Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
lContlnued from nnge ono

Al sues ana CHARGING lAe rtpupllcu
= party with iusincerity IN dealing wit
. the liquor law and with failing to n
s deem It's caucus law pledge altogett
i err
> The following state ticket was nom
mated:
t, For governor Eii II. Porter of VII
y mington.
4 For lieutenant governor, c. l.. Me
!. Mahon OF stowe,
For treasurer. Andrew J. sibley q
Montpelier,
For secretary OF state. Charles I
: Watson Of 81. Adams.
= For auditor of accounts. j. 4
> Walsh Of Pittsford
, Mr., Porter was unanimously nomi
mated, the extra compliment OF ris
|, ing vote being accorded him.
The following ticket for presiden'
tial electors was named Alexander
Cochran of Groton, I. HoXie Hall Of
Pownal, John II. Donnelly OF Yer.
gennes, II. n. Deavitt Of Colchester.
The Vermont delegation to the
democratic national convention in st
Louis is thus made up: Vernon A
Bulard of Burlington, Charles W
Mecher of Barre city. Elisha May OF
ST. Johnsbury, James G.. Burke OF
West Rutland. Alternates, j. Walter
Lyons. Rutland; DR.. p, L. McSwee-
ney, Rurlington; Homer A. Lyon,
Bennington and w, G. Gleason,
Brighton.
The new state committee is thus
made up: A. T. Calhoun of Middle
bury, Emory :. Harris of Benning-
ton. b. Il. Billiard OF Hardwick, James
r. Mcmahon of Burlington, John w
| Thurston of Brighton, John j.
Thompson of ST. Adams, c. II, Rus
sell Of Grand Isle, c. L. Gates Of Nor
risville f. w. Fanham of Vershire,
John NJ. Hazel of Newport, D. f. Car
mody of Fair Haven, NJ. j. MCGOWAN
Of Barre. NJ. J. Moran of Brattleboro,
John Heating Of Ludlow.
The following committee was APP
pointed by the chair 10 wait upon the
candidates for governor and lieuten-
ant governor and formally notify
them Of their nomination: V. A.
Billiard of Burlington, c. II, Daven-
port of Brattleboro ]. f, Burke of
Burlington.
The state committee appointed the
following committee on resolutions:
V. A. Billiard Of Burlington, +. G.
Bundy of St Johnsbury, a. ]. Sibley
OF Montpelier. d. W. Temple Of Rut-
land and c. II. Davenport of Brattle-
boro.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported in the afternoon. the resolu-
buttons being read by the secretary
c. H. Davenport Of BrattIeboro, and f
adopted as the platform
of the convention.
1t declares allegiance to the funda-
mental principles OF the party and +
charges the republican party with ex-
corruption and subser-
vience to the trusts. fl
Concerning Vermont matters 1t
SAYS: Vermont has sore need of the
application of these democratic prin-
siples, with state expenses, which
we're only $2S4,000 in 1890, swollen to
$4,000 now. and the annual burden
IN each average family increased
rom $3.S2 to $9.S5, with nothing in
'eturn for 1t but waste, multiplication
If officers and commissions, and the
Of home rule methods.
rhe republican party, which retained
lpon the statute book of Vermont for
lalf a century its allied system OF
Prohibition and plumber is now insid-
ously endeavoring to restore II to
ife as two years ago by every device
.nown to legislative trickery, ii at
empted to preserve it, and prevent
,e ba
[ has maintained and refused to re- 7
orm the present system of taxation q
thereby the poor are compelled to d
ay taxes upon that which they do :
ot own and the rich escape being o
aXed at all Under its auspices there y
xists as great a trust evil as any II
here in our trust ridden land, in the t
cense combination of fire insur- a
nee. under which the insured has {
othing TO say as 10 the rate he must n
ay. the contract he must sign or the $
mount he shall receive when his L
ONE is reduced TO ashes, 1t has en- II
puraged and promoted political a
aud and corruption at the primaries p
nd polls. and has violated its solemn ST
edge in refusing to enact a caucus a.
W towards a remedy al
The platform then demands reform N
taxation and insurance laws; the bl
eekly payment of wages and the n;
tention of the present local option pt
W, with necessary amendments. II
The first district convention was ca
I'D in the opera house at 1880 p. ~
T. w. Moloney of Rutland was 2
ected chairman and j. NJ. Burke of of
iddlebury secretary. Herbert c. bt
,mings of Richford and DR.. ]. D. in
ABRAHAM of Rutland were elected a
legates to the national convention pl
ID NJ. C. Powers of Burlington and or
II. Donnelly of Vergennes alter ar
ties. Frank L. Graves was nomi- da
ted for congressman. an
The second district convention was ST
Id at the city hall Wednesday after tel
on. C. p. Evans of North Troy was pc
airman and r. S. Childs of Brattle- an
no secretary Harland B. Howe was in
minated for representative in con- ru
ass and O. C. Miller of Newport and as
]. Volhom of Montpelier were fol
cited delegates to the national con- of
ntion. John Ryan of Plainfield and ad
I'm NJ. Hazel of Newport were elect fa(
alternates. The district commit or
IS were: First district John H. pla
nnelly of Vergennes, John Gavin of fro
nnington. NJ G, Leary of Burling- PR
/. w. V. Phelps of Enosburg Falls, an
aries Dubuc of South Hero, c. L. pei
ties of Morrisville, Thomas Dever of inf
andon. Second district w. S. JEFF fro
$ of Lyndonville, DR.. A. G. Pattee 10
Canaan, C. w Melcher of Barre, or
o. Bixby of Chelsea. c. P. Ewens the
North Troy. O. C. Sawyer of Shar- ord
John Calvin of Brattleboro. pla
tiol