Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-06-30

III boiling down MS acceptance speeci
continues through his term the state
will have no reason to be ashamed Of
him.
Once more the o'erweening ambition
of Burlington and Brattleboro to serve
the state fell short ofcomplete fruition.
Each sought to secure two state offices
and neither secured even ..smell,r to
use the comprehensive language of Tax
Commissioner Foster Each candidate
Killed off his local rival and laid the
groundwork for a new set of grudges
to be paid in the future. Brattleboro,
however, has been recognized by the
Prohibitionists, who have taken their
gubernatorial candidate from that
classic town, and unless Burlington
can land the Populist nomination for
its own DR.. Munson it will surely Sc
cede from the state and drown itself
outside the breakwater.
Col Hooker was as genial and
picturesque as ever. "Once more
Windham county comes up smiling
was the way he began the third nomi-
mating speech from that county in two
days.
Bates nomination for lieutenant
governor was assured as soon as it
was known that Windham county had
failed to get together for either Holton
or Bracket, to the exclusion of the
other.
The compact of the young men. Ba-
con, Rowland and Barber, formed
early in the canvass sort of often
sive and defensive alliance against the
''old roundersr-swept the boards.
Bates is the only candidate on the
state ticket over 80 years of age. Who
says the young men haven't been rec
ognizcd ut last?
The convention limited nominating
speeches to three minutes at first and
later to one minute. This was cruel
on the orators, but considerate of the
audience. One of the speakers, start
ing out on a lofty flight of eulogy, was
called down before he even got to the
point of naming his candidate and the
delegates were left in ignorance as to
the identity of the person gloriied. An
other, fearful OF playing the full limit,
lost several seconds by inquiring if his
time was up. Still another, badly
ratified in the swift current, urged the
delegates .'not to let their good judg-
ment run away with their good sense
and sat down amid a roar of laughter.
However, the curtailment of the
speeches did not effect the result, as
such oratorical displays never make
votes Decisions are formed before
that late moment.
1t was a great convention for the
Fart political" Addison county came
up earnest and united for Lewis for
treasurer aud fondly anticipated his
1t was hoped that he
would get practically the solid
of the west side and
enough from Orleans and Essex to
win. These hopes were rudely dashed
TO earth. A portion of Rutland county
broke from him on account of his part
in the old Rutland city division fight
in which he took part. These votes
went to Bacon. But worse still the
of Burgess of Burlington
played havoc with Lewis by drawing
nearly all OF the Chittcnden and Ben
nington county strength. The Lewis
men regarded this rs rank treachery as
Burgess came into the fight at the
eleventh hour and stood no chance of
The Orleans and Essex
votes went to Bacon and this made |
Addison hotter still. When Lewis de-
feat was assured, Addison didn't do a |
hing but pay its debts then and there. |
It killed poor Chauncey's chances by |
its whole 20 votes to How
and. This was rather hard on Brow
hell. who was sore himself ON the Bur-
gess movement, foreseeing the newt
lble outcome. Then for the auditor
hip Addison went solidly for Barber,
eaving Essex and Orleans disconsolate
Dver 'Hale's freeze-out. So, while
hey didn't go home exactly happy. the
addison delegation wasn't altogether
miserable in its lot.
BARRIERS nomination for the auditor
hip was unexpected before the con-
-cntion assembled. Things came his
way, however. and the previous nom-
nations being secured by the east side
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