The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-04-25


jects of interest. The canvass went on till
the small hours OF the morning. Judge
Powers is here in person, looking after his
canvass, and the agents and representatives
of the other Washington statesmen are
faithfully attending to the interests OF their
principals. Page has headquarters to
which the guests at this political feast whom
he desires to see are conducted and, like
the Ancient Mariner, the old campaiguer
fixes them with his glittering eye. That
Lamoille county exhibit is a present point
for the opposition, but 1t may not stand the
test OF some two months more of the hot
work that will grow hotter AZ the district
convention day draws nigh.
THE CONVENTION.
At ten o'clock the exodus from the Van
Ness to the Armory began. Chairman
Rabbit Of the State committee raped the
convention to order, and asked the dele
gates to give heed to prayer by Rev. Ill.
Metcslf, pastor Of the Unitarian church
Burlington. After the prelipinaries of or
gaDization, j. K. Pollard of Chester was
chosen secretary, and E. II. Deavitt of
Montpelier, assistant secretary, and honor
airy degree of vice-president was conferred.
The subjoiDed committee on resolutions
was announced: Ii. q. Royce, Franklin
junty; j. G. Hindes, Addison; o. M. Bar
Der, Bennington; w. p. Stafford, Caledo-
mia; j. l.. Southwick, Chittenden; W. II.
Bishop, Essex; w. w. Rockwell, Grand
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inson, Orange; Il. g. Butterfeld, Orleans;
f. q. Partridge, Rutland; y. 8. Stanton,
Washington; H. ID. Holton, Windham; H.
q. Pease, Windsor.
Hon. r. L. Fish OF Vergennes, whom the
State committee had selected to preside,
| had come in from Waterbury on the morn
| ing train, and, being presented to the con-
| venton, addressed the delegates on current
| political matters, and enj1ined them to do
their duty as Vermont Republicans.
Out of the total membership of 785 dele
gates some 800 were present. At the meet
| ing of the Orange county delegates Col. r.
j. Kimball was Withdrawn. Washington
county stood twenty-four for Kimball and
twelve for Rerd. II. l.. Fish, the chairman,
vigorously reviewed the situation four
| years ago under Democratic control OF the
| government and the change that has been
wrought under a Republican administra'
ton. Then capital, that had not found its
way into the hands OF receivers was hoard
| ed; now capital is invested in industry and
| the country is prosperous.
President McKinley's name as the leader
| in this change was received with loud and
| long-continued applause. Reviewing the
incidents Of the Spanish war, the names of
| Proctor, Roosevelt, and Wood were received
with applause. Mr.. Fish stoutly sustained
the Republican policy.
! His remarks were frequently spplauded
| particularly when the chief points of the
party policy were treated upon. The fact
| of the occupation of the Philippines and our
obligations to keep the islands, was heartily
endorsed by the delegates. Mr.. Fish re-
viewed the history OF expansion from the
occupation of Louisiana, and said the Re-
| publican party represents progress, cour-
age and hope, and the Democratic the OPP
| poste.
He emphatically endorsed the policy OF
President Mckinley and the delegates re-
| sponded with a quick and hearty applause
| sl,Ae 81 n
delegates were.
Delegates j. g. Mccullough, H. G. Bates,
Edward Wells and l.. NJ. Read were ali
elected by reclamation. The alternates are
George I. Chaffee of Rutland, George T
Howard of Craftsbury, j. g. Hindes OF
! Vergennes and q. s. Emery OF Chelsea
The delegates were empowered to fill
vacancies.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
We, representatives of the Republican
party Of Vermont, in convention assembled
meeting after three years of restored Re.
publican rule have confirmed financial
confidence, encouraged commercial enter.
| prise, stimulated manufactures to degree
unparalleled in our industrial history, aud
opened wider and more lucrative markets
| to the products of the farm and of the fac
tory; meeting after the policy, firm though
cautious, vigorous though conservative, OF
an administration Republican in both its
branches, Loyalty supported by the patriotic
zeal and devotion OF the people without
distinction of party has brought our country
successfully tn, ough war, undertaken for
humanity's sake and the protection of the
rights and property of American citizens
| to its conclusion in an honorable and ad.
vantageous peace, do hereby solemnly re-
| affirm onr allegiance to all those great his
| toric principles for which our party has
stood from its foundation as the consistent
advocate and champion.
We believe in the policy of protection, in
such system Of tariff and internal revenue
| duties az shall be adequate to meet all the
necessities OF the government, economically
administered, and at the same time encour
age domestic industries as shall impose the
burden OF import duties chiefly on sucu pro
ducts of foreign countries as come into di
rect competition with those of the home
| market.
We favor, at the same time, the policy o.
establishing and maintaining by treaty sucf
reciprocal trade relations with other friend
ly nations as shall be best calculated t
equalize our trade with them, to remove re
strictions, and to secure enlarged markets
| for the protects of American labor and free
admission to our ports for the necessaries o.
| life which we do not ourselves produce
We favor the upbuilding and protection
| OF the American merchant marine, an ad
equate and constantly improving system o.
coast and harbor defences, a firm, vigorous
and dignified foreign policy, the reasonable
regulation and restriction of immigration
and just and liberal administration of the
pension laws.
We advocate the continual improvement
and enlargement of the navy, and the main
tenance of both army and navy at that high
degree of efficiency requisite to uphold oul
national honor, to establish and preserve
the ascendency of the Federal Government
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