Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-06-21
VERMONT DEMOCRATS MEET.
Interesting Session at Montpelier last
WeeK,

Interesting Session at Montpelier las,
Week.
Thursday morning the Vermont
Democrats met in the Blanchard ope-
ra house at Montpelier and placed the
/ following ticket in nomination.
For governor-John II. Senter.
Lieutenant goyernor-E. ;. Harris,
Bennington.
| Secretary of state-H. c. Cum
mings, Riehford.
Treasurer-Elisha May, st. Johns
bury.
Auditor-Chas. a. Fitzgerald,
Hartford.
For member of Congress-first dis
trict, Ozro Meacham; for second dis
trict, Geo. T. Swasey, Barre.
Delegates at large to Kansas City
T. w. Maloney, Rutland; f. w.
McGettrick, st. Adams; r. ). Childs,
Brattleboro and George Atkins,
Montpelier.
From the first DISTRICT. w. Me-
Geary, Burlington; X. NJ. Houghton,
Bennington.
/ From the second district-O. G..
Sawyer, Sharon, \. d. Perry, McIu-
| does.
For presidential electors. j.
Monahan Of Underhill and M. G.
Knight of Newbury, from the first
district, and f. 5. Lawton of Rutland
and w. B. Mayo of Mortified, elect
ors at large.
What promised to be lively fight
was averted by j. w. McGeary of
Burlington, in the interest of harmony,
Withdrawing his name as a candidate
for delegate at large in favor Of Felix
w. McGettriek Of st. Adams, after
which things ran smoothly.
1T was 1890 O'Clock when the con-
vention was called to order with 543
delegates present.
c. A. Fitzpatrick Of White River
Junction was named secretary, with
Frank NJ. Bryan of Montpelier, Mat
thew Leray Of Richmond and Walter
Martin of Springfield as assistants,
and r. A. Standish Of Montpelier
sergeant-at-arms.
John II. Senter was introduced
amid great enthusiasm the second
day and made a ringing ten minutes
speech, outlining the policy of the
Democratic party and urging the
Democrats of Vermont to roll up a
vote for Bryan in November that shall
astonish the Republican party and the
country at large. lie said the inves-
tigalion committee of the last legisla-
ture discovered that the adjutant
general of the state had been eXpend-
ing thousands Of dollars not author
lied by law. The governor Of the
state keeps him in Office, where he
fiaunts himself, although he has been
branded as a thief. Mr.. Senter said
were he governor he would have re-
moved him from office and prosecut-
ed him under the law.
The following state committee was
NATURALIZATION county, }. NJ.
Pierce; Bennington, f. 5. Harris; Cal
edonia, F. G.. Bundy; Chittenden, j.
II. Mcmahon; Essex, Chas. NJ. Fletch-
err: Franklin, F. w. McGettrick;
Grand Isle. e.. w. Beardsley; La
noble. Leo Gates; Rutland, j. ID.
Hanrahan: Orange, II. NJ. Miller; Or
leans, P. J. Farrell; Washington, w.
y. McGowan; Windham, John f.
Brosnahan: Windsor, II. w. Stoker.
In the closing hour of the conven-
ton there came very near being a
fight on the question of instrueting
delegates. John NJ. Hazel of New
port moved that the delegates to the
national convention be instructed to
vote for William J. Bryan for presi-
dent and w. r.. Hearst of New York
for vice president. c. A. G. jackson
Immediately moved that the motion
be laid upon the table. The tabling
motion was finally carried and the
convention adjourned.