The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-29
STATE REPUBLICAN LEAGUE
Holds Its Annual Meeting at
Montpelier on Tuesday,
Reorganization Of That Body and
Election Of Officers.
Remarks of President ChiIds.
Grand Rally in the
Evening.
Remarks of President ChiIds.
Speakers Of National Reputation
and What They Said.

The incoming trains of Tuesday brought
large numbers of delegates to the meeting
of the State Republican League. The cor
ridors and office of the Pavilion presented a
very lively appearance. W. w. Stickney
and Josiah Grout were early on the ground
and were kept busy receiving the congratu-
lations of their friends. Shortly after two
o'clock the delegates formed in line in front
of the Pavilion and, headed by the Mont
pelier Military Band marched to the
Armory Hall building. About $50 dele
gates were in their seats when Colonel
George T, Childs, president Of the League,
called the meeting to order and said:
Gentlemen of the Republican League of
Vermont, you will please come to order.
I congratulate you most heartily for your
numbers assembled, considering the fact
that the League has been somewhat inactive
during the last four years. 1 think it
demonstrates the faith you have in the
policy of the republican party In view of
the number of speakers from abroad here
to address you, you will not expect speeches
from the officers of the League"
w. B. Gates secretary of the League, read
the call, and the roll-call of the convention
was dispensed with on motion of Lieutenant
Governor Mansur.
On motion of Charles 81. Darling of Ben.
nington, a committee of one from each
county was appointed by the chair to NOM
mate officers for the ensuing year, and four
teen delegates to the National Convention,
this committee to report in thirty minutes.
This committee was made up as follows:
Addison, Shirard Brown; Bennington, G.
II. Darling; Chittenden, j. E. Cushman ;
Caledonia, 1, H. Shattuck Franklin, R. o.
Sturtevant; Grand Isle, N W. Fisk; Essex,
Gibbs e. Clark Orange, j. X. Darling; Or
leans, W. w. Dow; Washington, L. w.
Shedd; Windsor, j. e. Pollard; Windham,
L. S. Hayes; Rutland, Fred A. Field La
noble, w. FL. Robinson.
While the committee was out, on the sug-
General j. G. Mccullough of Bennington
was called to the platform, and introduced
by Colonel Childs. General Mccullough
was very cordially received He made a
felicitous opening address, and further said
"For forty years believe now the repub-
lican party of Vermont has been meeting in
conventions, making its platforms, nomi-
mating its candidates, and regularly with
unerring step and without solitary break
has marched to the polls and to victory.
(Applause) OF course it will do the same
this year; it has got 80 in the habit of it, it
cannot get out of the rut. For forty years
Vermont undimmed and with brilliant ef-
fulgence has been the North Star, thus lead
ing the party and the country on to glory
and to victory in November. So the COM
mon people of Vermont, like the common
people of all the states, are anxious to know
what they will do; to know what kind of a
platform they will adopt to know who the
candidates who shall stand upon the plat
form shall be. While it does not require to
be prophet or seer to predict what the
platform will be, OF course the republican
platform OF 1896 will declare for sound
currency. (GreaJ applause.) 1t will de-
clare for the honest dollar, that will most
fully requite the laborer for his honest days
toll. 1t will declare for the best money Of
the most civilized nation of the earth, Gap
plause.) We are not the Oldest nation Of
the earth, but we are too old to be Mexican
lied or Canadianzed or mesmerized by any
ffty-cent dollar. (Applause.) 1t will de
clare for the gold standard. 1 don't NEAR
entirely the standard of the gold dollar
but it will declare for a currency in gold, o.
paper, or silver in such proportions. and il
such, only, that the currency shall be al
sound a standard az is the gold dollar; tn,
currency that in the worlds exchang
shall be of the very BEST of the highes
quality So much for the currency plat
form"
General Mccullough further predicted tina
the platform would declare for protection
and reciprocity-the reciprocity whereof,
we will get az much as we give. IL will b
in favor of international agreements, tn
reciprocity Of James G. Blaine, Benjamin
Harrison and the republican tariff of 1880
(Applause.) 1t will also declare in favor O
the Monroe doctrine as Monroe understood
it, Not necessarily "Jingoism," bnt firm
vigorous American doctrine, that thi
country is in favor of republicsnism, soone
or later. In speaking Of whom the candi
dates would be, the mention OF the names
of Mckinley, Reed and Harrison create,
wild enthusiasm. vermont" SAYS tn,
speaker, sis for the nominee of the st. Loui
convention, whoever he may be. Vernon
will go republican, and as goes Vermont 81
goes the Union" In conclusion the speake
reviewed the character OF the leading re
publican candidates for president, an