Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-08-10
A FUSION COUNTY TICKET
OF DEMOCRATS AND INDEPEN.
DENT REPUBLICANS.
Resolutions Condemning State and
County Republican Machines and
Commencing Theodore Roosevelt
Adopted Saturdays Conventions.


The result of the Windham county
democratic and Independent republican
conventions, which took place in Brat.
tleboro Saturday, was the following
fusion county ticket;
Senators-George b. Allbee of Rock
ingham and William A. Brown OF
Whitingham.
Assistant Judges--George o. Guild
of Rockingham and L. W. Blodgett OF
Brattleboro.
States Attorney-John E. Gale OF
Guilford.
Sherif-Daniel II. Cray of Rocking
ham,
High Bailin-L. o, Wilbur of Lon
donderry.
Judges of Probate-John B. Minard
of Rockingham Westminster distriet)
Frederick W. Childs of Brattleboro
marlboro district).
The resolutions committees appoint
ed by the two conventions agreed upon
the following PLATFORM
Resolved: That the Independent Party
composed OF republicans and democrats
assembled in separate conventions at Brat
tleboro, this fourth day Of August 1906
jointly agree upon the following PLATFORM,
Resolved: That we most heartily eh
dorse the fusion state ticket nominated al
Burlington the 2sth OF June, and we pledge
our every effort to the end that said ncke
may be elected and we further make th'
same endorsement and pledge for the eoun
ty ticket this day agreed upon.
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ing financial management Of state affairs a.
lunbusinesslike and tending to extravaganza
and petty graft, and resulting in an increase
Of state expenses in twenty years amounting
TO ESQ per cent. while the population OF IN
state has increased only 3 IL per cent. ant
wealth only II IL per cent.
Resolved: That we favor the restoration
of the appointing power OF license commis
sioners to the selectmen thereby bringing !
nearer the people
Resolved: That we favor legislation tina
viii abolish double taxation and give ever!
taxpayer a square deal and we assert tina
there is absolutely no reliance to be place.
uppn republican promises of relief iron
double taxation as that party has had ful
control of Vermont legislation for over o.
years.
Resolved: That we cordially endorse tn
platform of the democratic and independen
state conventions, save only twhat we De
lieve to be the true meaning thereoi] ina
the state highway and state school take
should not be abolished but so safeguarde'
as 10 insure their devotion TO the consirue
tion of permanent highways. and the rea
betterment of our common schools and W
noint to the record of our Windham count
members and especially of William \
Brown of Nottingham, our candidate 10
senator. who in the past sessions OF the ieg
lisIature have unanimously voted ana worSe
for these measures.
Resolved That the local Proctor press ha
forfeited its right to the support OF all goo
citizens in its unwarranted slur against nor
est wage earners who choose to support IN
progressive Independent movement.
Resolved. That we especially call the a.
tention of the people OF this county to IN
arbitrary and high.handed way in which tn
rag,,lar republicans in the trading OF thel
conventions have turned down many OF IN
hest men Of the county who nave rlghtluii
aspired to political honors not for lack
merit but for the purpose of tavoring me
with money.
Resolved: That we gratefully commend tn
democrats and republicans in congress fo
tbeir courageous cooperation with the pres
dent in his effective battles against u
great trusts. without which cooperation tn
measures of the president would have bee
defeated by the regular republican party
There was large attendance at tn
democratic convention in Festival ha
and a fair-sized gathering at the lnd'
nendent convention in Grange hal
, Both conventions were called at tn
, same hour and Immediately appolnte
conference committees to take up th
onestion of a county ticket The COZ
ferees met in the Brooks House at
: o clock and shortly after three wei
ready to report The ticket as prepare
bv them was unanimously chosen b
both conventions as was also the pla
form drawn by resolutions committee
from both gatherings.
After the adjournment Of the COZ
ventions, papers containing the ma
nendent nominations were circulate
and signed by enough voters TO secm
the ticket a place on the oiiicial pa
lot The nominations were filed IN II
county clerk Office late Saturday a
tern0on.
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