Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-06-22
WOODBURY. AND MANSUR
Is the Republican State Ticket.

Goes to Second on the First BallOt---
the Plntform---State Committee.
The Republican state convention, held
at Montpelier Wednesday, nominated Col
U. A. Woodbury. of Burlington for COVER
nor, and Col. L. NJ. Mansur of Brighton
for lieutenant governor For the rest of
| the ticket the present state officers we're
| renominated.
The convention met in the opera house,
and was called to order at II o'clock by
! Chairman Baldwin of the state committee.
Rev. \. II. Webb offered prayer. Geo. NJ.
Powers of Morrisvlle was named for tenn
porary chairman, and j. w. Redmond of
! Newport, and f. +. Hamilton of Salisbury,
for secretaries. Hosea Mann, jr., of Will
mngton was the vice president from
! Windham county. The allusion of Mr.
! Powers to Gov. Mckinley in his speech on
! taking the chair was received with a
| hearty and significant Outburst of applause.
! The temporary organization was made per-
manent. Collectors and tellers were APP
| pointed to receive and count the votes, and
a committee of resolutions, with II. D.
| Ryder of Rockingham as chairman.
Nominations for governor being then
called for, D. j. Foster of Burlington pre-
sented the name of Col. U. A. Woodbury.
of that city, alluding to his early life as a
| farmers son, to his record as a brave
soldier, and to his career as a successful
| business man and sate officer. Col. II.
| f. Taylor of BrattlebOro seconded Col.
| Woodbury. nomination on behalf of Wind
| ham county. Other secondng speeches
followed, until Fred Arnold of Bethel call
Il hale hat
| man in the convention not ready to second
the nomination, he would better stand
up so that he could be seen. A rising vote
followed with every delegate in the hall on
his feet, and Col. Woodbury. was declared
the unanimous nominee of the convention.
Gen. I. 5. Peck, Fletcher Proctor and
| Josiah Grout were appointed a committee
to inform Col. Woodbury. of his nomination
| and bring him before the convention. He
was warmly received on his appearance,
| and in a short speech thanked the conven-
tion for its mark of confidence and prom
! ised to give the state the best service with
in his ability. 1t was Just 50 years that
day, he said, that he was mustered into
the Union army to resist a Democratic
attack upon the government. Today he
was ready to help the Republicans of Yer
mont to repel Democratic attack on the
industries of the country.
Nominations for the second place on the
ticket being then called for, p. II. Dale of
Brighton placed Col. L. NJ. Mansur in
nomination, and was followed by Gen. j.
j. Estey in a seconding speech which, he
said, represented the unanimous sentiment
of the Windham county delegation.
Fletcher Proctor and p. X. Gleed also
seconded Mansur's nomination.
Of iuo ta1
II. w. Vail, and was followed by Wm.
Chapin of MiddleseX, j. c. Enright of
Windsor, o. NJ. Barber of Arlington, and
others who seconded Wallis nomination.
A. II. Dunnett of st. Johnsbury present
ed the name of Henry c. Bates of that
place, and the nomination was seconded
by II. F. Graham of Craftsbury.
Other seconding speeches in behalf of
the different candidates were made. When
a vote was finally taken this result was
shown;
Whole number of votes, 81
Necessary to a choice, 2SC
4. NJ. Mansur, 332
H. w. Vail, 19G
II. c. Bates, A.
Col Mansur was declared the nominee
of the convention, and on motion of Victor
|. Spear of Braintree, who had supported
Vail, the nomination was made unami-
nous. A committee was appointed tC
notify Col. Mansur of his nomination, and
a recess for dinner was then taken.
The first business after dinner was the
denomination of c. w. Brownell for secre,
tary of state, Henry F. Field for state
treasurer, and Franklin d. Hale for state
2 auditor. Col. Mansur was conducted to
the platform and made short speech in
excellent taste, accepting the nomination
and thanking the delegates
2 Chairman Powers then presented to tn,
= convention Congressman Grout, who, h,
t said, would introduce the orator of the oc
casion, Congressman w. p. Hepburn o
l Iowa. Gen. Grout spoke briefly, saying
Y that Mr.. Hepburn was a descendant o
> both Matthew Lyon and Thomas Chitten
= den of this state, and introduced him t,
. the audience. Mr.. Hepburn spoke A
e minutes upon the existing political situa
: tion, and urged the importance of a heav
e Republican vote in Vermont in September
: His allusion to the gallant action of Gen
Stannard and the Vermont troops a
Gettysburg was enthusiastically applauded
A vote of thanks and three cheers wer
T. given Mr.. Hepburn for his eloquent ad
dress.
After the nomination and election of
> state committee, and the adoption of tn
. platform, the convention adjourned.
The Platform.
We, the Republicans of Vermont in col
vention assembled reatiirm our adherenC
v to those principles which for more tina
r so years have kept our country to the frOT
# in the march of civilization. AS the resu
n of the temporary departure of the natio
from those principles of government pra
ticed by the Republican party, we point I
the widespread depression and complet
as stagnation of business, the hundreds
st thousands of unemployed workingmel
T. the silent factories and the distrust {
II the Democratic party, which is evidel
ri wherever the voice of voters is heard.
rs We denOunce as especially injurious
~ N the state the provisions of the Wilson bill
Pr We denounce the increase of the tax G
r. the poor mans breakfast table, which
y. accompanied by decrease in the tariff c
S. articles of luxury.
n We denounce the Wilson bill as section
II. in its provisions, subservient to gigant
mOnOpolies, menace to business interest
and we predict that if it becomes a lay
prosperity will not return to our land uni