Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-23

The delegates were astir early yesterday
morning, and the preliminary campaign
was taken up where it was dropped the
night before General Kingsley withdrew
his name as candidate for lieutenant-gov-
ernor and it was announced that he would
second the nomination of Stranahau in be-
half of the entire delegation from Rutland
county. Nindham, Orange, and Lamoile
county delegations also held meetings and
voted, by practically unanimous vote, to
support Stranahan. There were few other
developments Of interest during the hours
preceding the convention.
AT ~ O'Clock, the hour set for the open-
ing OF the convention, the delegates began
to wend their way to the opera house. and
the auditorium was soon well filed. OWING
to some delay in settling the preliminaries.
1t was half an hour late when Chairman
Baldwin of the State committee made his
way to the front Of the stage. The soul
fu strains of the Howard orchestra. which
had served to begule the waiting moments.
ceased, tho busy hum of voices stopped, and
the republican State convention of 1892 was
called from rest to labor.
AT 1910, Chairman Baldwin raped for
order, and introduced Rev. Edward Hawes
D. d., pastor of the First Congregational
church of this city, who offered prayer.
The call for the convention and the supple
mentary call were read by W. Il. Page of
Rutland, secretary of the State committee
On motion Of James NJ Slade of Middle
bury, the roll call of delegates was dispensed
business before it. Chairman Baldwin said
the present scene carried him back to the
State convention which selected delegates to
the national convention of 1888. Even be-
fore the ballot had been taken the Vermont
delegation had selected the man who was
chosen as candidate. Not only that, but
they had selected the man who was elected
president of the United States, and the man
who Will be president for four years to
come. lie said gentleman who made an
inspiring speech at that state convention
referred to the favorite son of Indiana
Benjamin Harrison, and he spoke better
than he thought. Chairman Baldwin star ted
to refer to the party's leader, and made n
slight lapsus linguw. He began, That able
leader James, The convention caught on
to the mistake in an instant, and at once
there were cries of "Blaine, " ''Blane, "from
different parts of the hall. Mr.. Baldwin
then pronounced the name of BENJAMIN
Harrison and the applause which greeted
it showed that the president was first in the
heart of the convention.
Chairman Baldwin then introduced en-
eral Mccullough, who had done the next
best thing to being Vermonter, married a
Vermont lady. General Mccullough, who
was greeted with hearty applause, spoke in
substance as follows:
Gentlemen Of the republican convention
OF Vermont sneed not say that | thank
you very heartily for this honor. You
have shown that there is in this convention
the old Harrison ring, feel like asking
whats the matter with Harrison ~ IA
voice, ''he's all right. "
1t is the peculiar condition OF Vermont
that she leads off in the presidential race,
and it is her high province as well as her
duty to pitch the key and set the step to
victory tp Noyember. The wisdom of your
selections to-day will have much to do with