Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-08-03

rihed Democracy of Windham county, a
part of that little band "undminshed by
death and unrecruted by birth or CONVEX
son," gathered in solemn but harmonious
conclave at Newfane Wednesday, to nomi-
nate county officers and to declare their
answering antagonlsm to anything and
everything labelled Republican, and their
uufaltering fealty to anything and every
thing labelled Democrat The larger
towns of the county were well represented,
but the smaller towns were conspicuous
by the absence of delegates.
No member of the county committee be-
ing pre- sent the meeting was called to or
der by Lawyer John f. Gale of Guilford.
DR.. o. NJ. George of Rockingham was chos
en- temporary chairman and NJ. J. Moran
of Brattleboro temporary secretary, and K.
II. Porter of Wilmington and j. f. Bros
nahan were named to escort the chairman
to the seat of authority. +. H. Daven-
port of West Brattleboro and B. F. Sleep
er of Westminster were vice presidents.
After the temporary organization was
made permanent the following committee
on resolutions were chosen: j. +. Gale
of Guilford, J. K. Byrne of Rockingham,
f. H. Porter Of Wilmington, II. G. Porter
of Nottingham, NJ. w. Brown of Wards
boro, John Calvin Of Brattleboro, NJ. f.
Lyman of Dover.
The convention adjourned to O'Clock,
and after returning from refreshment the
report of the committee on resolutions
was awaited. The old war horse, Rolln
5. Childs of Brattleboro, formerly the rep.
resentative from Somerset, de jure, was
importuned for a speech, and he filled the
waiting period with a scathing arraign-
ment of the Mckinley administration,
al To-, Aot
one present was convinced that Bryan was
already elected
Mr.. Gale read the resolutions which fol-
low, and they were adopted unanimously.
with demonstrations of approval.
John Calvin of Brattleboro, B F. Sleep
er of Westminster, f. d. Pimpton of
Wardsboro, j. E. BYrne of Rockingham
and E. G. Skinner of Newfane were select
ed as a county committee.
The motion of Mr.. Byrne of Rocking
ham that county officers be nominated
from the floor of the house was carried.
j. E. Brosnahan of Rockingham named
his townsman, DR.. J. T. Ridden, as a
man who would look well in senatorial
toga, and he was nominated as senatorial
candidate from the Westminster district.
Eli Fl. Porter of Wilmington was given a
similar endorsement for the Marlboro dis
trict.
Other county officers nominated were:
Assistant judges of the county court
Edgar Fl. Davenport of West Brattleboro,
George w. Metcalf of Westminster.
States attOrney-John f. Gale of Gull
ford.
Judges of probste-John j. O'Connor
of Rockingham, George H. Burns of Brat
tleboro.
High bailif-A. c. Spencer of Brattle-
boro.
County ommissioner-Frank A. Hall
of Rockingham.
Rollin 5. Childs was nominated for high
bailitf, but he put the honor aside. John
Calvin insisted that Mr. Childs serve, sug-
costing that the convention had listened to
q speech from him and that he owed his
hearers something. On division of the
house Mr.. Childs was excused from run
ming, by small majority.
The Resolutions.
We, the Democrats of Wind
ham county, in convention as
sembled, proclaim our adherence
TO the spirit and principles of true
Democracy, and demand the eff
Gent and economic administration
of all public affairs.
We call the attention of all good
citizens TO the attitude of the
Windham county Republicans,
who fail to declare their position
upon any material local issue. and
again 60 into the campaign with
out platform, trusting to par
tsan loyalty to continue the far
cical administration of unreasona-
able and unpopular laws.
We favor the enactment of a
high license law which will regu-
late the sale of Intoxicating liquor,
prevent the dispensaton of adul-
terated spirits, and turn into the
public treasury thousands of dol
lars now paid annually for the cor
ruption of public officers.
We demand the enactment of
valued policy law, and such fur
Their legislation as will check the
wholesale robbery of our people
now practiced by fire insurance
companies.
We favor the establishment of
the office of fire marshal as an eff
fective means of reducing incend-
arism and insurance rates.
We demand more reasonable
and equitable method of mort.
gage foreclosures.
We demand the exclusion of all
Inherent vendors who are not citi.
zens of this country
We demand more energetic ac-
ton in the permanent improve
ment of our highways.
We demand higher standard
OF qualifications for trial justices,
and a compensatory adjustment
of their fees for judicial services.
We demand more efficient legs-
lation for the control of all cor
porations, foreign and domestic,
and particularly railroad corpora
tions, allowed to do business in
this state, and the ample protec-
ton of the rights of the people,
which have been Unfortunately
usurped and dsregarded under
the present Republican laws.
We heartily endorse the nomi-
nees of the Democratic state and
national conventions, to whom,
and to the ticket this day nomi-
mated we pledge our cordial sup
port, and we invite all good cti-
zens, who favor honest and fru-
gal government, to join with us
in their election.
ADVBRTIsBD LETTERS.