St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-07-13
Convention Echoes.
Mr.. Clement i'm Line Again

Says The Waterbury Record:
1--WE understand that Doctor Mead's
defeat strikes the Hon. Percy Clement
very favorabiy. This is Rutland county
neighborly love with a vengeance.
Well. however it may be analy zed in
religion or ethics, as a practical political
asset it is good thing for the Republic
can party to know that Mr.. Clement is
in line again. He certainly is, because he
personally inspected draft Of the plat
form to be submitted to the state con-
vention and expressed his approval of it
without suggesting a change. and since
the ticket was nominated he has SUBJ
scribed literally to the state campaign
fund. Mr.. Clement is too good republic
can not to reaiize that the party exptcts
every man to do his best tor it in this
year when the presidency is at stake
Est. Adams Messenger.
A Massachusetts view.
It is a farmer candidate which the Re-
publicans OF Vermont pur at the head of
their state ticket this year. Charles ].
Bell has long been not only practi-
cal agriculturist. but active in the grange
organization and prominent in the state
| department of agriculture. Joseph A..
DeBoer, of Montpelier, president of the
| National Lite Insurance Co, the largest
| financial institution IN the state, might
| have had the nomination. had he expressed
any willingness TO accept it, but business
reasons inuuced an early announcement
tAat be could not be candidate. As it
was, 1872 delegates voted tor him, 1S1
going for 4 A. Stanton, who seems to
have been the choice of the machine ele-
ment OF the party. DeBoer would have
given a spirited and brilliant campaign
which would have had it's value In
| hr.r ,bor zna
on the national election in November
But with Mr.. Bell as the nominee there
will be no lack OF an impressive Republic
can majority. A Democratic party still
exists in Vermont, but only that. Demo
Gratis occasionally die, but few new one.
are born.-[Spring6eld Republican.
Bell and ssearns-True and Tried.
The nomination OF Mr.. Bell tor govern
or is exceeding satisfactory. He is {
representative and typical Vermonter-
honest. able, progressive, sound. Hi
worth as man and a leader is not to b,
questioned. He has been tried in i'm
portant public positions and has AWAY,
J discharged his duties with conspicuous
fidelity and ability. AS town official
legislator in house and senate, stat,
railroad commissioner, member ant
secretary OF state board OF agriculture
member OF state cattle commission, b.
has made splendid record. He is on
: OF the leading Changers OF the countr,
e and is regarded as one of the best in
formed and most advanced farmers @
] the day. 1t is no detraction from tn
ability OF either OF his two competitor
| tor the honor of the nomination to sa
that the convention made no mistake il
selecting Mr.. Bell.
In Charles H. Stearns of Johnson tn
r senate will have popular and entirel
t competent presiding officer. Mr.. Stearn
t is man of governorship size if by an
t chance he should be called upon to act a
executive. The other state officials non
: mated have been tried and found nc
r wanting. Their administration of thei
: several departments have been abov
D criticism.-( Rutland News.