The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-24
Who Shall be Delegates Z


The republican state committee will
meet at Montpelier tomorrow to name
the time and place of holding the state
convention for choosing delegates TO the
national convention to be held at Min
neapolis. Who shall be delegates, state
and district? Men who will broadly
and comprehensively represent Yer
mont, and maintain at Minneapolis the
prestige the state won at Chicago in
the convention of 1888; men who are
true Vermonters as we'll as true repub-
licans.
Four gates-at-large and two from
each congressional district are to be Sc
lected. Four years ago Redfield Proc.
tor was the leader of the delegation and
his leadership won for the state renown
and recognition. For the first time in
the history of the republican party Yer
mOnt's uufaltering adherence to repub-
lican principles WAS rewarded by the
besowal of cabinet honors. In ma.
tional administration her representa-
tive has advanced the fame of the state
in new fields and to new prominence.
Senator Proctor, it is currently under.
stood, will prefer to remain at his post
in Washington and resign to other
hands the honor of leading the states
delegation at Minneapolis.
There was one speaker at the recent
banquet at Burlington whose remarks
reused his hearers to unwonted enthu.
siasm. He struck the key note of the
occasion with so firm touch, so true a
sense of the needs of the hour, with so
much of vigor and earnestness, the re-
publicans there assembled saw in him
their natural leader in the opening work
of the national canvass. His name is
W. p. Dillingham;, and when the sug-
gestion is made that this man be placed
at the head of the republican delega-
ton we believe it will be received with
assent as hearty and unanimous as the
cheers that greeted him in the banquet
hall at Burlington. There was nothing
perfunctory in those fervid rounds of
applause. They were the spontaneous
tribute of the men of Vermont, young
and old, to one of the foremost of her
many promising young men-and this
one has added to youth the wisdom
gained by rich and varied experience.
All estates of Vermont should fad
representation in the delegation
Colonel +. G. Smith of St. Adams, in a
different sphere of activity, is another
fine representative of the young repub
licans of Vermont. His name would
add strength, give credit and bring in
fuence to the delegation. Lieutenant
Governor Fletcher, or Hon. Victor
Spear, r G. Smith or j. o. Sanford Of
the Board of Agriculture, II. NJ. Arms
or Homer w. Vail of the Dairymen''
Association, or Alpha Messer, master
of the state grange, are all representa-
tive farmers" in the true sense of thu
phrase, bright, intelligent, progressive
men. Among these names is much ex
cellent timber for delegates.
Representing another estate" ant
young man in the front rank is W. r
Page of Rutland. The irst district hal
many young men of promise, and fore
most among them is Mr.. Page. He il
business manager of the Howe Scale
Company, man of experience, fine
ability and high character. Among
other representative men are Colone
Robert j. Kimball of West Randolph il
commercial life, and j. Dunlop Smith o
Barre, head of large granite firm
Major A. B. Valentine of Bennington
would well represent both the veteran
and the manufacturing interest and hi
experience at former national conven
tons would be of value to the delega
ton.
The list of names might be indefi
nitely extended and every one would b.
a man of the first class. These are al
wide awake, active, Jealous men, tru
Vermonters, proud of their state ant
actively identified with affairs of to
day. OF such should the delegation b.
composed.