Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-03
DEMOCRATS AT NBWFANE'
They Have a solemn Time at
Their County Convention.

Tn. Wan In The Gallery Took In the
Sho,y and sets II Forth with Illum-
mating Touches.
Editor Of The PboHjr:
Dear Sir.-The rank and Tile OF the
spartv of reform" have now a list OF can
didates to support at the september eleo
ton, as well as a platform lot lheil W
stand upon from now until Jnal Uluie
Nothing but harmony prevailed during llle
convention, which was held at the couilIy
seat Aug. i. and everyone seemed perfectly
satifed over the result. When the conven-
tion met II seemed so much like funeral
that some of the onlookers suggested
that at the afternoon session they had bet
fer carry in a coffin and get enough bearers
so that the party might be decently Ouileu'
Every few minutes during the forenoon
session the chairman, :. 7. Davenport,
would remark that there were "but few
Democrats left in Windham county NO
wonder he felt respondent, for OF the
county committee all were absent except
A. w. Childs. who called the convention
to order. and several of the towns had
failed to elect delegates. The gentleman
from Brookline said he had called caucus,
but the Democrats had failed TO material
ize and so he had come without credentials.
II was really pitiful, when a town hav-
ing no representation was called, to hear
the chairman in his most solemn tones
ask. us there no one here from this
town? Call the next
Mr.. Davidson was seen TO quietly slip III
and hand DR.. Conland a letter which was
sent to the chair. After reading it the
chairman flushed and then grew pale, and
well he might, for it,was no less than a re
quest for permission for a delegation OF
the Loyal Temperance legion to present a
memorial to the convention. They hardly
knew wha. to do, but finally the request
was granted. AMI when the convention
met in the afternoon the delegation was
present and presented a memorial setting
forth the fact that the present prohibltory
law is sufficient to control the sale OF IL
quor, and asking the convention to noml-
nate officers who would see it strictly en-
forced.
If the youths and misses who made up
the delegation from the Loyal Temperance
legion wished to create a sensation they &C
complished their end, for silence followed
like that of the grave. An invitation had
also been given for the convention to visit
the meeting of the legion, and finally vote
of thanks was extended for the invitation,
but not a word as TO the memorial.
When the resolution was presented they
| touched very lightly upon the temperance
| question by saying that they believed in
! the enforcement of existing laws, but
thought there could be a better law. 1t
would not do TO 90 back on the platform
/ of the state convention that had denounced
the present prohibiiory law The commit
tee which presented the list of candidates
assured us that they would serve the Re
/ publican party in the same manner that
Bill Nye's mule served his friend. He
| kicked him so high that be saw the street
/ lights of the new Jerusalem.
The speeches were thoroughly Demo
cratic, praising Cleveland and the tariff
| bill that was to be passed, and laying all
| the blame for the present hard times upon
/ the Republican party. At length the climax
came, and while one speaker got more elo-
| quent than the rest and more Democratic
in his assertions, a dog, that lay in front
of the chairman tno doubt a good Repub-
| lican dog, was so nauseated by the state
ments that two of the members were obliged
to assist him out of doors.
| The chairman finally wound up the con-
vention in a flight OF eloquence that could
be heard long way of, and all departed
firm in the belief that Democratic success
was assured in September
Yours.
MAN IN THE GALLERY.
=. ;. Mr.. Brown. chairman of commit
| tees on nominations. made one statement
that no Republican could refute. viz. that
the Democrats either gained or lost one
vote at the last election, he was not certain
which.