Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-20

The Republican state convention al
Montpelier yesterday was the widest
in the states history. 1t opened al
H. - a. IN. and at 10 minutes of six il
the afternoon, j. G. Mccullough ol
Bennington was declared the nominee
of the convention for governor of Yer,
mont, f. C. Partridge at the close OF
the second ballot having withdrawn
F. ID. Proctor's name and seconded
Mccullough nomination. 4 period
of great confusion and uproar ensued.
About two-thirds of the Clement dele
gates left the hall and held rush
convention on the steps of Clements
private car and nominated him for
governor as an independent candidate
on high license platform.
After the organization of the con
vention at H. % the resolutions adopt
ed by the State Local Option league
Wednesday were introduced by J. c..
Jones of Rutland. They were as fol
lows:
Whereas. the agitation for the re-
peal of the law prohibiting the traffic
in intoxicating liquors makes it appar-
ent that there is considerable por
tion of the Republican party which
desires such repeal and the substitu-
tiou of a different regulation; there
fore. be it
Resolved, that we, Republicans,
demand that the legislature pass a
high license, local option law, and that
the same be submitted to the voters of
Vermont and become effective only
when majority of the voters signify
their approval in the same manner as
the prohibition law became effective 30
years ago.
Resolved, that this convention rec
and demands that the next
legislature enact a law regulating pri-
maries or caucuses called for the pur
pose Of putting in nomination candi-
dates for the various town, city, coun-
ty and state officers, and to provide
such rules and regulations as shall
the purity Of nomination as
we'll as election. and also to provide
adequate punishment for those violat
ing the same
These resolutions were tabled. and
were afterward rejected, by consent of
the Clement men. in favor of eN-Gov.
resolutions covering the same
subjects and embodied in the platform
LNtl iy tA-NION. ENltN dlb anu
adopted by the convention as follows
The Platform.
Resolved, by the Republicans of Yer
mont, in convention assembled, that
We renew again our loyal fealty to the
party and express our un-
lbated confidence in its principles
which have been tested in peace. given
freedom to a race of slaves. broken the
power of hoary despotism. and in
present the spectacle of
great free united people in the enjoy
nent of a material prosperity unexam-
Dled in history.
Resolved, That while we continue to
mourn the irreparable loss our coun-
-ry sustained in the tragic death of
,ur beloved and lamented late Presi-
lent Mckinley. we rejoice that the
wise policies which he inaugurated are
)eing carried into effect by his faith
ul, courageous and statesmanlike sue
.essor to whose yigilant keeping we
nay confidently trust the honor of the |
and the interests of the people. /
Resolved, That we cordially approve /
he policy of the administration with |
eference to the recently acquired |
Islands. Criticism of the |
,olicy Of their acquisition is not now
n season. They are in fact and in .
aw territory of the United States and .
within the jurisdiction of its govern |
nent, whose authority it becomes the .
luty of the President to maintain. We |
dmire and approve the patriotic and .
method of dealing with .
his difficult and perpleXing problem
whose ultimate solution under wise
nd patient guidance and by gradual
lplift finally we may hope will estab-
ish in the Orient a politically united
nd self governing iace.
Resolved, That we regard with just
ride the fidelity of our government in
he redemption of its voluntary pledge
f independent government to Cuba by
,hich it has set liberty in the place of
and added another to the
ist of sister republics.
Resolved, That we heartily approve
f trade reciprocity with Cuba as rec
by President Roosevelt. We
elieve that the urgent demand of the
xpansion of our export trade in view
f our enormous and ever increasing
roductive and industrial capacity i'm
eratively requires enlarged reciprocal
rade arrangements and that such re
ult may be procured without serious
Impairment of our protective system
hat most sagacious statesman. Mr..
laine early foresaw this, and Presi-
ent Mckinley in his last public ut
erance at Buffalo gave emphatic ut
france in fIvor of this principle. In
commerce on any large scale
lust be two sided BY the conditions
hich we impose upon Cuban indie
andence we made her in no small
,nse our ward and are therefore bound
/ honor to give her the opportunity to ,
avelop the natural resources by which
one she can maintain her separate in
ependence.
Resolved. That while we recognize !
lie fact that the enormous business of
le country in the several departments !
finance, industries and transporta
on, can only now be done by combi- '
ltion, corporate or individual, and
Iat there of necessity arises from trade e
Id business, conditions which lie out t
de and beyond the control of legisla 5
on, disclaiming any spirit of unrea
ming or unreasonable hostility, we {
e in favor of the utmost vigilance, t
gislative, judicial, and executive in Y
harding the public against any and I
cry abuse of such combined power {