Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-05-07
IN BURLINGTON JUNE 26
Place and Date of Democratic
State Convention.
VIII Nominate state Ticket and Elect
Delegates to tho National Convene
tion-F'irst District Convention
the Same Dny.

AT meeting OF the democratic state
| committee, held in this city Tuesday eve.
it was decided to hold the democratic
state convention in this city June GO at
| 10 O'Clock n. m. This convention will
place in nomination state officers and
will elect four delegates and four alter
| mates to the democratic national conven-
ton TO he held in Denver July T. The
building in which the state convention
will he held will be selected by the local
committee.
All of the counties were represented
| at Tuesdays meeting except Orleans
county, the representative from that
division, G. n. Brady of Newport. being
unable to he present. Tho state commit
teemen in attendance we're as follows:
Addison countY-Allan r. Calhoun.
Middebury.
observation-disclosures S Harris, Renning-
ton, chairman.
Caledonia-B. r. Bullard, Hardwick
| Chittenden-J. r. Mcmahon, Burling-
| ton.
by V A. Billiard of Burlington as
proxy.
! Franklin--J j. Thompson, St Al
! bans.
Grand Ise--C. II. Russell, Grand
! Isle
! Damoillc--C. l.. Gates. Morrisville
| OrangeF. W. Farnham, Copperfed.
Rutland--D. T.. Carmody, Fair Haven.
Washington-M. J. MCGOWAN, Barre
Windha ANN j. Moran, Brattleboro.
! Windsor-John Heating. Ludlow.
| Chairman Harris presided and Henry
| -
Thomas ". Browne Of Rutland was
chosen as temporary chairman Of the
State convention and charles D. Wat
son of St Adams temporary secretary,
with George n. 'rilden Of Barre and
Maurice Walsh of white River junction
assistant secretaries. The committee on
resolutions will be made up Of v. A.
| Billiard Of Burlington. chairman; James
T.. Burke of West Rutland. D. l.. Moves
of HYDE Park. Joseph n. Burke Of Mid
dleburv and r. S. Chids OF Brattleboro.
John Robinson OF Bennington was chosen
as sergeant alarms The chairman and
secretary were authorized to fiji va
| cancies.
| It was voted that the basis of re-
presentation in the convention should he
one delegate from each city and town
AMI one additional delegate for each e
votes or major fraction thereof cast for
the democratic candidate for governor
in 1904. It was decided that Caucuses to
elect delegates to the State convention
should be held June 90.
FIRST DISTRICT DEMOCRATS.
At meeting of the first district demo-
cratic committee also held Tuesday
it was voted to hold the first district
convention in Burlington on the same
day Of the State convention. Immediately
afte- the adjournment of the State meet
| ing. OF the district committee, there
were present last evening representatives
of the following counties: Addison j. II.
Donnelly of Nergennes; Bennington, II.
A. Lyons of bennington: Chittenden, r
! l.. Graves of Wnooski: Franklin. H. e.
Comngs of Richford; Grand Isle. NJ G
Leary of Burlington, proxy for +. Ford
of Grand Isle; Lamoille county, C. l.
Gates of Morrsville.
The district convention will elect two
delegates to the national convention al
Denver and will nominate a congress
ional candidate Charles D. Watson OF
St. Adams was selected as temporary
chairman, with John p. Gavin of Ben
nington temporary secretary.
The second district committee viii
meet soon to name Il time and lace
for holding the second district conven-
ton