Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-07-25
C. R. CROSBY RESIGNED
But Clement Club Refused to
Accept His Resignation,
Candidacy of p. w. Clement Endorsed
Selection of Candidate for Town
Representative Left to Executive
Committee.

The meeting of the local option and
high license apostles in Grange hall
Monday evening-an adjourned meet
ing-was attended by 35 persons,
which was less than half the number
present at the meeting just a week
previous.
President Blodgett, of the Clement
club, called the meeting to order and
Secretary II. G. Rice read the minutes
of the two previous meetings. Col.
G. A. Miles asked for report from the
delegates who attended the meeting in
Burlington last week, when p. w.
Clement was nominated as an indie
pendent candidate for governor. f.
NJ Applin, the only delegate present,
reviewed the convention, stating that
this was the cold end of the state and
that the people down here didn't
realize the enthusiasm of other sec
tons of the state He said some of
the counties which sent a majority of
delegates for Clement to the state con-
vention had elected prohibition sena-
tors, which gave ground for the belief
that they do not intend to stand by
the state platform in good faith. 1--WE
doubt the word of those prohibitionists
who pretend that they will work for
ment," he said in substance, land we
ought to put in some hard work to
elect representatives from our own
number"
Charles r. Crosby questioned Mr..
Applin and asked If the aim of the
club in the future was to be to further
the interests of Mr. Clement or to
conhne itself to the election of high
| 1inanco ranracanfafiyo AOp1in
said he could not speak for the club,
but he thought that above all things
else the club should elect a high
| license representative and in addition
get all the votes possible, for Mr..
Clement
Col. Miles said the club was formed
to get license law and that was the
end for which the club ought to work
He looked upon the division of senti-
ment as to Mr.. Clement as unfortu-
nate. THE success of our effort de-
ponds upon our ability to hang to-
gether." said he, "the question of
who is governor is a secondary con-
sideration."
H. E. Bond said that Gen. McCul-
Tough was regarded very highly in his
own county and was above reproach;
that before the close of the campaign
he would put speakers into the field
to answer the charges brought against
him, and that Mr.. Clement should be
in a position where he could substan-
tiate his claims. He thought the
nomination of Mr.. Clement would go a
long way toward getting satisfactory
law passed by the legislature.
At this point Mr. Applin said he
wished TO get the sense of the meeting
in regard to giving support to Mr..
Clement and called for vote of those
| present. All but two voted in favor
of endorsing Mr. Clements candidacy.
| Those two were G. II. Crosby and Col.
c. A. Miles. Mr.. Crosby Immediately
| rendered his resignation as a member
of the club. stating that while he
would sympathize with the club in the
matter of town representative he could
not remain member of a club which
endorsed Mr. Clements candidacy.
At the conclusion of his remarks
Mr.. Crosby started to leave the hall,
but Mr.. Bond took him by the arm and
urged him to remain. Col. Miles
then arose and explained to the club
Mr.. Crosby's position as well as his
own. by our action in the state
convention" said Col. Miles, Eve are
| pledged to stand by the regular nomi-
nee, and we cannot honorably support
Mr.. Clement. | shall vote for Gen.
| Mccullough, but do not consider ii
necessary to resign from this club"
Charles A. Boyden moved that the
club refuse to accept Mr.. Crosby's
resignation and the motion was car
ried. Mr.. Crosby thereupon resigned
| from the office of vice president. Mr..
| Rand nominated n Rohhiuc Mr.
| Crosby's successor.
Col. Miles moved that the chair APP
| point a committee of five to get new
members. Mr.. Applin thought that
with the small number present it
would be hard for the chair to APP
point such a committee as the club
ought to have and he moved that the
| appointment of the committee be left
TO the executive committee. He nomi-
mated Mai F. w. Childs as an addi-
tional member of the executive COM
mittee. Mr.. Bond nominated F. l..
| Hunt as second vice president. Mr.
Bond also nominated Mr.. Applin as a
member of the executive committee
so that he can see that everything is
| satisfactory" There was no opposi-
| ton of these nominations The Sec
rotary was instructed to produce a
copy of the constitution and bylaws
| of the state league. On motion of
| c. w. Puffer II was voted to have the
executive committee secure club
| rooms.
Mr., Bond moved that the executive
committee be authorized to select
candidate for town representative and
submit the name to the club at the
proper time He thought it would
not be wise to go into the regular
Republican caucus, but would be bet
ter to file nomination papers. c. o.
Robbins thought the executive COM
mittee could decide on a candidate
with less friction than the club as a
whole. Mr. Crosby intimated that the
Democrats might put up a man whom
the license men might wish to endorse
and thought 1t would be we'll to wait
until after the Democratic caucus
before deciding on a candidate. Mr.
Bonds motion was carried without op-
position
The question of finances was
brought up by Mr.. Crosby, who moved
that each member be assessed so
cents, to be paid before the next meet
ing. Mr. Bond thought there might
be some who couldn't afford to pay
so cents, whereupon Mr.. Crosby said:
IF so cents will drive away members
for--sake levy an assessment" Mr..
| ADDlin Thought the rnattar OUGHT 70 no