The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
Story Of the Proceedings.
The Platform. Ref
erendum Adopted.
GEN. MCCULLOUGH
Nominated for Governor. STAN
ton for Lieutenant Governor.
Other Officers.


The hosts have gathered.
Eyes red either with weeping or
loss of sleep are fixed upon the stage
a few ladies in the galleries lend
bit of color to the assemblage.
10 40 Round one, Montpelier Mil
itary band VS.. delegates decidedly in
favor of the music.
II 20. "A hush falls upon the assem-
blage as Chairman Ira Allen raped
for order, and moment later, the Re-
publican state Convention of 1902
was in Operation. Rev. L. f. Reed,
pastor of Bethany Congregational
a. E. Watson, secretary of the State
vention.
Secretary Watson called the roll of
delegates.
E. D. Raymond of Fairhaven tenn
porary chairman Charles Batchelder.
Woodstock, H. j. Kinsley, Rutland,
G.. H. Howard, Carftsbury, temper
airy secretaries, were acceptable to the
convention.
The convention upheld decision of
State committee.
Ex-Gov. Stewart of Middlebury in
troduced resolution that O commit
tee of one from each county be chosen
which was accepted unanimously af-
ter John C. Jones of Rutland attempt
ed to introduce the Clement timber
into the platform in the shape of
resolution embodying Percy Clements
views on the sale of rum and other in
toxicating beverages.
The committee on resolutions is as
follows: Addison, j. W. Stewart;
Bennington, J. W. Fowler; Gale
donia, Chas. D. Brainerd Chitten-
den, G. j. Peck; Essex, j. H. Beat
tie; Franklin, o. S. Rixford Grand
Isle, H. w. Marvin; Lamoille, @. H.
Starus; Orange, W. B. Vial; Orleans,
Henry Cleveland Rutland, J. A. Mer-
rill, Washington, J. P. Lamson Wind
ham, F. L. Houghton !. Windsor, Mil
ford Sowles
EX-Gov. Stewards motion to lay the
Clement liqucr resolution on the table
prevailed after John @. Jones of Rut-
land was severely called to order by
the chairman
At this point the convention went
to dinner and it was understood the
delegates would return with not less
than twenty-four hours rations
The afternoon ceremonies opened with
the music attachment. During the morn
ing performance delegate was separated
from S45 by some unfeeling wretch who
needed the funds.
At 2 :53 the chairman raped for order
and the wheels began to 60 round again.
Palm leaf fans were used industriously to
lower the temperature of delegates.
The first business was the report of the
committee on resolutions, synopsis of
which appears below, with the referendum
plank in full.
THE PLATFORM.
The resolutions renew fealty to the
Republican party and its principles
and recite its mighty benefits to the
country materially and to the cause
of freedom mourn the loss of Presi-
| dent Mckinley, recite his virtues and
| eXtol his successor, approve his ad-
ministration in the Philippines, ac-
| cept as finality the acquisition of
| the islands, and express faith in the
eventual uplifting of the people of the
archipelago.
They regard with pride the redemp-
| ton of the government voluntary
| pledges in regard to Cuba heartily
approve trade reciprocity with the
island and express confidence in the
extension of reciprocal trade arrange
ments with the American republics.
| Recognition is made. of the fact that
| the enormous business of the coun-
try, in its various departments, can
now only be done by combination,
corporate or individual, disclaim a
spirit of unreasoning hostility to
such combinations, but favor the ut
most vigilance, legislative, judicial
and executive in guarding the public
abuse of combined power, the swift
and sure punishment of greedy offend
ers of any sort, strict safeguards
against ver-valuation, issue of ticti-
tious stock, and demand publicity of
exact and verified statements by the
official managers of corporations and
combinations that shall clearly show
the public their exact financial condi-
ton.
The referendum resolution, in full,
is the following:
That the Republican party of Yer
mont adheres to its long cherished be-
lief that unrestricted traffic in in
toxicating liquors is public evil,
and that the material modification
of existing law on that subject
should be made only after thor
ough discussion and mature delib-
Grafton by the people. And we re-
quest the State Legislature at its next
session to make provision for ascer.
tanning the will of the people by di'
rect vote upon the acceptance or re.
lection oe license and local option
law regulating the sale of Intoxicating
liquors, and further. providing that
upon popular vote in favor of such 8
law, duly ascertained, the same shall
be and become statute law of the
State in force.
The motion to adopt high license 10
ton option plank which had been tabled
before dinner was taken up and upon mo
ton of Jones of Rutland recess wa
taken for ten minutes that the licens,
apostles might study the referendum res
olution offered by ex-Gov. Stewart Dur