Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-08-11
TO WELCOME DEWEY.
FINALLY TAKES ACTION TO
THAT END.


Wants 1t Quiet and Not Too Long-Mili-
tia VIII Participate.
MONTPELIER, Aug. 9.-In response to
an invitation from Gov. Smith, a large
number of prominent men from different
parts of the state met him here today to
make arrangements for proper demon
stration in honor of Admiral Dewey when
he reaches the city of his birth. Among
those present were N. w. Fisk of Isle La
Note, L. NJ. Read of Bellows Falls, j. j.
Estey of Brattleboro, S. E. Pingree of
Hartford, DR.. II. d. Holton and Speaker
' Kittridge Haskins of Brattleboro, w. B.
Wall of Randolph, Senator Jonathan
Ross, Lieut.. Gov. Bates and Harry
Blodgett of st. Johnsbury, Gen. w. H.
Gilmore of Fairlee, E. j. Ormsbee of
Brandon, Representative w. w. Grout of
Derby and II. H. Powers of Morrisville,
j. w. Stewart of Middlebury, Mayor J.
w. Gordon and Prof. o. d. Mathewson
of Barre, G. S. Page of Hyde Park, Il.
NJ. Deal, C.. S. Forbes and Col. Frank L.
Greene of st. Albans, L. A. Woodbury.,
G.. G.. Benedict and L. S. Peck of Bur-
lington, President A. d. Brown of
Northfield, w. w. Stickney of Ludlow,
DR.. w. N. Platt of Shoreham, Olin
Merrill of Enosburgh Falls, Judge Wat
son of Bradford, Charles Dewey, Fred
E. Smith, w. A. Lord, j. r. c. Phinney,
Arthur Ropes, Col. O. D. Clark, w. p.
Dillingham;, B. F. Fifield, Col. j. G.
Brown, j. NJ. Boutwell,, j. w. Brock, L.
Bart Cross, Postmaster Shedd and Secre-
tary of State F. A. Howland of Montpe-
lier.
The meeting was held in the senate
chamber, and Gov. Smith explained that
the object of the meeting was to perfect
an organization and devise ways and
means for reception to be given Ad-
miral Dewey when he reaches Montpe-
! lier. The governor said the universal
opinion throughout the state is that the
popular demonstration shall be at the
capital of the state and concurrent with
the reception of the city of Montpelier.
Charles Dewey read parts of letters re-
ceived this week from his brother, the
admiral. Ex-Gov. Stewart asked Mr..
Dewey to indicate, if he could, what sort
of reception would best please his
brother. MIR. Dewey replied that, in his
opinion, quiet and not to long recep-
tion would please him most. Ex-Gov.
Woodbury. suggested that any spectacu-
lar or military display that we could
make here would be comparatively small,
and that the exercises should be some.
thing entirely different from demon
stration of that kind. He thought the
meeting ought to raise money to send the
governor and all the eX-governors to
New York.
Collector Mansur thought the reception
should be distinctly state affair. and
that instead of sending troops to New
York we should use all our funds and all
energies to getting ready for the re-
ception at Montpelier.
Ex-Goy. Stewart thought Montpelier
should take the lead in this matter and
that the assistance from outside should
be auxiliary to the city; but whether
Montpelier takes the lead or not, when
Dewey gets here all Vermont will be
here too, and Montpelier will see more
people Inside its limits than it has since
the time Gen. Sheridan was here. Gov.
Stewart did not favor sending any
delegation to New York.
After some discussion it was voted, on
motion of ex-Gov. Stewart, that Gov.
Smith be chairman, eX-oflico, of COM
mittee of one from each county, to be
appointed by the governor, to confer
with committee to be appointed by the
city of Montpelier to formulate plans for
the reception.
The governor will appoint that COM
mittee some time this week.
The question of mobilizing the national
guard of Vermont at Montpelier at the
time of the Dewey reception was dis
cussed. Quartermaster General Gilmore
stated that the troops could be armed
and equipped and mustered at Montpelier
during that time. The governor on
being asked stated that it is his intention
to have the regiment mustered here at
that time.
The matter of raising funds for the
celebration was left with the committee
to be appointed by the governor.
B. F. Fifield presented paper provd-
ing that the governor be empowered to
60 to an expense not exceeding $4,000,
to be signed by 100 responsible citizens,
promising to reimburse him if the next
legislature fail so to do. This paper met
with much favor and the amount was
pledged In few minutes.
The matter of taking the 1st Vermont
regiment to New York when Dewey
arrives was left to the committee to be
appointed by the governor, but 1t was
voted to be the sense of those present thai
the regiment be left in Vermont. Gov
Smith was also requested to 60 to Bluff
Point and request President Mckinley
not to appoint a meeting of the Philip
pine commission in Washington unit
after Admiral Dewey has had an oppor
tunity to visit Montpelier. 1t is expect
ed the Montpelier celebration will b.
about Oct. Is and that it will las
two days.
BUoKLENs ARNIoA SALvE.