Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-07-04
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION.

chairman OF the state committee.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Guy G.
Lasmon of Montpelier. Hon D. j..
Foster of Burlington was presente d
for temporary chairman, Z. H.
Deavitt of Montpelier, for temporary
secretary, and W. J. Bigelow of Burr
lington and George T. Howard of
Craftsbury for assistants. Congress
man Foster spoke very briefly and
then took up the business OF the con-
vention.
It was moved to proceed for the
nomination of candidate for govern
or. Walter A. Dutton of Hardwick
nominated @. J. Bell. He told of
Bells going to the war as a stripping
of II and that he was not drafted.
Belps record was briefly set forth.
Bells of various kinds were 1ung by
the delegates at the mention of Bells
name and cheers were loud. James
Hooker of Brattleboro, seconded
Bells nomination, as did Hon n. W.
Fisk of Grand Isle county, Dudley
Carlton of Newbury and others.
Hon. Frank Plumley of Mortified
then presented the name of Lieuten-
ant Governor Stanton for the NOM
ination as governor. Stanton was re
ferred to as a man tried and true,
known throughout the state; man
who had touched life in many aspects
from the days on the farm to the days
as president of the senate. His nom
ination was seconded by G. P. Nc
Knight of East Montpelier.
Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier
was nominated by w. A. Lord of
Montpelier, as a man whom the Office
seeks. r. G.. Sanderson of Burlington
seconded DeBoer's nomination. J.
K. Darling o: Chelsea seconded
Stanton.
Following the nominating speeches
the ballot for governor was taken.
The gentleman who made the nomi-
nations were appointed tellers, with
the seconds as assistants.
" 1llO ObO LOliCIc WCIO Ouu
the votes Fred G. Fleetwood of Nor
risville was elected secretary of state,
being nominated by Chas. Downer of
Sharon. John L. Bacon was elected
state treasurer, being presented to
the convention by @. II. A. Stafford of
Morrisville. And Horace F. Graham
of Craftsbury was placed in nomina-
ton for state auditor by Chas. Dustin
of his own town, and then unanimous
1y elected. Walter H. Berry of Bur-
lington, q. B. Flynn of Springfield,
Frank M. Bond of Middlebury and A.
F. Stone of st. Johnsbury were elected
presidsn electors.
AT this juncture the tellers returned,
and the vote was announced in breath
less silence, silence which was sue
cseded by the most vociferous ap-
A5.ause;-It stood as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, $50
cessary for choice, $40
Cast for Chas. ]. Bell, 376
FOR led s. Stanton, 1871
For Joseph A. DeBoer, 1872
And Bell was declared the nominee of
the convention
hTh5tlon of w. A. Lord, seconded
by Frank Pfamley, the nomination OF
i Bell was made unanimous with a will
The convention then proceeded to
the nomination of lieutenant gov
ernor. Roger w. Hubbard of Norris
vile presented the name of Hon
Chas. II. Stearns of Johnson, and
Robert Lawrence of Rutland the name
of DR.. J. A. Mead of that city. The
result of the ballot for lieutenant.
governor was as follows: Whole
number of votes east, 675, necessary
for a choice 33S. Hon. Charles H
Stearns had 35S and DIR. John A. Mead
81; consequently Mr.. Stearns re-
ceived the nomination, which on the
motion of Robert Lawrence oil
Rutland was made unanimous
The name of Fuller G. Smith
was substituted for the Franklin
county member of the state commit
: tee, and the name of s. D. Waite for
the Lamoille member of the state
committee.
A committee consisting of the per-
sons who made the nominating
speeches was appointed to notify Mr.,
Bell of his nomination and invite him
to appear before the convention. Ir
response to this invitation he made &
graceful speech accepting the nom
ination with thanks.
The platform as prepared by Chair
man o. NJ. Barber contains 10 planks
which in substance are as follows:
First, Roosevelt and his administra
ton are endorsed in glowing terms
Second, the prompt action of the
government in securing the Isthmial
Canal Is approved.