Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-06-20

tility, we are I'm favor of the utmost vigil
lance, legislative judicial and executive
in guarding the public against any and
every abuse of such combined power and
of the swift and sure punishment of all
offenders whose greed should resort to
undue eXaction. and we favor strict
legislative safeguard against over vaua-
ton of corporate property and the issue
of fictitious stock, and are for such pubii-
city of exact and verified statements by
the official managers of such corporations
and combinations as shall clearly show
to the public their actual financial con-
Resolved, That this convention recon-
mends that the next legislature enact
law regulating primaries or caucuses
called for the purpose of putting i'm nom
ination candidates for the various town
city, county and State offices. and TO pro-
vide such rules and regulations as shall
safeguard the purity of nomination as
well as election; and also to provide ade-
quate punishment for those violating the
same"
Resolved. That this convention recon-
mends and demands that the next legisla-
ture enact a law regulating primaries or
caucuses called for the purpose of putting
in nomination candidates for the various
town. city. county and state offices and
TO provide such rules and regulations as
shall safeguard the purity of nomina-
ton as well as election: and also to pro-
Nlde adequate punishment for those
violating the same.
Resolved. That the Republican party
of Vermont adheres to its long cherished
belief that unrestricted traffic in intoxi-
eating liquors Is a public evil. and that
material modification of existing law on
that subject should be made only after
thorough discussion and mature deibera-
tion by the people. and we request the
state legislature at its next session to
make provision for ascertaining the will
OF the people by direct vote upon the ac-
ceptance or rejection of "A license and local
option law regulating the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors. and further providing that
upon popular vote in favor of such a law
duly ascertained, the same shall be and
become a statute law of the state in
force"
The resolution in reference to the
referendum was submitted separately,
all the others being adopted practi-
cally unanimously. Gov Stewart call
ed up his resolution on the referen-
dun and moved that it be adopted in
place of the one offered by Mr. Jones
at the forenoon session. Mr.. Jones's
motion that ten minutes be devoted to
examining the resolution offered by
Gov. Stewart was adopted. 1t is un-
derstood that during the intermission
this resolution was hustled to State
street, where it was examined by
Clement at his headquarters, and pro-
nounced by him satisfactory. After a
little discussion between ex-Gov. Stew
art and Mr.. Jones, the resolution was
pronounced satisfactory by the Glenn
ent men. w. w. Miles of Barton and
Gen. F. G. Butterfeld of Derby Line
made futile attempt, with little fol-
lowing, to secure notifications to the
resolution. One of the amusing blum
ders came in Miles's exhortation to
the Republicans mot to put on the
cast-off garments of the Republican
party" when ii was evident that he
meant to say Democratic party. Gov.
Stewards original resolution on the
referendum was finally adopted al
most unanimously. A proposition sub
mitted by George Prouty of Newport,
which he called "a referendum
straight, was voted uOWO.
The Nominating Speeches
Nominations for governor were de-
clared in order at $40. Delegates
making nominating speeches were re-
quested to appear on the stage. DR..
c. w. Peck of Brandon set the ball
rolling for Clement. He declared that
the Republicans should have a live
issue, and that his faction represented
the principal that all mankind shall
have the right to eat and drink what
they please so long as they do not in
terfere with the rights of other per-
sons. He praised his candidate for
having the moral courage to denounce
the present liquor law of so years
standing. He was received with great
applause, in which the galleries Joined.
f. c. Partridge of Proctor in a very
effective speech. reviewed the quail
fications of Fletcher d. Proctor for
chief executive.
John b. Carney of Bennington nomi-
mated Gen. Mccullough. One or two
more speeches of like quality might
have "queered" his candidate. When
he eXpatiated upon McCullough's quail
ties and told how he welcomed every
body with a hearty grasp of the hand.
and if need be rendered financial
help" a litter ran through the audi
ence, which swelled into laughter,
eventually uproarious, and for some
minutes Carney could not go on, so
great was the mirth over this refer
ence which sounded so curiously in
view of the charges of the free use of
money which has been made in this
campaign. Carney was almost equally
bad for his candidate when he stated
that he stood on the constitution of
the state of Vermont.
Frank Agan of Ludlow started in a
dramatic way to second Clements
nomination, but he missed his cue, fal-
tered, and lost his voice altogether for
a few moments. He said that Clement,
who started six weeks ago, now had
following which would stand the bat
tering of the convention from now un-
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