News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1892-02-18
Vermont Republicans.

The convention of state Republican
league clubs brought together at
Burlington a large number of distin-
guished Vermonters. More than
$50 attended the banquet at the
Van Ness House Thursday evening.
Colonel George W. Hooker, of Brat
tlebOrO, acted as tOastmaster, and
speeches were made by District At
torney Frank Plumley, OF Mortified,
General J. q. Mccullough, of Ben
nington, ex-Lieutenant Governor L..
X. Fuller, of Brattleboro, 2. X.
Gleed, of Morrisville, eX-Lieutenant
Governor U. A. Woodbury., of Bur
lington, Speaker Hosea Mann lr., OF
Wilmington, eX. Governor W. L. Dill
linoham, of Waterbury, Ex-Governor
Roswell Farnham, of Bradford, eX-
Speaker J. X. Batchelder, of Airing
ton, Rev. F. J. Perry, ofBrattleboro,
and State Auditor +. ID. Powell, OF
st. Adams. Letters were read from
President Harrison, ex-senator Ed
munds, Colonel Franklin Fairbanks,
of st. .Johnsbury, Senators Proctor
and Morrill,, Vice President Morton,
General W. G. Veazey, Congressman
Powers and Grout and Chairman j.
S. Garrison.
The convention proper was called
to order in the City Hall at 10
O'Clock Friday morning by Major
Josiah Grout, of Derby, president OF
the state league, with $50 delegates,
representing eighty clubs, present.
President Grout made stirring open
ing remarks, and committees on
nominations and resolutions were
appointed. Colonel Albert Clark, OF
Boston, Secretary of the Home Mar
ket Club, then made an address, ex-
pounding Republican principles in a
mastery manner, after which the
convention adjourned for dinner. At
the beginning of the afternoon ses-
sion the committee on nominations
made the following report, which was
accepted and adopted:
President. George T. Childs of st. Adams
vice-presidents, Charles A. Prouty of New
port, Charles H. Lane of Cornwall, and Rob
ert J . Kimball of Randolph; eeretary, Wal
ter b Gates of Burlington; treasurer Frank
A. Dwinell of Montpelier; executive commit
Of Middlebury. NJ. S. Colburn of Manchester,
Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury, D. j.
Foster of Burlington, l.. L. Illlams OF
Bloomfield, A. A. Hall of st. Adams, n. W.
Fisk of Isle La Mott, G. NJ. Powers of Nor
risville, J K Darling of Chel ca, F. b. Alfred
of Newport, j. c. Jones of Rutland, k. a.
Hoar of Barre, W. H. Bracket of Brattlebo-
no, and R. NJ. Colburn of Springfield.
The resolutions approve the Me
Kinley bill and reciprocity, commend
President Harrison 5 administration,
recommend the formation of league
clubs in every town in the state, and
pay a tribute to the memory of Abra-
ham Lincoln. These delegates to
the national convention of Republi-
can clubs were elected: Colonel j. j..
Estey of Brattleboro, &C. Gilmore of
Swanton, Samuel BigwOod of Col
chester, F. D. White of Rutland, NJ.
o. Perkins of Windsor, and Josiah
Grout of Derby. President Childs
and Secretary Gates. of the club, are
also delegates ex-oHciis. 1t was en-
phatically a young mems conven-
ton, and in point of enthusiasm was
never excelled by a similar gathering
in Vermont The banquet was ten
dered by, and the convention he'd
under the auspices, of the Z. 5. Grant
Republican club of Burlington.