The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01
NOTHING BUT HARMONY.
Second District Convention in Mont
pelier Tuesday Was Love Feast.

The second district republican conyen'
,;nn "a select two delegates and two al
ternates TO the national republican con
yention az Chicago in June was called TO
order in Montpelier shortly alter
O'Clock Tuesday afternoon, with 20 OF
the 37S delegates, who were entitled 20
seats, present. The proceedings through.
out were anything but exciting ana tlle
business was completed IN time LOT the
delegates, who were also delegates 70 the
state convention at Burlington Nednes-
day. 10 take the 1855 train for that city.
PRAYER was offered by the Rev. Homer
A. Flint and an organization was etieeted
by the election of Allan NJ. Fletcher oil
Cayendish as temporary chairman ana W
II ,Jeffery OF East Burke and benjamin
Gates of Montpelier, secretaries. Inc can
for the convention was read by DIR. u. III.
Gorbam. the secretary. Resolutions on
the death of Amory Davidson OF Gratis
hurry, chairman of the district committee,
were read by X. w. Simonds OF 81. Johns
bury, and were adopted by rising vote
The roll as prepared by the district com
mittee was adopted as the roll OF the
convention and the reading oil the SAINT
was dispensed with. The temporary or
ganization was made permanent.
On taking the chair Mr.. Fletcher call
ed attention to the present financial DIS
tress and TO the thousands out OF EN-
ployment today and that ii the republi-
can party hopes to succeed at Chicago
| il must stand for republican principles.
| Vermont will elect delegates to the Chl,,
capo convention who will not be AFRAID
of the cars and who Will do the right
| thing at the right time.
For the first delegate, II. d. Ryder OF
Bellows Falls nominated, \. IT,. Williams
of that village. Mr.. Ryders reference to
Secretary Taft was received with ap'
| plause.
d. II. Morse of Randolph, H. NJ. liar,
vey of Montpelier and Others seconded
the nomination Of Mr.. Williams, and he
was unanimously elected.
G. NJ. Campbell of Lyndon was noml-
mated by Z. H. Hoffman of Lyndonvllle
| This nomination was seconded by Il. NJ.
Mansur. +. l.. Laird and Others and Mr..
Campbell was also unanimously elected
For alternates, w. W. Stickney of Lud.
low nominated G. F. Davis of Windsor
and II. w. Kemp of Montpelier nominat-
ed Charles ID. Mather of Montpelier
These gentlemen after numerous seconds
were unanimously elected.
The convention adjourned, after beng
in session less than half an hour, and
| the delegates Hlheu ioi VIC h"i ii'is wa
train.
The only ripple of excitement occurred
when Delegate II. s. Foster of Calais
inquired, after Gen. n. G. Williams was
nominated, how he stood toward the sew
eral political candidates and whether the
convention proposed to instruct its dele
gates. The chair ruled the question out
Of order at the time, and nothing more
was heard regarding instructed delegates
The district committee left open for a
few days the matter of fixing the. time
and place for holding the second district
convention in June to nominate, a con,
gresham Ex-Gov. w. w. Stickney OF
! Ludlow has been chosen as temporary
chairman of that convention. 1t will
probably be held at st. Johnsbury, but
this will be definitely settled as soon as
Z. B. Finn of Springfield is able to meet
with the committee. The date will UNI
doubtedly be the day before the state re,
publican convention in June.