The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
VERMONT DECLARES FOR NC
KINLEY

n SOuNM money fJNtiOrm
The Republican convention ut Mont
pelier "Wednesday declared for Mckin.
ley with whoop. OF the 600 and odd
delegates present not owe, $50 were ioi
Reed. As side boom there is quite
Il sentiment developed for John NJ.
Thufstun of Nebraska, the oratorichl
attraction Of the gathering and Il son
,0i Vermont, for vice president, though
no instructions or resolutions were
pissed ON the subject. Inconsistency
enough by the side of the choice for
candidate, the platform is the soundest
of sound money.
Chairman Olin Merrill Of the state
committee called the convention to Or
der. Rev. DR.. f.. NJ. Smith of Mont
pelier seminary, offered prayer and W.
A. Lord of Montpelier was made presi
dent and f. A. Leonard of Bradford,
secretary with II. ii. Page of Hyde
Park assistant, There was vice pres
ident for each county:
Addison county, " Lawrence; Bennington,
{; d sheldon; Caledonia II stevens. iChitten 2,
| q Sturtevant; Grand Isle. Edwin Adams; La.
mobile. " II Parker; Orange, Cassius Peck; Or
leans c l. Erwin; Rutland, = u Ellis; Washing.
ton. W Bcnjamin; Wtn,tnl1l, j 4 Moore;
Windsor, J II Pembcr.
The committee on resolutions was:
Addison county, } W stewart; bennington, J
G McCull0u ugh; Caledonia, W r Ranger; Chit
tcndcn, q G Benedict; Essex, NJ Mansur;
Lamoiilc, IL Fisk; Orange, ; Emery; Or.
leans, Amor! DAWSON; Rutland, G Il Bottom:
Washington, Il lIoar; Windham, Hosea Mann.
Jr; Windsor II W Vail.
Mr.. Lord fired of a speech Of the
regulation pattern aud then after the
preliminaries J. X. Darling started the
Reed game in Il particularly stupid way
by moving that all resolutions be re-
ferrcd to the committee on resolutions
without debate. j. l.. Martin of Brat
tleboro was on his feet instantly with
an amendment to except any resolution
about delegates TO st. Louis, and
opened debate which was participat
ed in eagerly by q. +. Lawrence Of
Rutland. X. \. Sturteyant of Swanton,
ID. X. Simonds of Manchester, Hugh |
Henry of Chester, W. +. Ranger and |
X. Haskins of Brattlcboro who closed. |
AS he described the Reed program
Hush, my dear, be still aud slumbrr
Sh sh. sh sh
Let the bosses guard thy bed
The convention fairly went wild, and
the applause laundering for several
after be closed.
Then Henry followed with resolu-
ton that while the precedent OF not in.
structing delegates should be followed
yet
We would be untrue representatives of those
who sent us here did we fail 10 give voice to
these conventions; therefore, he 1t resolved that
in the great apostle OF protection, William Ne.
Kinicy of Ohio, VIC recognize the first choice of
the Republicans Of Vermont tor thcir presiden
fial candidate.
1t was adopted overwhelmingly
and the Reed men were knocked clear
out in the first round. Darling wiggieu
fecbly.with resolution that the dele
gates should 90 to St Louis unin
structed and il was promptly laid on
The table.
The only contest over delegates be
tween {. A. Prouty of Newport and
Col Il. j. kimball of Randolph had
Dcen settled the nigh before by Col I
iimball's withdrawal, and the elec-
ions went on peacefully after the
torm. Senator Proctor was elected
irst delegate on motion Of Judge
lowers DIR. II. D. Holton of Brattle.
,oro was chosen secondson nomination
" j l. Martin seconded by Henry Bal
nd of Burlington, a nd +. d. Butter
ield of Derby Line. ,Col. &C. +. Smith
vas presented as third by Col Childs
4 st. Adams, seconded by q. q.
Benedict Of Burlington and G.. W.
locker. Mr.. Prouty for fourth by c.
I. Jones of Barton Landing seconded
" p H. Dale Of Island Pond, Kit
rcdge Haskins of Brattleboro. w +.
'angcr. Judge Lawrence of Rutland
nd Il. O. Sturterant. All.s four owere
lcctcd by acclamation. The four al
ernates chosen arr James + Pollard
{ Chester, for Dr. Holton: Dr. l.. W.
hubbard, of Lyndon, for Prouty Hon,
hilip X. Gleed of Morrisville for
rector Martin +. Allen of Ferris.
urg, for Smith. Gov. Stewart for
10 committee on resolutions reported
platform clarifying the old party as
ie only one of craftsmanship, calling
II tariff that will raise sufficient
venue and at the same time afford
asonable protection supplemented
' - the policy of reciprocity estab
she'd under the last Republican al
which affords us a mar
It for our surplus products and manu-
cturrs and enables us to obtain from =,
her countries, under the most advan. vi
gcuus terms, articles which sc de-
re- and do not produce. For a firm -
d digDificd foreign policy and main
nance of the Monroe doctrine: for a
st but liberal administration of the
nsion laws, and an adequate system
coast defense. and the reasonable
guation and restriction of immigra
IN. The financial plank reads; {
The Republicans OF Vermont are unaltcrably
lptry deprecated or dcbased currency. We
therefore opposed to the free coinage of sill. r.
except by international agreement, and until HI
established we believe that the present mon lIl
ry standard should he honorably maintained I'LL,
c continued agitation for the free coinage of M
'er retards the return of confidence and pros "
lily, stands IN the way of beneficial lcgisla.
and is IN every respect harmful 10 the best
,rcsts of the whole country.
senator ThurstOn was called on for
speech and made a rousing one
ich after telling about the party M.
| its great men. enthused thus: Iii
very shril whistle that calls men TO labor in Or
country, every water-whecl that still turns, Vs.
ry spindle that sings at all in America-they mn
ling, scream and whistle for William Mckin'
of Ohio. an
It the close the great audience went ~"
d. Hats. canes. umbrellas and 4
were waved and thrown or:
air, and pandemonium reigned.
tn three cheers and a tiger for Will
II Mckinley the next president of
United States. and for Senator BL
lrstun. the convention adjourned.
he state COMMITTEES fixed upon Wed =,
lay. June II, as the time and Bur II
,ton the place for holding the Re II
lican state convention to nominate
e officers. Ex-Governor j W Stew
of Mitldlebury will preside, and W
ohnson of Woodstock is chairman
he committee on resolutions.