The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-04-21
Republicans Elect DELEGATES and ADOPT
Platform.
DILLINGHAM; HEADS DELEGATION.
W. Seward Webb, Il. N. Turner and II. s. Bingham the
Others. Senator Foraker Greatly Applauded.

Burlington, April 90.--The various
hotels in the city were crowded to the
full capacity last night with the army
of delegates to the Repu blican State
convention and the crowd of friends
and political enthusiasts or wirepull-
ers, who were on hand to see the fun
today and to get a line on the political
situation for the coming State CAM
palgn. The Van Ness House. which
was the center of activity, buzzed
with political pros and cons until a
late hour in the evening. There was
little interest manifested in the State
convention today or in the election of
delegates to the National convention,
but most of it was conferred in the
convention for the First Congressional
District which will be held tomor-
row in this city and which promises
to furnish real contest for the amuse-
ment of the spectators. 1t is expected
that the results of that district conven-
ton will in large degree clear the
uncertain atmosphere enveloping the
number and personality of the candi-
dates for the nomination to the gov
ernorship. Zed S. Stanton, o. j.
Bell, and p. W. Clement are all in
Burlington. Stanton and Bell were
last night in the lobby of the Van
Ness House but Clement kept in Sc
clusion. though it is understood he is
comforting with his former lieuten-
ants.
The announcement was made last
night after meeting of the State
committee that the Republican State
convention for the nomination of State
officers and presidential electors will
be held at Montpelier, Thursday, June
30, at 10 a. III. Ex-Governor John
w. Stewart. of Middlebury, has been
selected by the committee as temper.
airy chairman of the convention.
In the matter of the governorship,
the feeling of the delegates, and others
in attendance on the convention, in a
large majority, is decidedly for the
strongest candidate that can be nomi.
mated, and the current of preference
sets so strong toward Hon. Joseph A.
DeBoer OF Montpelier, that he seems
to be the man, willing or unwilling.
whom the convention in June will
nominate.
In this connection, and in view of
random statement in the news col
umns of the Free Press this morning,
OH the authority of some person whose
name is not given, to the effect that
Mr.. DeBoer would not under any cir
cumstances accept Il nomination it it
were rendered him, the Journal repre-
sentative feels constrained to report
that the real situation unquestionsbly
is this: Mr.. DeBoer has not been, and
is not now, seeking the office of Gov
ernor; he is not 'candidsting" for
the office; neither he nor any friend,
nor any one in his interest, is creating
or seeking to create, public sentiment
in his favor 1t is, however, unde-
niable that the Office is seeking Mr..
DeBoer, very diligently, and evidently
intends to find him, and the diligence
of the search, as is evident every
where about this convention, repre-
senting all parts of the State, is daily
increasing in intensity.
Il l. IL.
morning when the delegates from
Clarendon presented their credentials
to the state Republican committee.
The regular party delegates were
Noah O. Walker, d. y. Hicks and b.
e. Hort III and the local option Repub-
lican delegates were Charles Stafford.
Henry Webb and O. p. Smith. Jo-
seph Jones represented the case Of the
former and Robert A. Lawrence the
latter. After considerable argument
the State committee went into execu-
tive session and decided in favor of
the regular delegates. There were
two town committees and two eau
cuses held each electing its dele
gates. The State committee recog-
nized the regular Republican delegates.
Senators Dillingham;, Proctor and
Foraker, Congressman Foster and
DR.. s. W. Webb arrived at an
early hour in DR.. Webb's special car.
Shortly after 10 O'Clock Sherman's
military band escorted the party from
the Van Ness House to the Howard
opera house where the convention was
held.
1t was nearly II 80 O'Clock when
Thsd M. Chapman. of Middlebury.
chairman of the State committee.
called the convention to order by a
stroke Of the gavel. Prayer WAS
offered by Rev. II. B. Penny. of Bur-
lington and the call of the convention