Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-24
Will Hold Their State Conven-
tion at Howard Opera
House.
STRAIGHT TICKET EXPECTED
Clements Name Will Be Presented But
McGettrick Will Probably Be Demo-
cratic Standard Bearer-Clement
Wants to Throw Election into
the House.

the House.
Many Of the delegates to the democratic
state convention which Is to be held here
to-day arrived in burlington last night and
during the evening the headquarters of the
State committee We're established at the
Van Ness House. The topic of discussion
one that ovcrshadowed everything else
was the question whether the convention
should nominate straight democratic
ticket or whether =. W. Clement should he
placed at the head and the rest Of the Of
fees filled with democrats During the frs t
part Of the evening the delegates seemed
to he about evenly divided and several
spirited arguments took place in the hotel
lobby, one becoming so violent that the
men involved rose to their feet and shoc k
their fists in each others faces. AS the
evening passed the Clement sentiment dice
away and at midnight it was practically
settled that a straight ticket would hc
nominated and that Felix w. McGettrick
of st. Albans would be at the head.
The arguments advanced in favor of a
straight ticket We're that the democratic
party should not be thrown over to the re-
puhicans and the identity of the party hc
thereby lost while the supporters of Ciem-
ent said that If the present opportunity to
secure a high license, local-opton law was
passed it would never return again.
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the Republican party for autocratc legis-
lation in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Phil
.pp'.-S 'lu t"s'IeeHcs peliei III theIr ca
n"uiy i"i seh -SoNethniTh'' II Expresses
p'iei III the hdriiioihous cooperation ne
tween capitai ana laoor ana pieugos IN"
support of the party 10 use all proper
means 10 secure ehactments looking to ar
p'tratlon OF diiieFehces III mat respect. IL
dehounces as corrupt and degrading thu
use OF money III the preliminary canvass.
1t calls for the repeal of the prohibitory
law and the enactment OF high license,
local option statute in its place. 1t de-
nounc's as unrcpuhlican, undemocratic
ana unfair the methods OF elcctlng repre-
scntatives and calls for their election by n
vote according to population 1t affirms
that the resolution of the republican Stat
convention favorine a referendum Of th
liquor question is simply a prctcnse, 1t
pledges the party to support a fair license,
local option law and if passed by tho LeGis-
lature opposes any referendum of such a
no,nccs the eXtravagancc Of the Republi-
can party. 1t is opposed to the work of
the cattle commissioners and to the pres
ent method Of taxing railroad property. II
favors the passage of a law giving women
II right To yot, on all Questions pertaining
70 taxins property OF VIII, h such women
are tho owners
AT a meeting of the State committee the
oroonizotion of the convention was de
cidod The convention win be called to
order at 10 O'Clock al the Howard Opera
House by Emory Harris of Bennington.
chairman of the state donocrati> commit
tee. Rollin s. Childs OF Hrattleboro will be
temporary chairman and Clarence senter
Of ST. Johnsburv will be secretary. p. c.
Dodge of burlington and Richard Hurley
OF BENNINGTON Will be assistant secretaries.
The committee on resolutions will be
Elisha NAV Of St. Johnsbury. J. W. Nc
Gearv of Rurlington. r. T Bullord Of
Hardwick. C. p. Watson Of st. hlbans and
w T. Lyon OF Rutland
T. w. Clement arrived In this city last
night and in n private conversation made
no reference to an expected nomination
bv the Democratic partv but discussed at
length the nossihilitv OF drawing a suf
ficient number Of votes from the Rcpub-
lican marty TO defeat General McCullough
ot tho polls and thereby throw the alectio,
into the House of Representatives where
he thought he could secure an election. As
this could not happen unless there were