The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-31
DOVE OF PEACE
AT THE CONVENTION
Democratic Gathering in Newisae Yes
teFday Was Characterized by HaT.
mony and Good fellowship-R
g.. childs as Usual star.

cpuhlitan, aud stirring addnass h
!. Iamus l., lnfkc III burlington, democrats
(, candidate for governor Oi Vermont, ehal
\ acieIiscd hy fairness Ia both parties an
|. 10 The ISSUES ol the campaign, VIM ~
I. only features vi thu pTorcedingss Their
was not q suggestion Of contest am
Il not q wuni was Offered Ia protest 10 VIA
> was proposed by the nominating commit
J. tee. The ticket was ratified without
= dissenting vote, The convention voice
the hope and belief that William J, hYal
, would ycet with sucpcts AZ the polls a
J the coming election and u seemed 90 b
4 tbs idea that many republicans would volt
ior Bryan aud that the issues for Nhitl
liyan sio0d would h. the winning slogan
Of the democratic party this year,
Z The convention was a. usual pnriumn
! atoi by hollia ;, Chlls lie figured con
! .lacuoii,ly IN every detail Of the proceed
iugs, The convention was called 90 order
! at ~ O'Clock ~ tho forenoon hY Chairman
( ul the County Committee Rolliu :. child.
aud the call was uad By u. \ White
mofc secretary Of the convention. The
lint business 10 come before the conNtn.
ton was the election Of a permanent
chairman aud this office irll 90 II. ;. Childs
on the nomination of A, l.. Carpenter ui
limtilcborl. jaime, T., lymc. oi Rock.
ingham aud Leonard A, Brown Of VII,
miugiun were chosen sccnsiarlrt, The
following Independents were elected 10
represent each pant Of the county: Her
bert e.. Porter OF Nottingham. g.. W
Franklin Of Guliofd, Charles w Butter
field ii Rockingham. g. D. DAVIS OF New.
fame. Cornelius kcefe Oi Athens. David
Savage Of Rockingham, j, j. Eckcl- OF
/ Butilcboru, DIR. +. H. Lynch OF Bnttlc-
1 h0rn aud NJ. q. Howe OF NcWiano. A..
/ l.. Carpenter then moved that a commit
I tee on resolutions consisting oi five mem.
! hers be- named by the chair and Il. ;.
Chllds appointed John H. Gale Of Guilton.
A. l.. Carpenter OF Brattlchoro. 4. W.
| liuttcnicld Of Rockingham G. T.. Suckuey
OF Brooklinc. T.. w Robbins Of Athcu.
and Jesse Il. Mallory al Wilmington. \
committee on nominations was then ap.
pointed by the chairman as follows. James
\. Byfncs of Rockingham A. ". Roel
OF Brlttlcboro, Walter +. Hall OF vii.
mington, William l.. Allen Of Nottingham
aud X. j. Wolfe OF Rockingham. Mr.
Hyrncs then arose aud suggested "a the
chair that since the account OF the pro.
ceedings might appear IN print ii would
be- well 20 appoint committee on Creden-
tials, the idea being solely 10 make the
proceedings appear business like rather
than 20 pass upon the credentials OF the
candidates NJ. j. Moran Of Brattleboro
committee always acted as the committee
on credentials and that this should have
been so considered and the committee {
should have acted before any preliminary
organization took place. However, X. :. I
Childs appointed NJ. j. Moran. T.. A. /
Whittemorc and ID. H. Cray Of Rocking. T
ham as a committee 10 consider the Ofe. I
dentials Of respective candidates The T
committee then withdrew TO make up a /
list Of those who should be considered (
qualified to ratiiy what the delegates had /
already acted upon.
Mr.. Byrnes then told the delegates that 4
the state committee would furnish speak
en- who would go into the smaller towns
and address the farmers. While the ere
Dental committee were celebrating upon
their work X. ;. Childs hurled a bitter
attack upon the republican party in which
he scoufged the "booded" millionaires
who furnished the secret, as he said Of
the republican strength.
The credentials committee then declared
through NJ. j. Moran that the list had
been made up and that all democrats
present at the convention would be con
.idcred as legally qualified in the conven-
ton. The morning session closed at 1920.
At the afternoon session the following
were adopted. 1--WE, the dem
)crats of Windham county, hereby most
heartily endorse the candidacy OF William
J. Bryan and John w. Kern and the
democratic platform adopted by the ma
ional convention at Denver. We cor
lially invite all good citizens TO join with
Is in the support of James Il. Burke OF
Burlington as one who has demonstrated
Ms ability. integrity and loyalty to the
interests OF the common people and one
Who can be relied upon, if elected gov
Of 10 adj for. la
n an honest, progressive and economical
We demand a more equitable
ystcm of tax laws. We demand relief
rom double taxation. We demand the
axation OF all property tangible and in.
angible at a uniform rate. We demand
he repeal of the law granting TO rail
Dads the option of payment of taxes upon
heir gross earnings, whereby they escape
rom their fair share of the public bur
ems and pay less than one-half of the
ate per cent. of the grand list which the
lrmers pay We demand that grad
uted income tax be paid into the state
We demand sufficient regula-
ion of telephone companies, better service
nd lower rates We pledge our cordial
lpport to the ticket here this day nom
iated."
The following ticket was presented by
ne nominating committee: For senators,
IT. O. M. George of Rockingham, John h.
ale of Guilford judges of probate, G.
Y. Butterlield of Rockingham and G. X.
avis of Newfane; assistant judges, Harry
/. Haus of Brattleboro and James L.
eefe of Rockingham; high sheriff, Wal
II A. Hall of Wilmington; states attor-
ey A. Z. Carpenter; high bailiff, E. H.
rown of Dummerston.
The speaker of the day. James E. Burke,
as then introduced as a forger of steel
1T forger of checks like many of the
her party. Mr.. Burke made fair pre-
ntation of the issues of the campaign,
ying that they would make the most
lportant election during the past gen.
alton. He applauded the efforts of
oosevelt and said that if the president
ID been able to carry out his policies
od government would have been the
suit and that the people would receive
e benefits of his endeavors, but that
rtain traducers, whom he characterized
worse than anarchists, had blocked the
orking out of the plans of Roosevelt.
Those who attended the convention
om here were A. p. Carpenter. M. J.
oran; E. Fl. Davenport; J; j Eekels, R.
Doyle, DIR. E. r. Lynch, F. |. Swift,
E. Dunklee, H. B. Haus, M. j. Baker
d ID. f. Shea.
Deputy Sheriff Frank A. Hayden of
dlow, who was terribly wounded in an
counter with an italian, Tony Vallento,
ly IS, died Sunday night in the Rutland
Y hospital, where he was taken imme-
ltely after the encounter. He was
tive of Connecticut and for number
years was employed in railroad work
Somerville, Mass. He bought out the
dlow House livery stables in 1900 and
ce had conducted that business. He