Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-05

Chittendcn county .... .. .27 81
Essex county ..... =. =. :.
Franklin county,. o.. ....12 80
Grand Isle county.... -. =. 10
Lamoille county. =. 900. 10
Orleans county.... =. .. 10
Orange county....... =. ..15
Rutland county,. .... AS II
Washington county =. .. s. 80
Windham county :. E. =. IA
Windsor county :, -. .. - 20
AS soon as the result on the vote on the
amendment had been announced a vote
on the original resolution was called for
and the resolution was adopted by accla-
nation. The chair appointed as COM
mittee to confer with the independent com
mittee G.. w. Mclcher of Barre, ". G..
Cummings of Richford j. II. Kelley of
Burlington. c. n. Davenport of Brattle-
boro, f.. S. Harris of Bennington. After
this committee was appointed an adjourn
ment was taken until three o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
When the convention reconvened in the
afternoon shortly after three o'clock the
first business was the election of a State
COMMITTEE The election resulted as fol-
lows:
Addison county--A. r. Calhoun of Mid
dlebury.
Bennington county-E. S. Harris of Ben
nington.
Chittendcn county-J. II. Mcmahon of
Burlington.
Caledonia county-B. f. Billiard of
IIardwick
Essex county-J. W. Thurston of Island
Pond.
xt.r,. MT.
Adams.
Grand Isle.
Lamoile county-C. l.. Gates of Morris
Vile.
Orleans county-C. n. Brady Of New
port.
orange county-F. w. Farnham of Yer
shire.
Rutland county-D. f. Carmody of Fair
Haven.
Windham county-M. ]. Moran of Brat
|tleboro.
Washington county-M. ]. MCGOWAN of
Barre.
Windsor county-John Heating Of Lud-
low.
The members of the State committee
were elected auditors.
The report of the committee appoint ed
to confer with the Independent convention
was made by Mr. Davenport. II was as
follows:
The joint committee appointed by the
! ind- pendent party convention and the
democratic convention agree on the fol
lowing division of the ticket: The lnde-
pendent party to have the governor. sec
rotary of state and the auditor, The Dem
ocratic party are to have the Lieutenant
overnor treasurer and attorney-general "
This report was accepted and adopt
ed by the convention. The nominal
ton of officers followed and resulted
as follows:
For lieutenant governor C. H. Pape
of Barre
| For treasurer, W. " Phelps of Enos-
burgh Falls
| For attorney general, v. A. Bullard
of Burlington.
The name of Mr.. Pape was present
ed by Fred Bruce. Mr.. Phelps was
bans and Mr.. Bullard was nominate
by G. A. Pease of West Bolton. Mr..
Bullard attempted to decline the
nomination but e. s. Harris seized the
gavel and put the vote and Mr.. Bull
lard was nominated with cheers.
When this was over Mr.. Billiard APP
| pointed Mayor Burke, c. ID. Mcmahon
of stowe and c. W. Melcher of Barre
| committee to walt on Mr.. Clement
and escort him to the hall of the
democratic convention for the purpose
of addressing the voters.
While this committee was out
Elisha May. chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, reported. The re-
port of the committee was adopted as
the platform of the convention as fol-
| lows
UNFAIR REPRESENTATION.
We charge the republican machine OF
Vermont with continuing the rotten Dor
| ouEh system to maintain supremacy. NO
change can be made until an amendment
to the Vermont constitution is enacted,
and this cannot be done until 1910 and
each ten years thereafter.
| The democrats of Vermont pledge their
best efforts to secure the submission of
an amendment and to change the present
unfair and unrepublican method of rep
| resentation by towns instead of by pop
ulation.
Only two or three States of the Union,
all republican strongholds, refuse the right
| to fair representation. Burlington, by
all just rights Is entitled to a delegation of
fifteen representatives. while Glastonbury,
st. George, Baltimore. Somerset, Bruns-
wick, Searsburg, Brookline, East Haven.
Athens CRANKY and Lexington by popula-
ton are entitled to a single representative.
| Burlington has over 10000 inha bitants and
a grand list Of sl3. 26s; the eleven small
towns have a population OF about .45O and
a grand list of ss960ls.
We invite in the coming election the
aid of all Vermont voters who be-
lieve as we do, that offices should not
be held by families, and that ability
should be considered in making no.
limitations for office.
We recommend the nominees of the
convention to all the voters as able
| conservative, and worthy of your
hearty support
UNFAIR TREATMENT OF TOWNS
AND CITIES.
Up to certain period, muuicipal
Judges were elected by the people; then
the law gave the appointment to the
governor.
In the matter Of taxation and the
expenditures of taxes, the State is
now depriving the towns and cities of
a sacred light. Large sums OF money
are now raised by the State taxation
and expended by officers over whose