early became certain that
there would be a large vote against
both Mr.. Dubois and Mr.. Porter, but
their defeat was hardly looked for.
The nominations of Colonel Henry A.
Fletcher of Cavendish for lieutenant
governor, of Henry F. Field of Rut-
land for treasurer and of Chauncey W.
BIownell of Burlington for secretary
OF state were unexpected, but they
happened The county delegations
had meetings on Wednesday evening
and Thursday morning to see Just
where they stood, and rumors of trades
were rife. Yet nothing that was
clearly a trade came to the surface.
The state committee held long meet
ing on Wednesday evening to decide
the cases of cOntesting delegations from
Monkton and Rutland, and the orig
iual delegates Woodbury. men-were
seated.
The convention itself was memorable
OF the 730 delegates chosen all buJ
one was in the hall and voted on the
ballot for governor, All the prom
inent members of the party in the
state were present. The spectators
filled the space reserved for them. The
enthusiasm for both candidates was in
tense and hearty, While the Wood
bury men, who seemed to have go
possession of the gallery, made the
most noise, the Page following len
their approval from the floor of tn,
convention in manner 80 steady an,
sturdy as to be unmistakable. Som,
of the speeches, especially those o
Hon. p. X. Gleed, Ex-Governor Bar
stow and O. II. Austin, were apt an,
effective. But the speaking did no
probably change a vote. The friend
of both candidates stood grandly b,
them, and Mr.. Page had more thai
Colonel Woodbury-that was all.