The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-27
James E. Burke, Candidate for
Governor, PleOSed With Him
SO HE TOLD CONVENTION
James E. Burke Also Applauded Presi-
dent Roosevelt as Being a Good
Democrat - Orange County
Democrats Nominate.

Chelsea, July 97.--The Orange county
Democratic convention was held here or
Saturday, being called to order at clever
o'clock by Deputy Sheriff Harris NJ. Mil
Ter OF West Fairlee, who read the call
and announced the temporary organiza-
tion made up by the county committee
as being Col. II. o, Bixby of Chelsea
1chairman, and Messrs. Eyarts p. Brown
and Vance D. Conant Of Yershire, secre.
taries. Col. Bixby's speech of acceptance
although brief was sparkling with the
ethics Of orthodox Democracy. The tenn
porary organization was then made per-
manent by vote Of the convention, after
which Hon. Lewis Dickerman OF Tun.
bridge, Croydon Fellows of Corinth and
John b. Otwood OF Chelsea were elected
vice presidents. Agreeable to a motion
which prevailed, the chair appointed the
following nominating committee; John
~. Heath Of Bradford, Carl NJ Beckwith
Of Chelsea, George Hastings of Corinth,
NJ. c, Knight of Newbury, w. 4. Turner
of Thetford, Pierce Dickerman of Tun.
bridge, c. +. Emery of Washington, Har.
ris NJ. Miller Of West Fairlee, and Byron
Titus of Vershire. The chair also ap-
pointed the following committee on reso.
llutions, viz, J. d, Hale Of Newbury,
Eugene +. Smith Of Post Mills, Walter
II. Beckwith OF Chelsea, Charles c. CO.
burn OF West Fairlee, and c. c. Fellows
Of Corinth.
AT the afternoon session, Col Bixby
called on the nominating committee TO
report. The following nominations were
read for senator from the east side,
John b. Bean of West Fairlee, west side
iJr. George w Scott Of Randolph; for
judges OF probate, Bradford district Sam
uel NJ. Gleason OF Thetford, Randolph
district Joshua F. Bailey Of Williams.
town; ASSISTANT judges of the county
court, east side Remembrance w. Cham
berlin OF Newbury, west side Daniel T.
Stanley of Washington; states attorney,
Charles H. Stanley OF Washington; sher-
iff. Frank Lamb Of Bradford; high bailiff,
Vance d. Conant Of Vershire The names
as presented were voted on as unit
and were nominated with absolute con-
cord
The committee on resolutions then pre-
sented the resolutions they had drafted
heartily endorsing the platforms adopted
at both the Denver and Burlington con-
yentions, pledgng unqualified allegiance
to their peerless leader, William Jen.
nings Bryan tapplausel, loyal support to
the Democratic nominees for state and
county Offices, and predicting the largest
Democratic vote, county, state and ma
tional, since the election of the late
Grover Cleveland to the presidency Of
the United States, and a victory trium
phant as the climax of one of the great
est campaigns the country has ever
known.
The following Democratic county com.
mttee was then announced: A, Allen |
OImsted of Newbury, Herbert 0. Bixby |
of Chelsea, Harris NJ. Miller of West
Fairlee. Prentiss G. Dodge Of Randolph |
and Joshua r. Bailey Of Williamstown.
Agreeable to the printed announce
ment, the ohm. James F. Burke, ex-
mayor Of Burlington and Democratic can.
didate for governor was introduced by
Chairman Bixby.
lie pointed ont some Of the evils which
exist and are tolerated under our present
laws and declared that he had strong
personal convictions as to what the rom.
pdies for such evils should he, and if
elected he would endeavor to secure such
legislation, followed by an administra-
ion that would correct those evils and
eliminate the necessity OF the white
washing system He paid a glowing
tribute to the administration of Theo.
lore Roosevelt, crediting him with fear
PssIN putting into rAtNuNAoH ~ idi as
possible many of the ideas principles
md planks advocated and laid down in
he Democratic platforms promulgated
ind proclaimed by the silver. tongued Or
ltor OF the Platte.
He took occasion also to speak in the
highest terms of the administration of
5ev Fletcher d. Proctor, claiming him
is the first Democratic governor this
commonwealth had had within his men,
'ry, and giving as the reason of his /,
aith. that his administration had been
of the people and for the people" which
vas one of the fundamental principles
md cardinal virtues Of the Democratic
'arty. lie charged all who were within
he hearing of his voice that it was not /
lis purpose during the campaign TO in Il
orm the voters that they must vote the
Democratic ticket, but that he should
rge the voters to enlighen themselves
5 to the existing evils, and the changes
hat should be wrought to overcome [
hem and referred them to their free II
mans oath, which knows no party nor
latform, but which requires the voter
0 cast his ballot intelligently and with /
ut fear or favor in the interest Of what /
J for the greatest public good. u