Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-07-02
Delegntes-nt-Lnrg to Denver.

observation-disclosures to Denver.
G. Herbert Pape of Barre. chairman.
John J. Thompson Of ST. Adams.
Elisha May of st. Johnsoury.
James f. Burke of West Rutland.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
H. G. Williams of Cabot.
+. H. Horton of Colchester.
Sanford Emory Of Cavendish.
Oscar c. Miller of Newport.
First District Delegates.
J. Walter Lyons OF Rutland.
Peter McGettrick Of Richford.
First District A%lternntes.
u. S. Scott of Johneon
F. A. Delaney OF Burlington.
Second District Delegates.
G. Z. Evans OF Waterbury.
David Savage of Rockingham.
Second District A%Iternntes.
James b. Hale OF Newbury.
o. {. Sawyer of Sharon.
Presidential Electors.
Allen A. Olmstead Of Newbury.
]. II. Donnelly of Versennes.
Charles NJ. Orvis % Manchester.
J. G. Durr!ck OF Fair Haven.
state Ticket.
Governor-James L. Burke of Rurling-
ton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS W. Thurston
of Island Pond.
Treasurer-J +. Burns Of Rockingham.
Secretary OF sta,e-James r. Higgins
Of Barre.
Auditor-Thomas r. Bragg Of Rutland.
Attorney-general-John J. Enright of
Burlington.
The democratic State convention, held
Eates-at-large and four alternates to the
national convention, to be held in Denver
July 6, and to nominate a State ticket.
was one of the hottest and most strenu-
Gus in the history of Vernon; democracy,
and there have been many hard-fought
conventions in this State before. There
was something doing from the time the
convention was called to order 1T eleven
O'Clock yesterday morning unit adjourn
ment was made at six IN the afternoon.
The fight of tho convention came over
the election of the Denver delegates.
Inc IIullDIII Was siItlec GUult!IlOJSlC
and there was no light over the State
ticket.
The State convention was followed i'm
mediately by the first and second dis
trict conventions which elected district
delegates to Denver and nominated can
didates for representatives TO Congress.
They were without incidents save one
ballot for second delegate in the second
district.
No O little interest was added to the
afternoon session o.: the State convention
by John II. senter OF Montpelier, who
was called to preside by Chairman
Browne, when the latte, desired 10 take
the floor to second the nomination OF
John ] Thompson OF St. Adams as dele
gate-at-large. Mr.. Browne had addressed
the chair when a delegate from Rutland
county persisted in his attempt to speak
skiing Center ii hecouldn't be heard. INC
you can't TIL your turn comes. Sii
down. shouted the old warehouse with a
pound with the gavel which resounded
like thunder and sma shed to atoms one
OF the glasses on the speakers table, Mr.
Sonter's control of the ~assemblage durin
part OF the most heated discussion wa.
remarkable.
The attemp TO instruct the delegates
at-large for Bryan occasioned some o
the bitterest and most exciting discussion
OF the convention. The resolution TO m.
struct fell Nat, being tabled by a vot,
Of 1873 TO 81. The mention OF Governor
Johnson's name brought forth enthusi
a4ti, demonstrations and a democrat o.
State prominence stated last evening tina
the convention might easily have beer
carried for him.
CONVENTION COMES TO ORDER.
The convention was called to order a
eleven o'clock hV the chairman OF th'
State committee, Emory 8. Harris o.
bennington. Mr.. Harris said he wal
glad to call together a genuine demo
cratic convention. not one filled with fed
eral office holders. like the one recent,
held in Chicago.
He announced Thomas II. Brown o
Rutland as temporary chairman. will
Charles d. Watson of st, Adams temper
any secretary and George n, Tilden o