The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-05-01
Republicans Had Harmo.
NOUS State Convention.
COL ESTEY NOT CHOSEN
Name Of Brattleboro Candidate With
drawn in mteres, OF iarmony-big
-Four Arc Senator Dillingham;. Gov
Proctor, i. L. Greene. A. NJ. Fletcher

linston "Wednesday to elect delegates to
the republican national convention was
marked hy a spirit Of harmony and good
feeling Until the nominations "'is
rarhrd Tor fourth delegate al larse
Mas supposed that there would be a con
te,t between Allen NJ. Fletcher OF ,at'
rndish aud Cul. j. Grey Esiey OF iifat,
tlrbofo but the withdrawal Of tolonr1
Esicys name prevented any contest No
serious attempt was made TO picsent nc,o'
buttons oi instructions or preference Nla'
live 10 presidential candidates. Ia an
tiritation OF a possible attempt TO ohef
such resolutions from the noor a sub,
committee consisting OF D: D. White ~
Rutland, ". A. Lord OF Montpelier aud
q. NJ. Barber Of Bennington Was nannea
by the committee on resolutions 10 when
ii was proposed 90 refer any resolutions
I'M mons was Offered. The convention
was plainly In sympathy with the policies
of President Roosevelt, but a resolution
offered by NJ. j. llapgood OF Peru, look
ing toward denomination OF Roosevelt
on the 5S6 delegates elected, 800 were
present. :.
Armory hall al ! ~ O'Clock by Col. Ihad
NJ, Chapman OF Middlebury, chairman oil
the state committee. The convention was
organized by the choice oil T. ;, Dana
OF New Haven, as temporary chairman,
and l.. T.. Sherwin OF chester ahd n.
! n. Allbee OF Bellows Fails, a tempofai!
organization later was made permanent.
| M taking the chair Mr.. Dana made a
short speech IN which he alluded to the
achievements OF the republican party and
! the important part played by Vermont
er like Edmunds, Morrill, and Proctor.
| lie hoped the state would MAINTAIN the
| high standard tnat had been set by choos'
| ING as delegates men who would reject
! credit upon the commonwealth.
| Col. 4. NJ. Mansur OF Newport, pre-
sented resolutions regarding the loss the
state suffered in the death OF Senator ked'
field Proctor and they were UNANIMOUSLY
adopted. -. ,,....
called for and the name oil Senator w
4 H. Dillingham; of Waterbury was present
ed by Joseph \. DeBoer Of Montpelier.
| The nomination had been seconded by
Franklin county when Col. Joseph bat,
tell OF Middlebury, arose and asked
whether Senator Dillingham; was IN favor
of President Roosevelt. lie received no
response and the committee was not us
posed TO take up this matter. Further
seconding speeches were made by dele
gates from Washington, Addison, Chit,
tenden, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Grdn1
Isle. 1amoille, Caledonia, Windsor ana
Essex counties and the senator was elect
ed by aceamation.
The name of Gov. Fletcher ID. Proctor
nj Proctor was presented by +. X. Morse
of Proctor and was seconded by Mihd'
sor. Washington, Bennington and Addi,
son counties. The governor was elected
without opposition. g.
The name of Frank l.. Greene of St
Adams was placed in nomination by IL
Charles Royce OF st. Adams and was
seconded by Windham, Caledonia, Wash
inron. Orange and Addison counties. lie
was elected by unanimous vote.
When the name of Allen NJ. Fletcher
of Cavendish was presented by, eA-uoV
ernor w. w. Stickney OF Ludlow, Az
torney General Clarke G. fltts; OF Brat
tleboro arose, as 1t was supposed, 10 Piac,
in nomination the name OF Col. y. Grey
Estey of that town, but instead he read
a telegram from Colonel Estey. asking
that his name be withdrawn. After sew
eral seconding speeches from various
counties. Mr.. Fletcher was elected by q
unanimous vote.
Alternates were then placed in nomina
ton and elected as follows, numerous sec
onding speeches being made: j.. T.; II
Adams Of Fair Haven, by W. II, pres
ton of Fair Haven; Robert "; McSqei
of Vergennes, by Frank l.. Fish OF Yer
gennes; Rupert Godfrey OF Bennington
by O. NJ. Barber Of Bennington; John n
Mead of Randolph, by NJ. NJ. Wilson Of
Randolph. A.. oou,
mittee on resolutions was then read ant
adopted, the text of which follows:
The Platform.
eve the republicans of Vermont, II
convention assembled, hereby declare a.
follows:
For nearly half century the repuIb
lican party has been in control OF th'
! national administration.
"This period has been one OF marvel
Gus growth and development, the like o
which has never been Witnessed elthel
here or elsewhere. =,
"Our present degree of well-being; tn
high individual average Of prosperity that
prevails among us; the success OF oul
policies, at home and abroad; the. exalt
ed rank and prestige which the UNITED
States have attained among the govern
ments of the world our general sense
security and our hopeful outlook upoI
the future, are all largely due, we con
fdently affirm, i'll so Tar as such thlhg
can be attributed to the operation o
political principles and policies, to th
sound principles and the wise policle
which the republican party has all alont
, consistently maintained and pursued,
1--WE count as chief among these, Equa
opportunity and equal rights Tor all; ont
law and one Justice for the rich and To-
tbe moor. for capital and the aggrega
, tions of capital, for labor and the orgaa
nizations of labor protection to the prod
, ucts of American industry; sound money
and foreign policy at once dlgniille'
, and discreet, ever prepared TO deleh'
and maintain the national honor, gu
s6licitous to preserve the peace thdl i
consistent with self-respect.
"The republican party is the party o
[ progress. 1t recognizes that the con
, stantly changing conditlolas sS.,s,,. an'
economic life require corresponding.
modified adaptations and applications
the fundamental law; but its policy, w
believe. has always been, and should al
: WAYS be, to meet such situations In
shirt of true conservatism, observing AM
: respecting the constitutional barriers AM
( limitations established by the wisdom 0
our forefathers.
eve reaffirm our allegiance to thes
and all the other cardinal beliefs am
!. principles of the republican party.
1--WE recognize the growing demand TO
I revision of some of our present TART
r schedules. and we recommend that TIN
j, demand be promptly met by the lawmak
T ing power, but we insist that the funda
: mental principle of adequate protectlo
u to American industry and labor be KEEP
|. always prominently in mind.
n eve recognize the need of more elias
l tic currency system, and we urge the earl
Y action of congress to that end,
eve favor the restoration of the Amer
n lean flag to the ocean-carrying trade b
y n,nans Of reasonable subsidies.