Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-02-14
The Young Republicans.
Their Annual Gathering at Montpelier
---Speechcs by Congressman Russell
and others.

Their Annual Gathering ut Montpelier
---Speechcs by Congressman Russell
and others.
The second annual celebration of the
birthday of Abraham Lincoln was held at
Montpelier Wednesday by the Young Mems
Republican club of the state. Speaker
Stickney of Ludlow and Mai. Grout of
Derby Line were present to look out for
their gubernatorial fences. A column of
400 men was formed in front of the Pa
vilion at o'clock. Headed by the Mont
pelier band il marched to the opera house
where the afternoon exercises were held
The rear of the stage was well filled with
women, and on the platform were Gov.
Woodbury., Lieut.. Gov. Mansur, Gen. O.
o. Howard Hon. IL. w. Bailey, Hon.
Henry Ballard of Burlington, George NJ.
Powers, president of the state club, and
Congressman Russell of Connecticut, the
speaker of the afternoon.
Two campaign songs were sung by A. j.
Markham, formerly of Brattleboro, but now
| OF Washington. The one in which the
name of Thomas b. Reed was mentioned
was received with wild enthusiasm.
President Powers made a short intro
ductory address, in which he referred to
the success of the Young Mems Republican
club. what the young men of the Repub-
can clubs of Vermont most desired" he
said, sis to join hands with our elder
brothers and waken the people to keener
appreciation of their responsibilities on the
eve of another presidential election, the re-
suit of which will in large degree deter
mine our standing in the closing years of
this century,"
The first part of Congressman Russelrs
address was devoted to Lincoln. He then
passed on to the two great parties and
spoke of the Democratic hostility to the
protective tariff He spoke of the Demo-
| cratic administration as a bond issuing
rather than bond paying administration,
debt increasing rather than debt reduc-
ing agency, and compared the administra-
ttonl OF President Cleveland with that of
President Harrison. He was frequently
interrupted by applause.
The banquet of the club was held in
Armory hall in the evening. Covers were
laid for GOO, and nearly every seat was
filled. The galleries were crowded with
women, and the Montpelier military band,
stationed at one end of the gallery, played
several spirited selections during the hour
and more occupied in discussing the menu.
Frank L. Greene of st. Adams was
POSTMASTER. The speaking was inter-
spersed with selections by the St. Adams
glee club, the Mozart male quartet of
Montpelier, and songs by A. j. Markham.
Among the speakers of the evening were
Congressman Russell, Gov. Woodbury.,
Gen. o. o. Howard, Porter II. Dale of Is
land Pond, c. c. Fits Of Brattleboro, Paul
W. Orvis of Manchester, X. w. Hulburt
Of Hyde Park, j. A. DeBoer of Mont
pelier.
The following officers of the state club
were elected for the year ensuing:
President, E. r Morse OF Rutland: vice presi.
dent, Curtis s, Emery OF Chelsea: secretary
| Henry T. Cushman of Bennington; treasurer, A.
| u. Eaton of Montpelier; executive committee;
one from each county as follows: Addison W ,
| n. Bosworth; Bennington, J. w. Fowler: Gale
donia J: w SAnlt; Chttenden, J. L. Southwick;
Essex, II. G. Clark Franklin, c. c. Fletcher;
| Grand Isle, E. s. Fleury; LAmoille r w Hui.
burt; Orange, c. Z. Clark; Orleans, O. S Annis
Washington. F. A. Rowland: windham G. A
| Weston; Windsor, j. Z. Pollard