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

the following list of presidential electors: F.
W. Baldwin of Barton, j. V. Carney of
Bennington, c. Nj. Wilds of Mddlebury
and L. A. Parks of Waterford.
On motion of ex-Gov. Farnham com
mittee, consisting of ex-Gov. Farnham,
Col. G. w. Hooker and w. w. Stickney,
was appointed to wait upon Col.
L. K. Fuller and inform him of his
nomination and request his presence before
the convention.
STATE TREASURER.
Col ]. c. Baker Of Rutland presented
the name of Henry f. Field of Rutland for
state treasurer. The nomination was sec
onded by H. s. Peck of Burlington and NJ.
s. Colburn of Manchester, and on motion
OF Col j. j. Estey was made by acclama-
ton.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Robert Roberts of Burlingt ton presented
the name of Chauncey w. Brownell of Bur
lington as a candidate for secretary of state
| The nomination was seconded and was made
by reclamation.
At this point Col. L. X. Fuller entered
the hall. The band played Hail to the
Chief" and Col. Fuller was escorted to the
platform by the committee appointed to
|
that he had seen somewhere that
Col Smalley had been selected as the
democratic candidate for governor of Yer
mont, and also that he had determined, if
elected, to appoint ladies upon his staff.
He knew Col. Smalley was a gallant man,
but he thought the true reason for this was
that Col. Smalley would not have the sup
port of enough voters to fill his staff. He
would introduce a gentleman whose diff
Guilty will be to select from a ajority of
30, 900 the men for his staff. He then in
troduced Col. Fuller, who spoke substanti-
ally as follows:
COL. FULLER's SPEECH.
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the re-
pulican convention: Your committee have
apprised me of your action and | thank
you for the honor you have conferred upon
me. If this nomination shall DO ratified al
the polls in September next it will be my
highest object TO serve you and all the
people of this State we love so well, to the
best of my ability. There is no bitterness:
in this contest There should rather be a
touch OF elbows as we get together at the
polls to give encouragement to the republi
cans of the whole country. Col. Fuller
then referred to some of the State issues,
touching upon the schools, taxa ton and
temperance. He paid tribute to the work
OF the republican party in the Nation anc
showed that the democrats had failed tc
make good their promises In closing, he
said. 1t remains with you to say what the
verdict shall be, and / believe that when
the sun goes down on that early Tuesday in
September it will be on a glorious victory
that snail send cheer to republicans every
where. | wish you a safe return to yol
homes.
AUDITOR OF ACCOUNTS.
Hon. G. \. Dale of Island Pond, pre-
sented the name of Hon. f. d. Hale of Lun
enburgh, as a candidate for auditor, sayin.
that the north eastern corner of the Stat
was unanimous in the matter.
Hon. ii. A. Huse of Montpelier, pre-
} sented the name of George w. Wing o
Montpelier, calming that his experience a
a lawyer would be OF benefit in dischargin
the duties of the office. MIR. Spellman sec
onded the nomination. Major Circuit an
H. C.. Bates of st. Johnsbury, seconded tn
nomination of Mr.. Hale.
= Ex-Governor S. Z. Pingree nominate
Norman Paul of Woodstock.
A ballot was called for and it resulted a
follows
Whole number of votes. ............ SIS
Necessary to u choice ............ .....2Sj
T. u. Hale..................... 81
u. w. Wing.... ............... ........... ,,
Norman Paul. Observation-Disclosures,
The nomination was made unanimous, O
motion of H. A. Huse of Montpelier.
Col. Colburn of the national committe
then addressed the convention. lie brougt
a message from the national committee t
the effect that now we are through with til
fight all are Harrison men. Now let Il
bad blood 20 from this convention, but le
us give a rousing ma ority in Septem bel
He then introduced "A resolution.io
of thanks TO tho Vermont assocatio
; in Minneapolis for the splendid manner
which Vermonters who attended the col
vention were taken care of. The resolutio
y was unanimously adopted.
= The report of the committee on pres
Dental electors was taken up and adopted
= on motion of Charles Wilson of Danvlll
: The State committee was authorized to sui
= stitute other presidential electors if any
the list were found to be ineligible
The committee on resolutions reporte
, as follows;
GRAND PLATFORM.
= We the repu blicans of Verm ont in CONVEX
ton assembled, do relterate and reafflrm tho
J. doctrines and principles which four years a.
n led our party to victory aud for four yea
a have filed our nation with prosperity.
= We believe that the principle of protectiC
Il has been of untold advantage to this countl
in the past in the development of its indu
n tries aud the maintenance of Its laboriI
classes; that its continuance is of vital impO
- lance: and that our tariff laws should be fro
e time TO time readiusted upon that theory.
v We believe that the same principle whiC
leads US to protect our labor against the pa
J. per competition of some countries, may lei
p US to enter into reciprocal relations wi
d others, whereby that same la Dor may find
+ profitable market, and that the idea
~ reciprocity, wisely applied, will be OF gre
o benefit. both commercially and in the ests
% li-hment of friendly relations between OF
81 own and foreign nations.
-, While we welcome to our shores every sci
~ supporting immigrant who seeks here "A HON
ii we believe that this same principle of Sc
n preservation should close our ports, not on
. against foreign criminals and paupers, d
Is also 50 far as can be, against those Classt
~ who, with no knowledge of our language al
10 no respect for our institutions, reek here
T.. Temporary abode. The United States of &
~ future should be one nation, speaking Of
to language, doing homage to one Nag.
ne We repeat, what cannot too often be
peated, nor too well remembered, that I
right of suffrage is the corner stone OF our
slitutions. We assert that the confessed al
continued suppressio of the negro yo
at the south is n menace of those Institute
and a disgrace TO our civilization and '
ii tnr nf an