The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-07-07


While the ballot was being taken
Hon. Charles J. Bell, waited upon by
the notification committee nominators
of the three candidates, was conducted
to the platform and made a pleasant
speech of thanks for the honor con-
ferred upon him. In closing he urged
that in the September election the
Republicans OF Vermont roll up
large majority and make themselves
felt for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
The platform, as read by o. M.
The result of the ballot for the
Lieutenant governorship was as fol-
lows:
Total vote, 673
Necessary for choice, 1888
O. H. Stearns had 1858
j. A. Mead had BIT
And Mr.. Stearns was declared nom-
mated, On motion of Lawrence of
Rutland the nomination was made
unanimous.
Following is the State Republican
committee elected: Thad M. Chap
man Of Middlebury, Chairman, Alfred
E. Watson OF Hartford, secretary, Ed
ward D. Yelling of North Benning-
ton, Harry Blodgett of st Johnsbury,
Homer K. Wright of Essex Junction,
John H. Walbridge of Concord. F ..
Smith of st. Adams, T L. Kline,
Smith W. Waite of Hyde Park, Curtis
s. Emery of Chelsea, George T.
Ho ward of Craftsbury, F. S. Platt of
Poultney, Frank Plumley of North
field and Zina H. Albee of Bellows
Falls The convention adjourned
sine die at l 80 O'Clock.
The liquor law plank of the plat
form in its last clause, following the
words the General Assembly that"
as printed on page 3, was amended to
read: We therefore recommend to
the General Assembly that "this law
be amended so as to give force and
efficacy to its fundamental princi-
pies. -
Following is the platform as adopt
ed at the State Republican Conven-
tioL:
The Republicans of Vermont by
their representatives in convention
assembled, again declare allegiance to
the principle of the Republican party,
and pledge their most loyal and hearty
support to its candidates in the COM
ing presidential election.
In the nomination of Theodore
Roosevelt to be the Goth President of
the United States, we recognize the
same careful selection and wise choice
that has heretofore so abundantly and
successfully appealed to the courage
and the patriotism and the devotion
of Republicans throughout our land,
and believe that by his election the
continued prosperity of the people of
the whole United States, irrespective
of creed, color or political affiliations
will be assured.
1t is with an honorable pride that
we regard the action OF our govern
ment, made possible by the Republic
can party, in the prompt securing of
a route connecting the waters OF the
Atlantic and Pacific by the Isthmisn
Canal
Vermont, the then independent
commonwealth that in 1777 adopted
the first written constitution prohib-
ting slavery, and one of whose judges
in early times declared that title to a
human chattel could only be shown by
bill of sale from God Almighty.
cannot now look with indifference
upon the attempts recently made in
certain States to deprive the colored
race of the elective franchise. and we
therefore emphatioally endorse the
plank of the National Repu blican
party that calls for a congressional in
vestigation of this subject, and if such
discriminating legislation be found
unconstitutional. we urge our delega-
tion in Congress to use their best en-
deavors to secure the enactment of
legislation proportionally reducing
the representation of such State in the
United States Congress and in the
Electoral College.
We believe that now is a fitting
time to inaugurate certain improve
ments in the administration of our
own internal affairs and to that end we
again request the General Assembly
to enact a law regulating primaries or
caucuses called for putting in nomina-
tion candidates for the various State,
county and municipal offices, to the
end that nominations of any party
shall be made by the free, interrupted
choice of the voters thereof, and that
punishment commensurate with the
offence shall be melted out to offenders
against such law
A careful scrutiny of expenditures,
by persons clothed with authority to
audit the same, always tends to
economy. Hitherto it has been the
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