Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17
FOR A FUSION TICKET.
Burlington Democrats So Decide
by Close Vote in Caucus.
Delegates to Democratic state Conven-
ton Instructed to Use All Honorable
Means to Secure Fusion with Re.
publican Friends of High Lii
cense and Local option.

The democrats of Burlington met in eau
Gus at the City Hall Saturday night and
aside from elcctng city COMMITTEES, and
delegates to the Stat and district convcn-
tions. passed a resolution insructing the
delegates to the State convention to use
all honorable Means not detrimental to
tho interests of the Democratic party TO
promote an equitable fusion with the re-
Publican friends of high license and local
option who are represented by L. w.
Clement.
Not over 200 democrats were in the hall.
NJ. u. Mcmahon was elected chairman ana
NJ. Il. sullivan secretary, after which the
democratic city committee was instructed
to prepare a list of delegates to the state
and district conventions. The city com.
mittou consisting OF j. +. Kidder of ward
one r. c. Ready of ward two Nj. CALI
han of ward three, G.. w. Kelley of ward
Tour and Hugh Daley OF ward FIVE, was
appointed a committee to have jurisdiction
over the State, district and county conveh-
lions.
While the city committee were in one of
the ante rooms preparing the list Of dele
gates j.. NJ. Sutton introduced the fusion
resolution which WAS as follows;
Resolved. That the democrats Of the city
of Burlington in caucus assembled, do
hereby instruct the delegates this day
elected to the state democratic convention
TO use all honorable means not detrimental
Vermont to promote an equitable fusion
of the democracy of this State with the
republican friends of high license and To-
cal option of whom the Hon. l.. w. Glen
cnt is the logical representative.
Mr.. Sutton spoke briefly in SUPPORT of the
resolution saying that ii the present OPP
portunity to secure the legislation for
which the Democratic party had worked
for years was passed it would not return
again during the life of the youngest
voter in the hall.
The resolution brought j. w. McGeary to
his feet in opposition to any such action.
He thought the Democratic party should
not go to the republicans but that ii the
republicans wanted the help Of theflemo-
Gratis they should be the ones to make the
first advances He said the Democratic
party ought not to be sold out to Glenn
ent.
]. ]. Enright and J. r. McMahon also
spoke against the adoption of the resolu-
ton and j. T.. Burke and Michael Ne
Kenzie registered themselves in favor Of its
adoption.
When action was finally taken the reso-
luton was adopted by reclamation by a
close vote
The committee then reported the list of
delegates for the two conventions and the
names submitted were unanimously elect
ed
The delegates to the State convention are
as follows:
Delegates-John w. McGeary. Jas. r.
McMahon. Y, A. Rullard las. r. Burke.
las. n. Henderson. NJ. r. Sullivan. Geo.
w. Kelley NJ D. N1cMahon. J. II. Dolan.
J. J. Enright. p II. Moran. G. NJ. COS
rriff. los Frank J. +. Kidder. r. f. Con-
lon. Thomas Magner. ]. ]. shea, John
O'Neill z. NJ sutton DR. A. + Rodikn.
Joseph Mitchell. J. r. Brodie. r r. Cor
ley, Oliver Deverennes, Richard DevorcuX,
y &. Ready. J. +. Hogan. / ~. Madirar'
II G Willard
Alternates-I, J. Rush w. 7. Casey
Henry Arnold Tboe Ivnch cvoro,re