The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-29
Ringing Speech BY v. A. Lore,
The Chairman.
Senator Proctor Heads
The Delegation.
The Convention Declares Emphatic.
ally For Mckinley.

Bright Iskies and smiles from Nature
ushered in the day of the State Convention
Shortly after ten o'clock the delegates,
headed by the Montpelier Military Band,
marched to Armory Hail. filling that large
auditorium. Among the delegates were no.
ticed many men prominent in business and
political circles in Vermont among them
Ex-Governor j. w. Stewart of Middlebury,
f. d. Hale Of Lunenburgh Ex-Governor
Roswell Farnham of Bradford, Lieutenant
Governor Mansur of Brighton, D. X. ST.
monds of Manchester, N. Il. Boyden OF
Randolph, Senators f. d. White of Rut-
land, Frank Kenfield Of Morris Vile, o. M.
Barber of Arlington, Q. j. Bell of Walden,
and H. w. Bailey of Newbury, Alpha Mes
ser of Rochester. Judge Lawrence of Rut-
land, Henry Ballard of Burlington, p. FL.
Dale of Island Pond, s. d. Hobson Of Brigh-
ton, G.. G. Benedict and General W. w.
Henry of Burlington, William Chaplin of
Middlesex, n. w. Fiske of Isle La Motto,
George T. Childs of St. Adams, Colonel
George w. Hooker and DR.. FL. ID. Holton Of
Brattleboro, j. E. Cushman of Burlington,
Cassius Peck of Brookfeld, General Nc
Cullough of Bennington, and scores of
others equally prominent.
Hon. Olin Merrill of Enosburgh Falls,
chairman of the State Republican Commit
tee, called the convention to order, and in
vited Rev. DR.. e. M. Smith, principal of
Montpelier Seminary, to offer prayer. H.
s. Peck, the secretary, read the call of the
convention. The rOll-call of delegates was
dispensed with, and the roll as made up
by the state committee was declared the
roll of the convention. Mr.. Merrill then in
troduced w. A. Lord, Esq, Of Montpelier,
as temporary chairman of the convention.
Mr.. Lord was very cordially received as he
assumed the chair Mr.. Lord said: Mr.,
| Chairman and fello w-republicans, it is a
distinguished honor to be associated with
Vermont republicans, and the honor is in
creased by being called by your committee
to preside even briefly over body such as
is hsre. You commence to-day, as republi.
cans the first decennial of the existence OF
| the republican party as national organiza-
ton. There are those before me who from
1856 to 1886 have participated with that
party in its long succession OF victories and
a few defeats. You have participated in a
success OF those GROWING republican prin
ciplss, emancipation, acknowledgements, re.
sumption, reciprocity and last and greatest
of all, protection. (Applause) And a,
! every point along the line marked by the
succession of victories, you have been met
by our friends, the enemy, with objections
based upon various grounds. You have
seen the record OF the country and the
progress of the country through all these
years, until 1t eliminated in the last ad
mnistratiOn Of Benjamin Harrison in foul
years OF unexampled prosperity which
made it the amazement OF the world
And then, under the exigsncies of The
ait aurrapdared fDur
to the democratic party the control OF the
country Bear in mind this fact, fellow
repu blicans, in that whole period of forty
years there has never been but two inter
walls of three, or about three years each, one
at the beginning OF term and tho othsl
towards the end OF one, when the demo
cratic party has been in unchallenged con
troll of the country. The record OF the two
terms in which the democrats have had full
control Of the affairs OF this administration
has marked similarity with the admins
tration Of James Buchanan in impaired
public credit, and as in that administration
we are met with development OF Southern
and English ideas OF free trade traffic
And in both administrations we are me-
with a condition OF general prostratior
weak foreign policy, and it is no wonder
that we hear the chorus, or that we antici
pate we shall join in the old hymn, Be
lieving, we rejoice, to see the curse re-
moved 80, genIleInen, WlJnouI uWelilns
at length upon the misfortCnes OF the coun
try, owing to democratic administration, we
can rest assured that now the republican
party Is about to assume the control OF this
nation for an indeterminate period. And II
is brought to our minds to-day what the
party promises to the country. 1t promises
to the country a dollar which is based upon
the highest purchasing, and debt-payine
value; it promises a foreign policy which
will make the American man respected ovel
the whole known world, and 1t promises 9
return Of the old republican doctrine OF pro
lection, which will light the fires in the nov
empty furnaces, which will start the wheels
OF commerce and place the country again IN
the state OF prosperity which always at
tends the republican administration. W.
are here to-day as representatives OF Yer
mont republicans TO perform duty, ant
that is TO select delegates, who at 81. Louis
neat June, shall vote to nominate the mex
president of the United States. Cloud AZ
plause). We shall select men in whom w
shall have confidence, and in their hand
we shall place the commission to nominate
the best man, and we will make no mistake
, 1t may be- they will turn TO New York an,
, select that son OF Vermont a business maj
! tried and true-Leyi p. Morton Gap
plause). 1t may be on the other hand they
, will 20 to the northwest and select tina
, brilliant statesman OF long experience
William b. Allison. (App'ause). or, the,
, may come back to New England and selec
/ that republican leader invincible, who ha
always stood like rock for republican
principles = Thomas b. Reed OF Maine
! loud applause). Or, IL may be they ma
! wandar again To the We9t. 90 to the roDre