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

All IOdQS iCu " IhOHt PSliSI WSu-
nesday, and every democrat that
could leave home at the Pavilion
Wednesday night. The battle began
as soon as the delegates had reached
Montpelier, and long after midnight
the corridors were crowded with
men engaged in exciting debates.
AN ANTI MEETING.
Two hundred delegates, which it
afterwards turned out was about
the entire strength of that faction.
held a rousing meetingi in Village hall
Wednesday night. H. HoltOn of
Burlington presided, and said that
the growth of democracy in Massa-
chusetts, Iowa and elsewhere show
ed that the policy pursued in Yer
mont was suicidal to the best inter
ests of the party. IF the policy of
repression which has been pursued
for the last 16 years by the state
committee doesn't kill the party in
Vermont in the near future, we will
thank God and not Hiram Atkins"
A. P. Childs of Bennington, who
wasn't a delegate, but was just as
hard worker, opened up his batteries
on Mr.. Atkins, declaring that he run
the party by running democrats into
Central Vermont station houses, and
by choking any attempt to pro-
test against his peculiar strategies.
In closing Mr.. Childs declared,
amidst rounds of applause, that
lust as sure as God rules we have
the delegates to retire the man who
will not retire himself"
P. M. Meldon of Rutland followed
with sharp attack on the present
management, and then V. a. Billiard
of Underhil took the floor. Mr..
Billiard said Mr.. Atkins preferred a
| party of 1 900 that he could control
rather than one of 10000 or $4,000
which he couldn't control. Heurged
all present to support Judge Haselton
for chairman, and the audience went
wild over the mention of the mayor
of Burlington.
o. A. Marshall of Brattleboro said
the democrats Of Vermont mad three
issues before them: the revision of
the tariff: honest money and the
election of Mayor Haselton as chair
man of the state committee.
Mr.. Holton scored Mr.. Atkins for
conducting dishonest campaign in
the past and predicted change in
oh
Rev. Mr. Titus of Alburgh said the
question before the house was
whether they should bow down to
one man or should have voice in
the administration of the party.
Capt Brush Of Cambridge said he
was for a change because all the re-
publicans wanted Atkins al the head.
I'm our struggle to elect judge
Haselton chairman we have every
thing to gain and nothing to lose"
After three cheers for Haselton the
meeting adjourned.
THURSDAY MORNING.
1t was Thursday noon before the
convention was called to order, as
the state committee had to decide
which delegation to admit from Rut-
land The Atkins delegation was
admitted. At high noon Chairman
Atkins raped for order, and said
that in calling such a convention to-
gether he had just cause for pride.
The democratic party, too, had cause
for pride that from 1864 to now it
had been in favor of the best things
for the country. He referred to the
course of the Vermont democrats 1t
the national convention in working
for the nomination of Mcclellan,
Hendricks, Greeley, Tilden, Hancock,
and Cleveland. THE mention of the
latter's name crea ted the widest APP
plause, and a tiger was called for.
Mr.. Atkins said that the personal
thanks Of prominent democrats
were due to the Vermont delegation.
He believed that in 1892 the vote of
| Vermont would again be cast for
| Grover Cleveland.
S. c. Shurtlef of Montpelier was
elected chairman of the meeting and
afterwards permanent chairman,
with little opposition.
On motion of Elisha May of ST.
Johnsbury, the chair appointed the
following committee on resolutions:
Elisha May of St. Johnsbury, Dennis
Flowers of Hartland, c. F. Orvis of
Manchester, A. M. Dickey OF Bradford,
Waldo Brigham of Hyde Park. DR..
James Conland of Bra ttleboro, c. H.
Granger of Rutland.
The fight began when Mr.. Granger
introduced resolution charging
that the democratic convention of
1890 was a packed convention, and
appointing Messrs. Billiard, Marshall
and Smallev an investigating COM.
mittee. For over an hour the Atkins
men prevented vote on this resolu-