The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-25
CONVENTION NOTES.

Twas not on howery beds of ease
that the three commanders-in- chief re-
clined last night for Hon. Fletcher D.
Proctor did not retire until 2 a. m, have
ing passed some four hours in the hand
of his friends who have the charge of his
political destiny, and the others were
similarly employed. Great pressure was
brought to bear upon Proctor to have
him withdraw after one ballot There
was absolutely nothing in the nature of
McCullough-Proctor deal. The Proc
tories were doing all the talking and
their plan Of campaign was to satisfy
their prohib friends by stopping the
Clement clock at the earliest opportunity
consistent with keeping faith with the
men who have stood by Mr.. Proctor
Clement agents, who placed the cases
Of beer from Woodsville, N. H., in the
Clement sleepers have been criticised not
because they got the beer but from the
fact that Percy is Vermonter and a pro-
tector of Vermont industries and so the
beer should have been purchased at Bel
lows Falls instead of in New Hampshire.
The Clement vaudeville VS. aug
mented late on Wednesday afternoon by
the arrival of the Rutland band of twenty
five pieces The band marched, playing
up State street, to Clement head quarters.
At about the first crack the bass drum
mer burst one head of the drum another
omen of fate. The band gave concert
in front of Clements headquarters, and
again early in the evening at the close of
the concert by the Montpelier Military
Band.
1t was rumored that Clement wonld bring
the Howe Scale Works here today and
insist that each delegate be weighed to
find if any were found wanting. The story,
also, was that Percy had intended to bring
from Rutland the House of Correc-
ton in order to give the inmates an out
ing. He was unable to bring Rutland
city itself as the direct route was blocked
by washouts and the other route was too
tedious.
Delegates who came from Waterbury
by team were as mad as wet hens when
they came to settle for their teams. The
Wa erbury liverymen ought to retire from
business as millionaires. a party Of nine
in one team we're taxed S2.50per head,
the victims declare, while the ante was
sometimes from 150 to 81 per head
One party who had paid $3.50 head
compelled Jehu to disgorge 80 cents
that 81 was the fare agreed upon with the
| company.
Clement barely escaped disaster rs
Wednesday. A certain brand of cigars
called the "Clement Club" were put out
at headquarters. After the delegates
had smoked them they put up holler to
the managers saying they did not follow
the Clement banner to smoke rope The
brand was changed and peace reigned
again.
Many of the delegates whiled the
hours away at headquarters in reading
from the Rutlaud Herald all about how
Percy was going to win. la the af-
ternoon the taly-ho took parties out
airing every half hour. The bugler was
dispensed with and the chocolate quar-
tette was substituted. 1t was significant
that the selection sang on the setting
out was "Out in the rain" 1t was also
noted that on one of the Clement signs
directing the traveller to headquarters was
tackled upon post with the index finger
pointing in the direction of Roakes 6;
DriScoll's undertaking rooms. A good
illustration of license was furnished dur
ing one of the tally-ho trips in the person
of boy perhaps a dozen years old
perched upon one of the.trunks on the
baggage rack nochalanty smoking a
big cigar.
CLEMENT ULTIMATUM.
The Vermont Local Option Leagne
held public meeting in Knights of Co.
lumbus hall on Wednesday afternoon.
The meeting was SO largely attended by
delegates for all three candidates that the
crowd overlooked into the corridors and
ante rooms and Hon. p w. Clement
presided. Members of the league from
different parts of the State related their
experiences in advancing the cause and
discussed the needs and methods by
which the work of the league could be
! forwarded.
The result of the secret session of the
league held on Wednesday morning was
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