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

AFTERNOON SESSION.
Shortly after one o'clock the delc-
gates began to assemble again but no
business was transacted as all were
waiting for tidings from the demo-
Gratis and from the conference com
mittee.. At 310 the conference COM
mittee submitted it's report, as fol-
lows
THE joint committees appointed by
the independent party convention and
the democratic convention agree on
following division Of the ticket The
Independent party are to have the
governor, secretary of State and State
auditor, the Democratic party are TO
have tho acknowledgements, treasur-
er aud attorn ey- general"
The report was unanimously adopt
cd by the convention. A committee
of three. consisting Of $. j. Beatty Of
Burlington, G. IT, Grimm of Rutland
and $. NJ. Crawford of Bennington
was elected to notify the democrats Of
the adoption of the report. This COM
mittee performed it's ,uty and M.
Beatty, upon returning. announced &c
tho convention that the democrats
likewise had accepted the same re-
port. Three cheers were given for
fusion.
At this juncturc Alfred Dodge, MEM
her Of the independent state commit
tee from Lamoillc county withdrew
and Glenn wilkins was elected to sue
coed him.
TIE NOMINATIONS.
The convention then proceeded to
place in nomination the candidates
which it was entitled to name. j. S,
Carder of Rutland nominated 7. w,
Clement to head the ticket The no
mination was seconded by a dozen or
more present, who purported to re-
present as many counties and Or
CARNATIONS.
G. L. Cowles of Burlington nominat-
ed sherman r. Moulton. also Of this
city, as the candidate for secretary
of state. George II. Dewey of Ben
nington nominated Edward j. Hall OF
that town as the candidate for state
auditor and the share which the indie
pcndcnts had in making up the slate
| was complete.
| DEMOCRATIC NOMINATIONS RATI-
FLED.
| The convention nj TINS Juncture Fo-
| coiVed the nominations or the detHo
Gratis for candidates for the offices or
licutenant-governor state treasurer
| and attorney general. Those nominal
tions were ratified and adopted.
THE RESOLUTIONS
| The resolutions. which were unanimous
tod Tr
lev and were as follows:
| r-.,,pr-
We the independert voters of the state
Iof Vermont assembled to-day in open
convention. hereby affirm and declare:
That we base our declaration of party
principles entirely on state issues, without
rorard 70 national platforms or party
creods.
| That we assert our firm belief in a State
Government .,of the people by the people
and for tho roonln " and condemn the
practice Of party leaders in Vermont who
have nrostituted the machinery of gov
ernn,ent to tbe ends Of nrtvote gain.
That We accuse the republican machine
of this State. in whose hand the respors'-
bjlltv of government has rested for d
years. of gross lnisma ma cement and ev-
traVaganCe in tho conduct OF our puhlic
affairs. of a criminal neglect in the con-
troll of our State prison and House of Cor
Irectlon, OF permitting tho employment Of
| prison labor the buving and selling Of
goods and the transaction OF a large bust
ness in the States behalf absolutely
without proper oversight and audit. of a
failure to enact wise and helpful laws
or to enforce those already IN existence
land an utter unwillinCness 10 undertake.
progressive legislation of any kind except
under tho lash OF public opinion:
That We condemn the system of per
verse concealment which compelled a
private citizen Of the State to invoke the
costly aid of the courts before being per-
mitted to examine public documents and
records: and we submit that the various
Investigations set on foot by that act
lhaVe fully demonstrated the need Of a
rigid and systematic examination OF our
State institutions and finances by a COM
lpetent unpreiudiced tribunal, whose tran
sactions shall be fully published aud
whose recommendations shall be promptly
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