The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-06-23
DEMOCRATS
PLATFORM
Which Was Adopted at Bur-
lington Yesterday.
DISTRICT CONVENTION
Homer A. Lyons One Of the Al.
ternateS to the National
Convention.

Burlington June 23:--The two Demo
cratic district conventions were held
yesterday. The nominations were:
For Congressman from the First Dis
trict-Frank L Graves, of Winooski.
For Congressman from the Second
District-Harland B. Howe, of st
Johnsbury.
For First District Delegates Her
bert c. Comings, of Richford; DR.
John Hanrahan, of Rutland.
For First District Alternates-M. c.
Powers, of Burlington; John H. Don
nelly, of Vergennes.
For Second District Delegates-O
c. Miller, OF Newport; H. J. Volholm,
of Montpelier.
For Second District Alternates-
John Ryan, of Plaintield; John NJ.
Hazel, of Newport.
The features of the con yention was
the introduction this afternoon of a
resolution by c. A. G.. Jackson, of
Montpelier, declaring Judge. Alton b.
Parker, of New York, the most avail
able candidate for the presidential
nomination. This.was followed by a
hot discussion.
After a stirring debate, in which j.
H. Senter and T. w. Moloney upheld
the resolution and ]. j. Monahan op
posed it, the resolution was adopted.
Before the opening of the state con-
vention yesterday the state committee
acting as a committee on credentials,
reported through Chairman Harris
that only one contest had been made
and that in the city of Rutland,
The delegates headed by George c
| Underhill was declared seated by
unanimous vote of the committee. T
W Moloney appeared for the delegates
headed by George c Underhill and T
H Brown appeared for the delegates
headed oy d Spellman.
For candidates for presidentiafelec-
tors Elisha May, of st Johnsbury,
named Alexander Cochran, of Groton,
A L Loveland, of Bennington, named
7 Hoxie Hall, of Pownal; w w
Ryder, of Bristol, named J H Donnel-
ly, of Vergennes; d O'Sullivan, of
Burlington, named H N Deavitt, of
Colchester and the four was unani-
mously chosen.
| After the delegates had been elect
ed, it was moved that they choose their
own alternates. H Senter of Mont
pelier wanted the alternates elected
| by the convention, and T w Moloney
said that they could not be appointed
by the delegates, but must be elected
according to the call issued by the
national committee. The alternates
were then elected H Donnelly of
Vergennes presented the name of J
Walter Lyons of Rutland, and he was
elected. E Burke of Burlington
was nominated as second alternate,
but he withdrew, and j ] Monahan
of Underhill presented the name of
DIR P f McSweeney of Burling ton,
and he was elected. 7 H Hall of
Pownal presented the name of II
A Lyon of Bennington for third al
ternate and he was elected. The name
of j J Thompson of ST Albans was
presented by L G Crossman OF Bur-
lington, but Mr. Thompson withdrew,
and Martin Daley of Burlington nomi-
mated w G Gleason of Brighton, and
he was elected.
The platform declares allegiance to
the fundamental principles of the
party, and charges the republican
party with extravaganza, corruption
and subservience to the trusts.
Concerning Vermont matters, the
platform says:-
Vermont has sore need of the ap.
plication of these democratic prin.
ciples, with state expenses, which
we're only 1884, 900 in 1890, swollen
to 1854, 900 now, and the annual bur
den on each average family increased
from So. 50 to $9S5, with nothing in re.
turn for it all but waste, multiplicat.
ion of officers and commissions, and