Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-05-25
THE PRoHIBITIoNlsTs.
PROCEEDINGS AT THEIR STATE COZ
VENTION,

F. II. Shepard of Fair Haven,
called the meeting to order at lilo
o'clock. and Secretary Geo. L. Story of
Bakersfield read the call. Prof. Henry
NJ. Seeley of Middlebury was chosen
temporary chairman and Mr.. Story was
reelected secretary. Rev. Mr.. Noble
offered prayer. Secretary Story then
made report of what was done during
the year past and Treasurer Ferguson of
Burlington gave a brief statement of the
finances of the State committee. showing
that they had received 1914 81 during
the year, had expended it all and were
S45 in debt.
The following committees were APP
pointed by the chair:
Resolutions-Rev. r. l.. Bruce OF st. Adams,
G. w. Wyman OF BrattleDoro, and f. ii. Shep
ard OF Fair Haven.
Nominations-w L. Pearl of st. Johnsbury,
j. ID. Whlteside OF NergenneS and j. h. Crane
of Middlebury.
Finance-George c. Thrall OF Rutland, A.
O. Ferguson of Burlington and Chester
Brown of Hard wick.
The preliminary work having been
completed, Rev. Mr.. johnson of Castle
ton was called on by Chairman Seely
for remarks, and he made some of
very vigorous character, contrasting the
liquor traffic in New York aud Massa-
chusetts, of which he recently had some
personal knowledge, with that in Yer
mont under the prohibitory law. Chair
man Dickey of the national committee
was next called on aGd made brief
speech.
Secretary Story read some communi-
cations, one Of which was from a lady
who wanted commlttee appointed to
see if il would not he well to have law
and order league similar to that ln New
Hampshire. The matter went ever with
out action.
At l2:l5 O'Clock recess was taken un-
til 30 in the afternoon.
On re assembling in the afternoon the
chairman called for a report from the
resolutions committee. Its chairman re-
sponded with the following platform,
which was adopted without debate:
We, the representatives OF the Prohibition
party OF VermOnt, in state convention assem-
bled, present the following declaration of
principles:
First-We reafFrm our allegiance to the
national Prohibition party and indorse Its
platform.
Second Believing that national prohibi.
tion is the dominant Issue OF the dav, we de
clare anew for the entire suppression of the
manufacture, sale. Importation ana exp Orta-
tion OF alcoholic liquor. rs beverage, by
federal and State legislation.
Third-We condem the lax mannerin which
the authorities of the State are enforcing the
laws against the traffic in Intoxicating drinks
and pledge OUT party to their rigid iTItOrce-
ment il elected TO power.
Fourth-We favor the appointment of Il
non partisan tariff commission, whose duty
it shall be to make such changes in the tariff
laws as may from time to time become neces-
saTy.
Fitth-we hold that sex should be no bar to
political privilege or to equality of wages tor
equal labor.
Slxth-we favor the extension of the civil
service reform system to all grades OF the
service to which ii is applicable.
Seventh-Ne stand uneguivOcaliy for the
American pT blic school taught in the English
! language, and are in tavoT of the State fur
nj shing tree text books.
Eighth-We declare against trusts and com.
binatiOns OF capital for the purpose OF pre-
venting competltion, restraining production
| or interfering with the Legitimate laws OF busI
ness.
Ninth-We hold that pay Tor public service
should be by reasonable salaries and not by
! fees, and where tees are eXacted they should
be paid into the public treasury.
Two other resolutions were added,
after brief discussion. They read:
Res0tred, That we demand OF our next legis
lature such modification OF the ballot laws
as VIII give all parties candidates represen-
tatives on the election board to assist voters
who need assistance in preparing their bal
lots and IN counting the ballots.
Second-Belleving in the necessity OF some
combined and radical movement tor the en-
forcement OF existing laws, the maintenance
of good order in society and the suppression
OF the liquor traffic, we hold ourselves in
readiness to unite and cooperate with every
Organization in the state in the formation
OF "A state law and order league.
The committee on nominations made
this report through its chairman: For
governor, George &. Thrall of Rutland
lieutenant-governor, DR.. l.. w. Hanson
of Barre; treasurer, j. F. Leonard of
Burlington; secretary of State, II. X.
Mack of Hardwick; auditor, f. w. Wheel
er OF Richford. 1t also recommended
the election of this State executive com
mittee: r. ii. Shepard of Fair Haven.
chairman c. w. Wyman of Blattleboro,
vice-chairman; Rev. G. l.. Story of Ba-
kersfield, secretary; A. o. Ferguson of
Burlington, treasurer, and w. II. Sar-
gent of st. Johnsbury, auditor.
The report was accepted and adopted.
Mr.. Thrall, the nominee for governor.
declined to serve; and the report was re-
committed. The committee presently
made new report, like the first in all
respects except that Rodney c. White
more of st. Albans was placed at the
head of the ticker. The new report was
adopted and Mr.. Whittemore accepted
the honor of the governorship nomlna-
ton in short speech.
Chairman Thrall of the finance COM
mittee reported that $500 ought to be
/ icioNu lOi Shil Oi hhC ADAolN YAM pdlS
but the committee were not prepared to
say how it should be done.
The ticket and the platform having
been settled, the convention listened to
an address by Chairman Samuel Dickie
of the Prohibition national committee.
whose talk was entertaining to all and
encouraging to his party friends. lie
asserted that prohibition was gaining
ground, spoke of the money loss sus-
tained by the industries of the country
because of the money wasted for liquors,
and maintained that for various reasons
the cause of prohibition could be pro-
NOTED only by the Prohibition party.
At the conclusion of his formal speech
Mr.. Dickie undertook to raise by sub
scription the $500 the finance committee
SAID was needed for the State campaign.
He got 1854 of it, and then said the ma
tiOnal committee would contribute enough
to make the amount $500.
A vote of thanks was given Mr.. Dickie
and the convention adjourned at about
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