Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-25

with 1909 inhabitants elect the same number
The four largest places elect four representa-
tives with their 45,172 inhabitants. and the fou
smallest towns elect a like number with onl,
$50 inhabitants. If representation were equal,
divided as it is in nearly every other state i
would require substantially 400 inhabitants {,
give one representative in the house On thi
basis. the 90 large cities and towns would be en-
titled to So representatives and the 20 smaller
/ towns to only three representatives. If we tax,
the four larger cities and towns on the sam'
1 basis they would be entitled to 90 representa-
tives, and it will require II of the smaller towns
! to elect a single one. ON the same basis Bur.
lington will be entitled to 10 representatives
Rutland 5, and Bennington g.
The present constitutional method is unre-
publican, undemocratic and unfair.
/ We pledge ourselves to support statute
which will require all corporations doing bust
! ness i'll this state to pay their employees week
! ly; to support statute by which the wages OF
! lahorers not exceeding S3j shall be exempt from
/ trustee process and to support another statute
/ providing penalty for violation of the law
making 10 hours days labor.
The name of Felix W. McGettrick of
st. Albans was presented as a nominee
for governor by Charles ID. Watson who
said that Democrats should be proud
this year because the Republican party
has stolen their platform, and should
nominate Democrat He spoke of Mr..
McGettrick as one who stood by the
party staunchly for years, who has a
well known name, has given his time.
money and thought to the party in the
state and has been power in national
conventions.
James f. Burke Of Burlington placed
in nomination the name of P. W. Glenn
ent of Rutland, which met with burst
of applause. Mr., Burke's speech was
attended by so much excitement that
tho oh ,b1itraI tx coll
the house to order. II. O. Bixby of
G.. W Buckley of st. Albans, John II.
Senter of Montpelier, I. W. Moloney
of Rutland, c. A. G. Jackson of Mont
pelier, J, ", McGeary of Burling ton
and j. f. Brosnahan of Bellows Falls,
for the Windham county delegation,
all seconded Mr.. McGettrick' nomin-
alton. J. NJ. Lull of Middlebury,
who carried in his pocket a labor un-
ion card. protested against Clements
nomination, claiming him to be an en-
emy to organized labor. G. H. Pope
of Barre, L. ". Clough of Bethel, J.
J. McQuirk of East Wallingford, who
designated Clement as the only man
who ever dared to fight Proctor,
John O'Neill of Burlington, Richard
NJ. Houghton of Bennington and Mr.
Bundy Of ST. Johnsbury seconded the
of Mr.. Clement.
\ perfect pandemonium reigned for
a time when J. II. Senter moved that
the vote be taken by the chairman of
each township, announcing the pref
erence of the delegates. a dozen men
were on their feet at once demanding
a ballot Mr.. Senter insisted on his
right and heated debate due to mis-
understanding followed McGettrick |
explained the method of balloting as
defined by the constitution and say
ing that he wished to deprive no one
Of his ballot. On a vote being taken, |
a ballot was ordered with this result: |