Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10
$4,000 FUND
Pledged by the Leading Men
of Vermont For a Recep.
ton to Dewey.
VERMONT NATIONAL GUARD
Will be Mustered at Montpelier For That
Occasion, But the Sense of Yesterdays
Meeting Was They should Not be
Sent to New York-A Commit
tee to be Chosen.

Montpelier, Aug. 9.-In response to an
Invitation from Gov. smith, RI large num-
ber of the rcpi esentdtiNe men Of the Stale
met him IN this city to-day to make ar
rangements fer a popular demonstration
in honor of Admiral Dewey upon his
reaching the city of his birth.
Among those present were y. w. FISK of
Isle LA Motto, l.. NJ. Read of Bellows
Fails, j. j. E;stey of Brattleboro, ). Il.
pingree of Hartford, Dr. IL. ID. Holton and
Speaker Kittredge Hashins OF l5rattlcboro,
W. b. Niill of Randolph, Senator Jona-
than Ross. Lieut.. Gov. Bates and Harry
I}lodgett of s.. Johnsbury. Gen. W. II. Gill
more of Fairlce. f.. j. Ornsbcc OF Bran
don, Representatives w. ". circuit Of kir-
by and II. II. Powers Of Morrisy HE, j. w.
Stewart of Mddlebury, Mayor j. w. Cor
don and Prof. O. ID. Mathewsou Of Barre,
C.. 5. Page If Hyde Park, +. VI. Deal. G.
S Forbes and Col Frank l.. Grcon2 Of st.
Albans, L. \. Woodbury. and r. $ Peck of
burlington, President A. ID. Brown Of
Northhed, w w. Stickney of Ludlow Or.
w y. Plat of Shoreham Olin Merrill of
Eucs sburgh Falls, Judge Watson of Brad
ford. Charles Dewey, w. A. Lord, +. {.
Phinney Arthur Ropes, Col. O. y. Clark,
w p. Dillingham;, y. f. Fil!cd, COL j. G.
Brown, j. Nj. Boutwell,, j. ". Brock, l..
BaCt Cross, Postmaster Shedd, +. \. How
land and others of Montpelier, and G. q.
Benedict of Burlington.
the meeting Was l"lu IN inc ooHal'
chamber at the State Hous" ana at the re-
quest OF GOV Smlth, Lieut.. .-Go'' Ba'e-
occupied tte CAalr. GOV. SNlth cNpldiI'eu
the object of the meeting, Wh'ch VA 10
perfect an organization and devise
ways and means for reception t. he
given Admiral Dewey when he reaches
Montpclier. The governor said the univcV-
sal oplhlon throughout lhc Stalc Is llla'
the popular demonstration Shdl DC at the
carltai OF the state ana concurrent Win
Mohtpeiler:
cor e . fornes was choSeh ds secre'
! tary OF the meeting
'ch' l. D. feck eNplalHeu li'e Sltudtlo'
rs ne IouiIu 1t IN ne" orh l"St W'on
Wherc ne was sent ny 'hc EoNrrhor I.
iearh something OF lho oilclal PlaHS Aul
! 'he reception 10 pc hcld mere
MI bcheulct calico upon non mar i''
De"ey ior the iateSt i'.elstno@ ne h"'
from the Admlfdl ana Mr: beWcN ie"'
PORTIONS OF letters received ny Nun laS
MoHday, Ex-GoV. stewart asked Nr
Dewey to lndlcate what sort al rec, p
non, II ne could "ould pest ile"S' li'
hrother' Mr. beWey OPINION was that
/ quiet ana not 100 cerenohlous rec'pt''i
would he 70 the AdmlraIs $ taste
| l1A-oo\' - ~ NOoup"iN SuIs'H''' ~"
any spectacular hllltary ulSplay Una
corld p' maze mere would nc conp"ralN'
IS small ana mat something ehtlIe'y dln'r
elt should pe ARRANGED imam Il utinoHStrd
ton or tnat klhd. lie thouSht thlS meet
ing should raise money to sent the GOV
trHor an" an the cN-soIPriot9 70 Nv
, iork 10 greet the AumiraI upon ms airy
at NoIlector ManSur thoueht tle rCCop
ton shouih pc dlsunctlY state analr
'l" that instead OF SehdlhS troops 10 NtV
YORK, we should use our fundS ana ehef
s!es IN getting ready Tor the reception I"
Montpelier Mr.. Benedlct thoGGht ina
what would best please Admiral Dew
will be the greetings of the people of hi
native State and rather than attempt l.
= rival New YORK ami aShlnSton II
parddcs, let us make arrangements f.
the people to meet the Admiral face t
face. EX-Gov. Stewart thought Montpelie
should take the lead IN this matter AM
that the assistance from the outSd
should hc auxiliary to the city, but whc
ther Montpelier takes the lead or not
when Dewey gets there all Vermont Wi
be there too, and Montpelier will see NOR
peope within its borders than it has sine
the time OF Gen. Sheridan's visit there
He did not favor the sending Of any dele
cation to New Work. b. +. Fifield though
the State should have the directing pow
er in this matter Montpelier will appoin
a committee to meet a committee fror
the state. MONTPELIER VIII Dc Slluel D
what the state waits and will do wha
she wants her to do and pay what We ar
asked to pay.
After same discussion il was voted. o
motion of EX-Gov. Stewart that GOV
Smith be chairman, eX-onicio. of com
mittee of one from each county. to be ap
pointed hy the governor. this committe
to confer with a committee to be appoint
ed by the city of Nontpelier to formula
nlans for rho rocaptiau
Y w Fisk and Navor Gordon urge
hat the recention should be a State affai
nd that the state should nav the bills.
Tha o,iestiop of mcbilizinr the Nationa
Guard of Vermont AT Nontneli=r at tn
imo or the reception was discussed Quar-
rn,astcr General Gilmore stated that III
; roons could he armed. eol,ipped and mus
,,rad AT Montpelior during that time. Th
rovcruor. on being interrosated state
that it is his intention to exercise tn