Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-12-17
TT Is BURLINGTON.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
THE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE MEET.

The Next Convention to be Hold LiS-
coins Birthday, February IL, In the
Queen City-The Vote for Locati On
Unanimous-Tho Delegates to Banquet.
The executive committee OF the Republi-
can State league met at the Van Ness House
at 7 o'clock Thursday evening at the sug-
pestion of the president, Maj. Josiah TROUT
of Derby.
The meeting was called to order by COL
Hooker, first vice. president, in the absence
of the president, with the following MEM
bers present: Col. G. w. Hooker of Brattle-
boro. Mai. A, Il. Valentine Of Bennington,
Hon. w. l.. Burnap of Burlington, Hon.
N. w. Fiske of Isle La Motto, H. D. hayes
of Bellows Falls, Col. G. S. Forbes OF st.
Albans. Col. Than M. Chapman OF Middlo-
bury.
The first business before the meeting was
"Shall the league hold State convention ~
On motion of Hon. w. L. Burnap the COM
mittee voted unanimously to hold one las
suggested by the national republican execu-
tive committee Lincolu's birthday, fepru-
airy 70.
Judge II. S. Peck, Vermont member OF
the national executive committee, gave an
account of the doings Of that body ct their
last meeting in New York, which have been
fully reported in these columns.
The question of location came up, and 1t
took but a few minutes to make a choice,
and Burlington had the vote of every MEM
Der present. 1t was the unanimous opinion
that it was the most accessible place in the
whole State, considering everything 1t
was the committees opinion that Burlington
would draw out the largest gathering OF
representative republicans at the conven-
ton,
Mr.. Burnap was well pleased on securing
the convention for this city by unanimous
vote The committee are very DESTROYS OF
having large attendance and every mem
Der will work with this end in view.
A resolution was passed that it was the
sense of the committee to have banquet
on the evening OF the convention In order
that the delegates might have an opportu
nifty OF getting acquainted with each other
Hon w. J.. Burnap proposed that tho
Burlington club entertain the assemblage or
that occasion. He said that he thought
though not prepared to state with authority
that the local club and representative mer
OF the city would be glad to give banque
at the stated time.
Messrs. W l.. Burnap, II. S. Peck anC
{. S. Forbes were appointed committee Il
formulate the call for the club convention
which will be issued early in January. Ih'
basis of representation in the convention
will be one delegate for every on member
and one additional delegate for every frac
ton thereof. The president and secretary
of every republican club is made delesat
OK -otficio of the convention.
1t is expected that many Of the clubs or
gained in the campaign Of 1883 will be re
vived and that many new ones Will be or
ganized prior TO the time Of holding the con
vention.
a number of names of prominent speaker
were mentioned by the several members an(
discussed at some length. 1t was finally de
cided, however, to have Col, George W
Hooker secure, among others if possible, ex
Gov Robinson or ex Gov John Deiong o
Massachusetts and Hon. j. Sloat Fassett o
New York as the principal orators.