Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-02


Allen of Fair Haven for Govcrnor-Only
4Present--Tho Work OF tho bay
Topics Considered In the Platform.
RUTLAND, May 25.--The prohibition
State convention met at tue town nail at
o'clock this afternoon with 81 present.
Representatives were in attendance from
ali sections of the State. Among them
were Edward l.. Allen OF Fair Haven, Z.
w. Wyman OF Brattleboro, Rev. {. L.
Hawley of Nergennes, A. q. Ferguson of
Burlington, George l.. story OF bakersfield,
L. II. Sheppard, Harrison Phelps ana I.
w. Collius of Fair Haven, Rev. &. Brewn
of East Hsrdwck Il. Andrews of Spring
fold, Mylon Dawson of Newfane, Albert
Chapman of Mddlebury, Il. +. Comings of
East Berkshire, w. l.. Pearl OF st. Johns
bury. DR.. Charles Woodhouse, H. n.
Franklin and others of Rutland.
The convention was called to order by
George i. Story of Bakersfield, and prayer
was offered by Rev. l.. A. Bigolow of Proc
tor. Hon. Il. l.. Allen was chosen rrssi-
dent, and George i. Story, secretary.
Mr. Allen, on taking the chair, made
brief address and declared the convention
open for business. Mr. Story presented the
claims of the New England Home, the
prohibition organ.
c. L. Wyman of Brattleboro moved
committee ON nominations. The chair APP
pointed George c. Thral Of Rutland, Mylon
Dawson of Newfane, and II. {. Barnes of
Swanton.
f. Il. Sheppard OF Fair Haven moved
committee on resolutions The chair APP
pointed Franklin Scott of Bennington, f.
II. Sheppard of Fairhaven, George w. Col
Inns Of Weybridge.
A committee appointed on the forma-
ton of a prohibition league. j. j.. Fort, L.
A. Taylor and Milo Barnes were named.
Rev. Chapman +. Hawley Of Nergennes
earnestly addressed the convention on the
duty of party organization. Rev. NJ. Ii.
Smith of Granville, N. y, spoke upon the
condition of affairs in Vermont under pro-
hibition and New York with legalized high
license
The committee on nominations presented
the following list:
Governor-Edward L. Allen of Fair
Haven.
Lieutenant governor-W. p Stafford Of
st. Johnsbury.
RECONSIDERATION Dawson of Newfane.
Secretary of State-E. I. Griswold of
Bennington.
Auditor Henry T. Comings of East
Berkshire.
Mr.. Allen appeared before the conven-
ton and accepted the nomination in a
happy and hearty speech.
The other nominations are: Presidential
electors, E. Z. Hanson OF Bradford, II. NJ.
seeley of Mid1lebury, William Mcneil of
Shclburne and S. l.. Wswell of Cabot;
members Of Congress, first district, Rodney
Whittemore of st. Albans second district,
w. p. Holton Of Lyndon; delegates to
national convention, w. Z. Stafford Of st.
Johnsbury, G. H. Field of Charlotte, L. w
Hanson Of Bradford, Rodney Whittemore Of
ST. Adams, G. K. Crowell Of Brattleboro
A. o. Ferguson of Burlington, Don Atwood
of Castleton, G. w. Wyman of Brattleboro
and II. h. Mack Of Hardwick.
a State young mons prohibition League
organized, to be known the Stat'
Young Mems Prohibition league of Yer
mont. Its officers are: President, j. d
Whiteside of Vergennes; secretary, L. 7
Griswold of Bennington; assistant secretary
j. L. Frost of Weybridge; treasurer, NJ. w
Barney Of Swanton.
The platform adopted by the convention
reaiiirms the principles of the lndianapoli
platform Of 1888; opposes all license, higl
or low; favors imprisonment instead o
fines in violations of liquor laws; disap
proves OF moiety in fines; favors abolition
of all internal revenue laws; favors til
graded tax system and governmental contro
Of railways and teegraphs; declares tina
there is no sex in citizenship, demands tina
only well-to-do, healthy persons should b
allowed TO come to this country from tn
old world; calls for educated jurors; con
demns the republican party of Vernon
and upholds the principles of prohibition.