St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-08

After strenuous pre-convention cam
paign, eliminating in one of the most
exciting conventions held by the party
in many years, the republicans of Yer
mont in Montpelier Wednesday nominal
ed George H. Proutv of Newport for
governor Mr.. Prouty received 395
votes to 339 for led S. Stanton, a
majority of sc.
In the contest over Acknowledgements
or, John A. Mead of Rutland was nomi-
mated over NJ. F. Barnes of Addison by
a majority of Al, and for secretary OF
state Guy W. Bailey of Essex defeated
W. X. Farnsworth of Rutland by a
IN Majority of ia.
The complete ticket is as follows:
For Governor, George H. Prouty oil
Newport.
For Lieutenant Governor, John A.
Mead of Rutland.
For Secretary of State, Guy w. Bailey
of Essex Junction.
For State Treasurer, Edward H.
Deavitt of Montpelier.
For Auditor of Accounts, Horace F.
Graham of Craftsbury.
For Attorney-General, John G. Sar.
gent of Ludlow.
For Presidential Electors, F. G. Butter
field of Derby, Myrou Roberts of Rupert,
w. B. Howe of Burlington, H. D. Ryder
of Bellows Falls.
Warren r. Austin of St. Adams pre-
sided over the convention, making a
stirring speech and discharging the
duties of chairman in a capable manner.
Following the usual custom, the
nominee for governor, George II,
Prouty, of Newport was presented to
the assembly and made a speech OF
acceptance. He said:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the
Convention,
81 thank you very much for the great
honor which you have conferred on me
bv naming me as your candidate for the
office OF governor of the State oil
Vermont And with this sense of the
great honor which you have conferred
comes the feeling of great responsibility
for the duties which will be placed on
me by its acceptance,
The platform of principles which you
will adopt will, am sure, breathe forth
the spirit of progress which has been Sc
we'll begun throughout the state in the
! business administration OF its affairs
and knowing that such will be the case,
can most heartily approve such a
declaration of principles as you will put
| forth.
THE history of the Republican party
in this state has always been one o.
which we may be proud, but especially
| during the term OF the present admins
tration, can we point with great pride
to its record of accomplishment.
THE passage of the law providing for
expert supervision of schools, was q
greater step forward in the cause o.
educational advancement than has ever
been taken before, and we must in the
future see to it that no backward steI
is taken but rather the perfecting of the
present system and its enlargement
"The building of good roads through
our state is one of the most important
matters which can come before us, anC
by providing for expert state supervision
and assistance in the process of build
ing permanent roads, we have begun g
work which will more and more engross
the attention of the people and they viii
| demand that it be carried on in a
greater degree and under even more
careful supervision than at present, but
we should make some changes in the
law One of which is that after the
roads are built there should be a pro.
vision for their proper care and mainte.
nance. We should not allow the roads
on which we have spent so much time
and money to deteriorate but see to it
that they are kept in proper condition,
| am convinced that the great need
today in the matter of road building, is
more expert knowledge and | believe
that the state should provide for this to
the greatest extent practicable.
THE new law recognizing our judicial
system and designed to expedite legal
business has, without doubt, been of
! great benefit. The increased expense in
cident to the administration of this law
is probably due, in part at least, to the
large number of cases that had accumu-
lated in the various county courts be-
cause of the inability of the judges, under
the former law, seasonably to dispose of
the business. The superior judges have
taken the time to clean up these longest