News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1902-06-25
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.
Mccullough Wins on Third Ballot.


The Republican State Convention
held at Montpelier Thursday is now
history and the termination of one
of the most heated contests ever
witnessed in the state was the nomi-
nation of Gen. John G. Mccullough
for the next Republican Governor of
Vermont.
Ira r. Allen, chairman of the Repub-
lican State committee, called the con-
vention to order at 1925 a. m. Chair
man Allen announced the temporary
organization as follows: Chairman,
E. d. Raymond of Fair Haven; secre-
tary, II. G Kinsley of Rutland; assist
ant secretaries, Geo. Ii. Howard of
Craftsbury and Charles Batchelder of
Woodstock. Mr. Raymond then ad-
dressed the convention. At the close
of the address upon motion of ex-
Governor Stewart the temporary or
ginaization WAS made permanent. A
Committee on resolutions was elected
as tollows:-Addison, John W. Stew
art; Bennington, j. W. Fowler;
Caledonia, Charles D. Brainerd; Chit
tenden, Jason G. Peck; Essex, j. II.
Beattie; Franklin, o. S. Rixford;
Grand Isle, FL. NJ. Marvin; Lam ollie,
C. II. Stearns; Orleans, Henry Cleve-
land Orange, W. B. Wall; Rutland,
James A. Merrill; Washington, j. P,
Lamson; Windham, F. HI. Hough.
ton; Windsor, Merrill Sowles.
j. C. Jones of Rutland then presen-
ted a resolution favoring the referen-
DUN plank and moved it's adoption.
Ex-Governor Stewart moved to lay
the resolution on the table until the
committee on resolutions should
make it's report. Mr.. Jones attempt
ed to amend the motion by fixing
the hour at which it should be taken
up but was ruled out of order and
Mr.. Stewards motion prevailed. The
convention then adjoured until 2:3O
in the afternoon.
The afternoon session was opened
by the reading of the report of Chair
man, John W. Stewart of the COM
mittee on resolutions. He was greet
ed with applause as he read the
clauses relating to the Philippines,
Cuba, Reciprocity with Cuba and the
primary law.
After reading the resolutions Mr..
Stewart announced that he would call
up the resolution on license Cff4red
by Mr.. Jones of Rutland. Mr.. Stew
art moved that the resolution on
temperance reported by the COM
mittee be substituted for that offered
by Mr.. Jones. After a ten minutes
recess to compare the resolutions,
that of the committee was adopted.
At 1886 o. NJ. the convention pro-
,ceeded to the election of officers and
the nomination speakers for COVER
norship. DR.. C. W. Peck of Brandon
presented the name OF P. W. Clement,
Proctor was nominated by F. c. Part
ridge of Proctor and the name of Gen.
Mccullough was placed denomination
by John V. Carney of Bennington.
The following tellers were appoint
ed &C. E. Penney, Bennington, s. E.
Gibson; Caledonia, A. B. Noyes, Chit
tenden; P. D. Cook; Essex, Robert
Chase; Grand Isle, W. W. Rockwell;
Franklin, H. j. Rublee; LamoilIe, e.
B. Allen; Orleans, M 4rrick Taplin;
Orange, R. E. Parker; Rutland, H. G.
Smith; Washington, W. 7. Dewing !;
Windham, F. A. Dewitt, Windsor, W.
81. Seaver.
The result of the balloting was as
follows:-
FIRST BALLOT.
Whole number of votes cast, 1875
Necessary for choice, 1868
Mccullough, 324
Clement, 221
Proctor, $50
Voting was at once begun for
second ballot, which resulted as fol-
lows -
SECOND BALLOT.
Whole number of votes cast, 1875
Necessary for choice, 1863
Mccullough, 1927
Clement, 221
Proctor, 1T
There being no choice another bal
lot was ordered. At this point Mr..
Partridge of Proctor, in a handsome
speech, withdrew the name of Fletcher
Proctor. This was followed by
great demonstration by the conven-
ton.
AS soon as he could be heard J. G.
Jones of Rutland mounted his chair
and cried Everybody hates a quit
ter" This was received by Kisses,
yells and other signs of disapproval.
The chairman was unable to suppress
the uproar. In the midst of this Mr..
Jones tried to secure recognition by
the chair, but his appearance only re-
newed the uproar and black with rage
he announced as soon as he could be
heard that the Clement men would
walk out of the convention. Their
exit commenced, and all was con-
fusion, but only part of the Clement
delegates obeyed Jones' orders, a
large fraction refusing to be swept
away in the moment of anger and ex-
element.
The third ballotresulted as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 534
Necessary for choice. 26S
Mccullough, 4O5
Clement, 81
Proctor. 40