Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-06-24

A. Ropes of Montpelier and j. II. Mimms
of st. Albans were chosen secretaries.
The temporary organization was made
permanent. Henry Ballard of Burlington
moved a resolution of coincidence with Mr..
Blaine in his family afliction, which was
unanimously adopted as follows:
Resolved That the R puolcans Of Vermont, in
state convention assembled tender to James g.
Blaine in his great domestic bereavement their
coincidence and most cordial and affectionate
sympathy.
A vice president from each county was
named, A. A. Wyman of Athens receiving
the honor for Windham county. Tellers
were appointed from each county to collect
! thr vOtes-Fred l.. Sprague of Jamaica
! performing the service for Windham coun-
| ty A board of five was also named to
count the votes. On motion of w. l.
! Robinson of Barton committee of one
from each county was appointed to present
| a list of four presidential electors, the OBJ
! ject being to secure men who would be eli
| gible. From Windham county Hon. L. S.
Walker was appointed. On motion of c.
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olutions was appointed, H. d. Ryder of
Bellows Falls being the Windham county
member.
J. G.. Martin of Manchester moved that
the convention proceed to the nomination
of state officers, and the motion was sec
onded by several. Mr. Ballard of Buring-
ton moved that a recess be taken until
! 80 Mr.. Spellman of Rutland and Mr..
Grout of Newport spoke in favor of pro-
ceeding with the business, and Mr.. Mar
tins motion was carried by a strong vote
Hon. J. l.. Martin at once arose. His
speech nominating Col. Fuller was a mod
el of its kind-eloquent, brief and to the
point. He said that he would present to
the convention the name of a man who
had filled every Office to which he had
been called with credit to himself and hon
or to the state, man OF ability and integ-
rity, a true lover of Nermont-Levi h
Fuller. There was a great Outburst of ap-
proval. Mr.. Barber of Arlington second
ed Col. Fuller's nomination, in behalf of
Bennington county, as did Rev. Mr. Rams
low of Swanton for the solid Franklin
county delegation. The latter said that
Franklin county was an agricultural COM
munity and it has slowly crystalized on
Col. Fuller as the right man. The cry for
farmer governor did not come from the
agriculturists. 1t was not a man with
three cents and plug of tobacco in his
pocket who could open up the industries
of the state.
w. W. Stickney made a dgniied pre-
sentatiOn of the name of Lieut.-Gov. Hen
ry A. Fletcher of Cavendish, saying that
Vermont had had lawyers, manufacturers
and Others for governors, but had had
no farmer in the last 80 years (Which
brought out one interrogation, "What was
BarstOw?'). The reason for Mr.. Fletcher
presentation was that he was qualified for
the office.
Then came a long list of speeches sec,
onding nominations already made, and
presenting other candidates. Among those
who seconded Col. Fuller's nomination
were eX-Gov. Roswell Farnham of Brad
ford, Mr.. Grant of Washington county,
Mr.. Bosworth of Addison county, Joel c.
Baker of Rutland, Mr.. Enrght of Wind.
sor, Prof. Bunker of Caledonia, TheOph
lus Grout of Newport Among those who
seconded Mr.. Fletcher's name were dele
gate from Calais, Mr.. Crawford of Rutland
Mr.. Tyler of Addison, Mr.. Livingston OF
LamOille' Mr.. Robinson of Barton. S. b
7 Hebard of Chelsea nominated Hon. Victor
p l. Spear of Braintree, and the nomination
was seconded by delegates from Addison
and Roxbury, W. II. Powers of Cambridge
, and Mr.. Orris of Orange. The name o
Hon. William Chaplin of Middlesex wal
= presented by Charles E. Wilson of Dan
vile, and Gen. T. P. Seaver of Wood
stock presented the name of Hon. William
f. johnson of Woodstock.
o. The man from Lamoille who seconded
S Fletcher spoke of the 'archeaves' and (
"diplomy," and the Calais delegate tool
a paper from his pocket and read what h
E had prepared while away from the strife o
e the maddening crowd. Capt. Baker o.
Rutland said that all of the lies of the cam
| paign had originated in Rutland and mad
scathing remarks which were pointed di
I, rectly at the Rutland Herald, whose editor
e Mr.. Perkins, sat near the centre of tn
f stage, and was then the observed of al
observers. Mr.. Wilson of Danville, VIII
spoke for Chaplin, said 'the whole thin
, was cut and dried" as could have beel
e seen by the dispatches in the Bostol
{ journal months ago. Gen. Seaver of Wood
n stock, in presenting Mr. Johnson's name
: the last on the list, said that he wished t
, ''add one more dscordant note to the han
+ mony which prevails" He thought tina
= in the last election the Republicans got t
= fooling and allowed the majority to be Gu
down. Hon. Josiah Grout of NewpoI