The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-06-29

BpV bOHObncl az bilt DOllS W give
ment to the republicans of the whole coun-
try" He touched on state issues-the
schools, taxation and temperance-and in
closing ne predicted a glorious victory in
September.
A contest of considerable interest was
that over the nomination for auditor Hon.
G.. n. Dale of Island Pond nominated Hon.
f. ID. Hale OF Lunenburgh, and Hon II. A.
Huse of Montpelier nominated George w.
Wing, Esq, of Montpelier j. d. Spell
man of Rutland seconded the nomination of
Mr.. Wing, and Major Grout of Derby and
II. G. Bates of st. Johnsbury seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Hale.
Ex-Governor S. f. Pingree nominated
Norman Paul of Woodstock.
The ballot was as follows:
Whole number Of votes. sos
Necessary to choice. 2s5
f. D. Hale 9l
u, w. wing. 221
Norai -
On motion of Mr.. Huse the nomination
was made unanimous.
Colonel NJ. S. Colburn, member of the
national committee, made short remarks
urging harmony and a strong effort to roll
up good majority in September. At his
request, resolution was adopted thanking
the Vermont Association at Minneapolis for
the manner in which the Vermont visitors
had been entertained. The report of the
committee on presidential electors was
taken up and adopted, and the state COM
names If any in the list were ineligible.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following platform, which was adopted:
1--WE, the republicans of Vermont in con-
vention assembled, do iterate and reaffirm
those doctrines and principles which four
years ago led our party to victory, aud for
four years have filed our nation with pros
| perity.
We believe that the principle OF protec-
ton has been of untold advantage to this
| country in the past in the development of
its industries and the maintenance of its la
| boring classes; that its continuance is of
vital Importance; and that our tariff laws
should be from time to time readjusted from
that theory.
eve believe that the same principle
which leads us to protect our labor against
the pauper competition of some countries,
may lead us to enter into reciprocal rela-
tons with others, whereby that same labor
may find profitable market and that the
idea of reciprocity, wisely applied, will be
of great benefit, both commercially and in
the establishment of friendly relations be-
| tween our own and foreign nations.
| While we welcome to our shores every
self-supporting immigrant who seeks here
home, we believe that this same principle
of self-preservation should close our ports
not only against foreign criminals and pau
pers, but also, so far as can be, against those
classes who, with no knowledge of our lam
guage, and no respect for our institutions,
seek here temporary abode. The United
States of the future should be one nation,
speaking one language, doing homage to
| one flag
| 1--WE repeat, what cannot too often be
repeated, nor too well remembered, that
the right of suffrage.is the cornerstone of
| our institutions. We assert that the con-
fessed and continued suppression of the ne
| gro vote at the South is menace to those in
situations and disgrace to our civilization,
and we favor the enactment and enforce
ment of such general federal laws as will
| give to every American citizen who is quail
fed to vote in federal elections the right to
cast that vote and have it counted.
In the administration of our state af-
| fairs we favor economy, not parsimony; the
| careful consideration of our public schools !;
and the passage of such laws as will tend
| so far as possible, to retain at home the ac-
cumulations of our own resources, and the
| building up of our industries.
| I'VE demand continuance of the pro-
hibitory law. We believe that law is on
the whole more efficient and better enforced
to-day than ever before; and we assert that
the attitude of republicans in the state
| towards that question is such as to leave
the prohibition party of Vermont without
an occupation.
We heartily endorse the present admin
istration of President Harrison. 1t has
redeemed the pledges under which he was
chosen, and typfies the best elements OF re-
ton at Minneapolis, and adopt the platform
of that convention; we pledge to our brother
and sister republicans of these United States
a majority in September for the ticket this
day nominated which shall be a fitting pre-
lude to the anthem of the national victory
to come"
A resolution in favor of the weekly pay
ment system was not approved by the
committee, and Mr.. Spellman of Rutland
brought it up before the convention, which,
hon all ,nt
After the platform had been disposed of,
| Congressman Jonathan p. Dolliver of Ohio
was introduced. He made ringing speech,
and was followed by A. j. Markham of
Brattleboro, the campaign singer. Then
| three cheers were given for Mr. Deliver
and three and tiger for Harrison and Reid
and Fuller and Stranahan. 1t was half-past
| four o'clock when the convention adjourned
The new state committee organized by
electing F. w. Baldwin of Barton, chair
man; Hamilton S. Peck of Burlington, sec
rotary; and p. X. Gleed of Morrisville,
| treasurer.
LETTER FROM SENATOR PROCTOR.
The following letter was received last
week by Mr.. Baldwin from Senator Proctor
UNITED STATES SENATE,
WASHINGTON, ID, c., June 20, 1892
Ny Dear SRI think it fortunate that
Mr.. Dolliver consented TO attend the con-
vention. He is an excellent specimen of the
best kind of republicans that the great West
produces. L do not mean to intimate that
all republicans East and West are not good.
OF course they are. But some are better
than others, and he is one of the BEST IL is
sufficient to say of him that he was sent TO
congress four years ago, when only thirty
years old, and has already made national
reputation. He is good representative of
those who came upon the stage too late to re-
ceive inspiration for their political life from
the great war issues, yet who can see clearly
that the republican party is the party of
progress and the proper home for the young
man. Our state election in presidential
year is peculiar one. Though we vote for
state and local officers only, the real issue
is a national one; we practically vote for
president on the first Tuesday of September.
That Harrison and Reid will have large
majority in November, is settled in ad-
vance; but whether the vote of the state in
September shall be such as to express un-
mstakably our abiding and increasing faith
in republicanism and TO strengthen the
cause in every other state. is for us to de-
termine. If we would make sure that every
republican voter comes to the polls to voice
the sentiment of the state, our victory will
surpass that of 1888, for grand as that was,