Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-06-20
ROUGH HOUSE CONVENTION
Clement Men Left The Hall In Anger
When Proctor Withdrew
OTHER CANDIDATES NOMINATED
Hon. I. S. Stanton The Nominee For Lieut.,
,emed to be nearer a week.

seemed to be nearer week.
From that time on the man WIZ
could stand up and say what he meanN
to say was nine days wonder. James
Mackay, S. ho.lister Jackson, Harry
L. Parker and Elk Gov Stewart were
about the only men who did not stun
Bile and get hooted down.
A Proctor man from Orleans county
said he was opposed to wearing the
cast Oft clothing of the "repub lean
party when he meant to say demo
cratic" Judge John G. Carney while
making an eloquent nomination speech
for Mccullough mentioned among the
generals good qualities his well known
readiness to give financial assistance
when 1t was needed.
Tne unwilling humor OF this re
mark seemed to appeal particularly to
the audience, for almost every man
jumped to his feet and let loose his
lungs In wild hair raising howl that
lasted f,r more than five minutes
The main circus started after Proc.
| tor withdrew. This knocked the bot
! tom out Of everything.
DR.. G. w. Peck got up and said
"Well l can plainly see that Gen, Nc.
! Cullough wont have to spend any
i more money illegitimatelY to secure
the nomination" " Peck was hooted
I down. J. q. Jones Of Rutland arose
4 to speak and he was not recognized by
I the chair. The conv. r.t,on won'd not
listen to him anu he was hissed tfo Il
He finally managed to make HIM
self heard iu the statement that Gen.
Mccullough did not have money
enough to keep the Clement delegates
in that convention. Upon this about
$50 delegates walked out Of the hall
and pandemonium reigned, When the
chairman had succeeded in getting
order he recognized Mr.. Jones, but
the latter had gone.
The Clement men, or rather about
two thirds OF them went to their
headquarters where Mr.. Clement an.
nounced that he would run as an in.
dependent candidate and Mr.. Jones
announced that the convention would
be held at the headquarters at :
O'Clock to place In nomination an in-
dependent state ticket.
In the meantime at the convention
hall Mr. Crosby OF BrattIeboro an
other Clement leader arose and said
that he did not believe it was Mr.,
Clements desire that bis delegates
leave the hall. For his part and in
behalf of the delegates from Wind,
ham county be wanted to say that he
believed in staying there and fighting
it out to the bitter end. Several del-
agates expressed the same sentimen
and the balloting was resumed.
What the effect Of this matter will
be 1t is impossible to tell at this time.
The friends of General MCCULLOUGH
argue that he should receive the sup.
port OF all republicans on the ground
that he is the convention nominee and
that he is standing on Mr. Clement s
platform. Mccullough may have the
support Of some Of the Clement men
on this ground, OF when they come to
think it all over they may conclude t.
stand by their original candidate.
On the other hand the Clement
strength will he largely In the fact
that many people believe they were
.reated unfairly by the state commit,
tee in the case of the Orange delegate
and In other ways during the conven-
tion They believe that Clement is
the man who is entitled to their sup.
port on the grounds that he is the
only candidate who fairly represents
the principles he has been fighting for
and that no other man standing upon
Clements platform at this time de
serves their assistance.