Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-07
c. H. Stearns, 35s
j. A. Mead. 81

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j. A. Mead, 81
Candidate Bell appeared and made
a short address in appreciation OF the
honor conferred on him.
The resolutions prepared by o. Nj.
Barber OF Bennington renew faith in
the party principles; endorse Roose-
welt and his denomination commend
the Panama canal ask for curtallment
of Southern representation in Congress
to correspond with limitation OF suf-
frage there demand the enactment of
caucus law in Vermont; favor re-
form in state auditing; recommend a
legal limit to municipal Indebtedness
and suggest a Uniform system OF city,
town and village accounting; favor
the creation of the Office OF attorney
general declare Tor a system OF per-
manent highways TO be constructed
without material increase in taxation;
recommend that the people study the
question of capital punishment and IN
struct their representatives so that
consistent policy can be determined
upon.
The liquor law plank is as follows
the Republican party of this state
has ever stood tor the principle OF
temperance and is abiding in its belief
that the unrestricted traffic in intOXi-
eating liquors cannot be tolerated
within our borders. Two years ago,
after being referred to our people, the
present license local option law was
adopted. We believe that this law
should be given a full, free and fair
trial. and we therefore recommend TO
the general assembly that this law be
amended so as to give force and etilca-
CIV to its fundamental principles.
The state committee elected Is as
follows -
Addison. I. NJ. Chapman OF Middle
bury: Bennington, Z. d. yelling Of
North Bennington; Caledonia. Harry
Blodoett OF st. Johnsbury Chittenden,
II. E. Wright of Essex Junction Is
sex. John H. Walbridge OF Concord
Franklin, +. c. Smith of St Adams
Grand Isle, Thaddeus L. Kinney OF
South Hero Lamoille. Smith B. Waite
of HYDE Park; Orange, Curtis ). I'm
ery OF Chelsea Orleans, 4. 1. How
ard Of Crattsbury Rutland, +. ). Platt
of Poultney; Washington, Frank Plum
lev of Mortified; Windham, Z. II, Al
bee OF Bellows Falls Windsor, Alfred
Z. Watson OF White River Junction.
The committee organized by the
election of Chapman as chairman,
Alfred +. Watson as secretary and
T.. 5. yelling as treasurer Inc eX-
ecutive committee is composed Of the
chairman and secretary, +. ). Plat,
+. G. smith and c. 5. Emery.
Al Montpelier Wednesday and at
Burlington the same day hlttredge
Haskins and d. J Foster were unan-
imously renominated for Congress
from the two Vermont districts.
NOTES.
The farmers were happy
Candidate Bells forte is not public
speakino. His acceptance remarks
were pretty thin.
II was 1.-THE stand pattest' kind OF
a platform and might well have been
written by Clement himself.
The Bell button was a miniature
Gilt bell on a ribbon. DeBoer men
wore badge, Stanton's went I'M
tagged.
Young Jim Hooker OF Brattleboro |
is more than a chip Of the old block. |
the late Col Geo. W. Hooker. His
seconding speech for Bell was real
gem.
Bennington county discharged some
of its political debts Of two years ago. |
Almost the solid vote went to Bell
ana Stearns. who worked hard Tor
Mccullough then. while Mead. who
plaved of in that canvass. was
carved