The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1896-06-19
Major Grout Wins!

Major Josiah Grout of Derby was
nominated for Governor Wednesday
by the Republican State Convention at
} Burlington after the most exciting
contest of the kind eyer experienced
in the state. Every delegate was
present and voted Orange County
cast 27 votes for Grout, while Mr..
Stickney had the remaining 20, The
total stood Sticknev $50, Grout 339.
Tremendous cheering greeted the
announcement of the Majors victory
and the friends of Mr. Stickney moved
to make the nomination unanimous,
which was done.
Hon. Nelson w. Fisk Of Isle La
Motto was nominated for Lieutenant
Governor by acclamatiOn as was the
balance of the ticket, which follows:
Treasurer, Henry F. Field of Rut-
land; Secretary of State, Chauncey W.
Brownell of Burlington; Auditor,
franklin D. Hale of Lunenburg; Pres
identlal electors, Marsh O. Perkins,
Windsor, L. Bart Cross, Montpelier,
Henry G. Bates, ST. Johnsbury, Frank
D. White, Rutland.
THE PLATFORM,
W E.. johnson of Woodstock chairman of
| lut COHllullICC Ou ltSOlullOISs IcpUIttu luC
platform, which was unanimously adopted,
as follows:
We the republicans of the state of Ver-
mont; in convention assembled at Burling-
ton, June II, 1896, herein announce and set
forth the following declaration of the guild
! ing principles of our party:
We denOunce and condemn the attempt
to establish free and unlimited coinage of
| silver as destructive to the best interests of
! the people and if successful, sure to injure
J and debase the credit of this country.
We edemand a currency that shall he worth
100 cents on the dollar throughout the civil
IiZed world, and we pledge ourselves to do
all in our power to prevent the issue by the
government of any other
| We demand that sufficient revenue be
raised by the government to pay its eXpen-
! seS, and we declare it perniciOuS and wrong
| for the government, in time of peace, to in
crease its debt for the purpose of obtaining
money for its ordinary expenses.
| We adhere to the doctrines of protection as
| held be the republican party and demand
that the needs of the government be sup
piled by duties so laid as to protect the la
boring classes OF our people from cOmpeti-
tion with the pauper labor of the old world,
and to promote the business interests of our
| people.
Our watchword shall be an honest dol la.a
| gsSd the wasid -ngeE- -protect}s9fsJ }s9fsJ 70 q
can labor and industries, and revenue suf-
fcient to maintain the government without
| further increasing its debt.
We demand OF the persons this day NOM
mated that they use their best endeavors to
maintain the strictest economy in the
administration of the affairs of the State,
! believing as we do that in the present de-
pressed condition of the country. brought
an by the unwise democratic national ad-
miniStration, the taxes of the people of
| Vermont should be kept at the lowest pos
sible rate consistent with proper ecOnOm-
| ical administration.
We pledge our earnest hearty support to
| the candidates this day nominated, and
also TO our presidential candidate to be
nominated at st. Louis
THE NOMINEES.
josiah Grout was bord in Compton, Can
ada. May 2S, 1912, was educated in the aca-
denies at Glover and st. JOhnSbury. He
enlisted Oct. 2, 1861 as private in Co. | 1St
| Vt. Cav, was mustered in as second lieuten-
ant, promoted captain in 1862, and in 1854
was appointed major of the Goth n. Y, Cav.
organized for frontier service after the st.
Albans raid. In 1895 he was admitted to
the bar. He was in charge of the customs
house at Island from 1866 to 1869, and was
in the customs service at st. AlbanS and
Newport several years. He went to llli-
nOis in 1874, but returned to Vermont six
years later and has since made his home in
Derby. He represented Newport in the
general assembly of 1872 ard 1874 and Der
by in 1884 1886 and 1888. He was senator
from Orleans county in 1892, and was
speaker of the House of Representatives in
1884, 1886 and 1888.
Nelson w. Fisk was born in Isle La
Motto, August 5, 1854. He was educated
at the common schools and at the Vermont
Methodist Seminary, Fort Edward lnsti-
tute, ana Eastman Business college. He is
a marble producer and farmer He has
held about every office in his town, and was
constable at the age of q, selectman for
many years. sch Ool commissioner, etc. He
represented Isle La Motto in the general
assemblies of 1852 and 1884. and was an al
ternate to the republican national cOnven-
tion at Chicago in 1888, and delegate to the
Minneapolis convention in 1892. Besides
holding numerous other positions of trust
and honor. He is a trustee of the johnson
Normal school, trustee of the Vermont
Methodist Seminary, and chairman of the
board CT trustees of the reform school.
STATE COMMITTEE.
Addison-T. NJ. Chapman of Middlebury.
Bennington-E. b. yelling of No. Ben
ningtOn.
Caledonia-H. X. Ide of st. Johnsbury.
Chittenden-F. E. Burgess of Burlington.
ESseX-G. f. Clark of Island Pond.
Franklin-Olin Merrill of EnOsburg Falls
Grand Isle-Jed p. Ladd of Alburg.
LamOille-P. X. Gleed of Morrisvllle.
Orange-H. E. Parker of Bradford.
Oreans-,JOhn G.. Foster of Derby.
Rutland Ira X. Allen of Fair Raven.
washington-J. w. Brock of Montpelier.
windham-GeO. II. Babbitt, JT., of Bel
lows Falls.
Windsor-Alfred E. Watson of Hartford.
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