The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-08-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.

WASHINGTON COUNTY,
Washington county's Democratic
convention, with it's local option side
show, opened for business in the |
knights of Columbus hall about II
O'Clock July 30, being thirty min
utes behind the regular schedule, pre-
sumably on account of the circus
which occupied the attention Of many
of the delegates.
A. j. Sibley of this city, chairman.
Marshall Smith of Mortified, score
tary, and @. A. G.. Jackson of Mont
pelier, d. B. Wooster, Northfeld, G. |
X. Perrin, Berlin, Geo. A. Tilden, |
Roxbury, Plyma Parker of Worcester, |
committee on resolutions, constitut-
ed the organization.
The committee on resolutions adopt |
ed the following; Resolved, That |
this convention endorses the platform
adopted at the Democratic State con-
vention in Burlington, July %, and
pledges hearty support to the can
didates of that convention and to the
candidates nominated here today"
simultaneously with the opening of
the Main show, Manager Chas. A.
Smith and his band of twenty local
optionists assembled in the room re-
Gently occupied by the Vermont Local
Option League as headquarters. Mr.
Smith called the meeting to order, and
John r. Wilson of Worcester as chair
man, and Frank II. Puffer of this city
| as secretary, assumed command and
listened for stray suggestion to
come their way. The chairman step
ped up behind the dry goods box
which served as an altar, punches of
suggestions were passed about pro-
miscuously, embellished with words
lurid with rabid elemental.
J. P Mari and S. d. Allen of Barre
addressed the meeting, Mr.. Mari sup
porting the interests of n. d. Phelps
for Senator and Allen acting as politi-
cal free-lance with his eye upon him
self.
In the Democratic wigwam all was
different. Men attired in their shirt
waists and smoking cigars were dis
cussing crops and engaged in general
conversation which was occasionally
interrupted by some emphatic remark
of Hon. John H. Senter. Nothing was
doing, the conference committee con-
sisting of f P. Carleton, Montpelier,
G.. B. Evans, Waterbury, P. j. Farms
worth, Mortified, Henry Premier,
Geo. T. Swazey, Barre, having gone
into executive session with their local
option colleagues, F. A. Bailey, of
Montpelier, John j. Kelly, Waitsfield,
E. F. Deering., Northfieid S. Hollis
ter Jackson, Barre, @. NJ Clark,
Montpelier.
Both the convention and the local
option apostles lost their heads when
the dulcet tones of the calliope were
heard and stampeded to the street
where the circus parade was viewed.
That having passed, business was re-
sumed and the convention discussed
the matter of fusion in about every
light it could possibly think of, the
general opinion prevailing among
Democratic leaders that they did not
favor fusion with Republicans which
would amount to the same thing if the
convention should agree upon n. ID.
Phelps of Barre for Senator. The
Democratic conference committee
asked the convention for instructions
and wanted to learn the sentiment of
the delegates as to fuslng on the entire
ticket. They were instructed that
they had authority to act as they saw
fit and the representative of the COM
mittee retired to the council room
again. Ten minutes later the com
mittee reported list of names and
recommended that they be supported
by the convention for the respective
offices, and the convention adopted the
report of the committee and promised
to support the following gentlemen :
For Senators, w. B. Mayo, North
field, Geo. Sibley, North Montpelier,
d. NJ. Miles, Barre city; assistant
judges, S. T. Dana, Fayston, NJ. H.
Hathaway, Calais; judge of probate,
Hiram Carleton, Montpelier; States
attorney, F. A. Bailey; sheriff, G.
B. Evans, Waterbury, county COM
missioner, L. B. Brooks, Montpelier ;
high bailiff, D. a. Camp, Barre town.
A new county committee consisting
of F. P. Carleton, Montpelier, w. B.
Mayo, Mortified, Henry Premier,
Barre, John Taylor, Moretown, G..
B. Evans of Waterbury were elected
and will make up campaign com.
mittee of one from each town in the
county. The business being finished
adjournment was taken. A call up
on Charles A. Smith and his brood
found them wrestling over the draft
as made by the conference committee
but after mature deliberation they
adopted the same tickets as the Dem
ocrats except they substituted n. ID.
Phelps of Barre for Miles and gave
Sibley first place in preference to Mayo
whom they put down for third place.
Their troubles being over they went
home to dinner and to see the circus.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
The Democrats of Windham county
held their county convention at New
fame yesterday. The nominees for
Senators are M. r. Lawrence of Rock
ingham and @. H. Davenport Of
Brattleboro, former editor of the Re-
former newspaper of that town.
Mr.. Lawrence is Republican and
the Republican nominee for Senator.
He was endorsed by the Democrats be-
cause he is in favor of high license.
Resolutions were adopted endorsing
the State platform, favoring the enact
ment of high license-local option
law without referendum and max.
ing a specific declaration in regard to
the corporation tax bill, the valued
policy bill and the free pass bill.