Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-18
of Acceptance.

ard Opera house, burlington, go dele
gates being present. Frank W. Agar
of Ludlow was appointed chairman ant
Harry G.. Smith of Rutland secretary
The following officers were elected fo
the state league the coming year: Pres
ident, F. W. Agan. Ludlow; vice pres
ident. +. c. Harrington, Burlington
secretary, Henry G. Smith, RutlanC
city: treasurer, George X. Bottum
Rutland cit executive committee
Addison, W. II. Ridley, Bristol Cal
edonia, f. W. Hutchings, Lyndon
Chittenden, Joseph Auld, Burlington
Franklin. C. II. Harvey, St. Albans
Grand Isle. O. P. Knight, North He
70: Lamoille. G.. +. Randall. Morris
town: Orange, Herbert Allen. Ran
dolph Rutland. c. Kellum. Fair Ha-
ven: Washington, T. H. Bailey, Mont
! Ipeler; Windham, c. b. Grout, Bel
| lows Falls: Windsor, ". II. II.
Putnam, Springfield a commit
tee of 20 was appointed to bling in a
list of candidates to be presented to
the convention and the convention adj
journed to l.. 80 p. m.
The attendance was large in the af-
ternoon. The opera house orchestra
furnished music previous to the after
Moons work The resolutions were
then read Motions that nine hour
law and a weekly payment bill be in
corporated in the platform We're not
seconded. The resolutions. which
were as follows. were adopted with but
two dissenting votes:
We, high license local-option voters Of the
state OF Vermont IN convention assembled AT
Burlington this sixteenth day of July. 1902, de-
clare II to be our belief and Judgment that the
issues of the present political campaign are
purely local
National questions are being lost sight Of in
view of the overwhelming Importance of elect
Ing general assembly and state government
which shall repeal without needless delay the
So-called prohihitory law and substitute high
license local option statute, and which shall
lay down rules and regulations for calling and
conducting party primaries, thus rebuking
those who recently engaged in the wholesale
bribery of voters.
We declare that state prohibition is inehect-
i've as law intended to repress the sale of in
toxicating LIQUORS and pernicous and demoral-
izing in its operation We demand that the
control of the liquor traffic be passed over, 10
the various cities and towns under conservative
regulations prescribed by the legislature.
We resent the use of money as political arg
umcnt, a. was freely done during the canvass
that eliminated win the holding of the recent
Republican convention. Tile footprints oi the
briber are fast ohlteratlng party lines and we
nov declare that machine politicians shall not
be permitted this year in Vermont TO wrap the
isJeTds and fhen claim the reward of political
,irtTIn and party fcaItv.
The passage of the license local option refer
- No, in sa,inistaraI IN license ana prohihi-
tifn dnIeurafrs aJikr while the NcCullOuch car
was passing to the front
',,.d ,,d rai.cteJ this resontion
;rhera i mn one tbina for us 70 do We. here
today pick up the gage of battle thus thrown
i .'""'i "'i,t - ~ ~, ,a,, bo,,a settlad il
Tbbe rnnnia+inu nf vermont has remained sta
,inrarti fnr many Years swhilr the state eX-
penses have increased at a rapid rate; They
naFe more thn th uomnlTI ,,ie IN ray ~ nditicai
oneratinc the prohihitory law for
profit. An administrator and a legislature
WoIkhE 12;ry @ I3r uf sG' Eo "nd rl he AHA
Gy irS means Of eansoldatiGn Of commissions and
other economies that suggest themselves to
any business man. anu ~ "'Sn I'm mn
ine from tb@ higb license system, to cnt the
state expenses in two without impairing the
public service, -. ,,,,.. ,o.,-,o,,ro mass
Gaau Ioa sla' ,tion , law and that the sane
he submitted to the voters Of Vermont to be-
come effective only when a lnaloiltE .,ilt OF me
State nave M Tca,nn etfectiye
10 years ago. And in the event of such a law
being submitted TO the people we nIg% an low
eiT w ~ tbst III Iyt IeisIatiire enact
law reeuiatinc primaries or caucuses called for
the purpose Of putting IN noImnatlon eanal- /
atts ,id tt l1I tr % ad ~ "rnyi" sc6 TuIe, and
regulations as shall safeguard the purity Of /
as well as election Ana aIS4 10
pfoEiae "a. 5eg a1eg"a'e punishment ''' '7'
We advocate true economy in the adminis-
ration Of public affairs and the consolidation
u state "liSla t h"ls n| ia Hf ~ ri Iaryira
We 20 to the public upon these vital issues /
'ull in the faith Of the merit of our cause and
prepared 70 prove the lal'n 'i'"' i III US
S. Holllster jackson OF barre, cnalr-
nan of the committee OF nominations,
hen presented the name of Hon. L.
v. Clement of Rutland as standard
bearer of the convention. HIS name
vas received with prolonged cheers.
Rev. Alonzo Chase OF Richmond sec
,nded the nomination IN strong and
eloquent speech and the nomination
vas made by viva voce vote that
,hook the building. {. r. hllburn OF
Fairhaven nominated f. W. Agan of
Ludlow for lieutenant governor, the
was seconded by j. {. Jones
If Rutland and John Bell of Ludlow,
md unanimously carried. Mr. Agan
banked the convention, promising, If
,lected. to serve the public faithfully.