Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-05-06

ana Jnen called 1Of business, and before he
was through the day he had all of that
commodity that the most labor-loving man
could wish for.
The first motion was to make the tenn
pOraTy the permanent organization, with
vice president from each county, and for
about a minute the spectators thought the
row was on, but the kckers' forces never
peeped and the motion was carried. but as
the stage was already preGmpted by half
score of scribes and some 300 hangers-on
on the outskirts, the vice presidents did
not come up to guard the chairman and
look pretty. I. 4. O'Bren of Bellows
Falls and c. K. Squires of New Haven were
the secretaries, but the former only mate
rallied, and he was not overburdened with
work.
Elisha May, of st. Johnsbury, who has
passed through the various descending
grades of the political scale from Republi-
can to Mugwump, and then to Democracy,
moved that a committee of seven be ap-
pointed to prepare resolutions. This was
adopted and the chairman was shortly
given a list, i. e., it is judged he was given
list as he had some difficulty i'm reading the
names, which were Elisha May, Dennis
Flower of Hartland, c. f. Orvis of Man
chester, Asa Dickey of Bradford, Waldo
Brigham of Hyde Park, DIR. James Conland
of BrattleborO, and c. II. Granger of Rut-
land. About the time Mr.. Shurtleff had
deciphered these names Mr.. Granger was
on his feet and injected into the conven-
ton some ponderous whereases and various
resolutions, in substance charging that the
convention of 1890 was packed by the state
committee and asking that the matter be
investigated by a committee composed of
A Rnl 4 u u
Smalley, who were requested to report to
the convention as soon as possible. Then
came a wrangle that occupied about an
hour there being motions to dismiss, to lay
on the table and sundry other ilibustering
tactics, but at last all opposition was with
drawn and the committee took the formd-
able document, and as far as later develop
ments in that behalf went to show it must
have formed the dinner of the opera house
cat.
Would-be but Can't-be Grand Mogul
Davenport had an opportunity to exhibit
his magnificent proportions on this ques-
tiOn and he was greeted with prolonged
applause, \. p. Childs, sitting on the plat
form and giving the tip, duty that he
continued to perform until after the forces
of the Ants were wiped off the earth, so
to speak, when "Ase" went out of the ap-
plause business-and staid out, too.
At 1:30 the convention adjourned for
dinner without having transacted any
more business than might have been ac-
complished in 20 minutes.
Second District Convention.
During the intermission the delegates to
the second district convention met and
chose as delegates to the national conven-
tion q. c. Miller of Newport and H. +.
Fitzgerald OF Island Pond, with Don c.
Pollard of Cavendish and George w.
Chamberlain of Newbury as alternates
George w. Smith of White River June
ton was nominated for Congress and the
district committee selected was G.. w. Al
ken of Troy, Oliver Deschenes of Island
Pond and Merritt OF Newbury, with Geo.
NJ. Dearborn of Corinth as elector
The first district did not get a chance to
hold its convention during the intermission,
as the state convention officials took pos
session of the hall before the district fell
lows could get up steam and get to NOV
ing
The Afternoon Session, when the Fun
Took Place.
The convention reassembled at 3:45.
There was no appreciable diminution of
the crowd of the morning, and it was evil
dent that all hands were Sin it, to stay till
the fun came off.
The band played various selections as
the delegates were getting their seats and
about as quick as the chairman's gavel
had dented the table to denote that he was
open for suggestions, his eye, of course
by mere accident, lit on the not particularly
attenuated form of T. j. Boynton, who at
once moved that the convention proceed by
counties to select a state committee, and
that recess be taken for ten minutes to
allow the counties to decide on their men.
This motion was promptly seconded, before
the rather more moderate anti-Atkins
shouter, V. A. Bullard, had come to
sense of the fact that he was not getting
his share OF the row. he then wanted to
read the convention-packing report, but
found that he was too late and that the
willy "Jetf' had, as usual, out-generaled
him. He made several abortive bluffs at
getting hearing, but the Atkins men
were watching him and he finally gave it
up and sprung an amendment to BoyntOn's
motion, which by the way, was the most
stupidly-worded piece of business imagina-
Bile. After "talkee-talkee, or in plain
America, "big jaw'-lasting until q
| O'Clock, the amendment, which provided
for electing the state committee from the
floor of the convention, was defeated on
test ballot by vote of 34S for Atkins to
229 for the Davenport -Haselton-Childs ag-
gregation. This was the decisive point of
the proceedings, and the rout of the Ants
was complete. Pandemonium reigned for
a time and then BOynton's resolution was