St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-06-25
STATE CONVENTION.

ent's Supporters Leave the Hall
Disgust.-A Referendum Plank in Il
Platform.
For governor-J. G. Mccullough
Bennington.
Lieutenant-governor-Zed S. Stanto
Secretary Of State-F. G. Fleetwood {
t. MOrrisvile.
State treasurer-Jobn L. Bacon {
8 Hartford.
State auditor-Horace F. Graham {
Craltsbury.
This is the ticket nominated at Mont
peer Thursday by Vermont republican
after one of the longest and most inter
esting conventions ever held in the state
For all hut two of the above offices Their
was lively fight, but these were by NJ
means the most potable features of thi
notable convention. The Republican
party has requested the Legislature a
its next session to pass high license 10
cal option bill and submit it to the peo
pie in order to learn what real sentiment
OF the State is.
Another sensational feature of the con,
vention was the bolt from the conven.
ton of the greater part of the Clement
delegates after one or two hot. headed
leaders had tried to secure the recogni-
ton of the chair before the third ballot
was taken. Just after Mr.. Partridge
| had Withdrawn the name of Mr. Proctor
| ]. c. Jones, the ex-state's attorney of
| Rutland, who acted as the Clement
| spokesman, jumped upon chair and
yelled, God Almighty hates gutter"
Dr. Peck of Brandon then created
Juror by declaring, "Judging from the
present conditions, Gen. Mccullough will
not have to spend another dishonorable
dollar in this convention"
Half the people in the hall were yelling
like madmen and when ]. c. Jones at
tempted to speak he was howled down.
Mounting chair, and waving his arms,
while ballots and hats were flying
through the air, he finally made himself
heard by shouting, II call on the dele
gates for P. W. Clement to walk out of
this convention with me. Gen. McCul-
Tough has not got money enough to keep
us here"
Jones thereupon stalked out of the hall,
followed, probably, by 100 or more of
the Clement delegates.
George R. Crosby of Brattleboro in
vain attempted to rally Mr.. Clements
forces. He emphatcally repudiated the
action of Jones, declaring that he did not
believe it right to leave the hall, and say
ing that ne did not think Mr.. Clement
would approve of such action, that the
Clement forces were temporarily in bad
shape, but that he hoped that they
would rally. He ended by calling upon
the Clement men to "stand by their
guns"
THE STORY OF THE CONVENTION.
Ira r. Allen, chairman of the republi-
can state committee, called the conven-
ton to order and announced that PRAYER
would be offered by the Rev. L. II. Reid
of Montpelier. Chairman Allen then an
nounced the temporary organization as
follows Chairman, E, D. Raymond of
Falrhaven; secretary, H. G. Kingsley of
Rutland; assistant secretaries, Geo. H.
Howard OF CraItsbury and Charles
Batcheder OF Woodstock.
Mr.. Raymond then addressed the con-
That +bo o.o,d oa ;..,4;.... t,-
business of the convention was mani
tested by delegates who aft times hecan,a
so noisy that they had to he called to
order. At the close of the address upon
motion of Ex-Governor Stewart the tenn
nent
A lively debate was then nrec;nitoted
over the Liberation from ORANGE where
it was announced that one Clement and
ore McCulIough delegate were closen
The Clement man was unseated hv The
state committee ON the cbarge NJ l,.ard ~,
lent voting ard an attemnf was ,,1odo.
by several of the Clement laction 70 have
the action oftbe State comn';t+. ~ l'sti
fed. There was verv lively dohate n
which the fact apDeared as stated NV
Mr.. Archibald of Manchester tbot n;,,o
"unterri6ed and unrenentort hen,ocratsS
voted for e + Tacleon the Clo,,,a,,t 49,,
didate After hearino the aro,,,7,o,,ts a.
length. the convention sustained the ac.
ton of the state committee in nnsea+inl,
Jackson. ''''F7
l. c. ZONES Of Rutland then nrese,,tod
the following resolution and , ~ lIt ;+s
adoption:
Whereas. The apitation for +ho roneoI
of the law nrob;h;t;na +Un+rnai ny pN'''
iC"'''S lquo'S makes 1t apparent that
publican party which desires sn Io w
| peal, and the substitution NJ - d;f,,,.a,,4
regulation therefore '''>'
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