Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-06-07
The Clement Faction to Hold a
Convention in This City.
June %.
NO HALL YET SECURED.
: a Total OF 10Y Delegates Provided Ap-
portioned According to tho Clement e.
Vote Of 1904 and the Bcnning-
ton idea Pctitions--S, j.
Beatty Chittandcn CO. Man.

Rutland June THE formal call
Sor the Independent State convention
was made public yesterday and calls
Sor the assembling OF the Independent
voters of the State in Burlington on
the 2sth day of June, which is the
same date designated for the demo
cratic State convention.
This call was issued and signed at
an all-day meeting held here on We'd
Desday, May 90. There were present
representatives from 20 counties out
OF the IA in Vermont, aad plans for
the Independent campaign were dis
'cuesed IN full. The aprortionment of
delegates is based in "a measure ON the
Clement vote in 1902, with such ad-
ditions as arc found desirable by rca-
son OF tire petitions which were re-
ceived IN support OF the Bennington
idea
No hall has yet ooon engaged IN
Burlington for the convention. Tie
gathering viii be organized and gov
erned In the same manner as other
party conventions.
The meeting was formally called 10
order in the evening with Edward ].
Hall of Bennington, as chairman, and
S. ]. Beatty of Burlington as score
tary.
The call and apportionment of dele
gates follow herewith:
CALL FOR INDEPENDENT CONVEN-
TION.
At meeting held at the Berwick. Rut-
Nand. VI, Wednesday,, May 80, 1906 the
Following call was issued:
The independent voters of the State of
l,r
in convention at Burlington, Vt. on
Thursday the 18th day of June at 10
O'clock a. m, for The purpose Of nominat-
E5ng candidates for the Offices Of governor,
lieutenant- governor, treasurer, secretary
0f State auditor ana attorney general
To elect a State committee. formulate a
platform and TO transact any other bust
hess proper when met.
Delegates for this convention shall be
elected upon the basis set forth herewith,
and while all legal voters Of the State
who favor an Independent movement in
The election of our State officers are cor
daily invited to be present, delegates will
be seated in strict accordance with the re-
port Of the committee upon credentials.
which, for the purposes of this call. Will
consist of the provisional committee which
.Higns these articles.
The said committee further recommends
that caucuses for the election Of such dele
gates shall be held in the various towns
of the State between the 10Th and the 23rd
of June and the credentials returned at
once TO S, j. Beatty, Burlington Vt.
(Signed) County.
r. s. SMITH .....,..............,....A Addison
EDWARD j. HALL, Chairman,
Bennington
s. ]. BEATTY. Secretary, .Chittenden
Is. b. HTTCHINS....... Caledonia
p. II. FLAHERTY.......... .......... Essex
Il. II. LOMBARD. ......... .........f Franklin
LEON DTBTQI e.. ...,......,Grand Isle
ALFRED DODGE.....,... ..,.,.,.1,amoille
H. NJ. DUFJR........,... Orange
]. f.. FOSTER.,...... .............,, Orleans
@. s. BACktS.......... ..... ....,..ltutland
Is. u. ALLEN, .....,..,. ..'''..' washington
q, NJ. APPI.IN. ......... Windham
f1WM. S. EATON.,...... Windsor
DELEGATE, REPRESENTATION.
Number OF delegates, assigned by county
Ind towns, Is as follows:
Addison county.-Addison /, Brdport 3