Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-22
Convention Called to Order.

! When Chairman Thad NJ Chapman
of the state committee raped for or
der at 1925 practically all the delegates
were in their places on the floor of the
hall. and the galleries were well filed
with spectators. Prayer was offered
by Rev. H. A. Roberts Of Montpelier.
Alfred f. Watson of Hartford, secre-
tary of the state committee, then read
the call and announced that az out Of
736 delegates had reported. On mo-
tion of W. A. Lord the roll call was,
dispensed with. Mr.. Chapman then
presented as temporary chairman Wal
ter j. Bigelow of Burlington and as
temporary secretary A. f. Watson. In
accepting the office Mr.. Bigelow made
an excellent speech in which he ex-
pressed confidence that the convention
would be harmonious and called atten-
tion to the republican party of Yer
mont as standing for honest, progress
sive, economical and efficient govern
ment. The temporary organization was
made permanent on motion of 0. NJ.
Barber of Bennington, and on motion
of j L. Martin the chair appointed a
resolutions committee as follows; Rob-
ert McCuen of Vergennes, o. NJ, Bar
Der of Bennington. j. f. Manning of
Rutland, Joseph Auld of Burlington, d.
H. Lamberton of Morrisville, Olin Mer-
rill of Enosburg Falls, H. w. Conro of
South Hero, u. NJ Mansur of Newport,
G. n. Campbell of Lyndonville, w. H.
Bishop of Island Pond, w. H. De Boise
of Randolph, f. A. Rowland of Mont
pelier, Charles Downer of Sharon, J. L.
Martin of Brattleboro
The chair then called for nominations
for governor, and amid much handicap
ping Colonel F. c. Partridge of Proctor
made his way to the platform and made
a ringing speech in nomination of
Fletcher D. Proctor Colonel Partridge
emphasized the necessity of a leader
with the best interests of a greater
Vermont at heart and ability to sub
serve those ends. Mr.. Proctor, he said,
by his training as the head of the larg-
est single industry in Vermont, by his
service in minor town offices and by his
service in the house of representatives
was well equipped to lead the state
along the lines of progress. At the
end of his speech Colonel Partridge was
loudly applauded. The nomination was
seconded by John L. Lewis of Troy in
behalf of Washington county, E. j.
Booth of Burlington in behalf of Chit
tenden county, R. W. Hurlburt of Hyde
Park in behalf of Lamoille county, c.
w. Thurber of Danville in behalf of
Caledonia county, T. L. Greene of st.
Albans in behalf of Franklin county,
E. L. Bates of Bennington in behalf of
Bennington county, DIR. d. c. Noble of
Middlebury in behalf of Addison coun-
ty, F. H. Bickford of Bradford in be-
half of Orange county, and Charles X.
Crosby of Brattleboro for Windham
county. All of the seconding speeches
were brief but full of enthusiasm. At
their close Mr.. Proctor was nominated
by acclamation. The chair appointed
as notification committee E. nj. Bart
lett of Island Pond. Robert McCloud of
Sheldon and H. F. Noyes of Rutland,
telling them to "retire to the back en-
trance and produce the candidate The
committee did as it was bid, and Mr..
Proctor was led to the platform and
introduced as "the man who knows
when and where to speak.
Mr.. Proctor s address was concise
statement of what he believed in for
the state of Vermont 1t was exceed |
ingly well delivered and held the at
tention of everyone in the hall. He re-
futed the charge of corruption and ex,
travagance in the administering OF |
state institutions, but admitted that
there had been ga great and inexcus- |
able lack of discipline in one institu- |