The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-19
AN ENrHUsIAsrIC GATHERING.
Vermont Republicans Meet and Banquet
at Burlington.

at Burlington.
Supplemental to our brief report of
last week, we give synopsis of the full
proceedings at Burlington Thursday
evening and Friday of last week. 1t was
the first State gathering of representa-
tive Republicans to inaugurate the
presidential campaign of 1892. The re-
organization of the Republican League
of Vermont began Thursday with ban
{ quet at the Van Ness House with 25O
guests. At the table of honor, Colonel
George w. Hooker presiding, were:
Governor Page, Secretary of State
Brownell, State Auditor Powell, Treas
urer Field, Speaker Mann, District At
torney Plumley, ex-Speaker Jas. K.
Batchelder, p. X. Gleed of Morris,
ex-Lieutenant Governor Woodbury., DR..
ii. ID. HOltOn of BrattlebOro, d. X. ST.
monds of Manchester and eX-Treasurer
w. II. Dubois of West Randolph, ex-
Senator c. p. Hogan of Sheldon, ex-
Governors Dillingham;. Barstow and
Farnham, ex-Lieutenant Governor Full
Ter, Gen. j. G. Mccullough, Maj. A. b.
Valentine, Hon. john V. Carney, John
/ S. Holden and Col. l.. f. Abbott of Ben
nington, S. ID. HObson of Brighton, Gen.
! l.. G.. Kingsley of Rutland and Gen. w.
| II. Gilmore of Fairlee.
! District Attorney Frank Plumley of
| Mortified responded to 'The President
of the United States" eulOgiZed the Re-
publican party and congratulated it's
representatives in acknowledgements
tves of National unity, free homes, free
men and free and untrammeled ballot.
Gen. j. G. Mccullough of Bennington
was requested to supply the vacancy
caused by the absence of Speaker Bar
rett and Colonel Albert Clarke. Gen.
Mccullough said when he was informed
that a mid-winter convention was to be
held in Burlington he was suspicious
that GoYernor-SenatOr Hill's double was
I trying his skill in Vermont. But the
! presence of these old-time Republicans
! had allayed his fears, and the request for
! him to act the part of two men in such
an assemblage seemed very far-fetched
He said the Republican party stands to-
day as the representative of the two
great factors, of American prosperity,
protection and sound money. He was
followed by Senator HObson of Essex
county i'll q few brief remarks. Ex-
Governor Farnham was called up to
speak for the soldiers, who he said were
staunch Republicans and believed in an
honest dollar. Ex-Spealler Jas. X.
Batchelder of Arlington believed that
the organization of clubs was a strong
factor to be used in increasing the Re-
publican vote. The Rev. F. j. Parry of
BrattlebOro spoke for the clergy as citi-
zens who should act their part in tenn
pOral affairs and paid au eloquent trib-
ute to the great emancipation
Colonel l.. X. Fuller of Brattleboro
spoke for the Republican party and the
Republican patriot, Abraham Lincoln, to
! honor whose memory and to continue
whose work this meeting is called.
! p. X. Gleed of Morrisville was graft
! fed to represent the sentiments of
'spunky Lamoille county," who had fall
len into the ranks to march on to victory
at the election of 1892. Ex-Lieutenant
Governor Woodbury. presaged that the
polling places would be as thickly crowd
ed with Republicans when the final vote
was cast as the dining hall on the pres
| ent occasion, full and overlooking into
the adjoining room.
Ex-Governor Dillingham; spoke for the
laboring classes. He believed that the
BR69hR9RgRleag GSGhid every right principle,
I and expressed his pride in being a mem.
Der of party which was the exponent of
! equal rights for all He paid a glowing
tribute to the work of the young men in
the war and admOnished them to con-
tinue in the good work of maintaing
peace.
Letters of regret were read from Pri-
vate Secretary HalfOrd conveying Presi-
dent HalrisOn's regrets, Vice President
Morton, Senator Morrill,. the Hon. r.
Proctor, Franklin Fairbanks, ex-senator
EdmundS, the Hon. J. S. Clarkson and
the Hon. W. G. Veazey. A letter was
also read from Charles S. Forbes of st.
Adams, resigning his position as secre-
tary of the Republican League of Yer
mont because of the pressure of business
cares.
The convention assembled in CITY Hall
Friday morning. and after routine bust
ness listened to the address on protec-
ton by Colonel Albert Clarke, secretary
of the Boston Home Market Club. At
theafternOon session resolutions endors-
ing the Mckinley tariff bill and calling
for the formation of Republican club
! in very town in the State were adopted.
! These officers were elected: President,
George T. Childs of st. Adams; Vice
Presidents, c. A. Prouty of Newport c.
II. Line of Cornwall, X. j. Kimball of =.
Wesl Randolph; Secretary, w. B. Gates
of Burlington; Treasurer. f. A. Dwinell
VI -iplllDIhCls EACCublNO OOlllullJJCC,
Addison county, r. NJ. Chapman of Mid
dlebuy; Bennington, NJ. S. Colbuin of
Manchester; Caledonia, Alexander Dunn
nett st. Johnsbury; Chittenden, ID.
J. Foser of Burlington; Essex, l.. r.
Williams of Bloomfield; Franklin, A. A. |
Hall d ST. Adams; Grand Isle, II. w.
Fish OF Isle LaMotte; Lamoille, G. w. |
Power of Morrisville; Orange, j. X.
DarlinE of Chelsea. Orleans F. f AL |
fred OfNewport; Rutland, S. C. Jones of
Rutlant Washington, r. A. Hoar of |
Barre; .Windham, w. II. Bracket of |
Brattlelpro; Windsor, r. NJ. Colburn of !
Springfield. Delegates to the convention
of Republican clubs at Baltimore were
electedhs follows: Colonel j. j. Estey of !
Brattleloro, Charles C.Gilmcre of Swan
ton, Samuel Bigwood of Winooski Frank |
ID. WhittOf Rutland, Marsh o. Perkins
of Windsor, Josiah Grout of Derby.