Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-01
DEMOCRATIC STATE PLANS.
cat. Convention Set for June es-Thc
Movement for Fusion.


7, was decided by the democratic s'.o
committee al Burlington FRIDAY
hold the state convention n me 81
theatre In Burlington Thursday June
Ths temporary officials as decided on 49,
chairman. V. A. Bullard, Burhnstoh'
rs,,ry II c. shurtlef, Montpelier ass,s' 81
secretaries. o. c. Sawyer Of sharon anu ~
ward Mcclure Of West kuiAna'
alarms. G. W. Kelley, Burlington en- 9.
mit,ee on resolutions, ENsha NaE y
Iohnsbary, chairmau' &. herbert
rare i Walter Lyons Of Rutland SoIn
Robinson OF bennington ana
Watson Of ST. Adams, M, "a.
~ ,nyrn and city will be entitled to one
aoiog,,a and one additional delegate for each
IN votes or major fraction thereof cast ior
ia democratic candidate for governor IN
1904. g.. .,,.
-r.ssional district also met Friday evening
and decided TO hold that convention al Dur
lington June 2s M.
None Of the members Of the committee
cared 10 speak for publication as 70 Whe'neI
,hev aid or did not favor fusion WIN .ne
Clsmeut men, but one member admitted 'ia'
,bsre was an overwhelming majority IN IA
vor of fusion and he also stated that was inc
sentiment throughout the state
Tbs democrats Of Barre are the first OF
any town or city in the state to come our
sonsrely for fusion state ticket headed "
p ~ Clement Of Rutland for governor ana
Herbert Pane Of Barre for lieutenant
cnyernor II is said that delegates fayorins
such A fusion ticket will be elected TO rep
resent Barre at the state democratic eonVeh'
tion TO be held at Burlington June 70. Barre
democrats have been able TO elect their can
didates for representative in the last iour
elections, This movement for fusion start
ed in Barre is supported by such prominent
democrats as VI. J. McGowan, state com
mit,eeman from Washington county, george
Tilden. city committeeman. John h. smith,
| d. W. Mcdonald, chairman OF the democratic
city committee ex-Mayor i. l.. Smith ,
II FORSYTH Donald smith, j. W. Mcdonald
DR.. V. c. Goodrich, former state committee
man from Orange county, and c. ". Melcher
They declare that the democratic party in
Vermont has been ploddng along in the old
way for 90 years without making any seem
inc progress, and believe hard blow, with
possible success, can be given the republ
can machine by means Of fusion. and heart
ilv favor ticket headed by Clement and
Pape.
| meeting was held in Burlington Friday
evening with representatives from independ
ents. labor and democrats present and the
sentiment is reported to have been in favor
Of fusion with few exceptions.
Secretary p. +. Mccarthy, Of the Quarry
Workers International union, in an inter
view Saturday stated that majority Of the
democrats and the organized labor OF the
state branch of the American Federation Of
| Labor are likely to join with the Clement
men in supporting p. W, Clement for gov
ernor Of Vermont. He said that on Friday
he attended, as representative of the Fed
Grafton of Labor, a meeting in Burlington al
which majority OF the members of tn,
democratic state committee and the labor
men were in conference with Clement work
ers. The sentiment at this meeting was that
both for the laborng men and for the demo
Gratis, the chance for greatest success lies II
supporting Clement. Mr.. Mccarthy further
said that the labor organizations have beer
able to obtain better satisfaction, as regards
| their queries, from Clement than they have
from Proctor and the republican machine.
The letter in which John w. Gordon, can
didate for nomination as congressman from
| the second district, answers the questions
asked by the American Federation of Labor
was warmly endorsed and the position com
mended by Secretary Mccarthy.