Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-06-24
HAD NO OPPOSITION.
COL. SMITH OF ST. ALBANS HEADS
REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

Issue III MS NdhipdiSh'
At the Republican state conyentlon
held in Montpelier Wednesday, not a
single present incumbent received re-
nomination for a state office. a clean
sweep was made. The following named
gentlemen will be the standard bearers
in the campaign:
f. c. SMITH of st. Albans for Governor.
II. c. BATES of st. Johnsbury for Lieut.
Governor.
j. l.. BACON of White River Junction
for State Treasurer.
f. A. ROWLAND of Montpelier for
Secretary of State.
O. NJ. BARBER of Arlington for Auditor
of Accounts.
The ticket as offered the voters of the
state is distinctly a young mems ticket
Only one of the candidates is over 10
years of age, if we are to accept current
reports, and the head of the ticket goes
with the majority in this respect. Two
of the men are less than 40.
The convention was fairly harmonious,
there being few contests for nominations
beyond the first ballot. Col. Smith had
no opposition and his name was carried
by acclamation. Henry c. Bates had a
clear majority of 341 over II. d. Holton
of Brattleboro.
1t required three ballots to settle the
question Of who should handle the funds
of the state for the coming term. There
were four candidates in the field, j. i.
Bacon of White River Junction, d. II.
Lewis of Vergennes, F. 4. Burgess of
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tleboro. From the start Bacon took the
lead, with Lewis a good second. On the
third ballot the voting stood, Bacon, 396,
and Lewis, 239; necessary for a choice,
/ 3GG. So Bacon was declared nominated.
Three candidates were up for nomna-
tion to the office of secretary of state,
c.. w. Brownell of Burlington, f. A.
Rowland of Montpelier and V. |. Spear
of Braintree. The first ballot decided
the matter, Rowland having a plurality
of % over his opponents.
O. NJ. Barber of Arlington and F. D..
/ Hale of Lunenburgh each wanted to
audit accounts for the state, and as both
could not have the nomination the mat
ter was voted on. The result was that
Barber received a majority of 81 votes
over Hale, and his name will adorn the
Republican ticket as candidate for audi
tor of state.
The following state committee was
elected: Addison, Z. NJ. Chapman I;
Bennington, f. d. Willing; Caledonia,
Harry Blodgett; Chittenden, F. E.
Burgess; Essex, G. E. Clark; Franklin,
T. NJ. Deal; Grand Isle, Jed p. Ladd ;
Lamoille, r. W. Hubbard Orange, II. w.
Bailey; Orleans, G. Howard; Rutland,
l. II. Allen; Washington, j. w. Brock ;
Windham, George w. Babbitt; Windsor,
A. E. Watson. Deal, Bailey and Howard
are new members.
The newly elected state committee
held meeting and organized by electing
Mr.. Babbitt chairman, Mr.. Watson sec
retary, Mr.. Brock treasurer and Mr..
Deal, Mr.. Willing and Mr.. Hubbard
executive committee.
A committee on resolutions, of which
Prof. w. E. Howard of this village was
made chairman, was selected and later
presented the following resolutions as
embodying the platform of the Republi-
can party of Vermont, and the same were
adopted unanimously:
BY the republican party of the state of
Vermont in convention assembled at Mont
pelier:tbis a2d day of June, ls9s. resolved,
We reafirm our loyalty to the cardinal
principles of the Republican party as enun
ciated in the platform of the national
convention Mt St. Louis in 1896 especially
to the doctrines of protection and sound
money. and our confidence is mistaken that
this party, which represents the mind and
heart and conscience of the American
questions of American noltcv az they con
frontus.
We believe the United States should build
and control the Nicaraguen canal
, For the first time i'm a peneration IN,
reDubhcans of Vermont assemble Win th,
nation nj war MANY of our citizens hay,
become soldiers. They are bevond ou
- Neutrality-suspicious. ON toreion soil They ar,
lighting for the nation's honor rs theh
fathers fought for the nations life. II I,
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