The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-02-12
TIE LEAcUE BANQUET
AT BURLINGTON LAST EVENING
OVER 200 PRESENT.

The grand banquet at Burlington last
night called together more than 200 rep
resentative Republicans from all over
the State. These exercises we're prelim-
mary to the convention to-day. The tel
egraphic report says: The large Office
of the hotel was crowded with men
prominent in State politics, delegates
and Onlookers for an hour before the
banquet, which was given to the visiting
delegates bv the w. L. Grant Republican
Club of Burlington.
All the talk was of politics, and it con-
cerned the governorship more than the
election of delegates to the National
convention, for which the convention is
called. The candidates who are certain
ly in the race for the GOvernorship are
Levi X. Fuller of Brattleboro, Franklin
Fairbanks of st. JOhnsbury and Josiah
Grout of Derby. Lieut. Gov Henry A.
Fletcher has been considered candi-
date, but has written a letter stating pos
itively that he was not candidate.
Among the long list of names of those
who sat down at the banquet headed by
Gov. Page altl the State officers, we note
Gen. j. g. Mccullough, Col. NJ. S. Col
burn, Maj. A. B. Valentine, and our
Bennington delegation. Col. George W.
Hooker presided, in the absence of Pres
ident Josiah Grout Speaker Barrett
of Massachusetts was detained by an
accident and returned to Boston, but ex-
pected to be present to-day. In the alb
sence of the speakers expected, State
talent filled up the post-prandial exer-
cises. Gen. Mccullough struck the key
note of the year in remarks of which we
copy the telegraphic summary, as fol
lows:
"vermont's standard is high and the
Republican standard in Vermont is
higher. Yours is the first election; the
world knows how you will go, but wants
to know how far you will 90. 1t rests
with the young men to answer. Organ
ize; let your watchword be organize, for
the disciplined corps wins the day and
the victory every time. What made the
great Lincoln president? The wide
awake clubs of 1880 1t is eventually
true that Vermont's influence is dispro-
portionate to her size, and she must do
her duty this year as she has done here
tOfore. The issues are simply honest
money and protection, and in such a
canvass The Republican party stands for
honor, and nothing less. The next issue
is protection, supplemented by that
child of protection reciprocity, conceived
by that great American genius, Mr..
Blain. Applause. Buckle on your
armor, press forward, be of good cheer,
and you will win the day. We have met
tonight to honor the name of Abraham
Lincoln, statesman and patriot, who was
elected President at the early age of 81.
What is done? History alone can tell
yet his work goes ON, but constantly in
creasing. He decided every question
upon the broadcast principles. Every
nation guards its own as it sees fit. 81
it is with armies; Others win with strate-
gy. Thanks to the Republican party
and Almighty God, we care for ours with
an internal policy which is returning to
our shores the gold we have lost under
free trade. Maj. Mckinley, like Sheri-
dan at Cedar Greek, came all the way
from Washington to Ohio, and like him,
doubled up the army of the enemy, scat
! tering them to the four winds of heaven
The magic name OF one could lie called
but recent events prevent my pronounc.
ing it; Chauncey NJ. Depew or Maj Nc
Kinley would win as could Benjamin
HARRISON" Applause.
The President sent a ringing letter;
also Vice President Morton, Senator
Morrill,, ex-senator Edmunds and others