The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-27
DEMOCRATS TURN
DOWN bRYAN|TE
INSTRUCTIONS
State Convention Held at Bur.
lington Yesterday.
}. E. BURKE FOR GOVERNOR
Platform Adopted Unanimously Only
Contests Were Over Selection OF
Delegates to Denver.

l
cratic state convention at Strong
theatre yesterday was one of the
hottest and most strenuous In the
history of Vermont democracy. The
fight OF the convention came over the
election of the Denver delegates.
The platform was adopted unanimous
ly and there was no fight over the
state ticket. The district conventions
which followed were without Incl
dents save one ballot for second del.
egate In the second district.
The following are the delegates
elected to Denver and the state tick
ct placed In nomination at the state
Democratic and district conventions.
Delegates at large to Denver: G..
Herbert Pape of Barre. chairman I:
John J. Thompson of St. Adams,
Elisha May of st. Johnsbury, James
II. Burke OF West Rutland.
Alternates at large: II. G. Williams
OF Cabot, +. II. Horton OF Colchester.
Sanford Emory OF Cavendish, Oscar c.
Miller OF Newport.
First district delegates: J Walter
Lyons OF Rutland, Peter McGetterick
of Richford
First district alternates: ID. 8.
Scott OF Johnson. p. ]. Delany OF
Burlington.
Second district delegates TO Den.
yer: G. b. Evans OF Waterbury. Day.
Id Savage OF Rockingham.
Second district alternates: James
X. Hale OF Newbury. o. C Sawyer of
Sharon.
Presidential electors: Alton A.
Olmstead Of Newbury, J. II. Donnelly
OF Vergennes. Charles NJ. Orvis OF
Manchester, ]. c. Durrick of Fair
Haven.
The state ticket follows:
Governor. James Il. Burke OF Bur.
lington.
Lieutenant governor: John w
Thurston Of Island Pond.
Treasurer: J. Il. Burns OF Rock
ingham.
Secretary of state: James F. Hig
gins OF Barre.
Auditor; Thomas p. Bragg OF Rut
land.
Attorney general: John J. Enright
of Burlington.
For fourth delegate James Il Burke
OF West Rutland and Homer A. Lyons
or Bennington were placed In nomina
ton. The result OF the ballot was as
follows; Whole number of votes cast
349; necessary for choice. IT'S; OF this
number Burke had 1870. and Lyons
l59; Burke was declared elected.
For congressman the first district
convention placed in nomination the
name OF t. W. Moloney OF Rutland.
0. c. Sawyer OF Sharon presided
over the second district convention
A. II. Gleason acted as secretary. A
j Sibley was nominated as congress
man.
A motion by r. s. Childs of Brat
tleboro to instruct the delegates fol-
Bryan was tabled by vote of 1893 Il
81.
The following democratic state com
mittee was elected, one being chosen
from each county; Addison, A. T
Calhoun; Bennington, Il. s. Harris;
Caledonia, b. Il. Billiard; Chittenden
J. X Kelley; Essex, ]. w. Thurston
Franklin, ]. J. Thompson; Crane
Isle, c. II. Russell; Lamoille, G.. l.
Gates; Orleans, o. c. Miller; Orange
M. c. Knight; Rutland. d. +. Car
mody; Washington. Phil s. Howes;
Windham. M. ]. Moran; Windsor, NJ
J. Walsh.
The first district convention elect
ed the following district committee
one from each county: Addison, j
II. Donnelly of Vergennes; Benning
ton, J. p Gavin Of Bennington: Rut
land, 7. w. Moloney of Rutland; Chit
tenden, F. T. Graves, of Colchester;
Lamoille, c. l.. Gates of Cambridge;
Franklin, II. c. Comings OF Richford
Grand Isle, Frank Ford of Alburgh.
The second district committee Is
made up as follows: Essex, G.. M
Fletcher Of Canaan; Orange, II. H.
Ormsbee Of Bradford: Orleans, d. J.
Sheehan Of Lowell; Washington, C, w.
Melcher Of Barre; Windham, j. Il.
Bryne OF Rockingham; Windsor, o. c.
Sawyer OF Sharon; Caledonia, Elisha
May Of st. Johnsbury.