St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-05-12

not"
Mr.. Smalley in a few words reiter-
ated his position and moved that
the resolutions be dismissed.
Waldo Brigham of Hyde Park,
after Mr. Smalley had stated that
his own motion was not debatable,
moved to lay Mr.. Smalley's motion
on the ia BILE. Mr.. Smalley said the
the dirty linen of the democratic
party, and again moved the dismis-
sal Of the resolution.
Editor Davenport finally got the
floor and was greeted with wild
applause. He said, This question
cannot and ought not to be buried.
If it is true let US have new chair
man of the state committee; if I'M
true let us re-elect the old one.
For the next FIVE minutes there
were three to four men talking at
once. Mr.. Smalley withdrew his
motion that the resolution be dis
missed and asked for rising vote
on the adoption of the resolutions.
A ballot was loudly called for, sever
al wanted a roll call, and for a time
everything was at sea. Mr.. Smalley
withdrew his request for a rising
vote and the vote was taken viva
voce.
The chair decided that the vote
had been carried, and an appeal be-
ing taken by ]. W. Senter of Mont
pelier, he appointed Messrs. Daven-
port, Smalley, May and Billiard to
count the votes.
The chairman finally said the reso-
luton had been adopted. This end
cd the first round of the battle, and
the convention then adjourned for
dinner.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The filibustering tactics again
began at 2 As in the afternoon. Mr..
Boynton moved to proceed to elect
a state committee, each county nam
ing it's man. Mr.. Billiard tried to
produce the report on the resolution,
but the chair ruled he was out of
order.
Mr.. Brigham called for the resolu-
ton aud was informed by the chair
he, too, was out OF order.
Mr.. Senter took the floor and said
the matter before the house was to
settle who was to be chairman of the
state committee; whether to adopt
the old methods or introduce new
ones that Vermont was republican
state beyond redemption. Cries of
No" all over the hall, misses and
general commotion that Atkins
and Smalley were inseparable and to
defeat the latter was defeating
Smalley. ["No" from all over the
hall.1 He said the statement that
Smallev had furnished Central Yer
mont passes to the delegates was
false. IF Smalley and Atkins have
ever bought tickets for the dele
gates / say it is right. All the other
side want is the control the pat
ronage."
Mr.. Holton of Burlington denied
that the grand mission OF the party
was to parcel out the loaves and
fishes; he denied that the democratic
party had no future and said that
Atkins had been carried by Smalley
for years, and that Smalley had
borne the load with a most COM
mendable patience.
Jewett Cain of Rutland said Mr..
Atkins would never retire until the
party retired him. He referred to his
management as "ring-boned and
moss-stunted farce" "a reign of
terror" He said, ''foryears everyone
who had dared oppose the old regime
had been sat down upon, villihed in
one way or another At the con-
vention in Burlington two years ago
we threw off the ball and chain; and
now let us break the shackles that
have bound us and be free. Atkins
rule had only left the dem ocratic
party on crutches. stand for a
change if | stand alone"
W. H. Martin of Bennington said
it would be unprecedented to elect
chairman from the floor of the house.
Mr. Billiard said Atkins had done
nothing in the last 16 years and
de6ed him to rise in his seat and
state anything he had done while he
had been chairman. The vote had
decreased 5000 and still he refused
to resign.
T. H. Brown of Rutland said no
good reason had yet been offered for
a change. THE opposition are try
ing to depose an old veteran who
is growing gray in democratic ser
vice"
Mr. Atkins, who had taken little
part in the proceedings, arose and
said that he did not want the conven
ton to suppose that he was afraid of
his record, because he had kept his
seat, and offered to speak fully any
other time agreed upon.
Editor Davenport wanted the
party rescued from the tolls of this
thimble-rigging management; he
wanted democracy that would
fight for principles and not for spoils.
He proved to the convention that II
states elected a chairman of the
state committee from the floor of the