Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1908-07-03

In the meantime Rutland had had three
governors, two lieutenant governors and
various other state officers. He vouched
strongly for Mr.. Barnes as man At for
the place. Ex-Lieut. Gov Stearns raised
a laugh by seconding Mildred" F.
Barnes
Among the seconding speeches James
Il. Hooker was heard for Barnes, and T.
10. O'Brien of Bellows Falls for Mead. Mr..
O'Brien said he spoke for over one-half
OF the Republicans and he believed for
over one-half of the delegates from Wind
ham county. As a matter of fact the vote
| for Mead and Barnes from this county
was Mead 20, Barnes p. The result
showed 617 votes, 339 necessary for choice,
Mr.. Mead having 1853 and Mr.. Barnes 31S.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith of Addison the
nomination of Mr.. Barnes was made unan-
imous.
Allen Martin Of Essex presented the
name of Guy w. Bailey of Essex for Sec
rotary Of state and Joseph Jones of Rut-
land that of Walter X. Farnsworth of
Rutland, both making extended speeches.
| f. H. Lawton of Dummerston seconded
Farnsworth for a majority from Windham
county and Sanford A. Daniels of Brattle-
| boro did likewise for Bailey. The ballot
showed S16 for Bailey and 262 for Farms
worth Windham county voted 20 for
| Bailey. % for Farnsworth.
The Montpelier band played Hail to the
Chief" and the crowd cheered when Mr..
Prouty was escorted into the hall Mr.
Prouty, after expressing thanks for the
! honor approved of the party platform and
| spoke of the need of perfectng and en-
larging our present school system, and of
providing more expert knowledge in road
building He thought the cost Of our
courts excessive, and said we should con-
slider wherein we may reduce their ex-
penses. He advised doing away with our
ancient system of justic courts end sub
shutting town or district courts with
special Jurisdiction. He approved of the
present powers of the railroad commits
sion and was opposed to any curtailment.
He also advocated state supervision of
| telegraph and telephone companies. He
also touched upon the subject of taxation.
In closing he said: I'VE believe in the Re-
| publican party and the principles which
| 1t represents. 1t has always been the
| party of progress and accomplishment.
! No great reform has been carried out and
| no great financial measure has been in
| augurated except by it. We do not have
to go into ancient history for its record of
| greatness for under the leadership of
| that great President Theodore Roosevelt
| more has been accomplished than ever
| before in the same period of time not
| only in actual legislation enacted, but
! more than all in the spirit of devotion to
those principles of honesty and justice as
| eXemplitied by his own life Let us by
our devotion to the principles which we
prefer and by our earnest efforts for the
success of our party show to the nation
that we most of all have imbibed this
spirit and are determined to win."
| The committee on resolutions heard in
! the morning, p. j. Halvosa, editor of the
Union Signal, the labor paper and other
| labor leaders on certain planks they de-
sire incorporated in the platform, among
them equal exemption from attachment,
employers liability act fashioned after
| the national act, and exemption of wages
of $40 for trustee process. NJ. ]. Hapgood
of Peru asking the committee for plank
for reform in legislation" by means of
adjourned session to consider unfinished
! business, or some other way to take care
of his theory that the business OF the
state is not properly transacted.