Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-06-22
THE STATE CONVENTION.

republican state officers. The state
was entitled under the call to
675 delegates, every one of whom,
self or alternate, was present to vote.
Not scattering vote was cast and
when the count was made it showed
that Maj. Josiah Circuit of Derby had
won by three majority.
The convention was held in the
armory; it was opened by Chairman
Olin Merrill, Rev. DIR. Hawse offering
prayer. The call and the roll were
read by Secretary Peck and Col. A. A.
Hall of st. Adams was named as
chairman. He made very fine and
acceptable speech in taking the
chair, his remarks eliciting frequent
the chairman called for the presenta-
ton of candidates, when Gen. F. G.
BHtterfield of Derby Line presented
the name of Maj. Josiah Grout, in the
following words:
81 deem myself most happy and
fortunate in having been selected to
present the name of one of Vermont's
grandest sons and to ask your sup
port for him. He will carry your 10y
al banner to glorious victory. Yer
of illustrious executives and 40 less
proud is she in her long line of illus
trious soldiers. To you, grand army
of patriotic citizens, as l speak the
wheels of time are revolving so swift
ly that in a few years it will be i'm
possible to name as governor SOL
der of 1861. I most heartily respond
TO the duty which the citizens of Or
leans county have imposed upon me.
The man I shall name is not unknown
to you. In years past you have en-
trusted to him affairs of weight and in
nothing has he been found wanting.
present for your consideration the
name of that fair minded clean hand
ed citizen, Maj. Grout of Derby.'
Ex-Lieut. Gov. Fl. A. Fletcher of
Cavendish, in nominating Speaker
Stickney named his candidate in the
first sentence of his speech and pan
demonium reigned again. After the
applause had subsidized Mr.. Fletcher
referred to Mr.. Stickney's ability, his
long public career and to the fact that |
he possessed all the elements needed |
In "a good governor. "The most |
gratifying feature in his career" said |
Mr.. Fletcher, els his modest, unas
Stunning manner. We believe him to
be the choice of the people and Wind
sor county presents him as compe-
tent and faithful public servant"
Each candidate was handsomely |
seconded by several gentlemen. The
voting had been so arranged that there
seemed to be no possibility of mis-
takes. or cheating. The process was
long but accurate. Two or three
men who did not reach the house in
season to answer to the call, arrived
in season to vote.
THE PLATFORM.
We the republicans of the State of
Vermont, in convention assembled at
Burlington, June II, 1896, herein an
nounce and set forth the following
declaration of the guiding principles
of our party:
We denounce and condemn the at
tempt to establish a free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver as destructive to
the best interests of the people and,
if successful, sure to injure and de-
base the credit OF. this country.
We demand a currency that shall
be worth 100 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.
We demand that sufficient revenue
be raised by the government to pay
its expenses, and we declare it per-
nicious and wrong for the govern
ment, in time of peace, to increase it's
debt for the purpose of obtaining
money for its ordinary expenses.
We adhere to the doctrine of pro-
lection as held by the republican par
ty and demand that the needs of the
government be supplied by duties so
laid as to protect the laboring classes
Of our people from competition with
the pauper labor of the old world,
and to promote the business inter-
ests of our people.
Our watchword shall be an honest
dollar, good the world over, protec-
ton to American labor and industries
and revenue sufficient to maintain the
government without further increas
ing its debt.
We demand of the persons this day