The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-03

From the foregoing table it will be
seen that the big vote that came to
Prouty from the county Of Governor
Proctor was what brought about the vic
tory Of the Newport man. Windham
county, with the defeat of Congressman
Haskins still very fresh in its memory,
gave Stanton a majority of II, eight OF
the ii delegates from Brattleboro voting
against the man whose county refused to
do anything worth while in behalf of the
Brattleboro congressman. Orleans county
turned its support solidly 90 DIR. Mead on
the lieutenant governor vote, as payment
for what Rutland county did for Prouty.
This was extremely fortunate for the for
mer, whose victory over Millard +.
Barnes of Addison came by the compara-
lively small margin of Al. The nomina-
ton of Dr. Mead spelled defeat for Mr..
Farnsworth, who lost by vote of 262
Deavitt of Montpelier and Horace +.
Graham OF Craftsbury were nominated for
state treasurer and state auditor respect
lively without opposition, while John q.
Sargent of Ludlow received the unanimous
endorsement of the convention for sue
cessor to THE best attorney general Yer
mont ever had.
For convention which brought to a
termination as hot a campaign as that be-
Montpelier Wednesday was notably de-
void of sensational features. The attend
ance was unusually large, 734 of the 736
delegates beng present or represented,
but the business was transacted without
any 'untoward Incident to borrow a
phrase from the language of diplomacy.
As has frequently been the case in state
political gatherings, Brattleboro furnished
material for one of the brightest and most
III. AF hn n
about when Rev. Z. j. Ranslow OF Enos-
burg, in seconding Stanton's nomination
for the minority of Franklin county, took
occasion to emphasize the need of a law
regulating the expenditure of money in
political advertising. Taking as an ex-
ample the recent balloon episode in this
county, Mr.. Ranslow said:
"A little girl who was standing near by
when the shooting took place heard
you doing down there There was not
and there could not be an adequate
The speaker then went on to
say that if<the coming legislature did not
ict on the question of regulating more
closely election expenditures it would hear
mother voice from above embodying the
essential features of the voice which came
rom the balloon.
To those in close touch with the politi-
nation of Mr.. Prouty was the expected
outcome. His margin, was SO small, how
ver, that the attitude of the Windham
ounty delegation caused much annoyance
n. the camp of the lieutenant governor.
When the delegation from this county ar
ived in Montpelier from ST. Johnsbury
tuesday evening with "run-iti tin-and-
club well organized and very
usy the Prouty henchmen from this sec
ion of the commonwealth viewed with
larm" such pernicious activity, NOTED
18th apprehension" the increasing num-
er of Stanton yellow ribbons and at once
laugurated strenuous stand-pat cam
aign. 1t was extremely amusing to note
ne change in front of a few who at st.
in the afternoon had been
suing dire threats of revenge because of
hat they termed Orleans countys trim
ing. They were not at the capital very
ng before they were actively engaged in
'ying to hold the fort for Prouty. In
eed, it looked very much like another
Use of ''haw buck, come under" 1t may
fairly said that the outcome of the st.
ohnsbury convention was responsible for
considerable increase in the Stanton
rength in this county. As it was. how
-er, Prouty got vote of 25, which was
ore than he had right to expect IN
ew of the circumstances.
How Business was transacted.
The Golden Fleece was filled to its ca
city when the convention was called to
der at lO47 by Thad NJ. Chapman of
iddlebury, chairman of the state repub-
an committee. After prayer by. Rev.
F. Reed of Montpelier the call was
ad by F. c. Williams of Newport, sec
tary of the state committee, and the
airman announced that Fred L. Hamil-
n of Salisbury had been chosen tempor-
v secretary. Mr. Chapman then intro
ced Warren R. Austin of st. Albans,
10 had been selected as temporary
airman, and he delivered the key
te" speech. The effort was filled with
ttering phraseology, over which the
eaker smacked his lips in evident relish,
d dealt in glowing terms with the sue
IS of the G. o. P. 1t was a trife too
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