Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-07-29

lie service. and OF untirlng good
neighborliness and OF generous well
doing, alike as citizen. as legislator
as state leader of our party and II
that most sacred relationship, III
family doctor, which the life OF tn
late James Conland so signally af
forded. His memory is one for goo,
men and true women To cherish.
Chairman Calvin then called 70
the report OF the committee on nomi
nations and Mr.. Roel presented th'
following slate, saying by way o
comment that the committee ha(
sible.
Senators, W. W. Bridges OF Athens
and w. A. Brown of Whitlngham.
States attorney John +. Gale o.
Guilford
Assistant judges. y. +, Sleeper Of
! Westminster and John Tibbets Of
Wardsboro.
High sheriff Richard J. Wolfe Of
+ Rockingham.
4 Judges Of probate, DR.. o. NJ. George
\ Of Rockingham and Frederick w
Childs OF Brattleboro.
4 High bailin, 4. NJ. sherman OF
i Newfane.
These names were unanimously
chosen the nominees of the conyen-
4 tion.
r. $. Childs in behalf. of the COM
mittee 10 choose a county committee
presented the following which were
elected: r. 5. Childs. Brattleboroi
Harry O. Wellman Wilmington; Wal
lace 5. A3en, Nottingham; 3. a.
Whittemore, Guilford; d. H. Cray,
Rockingham.
Mr. Davenport then addressed the
chair and said that the convention
would like to hear from "a gentleman
who by what he is and by what he
stands for ought to be the next gov
ernor of Vermont; a man who has
more brain under his chapeau than
almost any chief executive since the
days Of democratic governors three
quarters Of century ago" This
speech was received with enthusiastic
applause and ELI III. Porter OF VIII
mington was loudly cheered as he was
led to the platform. Mr., Porter said
that il he thought everyone present
didn't know what an unmitigated
liar Nh Davenport was he wouldn't
say a word. He then told in feeling
manner of the magnificent and ener-
getic work done by the late DR. Con-
land I'm the last legislature, and
prophesied that it was the purpose of
the republican party 10 have prohi-
bition legislature this year and pre-
dicted the result of their work a To-
cal option law "a mighty sight less
palatable" than the present measure.
IN closing MIR. Porter expressed his
certainty of Judge Parker's election
and quoted an editorial from the New
York Herald relative to the growing
distrust of Roosevelt's egotism, hot
headedness and dictatorial ways.
Chairman Calvin then called upon
Col. Eustis OF Mobile, Ala, "a promi-
nent democrat from the south, but
that gentleman begged to be excused.
Mr. Gale was then invited to the
platform and spoke for few minutes
on the work done by Mr.. Porter in
the legislature of 1902, saving that
the only discussion of local option In
that session came from Mr.. Porter's
opposition to the gentleman from
(sent to the legislature
by license town. when the latter
moved to dismiss the local option bill.
He also mentioned Mr.. Porter's good
work in behalf of the corporation tax
bin and expressed the belief that the
Wilmington candidate would poll the
largest democratic vote in years.
c. H. Davenport spoke for about 80
devoting most of his time TO
a denunciation Of the trusts and clos
ing with an appeal to all license men
not TO trust the present law to the
wiles of the prohibitionists. The
finale of the convention and the feat
lre which caused the most uproarious
applause was a three minute speech (
by "the irrepressible Rollin" as he !
was termed by the chair, Mr.. Childs |
iidn't waste any time in quoting his
.ory but he let loose quantity of !
by telling in humorous /
manner what he expected this fall, /
r. W. Childs then made a few re- (
marks in regard to what he expected /
If the democrats of the county, and 4
adjournment sine die was taken.