Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-06
CROW 1T is.
Orange County Democrats Swallow the
Chicago Platform and Ticket.

orange County Democrats swallow tn
Chicago Platform and Ticket.
The Democrats OF Orange county, II
Mass convention assembled, have declares
that they are willing to swallow crow. Blu
they have done more than that. They hav
said that they like 1t.
To the ordinary observer, there wa
nothing peculiar about the 30th Of July
except that 1t was pretty hot day. Th
sun rose as usual, the potato bug ant
grasshopper got in their work with thei
customary vigor and no unusual phenom
ena were visible to the naked eye. An(
yet 1t was really one OF the most remarka
BILE days in the worlds history. For OF
this day occurred at Chelsea the biennia
conclave OF what its promoters call "tht
sterling Democracy OF old Orange coun
ty." In other words, our Democratic
friends got together in Mass convention
to do and to dare.
The Mass consisted OF representative
from nine out OF the seventeen towns IL
the county. The good old days when {
large box of fluid Democracy used to come
over on the Vershire stage the night be
fore. are gone forever. Hence the small
attendance.
The convention was called to meet at II
but Chairman Olmstead's "apple- sass'
business detained him beyond that hour
Until his arrival the Mass killed time by
looking over the library building, lying
down on the common and getting its
stomach into suitable shape for the re.
ception of the blackbird fricassee that was
to be dished out in tue afternoon. Those
who pretended to know anything about
the silver question we're in great demand
| as the bulk of the Mass seemed to be very
| ignorant about ii and wanted to be en-.
| lightened. Some seemed to think that the
's16 to l" meant beverage composed OF
16 parts Old Medford to one of molasses,
while others had the idea that the ex.
preston 'scrime OF 1872 had reference to
the Tilton- Beecher scandals 6Ak
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the Mass
took itself to the town hall from the walls
OF which the portraits OF Mckinley had
been carefully removed in the forenoon.
The United States flags were, strangely
enough, allowed to remain. The Mass or
ganized itself with the choice of H. M.
Miller OF West Fairlee as chairman and M.
c. Knight OF Newbury as secretary. The
chairman was humane enough not to keep
the Mass dreading its dose any longer and
at once called for the report OF the com
mittee on resolutions. The committee
consisted OF E. s. Rowland Of East Cor.
NTH, Lewis Dickerman OF Tunbridge, r.
w. Cham berlin of Bradford, q H. Meal.
lister and A, A. Olmstead Of New bury and
reported the following resolutions through
| way, is postmaster at East Corinth:
"The Democrats OF Orange county, in
convention assembled, do hereby resolve:
That we do most heartily endorse the
platform OF the National Democratic con-
vention OF 1896, and pledge our united
support to the candidates nominated by
said convention. And we also pledge our
support and united efforts to elect the
state ticket nominated at Montpelier. And
we denounce the machine methods OF the
Republican party in making the nomina-
ton OF parties, undesirable to the people OF
Vermont, for their public officers"
George A. Dickey POSTMASTER at Brad
ford) moved the adoption OF these resolu-
tions. II. o. Bixby POSTMASTER at Chel-
sea) seconded the motion. The chairman
(who, we believe, is postmaster at West
Fairlee) put the question, the Mass took a
deep gulp, and "down she went"
To take the bad taste out Of its mouth,
the Mass proceeded to nominate its coun-
ty ticket. The nominating speeches were
extremely brief, and the Mass seemed to
have considerable trouble in finding men
enough to go around. The following are
the nominees:
For enators-Alexander Greer OF New
bury and VIM. B. Wall OF Randolph.
For assistant judges-B. F. Ordway Of
Topsham and Lewis Dickerman of Tun-
bridge.
For states attorney-M. M. Wilson OF
Randolph.
For high Sheriff George B. Hartman
of Bradford.
For high bailih-Wm. B. D. Avery Of
Bradford.
For judges OF probate Bradford dis
trict, Samuel M Gleason OF Thetford RAN
dolph district, Geo. Beckett OF Williams
town.
For county commissioner, John A. STAN
ley OF Washington.
It was voted that the present county
committee ofiiciate for the next two years,
and have power to fill all vacancies in the
town committees.
Up to this time the enthusiasm that had
pervaded the Mass was about like that to
be seen at a funeral. For the purpose Of
warming the Mass up and reconciling II
to what 1t had just swallowed, the chair
man introduced Mr.. Rollin 8. Childs OF
Brattleboro, who was well received, and
who proceeded to give his views on the is.
sues Of the hour.
Mr.. Childs introduced himself as one
who attended the recent meeting OF an
archists at Chicago, and said that he was
here for the purpose Of reaffirming and re-
declaring what Democracy really is and
always has been. He then proceeded to
enlighten the Mass by jumping on the So
called machine methods Of the Republic
cans OF Vermont, and their extravaganza
in state government He stated that COR
ruption had prevailed at the recent Re-
publican state convention In q "more
STAINLESS" degree than ever before In this
state, and that the alleged election frauds
in the South were tame In comparison. He
further declared that under Republican
rule state expenses had increased three.
fnld since the war, and said that II this
were not presidential year there would
be 4 good deal Of Independence with re-
spect to voting the state ticket. He then
made statement which we presume was
considered by the Mass as the soundest
part of his speech. That was, that cider
brandy Is good thing for rheumatism.
Mr.. Childs then proceeded to tackle the
silver question. He said that the recent
Democratic convention was the grandest
assembly in the history Of the country,
but that it was shamefully misrepresented
by the leading Eastern newspapers, which,
he declared, were shackled by the money
power. The Democrats have merely re-
affirmed in their platform what has
always been Democratic land Republican,
doctrine, namely, that gold and silver are
the money OF the people. The speaker
then gave some figures in support OF his
contention that gold and silver should