Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-06-20
State Convention.
Details of the Great Struggle at Burlington
Ticket and Platform.

Never in the history of Vermont was
there such convention as met at Burling-
ton last Wednesday. The intensest excite
ment prevailed. Every one of the 675
delegates were present, perhaps something
that never before occurred in the history
of state politics.
Col. A. A. Hall of st. Albans was made
chairman, and A. G.. Woodwork of Airing
ton, secretary.
Col. f. G. Butterlield of Derby Line
nominated Josiah Grout for governor, and
Hon. III. A. Fletcher of Cavendish, w,
w. Stickney. There were 675 ballots
cast; necessary for a choice, 33S. Of
these Grout had 339, and Stickncy 336,.
and Grout was declared nominated.
The following ticket was then put in
nomination: For lieutenant governor,
Hen. Nelson w. Fisk of Isle La Mott !;
for state treasurer, Hon. H. F. Field Of
Rutland; for secretary OF state, Hon. G..
W. Brownell of Burlington; for state
auditor, Hon. f. ID. Hale of Lunenburgh
These presidential electors were chosen
Marsh O. Perkins of Windsor, L. Bart
Cross of Montpelier, Henry G.. Bates of
st. Johnsbury, Frank ID. White OF Rut-
land.
This state committee was chosen: Addi-
son, L. nj. Chapman Of Middlebury; Ben
nington, E. b. yelling of North Benning-
ton; Caledonia, H X. Ide of St. Johns
bury; Chittenden, F. f. Burgess Of Bur
lington; Essex, F. f. Clark of Island
Pond; Franklin, Olin Merrill of Enos-
burg Falls; Grand Isle, Jed P. Ladd Of
Alburgh; Lamoille, p. X. Gleed of Nor
risville; Orange, II. E. Parker of Brad
ford; Orleans, John G. Foster of Derby !;
Rutland, Ira r. Allen of Fair Haven /;
Washington, j. w. Brock of Montpelier I;
Windham, George H. Babbitt, Jr, of
Rockingham; Windsor, Alfred E. Watson
of Hartford.
Here is the platform adopted:
We, tire Republicans of the state of Yer
mont i'll convention assembled at Burlington,
June IL, 1896, herein announce and set forth
the following declaration of the guiding prin-
cples of our party.
We denounce and condemn the attempt to
establish free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer as destructive to the best interests of the
people and, if successful, sure to iniure and
debase the credit of this country.
We demand a currency that shall be worth
a hundred cents on the dollar throughout the
civilized world, and we pledge ourselves to
do all in our power to prevent the issue by
the government of any other.
Wedemand that sufficient revenue be raised
by the government to pay its expenses, and
we declare it pernicious and wrong for the
government, in time of peace, to increase it.
debt for the purpose of obtaining money fol
| its ordinary expenses.
| We adhere to the doctrine of protection a:
held by the Republican party, and demand
| that the needs of the government be supplied
| by duties SO laid as to protect the laborine
| classes of people from competition with the
pauper laborer of the old world, and to pro
| mote the business interests of our people.
| Our watchword shall be an honest dollar
good the world over, protection to American
| labor and industries and revenue sufficient t.
maintain the government without further
increasing its debt.
| We demand of the persons this day nom
| mated that they use their best endeavors t
maintain the strictest economy in the admin
istration OF the affairs of the state, believing
as do that i'll the present depressed con
dition of the country, brought ON by tn,
unwise democratic national administration
the taxes of the people of Vermont should b,
| kept at the lowest possible rate consisten
with a proper economical administration.
We pledge our earnest, hearty support t,
the candidates this day nominated, and ais,
| to our presidential candidate to be nominate,
| at st. Louis.