Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-07
A WEEK OF CONVENTIONS.
Mead and Slack Head Republican
State Tieket.--Other Nominations.

OF Rutland Was nOmiuhtea Aoh BoNSA"N-
by the Republican state convention 81
Montpelier Thursday afternoon OF lasi |
week. Only two ballots were required,
Mead having a commanding lead over
Frederick @. Fleetwood OF MorTisyille IN
the FIRST ballot losing only one vote on
the second ballot. Fleetwood, who had
259 on the first ballot, to 3l5 for Mead /
gained slightly on the second ballot,
while James X. Batchelder Of Arlington
dropped twenty votes and State Highway
Commissioner Charles W Gates, who bad
not been placed before the convention,
gained two votes.
DR. Mead's running mate on the ticket
will be Leighton p. Slack OF St. Johns
bury, who was nominated on the second
ballot.
Althode h the convention had been
called for o'clock it was nearly ~
O'Clock hen Chairman F. c. Williams OF
Newport OF the state committee raped
for order. Prayer was then offered by
Rev. Ward X. Clark OF Montpelier Tue
reading OF the cali was dispensed with,
aad the convention soon got down 70
business, Mr.. Williams announcing the
seleotlon Of Joseph A. DeBosr of Mont
pelier to be temporary chairman, With
Fred A. Field OF Rutland as temporary
secretary aud Linus Leavens OF Cani-
bridge as temporary assistant secretary.
In assuming the chair Mr.. DeBoer de-
liyered an address which was followed
With the closest attention, and At times
he was greeted with cheers. When be
favored elimination OF the use OF money
10 Vermont campaigns he was loudly
cheared aud soinew hat when he said that
Offsets should be abolished.
/ Chairman DeBoer asked for the report
OF the platform committee, and Frank L.
4 Greene, chairman OF the committee, re-
ported He had no sooner completed bis
T report than Edward Hall OF Bennington
/ got up and presented a resolution to the
\ effect that Vermont tavors national de-
partment OF health. The chair then put
the platform report before the conyen-
ton, aud il vas adopted almost unani-
mously.
The platform reafiirms allegiance 10 the
Republican party aud asks for progress
along the lines made by William Mekin-
ley, Theodore Roosevelt and William u.
TAFT, and it commends President Taft for
his "high purposes" aud his "deyoted To-
bors.n
The tariff should be taken out OF poll
tics and should te revised, when neces'
sary, by piecemeal. following inyestiga'
ton by non partisan tariff board.
Il commeuds the report Of the commits
sion looking toward revision Of the
state constitution aud urges action by tbs
coming legislature.
Asks for establishment OF state centrn
authority to secure uniformity In the sys
4 a cit faasa.a nd
towns OF the state.
Recommends the enactment OF a las
TO safeguard eaucuses; also another e
compel candidates 10 Ole itemized &C
counts Of their campaign expenses.
Recommends the enactment OF a.
Equitable employers Liability Law" or
I "workman's compensatory Laws" also
, law which will "put the public under th
+ same liability to working men in its serv
: ice as obtains in the case OF private EN-
/ ployers."
D Favors trunk highways aud enlarge
1 ment Of scope Of present highway law.
. crges the state TO encourage mainteu
ance OF courses in elementary agriculture
manual training and domestic science !
public schools and better training Il
: teachers.
/. Demands conformity with nationi
government standard in weights an
: measures and sufficient police protectio
I for the public in the matter.
a Favors conservation OF natural II
+ sources.
! Believes that present local option !
!. quor law should not be abandoned will
/. out referendum similar 10 that B
= which it was adopted
= Comments Vermont senators and repr
sentatiyes in Congress and praises Go
ernor Prouty for his administration.
The resolution introduced by Mr.. Tia
was then taken up, and after Mr.. Greer
= had directed a shaft of ridicule against
Z the resolution was voted down, viva voc
Mr.. Greene az ST. Adams proposed a res
. luton that the Republican state COMM
!, tee be empowered to appoint the organi
alton OF the convention without regard
= its membership. The motion Was ca
= ried. Marshall D. Hapgood OF Peru, oi
!. OF the candidates for governor, then d
- mandeG that the Australian ballot
=. used in the contested nominations, al
! he was promptly squelehed.
With no more ceremony, the conve
ton was called upon to nominate cane
date for governor, and John A. Mead
Is Rutland. Frederick @. Fleetwood OF Nd
m risville. James K. Batchelder of Arlin
ton and NJ j. Hspgood Of Peru W.
placed before the convention in th
order. Robert A. Lawrence of Rutlai
=. presented the name of Lieut.. Gov. Mea
- Roger w. Hulburd of HYDE Park that
Mr.. Fleetwood Frank +. Howe that
10 Mr.. Batchelder and George Richardson
Peru that of Mr.. Hapgood. The spec
a., of MIR. Hulburd stood out as a gem
oratory. Then there came perfect fus
mi lade Of seconding speeches, the VIII
8. performance taking an hour and halt
The first ballot resulted in no choi
-, the claims of both the leaders during
~ campaign being discounted, althou
Mead came within six votes OF the no
ar nation. The first ballot stood as
: lows:-
Total vote cast 6S
Necessary for choice 81
Mead had 33
Fleet God bad 25
Bdtchelder had s.
Gates had
HRpgood had
In the interval between the arst
" second ballots. the convention nomir
- - ~ scclor,affnn the rnruubcuf