The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-05-07
DEMOCRATS WILL
GATHER JUNE 26
IN BURLINGTON
State Convention to Elect Dem
YER Delegates
cAUcUsEs HELD JUNE 20
State Committee Fixes Date FOL
the Convention and Bases OF
Representation.

Burlington, May Cat meeting Of
the democratic State committee held
in this city last evening, 1t was de-
cided to hold the democratic state con-
vention in this city June rs at 10
o'clock a. m. This convention will
place In nomination state officers and
will elect four delegates and four al
ternates to the democratic national
. convention to be held In Denver, July
7. The building in which the state
convention will be held will be select
ed by the local committee.
All of The counties were represented
ut last nights meeting except Orleans
county, the representative from that
division, c. ~ Brady of Newport, be-
ing unable to be present. The state
committeeman In attendance were as
follows:
Addison county-Allan r. Calhoun,
Middlebury.
Bennington-Emory s. Harris, Ben.
nington, chairman.
Caledonia-B. Il. Bullard, Hardwick.
Chittenden-J. II. Mcmahon, Bur-
lington.
Essex-.John w. Thurston, Island
Pond by V. A. Bullafa of Burlington
as proxy.
Franklin. j.. Thompson, ST. AL
bans.
Grand Isle-C.. II. Russell, Grand
Isle.
Lamoille-C. L. Gates, Morrisville.
Orange-F. w. Farnham, Copperfield.
Rutland-D. F. CarmOdy, Fair Ha-
ven.
Washington-M. J. MCGOWAN, Bar
re.
Windham-M. }. Moran, Brattle.
boro.
Windsor-John Heating. Ludlow.
Chairman Harris presided and Hen.
ny Conlin of WinoOski acted as secre.
tary. Thomas II. Browne of Rutland
was chosen as temporary chairman OF
the state convention and Charles d.
Watson Of st. Adams temporary sec
rotary, with George N. Tilden of Barre
Junction assistant secretaries. The
committee on resolutions will be made
up Of V. A. Billiard of Burlington
chairman; James Il. Burke of West
Rutland, d. L. Noyes of Hyde Park
Joseph N. Burke Of Middlebury and r
s. Childs OF Brattleboro John Robin
son of Bennington was chosen as ser.
geant at arms. The chairman and
secretary were authorized to fill va
cancies.
II was voted that the basis of repres
entation In the convention should be
one delegate from each city aud town
md a11tt ,a1 InIn 20, oh
so votes or major fraction thereof cast
for the democratic candidate for gov
ernOr In 1904 II was decided that
caucuses to elect delegates tc The state
convention should be held June 20.
At a. meeting of the first district
democratic committee also held last
evening, Il was voted to hold the first
district convention In Burlington or
the same day OF the state convention
Immediately after the adjournment Of
the state meeting. OF the district
committee there were present last eve
ming representative OF the followins
counties: Addison, J. II. Dcnnelly o.
Vergennes; Bennington. II. N Lyon.
OF, Bennington; Chittenden. F. l.
Graves Of Winooski; Franklin, II. C
Comings of Richford Grand Isle, M
q, Leary Of Burlington, proxy for F
Ford OF Grand Isle; Lamoille county
G.. l.. Gates Of Morrisville.
The district convention will cleo
two delegates to the national coBven
ton at Denver and will nominate /;
congressional candidate. Charles D
Watson OF ST. Adams was selected a,
temporary chairman with John p
Gavin of Bennington temporary secre
tary.
The second district committee vii
meet soon to name a time. and plac,
for holding the second district conyen
ton.