St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-04-25
REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
Eight Mckinley Men Will Represent
Vermont at PhiladeIphiR.

AS announced in last weeks GALE
DOMAIN the second district conven-
ton at Montpelier elected w. H. H.
Slack of Springfield and State Sena-
tor Bartlett of Island Pond as it's
delegates. 1t was decided that the
congressional convention would be
held at White River Junction on
June 26 and that Frank D. Hale,
now located at Havana, would be
the chairman. st. Johnsbury put up
strong argument for this conven-
ton, but as this town had a candi-
date for congress it was thought
advisable to have the convention on
neutral ground.
The convention of the first district
was held at Rutland Tuesday after
noon, with 275 of the 386 delegates
entitled to seats present. Ex-Gov.
E. J. Ormsbee of Brandon was chair
man and Leroy Southworth of Mid
dletown Springs secretary. DR.. w.
n. Platt of Shoreham and DR.. E. M =.
Brown of Sheldon were elected
delegates unanimously by acclama-
ton, with Frank Kenfeld of Nor
risville and H. O. Carpenter of
Rutland as alternates. The next
district convention will be held at
Burlington, June &c, and the state
convention will be held at Mont
pelier, June II.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
The state convention was held in
the Armory at Burlington on We'd
nesday morning and as all the dele
gates were elected by reclamation it
took less than two hours to trans.
act the business. Chairman Rabbit
of the state committee called the
meeting to order and introduced
National Bank Examiner Fish of
Vergennes, who made a somewhat
lengthy but polished and eloquent
speech on the record of the republi-
can party. His reference to Admiral
Dewey's achievements at Manila
were briefly cheered, but his allusion
to the possible selection of Secretary
Long as McKinley's running mate
called forth loud and prolonged ap-
plause.
Caledonia county was much in evi.
dence throughout the convention.
Alexander Dunnett nominated Lieut.
Gov. Bates for the second delegate,
referring to his service to the govern
ment as soldier and his interest in
broader government and complete
union. He was, he said, one OF the
high-minded citizens of the part of
the state in which he lived and he
asked his unanimous election. After
his rame was seconded by delegates
from Bennington, Lamoille and Rut-
land counties Lieut. Gov. Bates was
unanimously elected. R. w. Simonds
seconded the nomination of Edward
Wells for third delegate, L. P. Slack
seconded the nomination of one OF
the alternates, and w. P. Stafford re-
presented the county on the COM
mittee on resolutions.
The delegates as elected are Gen.
]. 6. Mccullough of Bennington,
Lieut.-Gov. Henry c. Bates of St.
Johnsbury, Edward Wells Of Burling-
ton and Levant M Read of Bellows
Falls. Their alternates are George
7. Chaffee of Rutland. George T.
Howard of Craftsbury, J. G. Hindes
of Vergennes and Curtis S. Emery of
Chelsea. The nomination of Judge
Read was followed by the with
drawal of the name of Col Robert 7.
Kimball of Randolph, and as this had
not been thought of until the night
before the convention it took many
of the delegates by surprise.
Chairman H. Chas. Royce of St.
Adams then presented the report of
the committee on resolutions. They
were as follows, and after the read
ing the convention adjourned, hav-
ing been in session less than two
hours.
THE PLATFORM
We, representatives Of the republican
party of Vermont, in convention assem-.
bled, meeting after three years ofrestored
republican rule have confirmed financial
confidence, encouraged commercial enter.
prise, stimulated manufactures to a de.
gree unparalleled in our industrial his.
tory, and opened wider and more lucra.
tive markets to the products of the farm
and OF the factory; meeting after the pol.
icy firm though cautious, vigorous
though conservative, of an administers
ton republican in both it's branches 10y
ally supported by the patriotic zeal and
devotion of the people without distinc.
ton of party, has brought our country
successfully through war, undertaken
for humanity's sake and the protection
of the rights and property OF American
citizens, to it's conclusionin an honorable
and advantageous peace; do hereby sol.
lemly reaffirm our allegiance to all those
great historic 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 re.
venue duties as shall be adequate to meet
all the necessities of the government
economically administered, and at the
same time encourage domestic industries
as shall impose the burden of import du.
ties chiefly on such products of foreign
countries as come into direct competition
with those of the home market.