The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-06-30

Montpelier, June Sd. Charles ] Bel
0t Walden WAS today nominated by thl
Republican party oI Vermont, over r. n
stanton oE R0xbury aud ] A. DeH0er 81
Montpelier securing the nomination hi
FIRST ballot bv clear majority of 2s
votes The vote stood, Bell s13. Stanton
lel and paBOer 1921 After the announce
mant of the result. III. Al. lord for Mr
DeBnef aud trank Plumley TOT Mf stan
t0n moved that tie nomination 5e mads
unanimous
The stfes.sef Montpelier put on ! gals
DAY appearance last night and ttAs morn.
lng q anticipation IL the events Ia trans
plTe Il kha Afmorx ball The hotels were
thsongad with delegates and politicians,
hut Wlth both i feaIlngo of uncertainty pre-.
vailed ana the doubt was not cleared
away until the gubernatorial candidate
was actually nominated
At 10 O'Clock the Montpelier Military
Band tuned up Id trout OF the Pavilion
and played Tor quarter of an hour, Then
fhe crowd began f0 get Impatient ana
auovad toward the Golden Fieeoe, Whlle
the little Bell emblem, golden bell tied
tied With yellow peril ribbon, tInkled
aeFrllY. ana the Dai30er ribbon waved
from the lapels Ct many coats There
was not ign Of d Stanton emblem Ii
TACT, Stanton supporters were noticeable
through their absence aud their lack OF
Observation-Disclosures.
The crowd at delegates struggled into
sha hali slowly. some time after the gall
lafiaa had been nearly filed with delegates
and Il Was aearlg Il o'clock when the
band concluded playing and Thad n.
Chapman. chairman Of the state Repbll.
eAla committee, called the convention I'd
ORDER.
Following Ehe calling oS the convention
e 0EdeT the Rev. @ G. Lamson Of Mont
pallar offered prayer. The call for the
eanAention vas read by Secretary a. II.
Watson ol the state committee.
Chairman Chapman presented Congress.
man ID ] Fuster 81 Burlington as chair.
man II the convention, and Congressman
Foster made neat speech ID accepting
the position E Fl. Deayitt 0f M0ntpa-
Ter. W # BiRel0w of Burlington ana
George h, Howard of Graftsburv were
chosen secretaries. In his speech, Con.
grassman Foster brought out the first ens
thaSIasnl 0f tie convention and his res
marks received hearty applause the names
at William Mckinley and Theodore Roose-
welt being given q grand reception.
Without furtherad0, the c0ventian got
a8Wn ii iss work, Chairman Foster an
nauneing that Il would complete its work
il 9ne session.
N. 4, Dafton of Hardwck presented
the name of Charles ]. Bell and with the
name 81 Bell, there was loud cheering.
lnlasaed with the elanking tones of tiin-
nex bell waved In the air by warm Gale.
dgnia county man, and the Bell men
h0wled agaln Mr. DHtton laid particular
stress Dn Belts work iii the agricultural
life 81 ths state. When the speech was
concluded lhe greater part Of the applause
came from Caledonia and the eountIes Id
tie nogfheaster part Of the state. j. Fl
Hooker Of Bfattieb0r0 seconded the nom
Iaafion af Bell N. w Fiske Of Grand
Isle county did the same for his entire
county delegation. Dudley Carleton Of
Newbury seconded Il for Orange Other
men followed, but not claiming 10 repre-
sent their entire county delegation
Frank piumley of Northfeld got to his
feet amidst the seconds Of G. j. Bell and
placed 4. Il. 6tanton's name before the
convention. There was much less enthu-
siasm tot bis name. G r. Mcknight of
East Montpelier seconded the nomination,
speaking f0r the boys Of the conven-
ton
~. A Lord then walked to the front nf
TIE ball amid great enthusiasm and pre-
aeatad the name Of j, A, DeBoer il
flnolne speech The speech was Iouser
ami brought out great spirit,
aeHaaT nomination was seconded by
seEson for the entire Burlington
delegation 8 * Darling Of Chelsea Bee- /
0ndsd S. Stantonls name. +. B. john I
s0noE Randolph seconded DeBoer for 3
p0ftiOn Of Orange county, John Young