Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-01
MEAD NOMINATED BY NARROW MARGIN
Had Majority Of Only Three Second BaOtOt Finish at State
Convention Yesterday Of ST. JOhnsbuy Won Second
Place on Ticket. Hapgood Hooted Down

Fred a. Field Of Rutland as temporary
secretary. The temporary officers were
made permanent on motion of +. h. Howe
of Bennington Mr. williams said the
committee had departed from its custom
and would take up the platform before
the nominating speeches were made, In
order to give ample opportunity for its
discussion.
In accepting the appointment OF chair
man Mr.. DeBoer read his speech which
occupied 80 minutes. u was a sound and
enlightenng discussion OF the economic
problems Of government with which the
Republican party has to deal. In report
ing for the committee on resolutions.
Frank l. Green, editor OF the St Adams
Messenger, read the proposed platform.
His appearance was greeted with a pro-
longed outburst Of applause which con-
tinued until the chairman raped for
der. Il. j. Hall of Bennington moved to
amend the platform by including a recon-
mendaton for a national department of
public health, which would safeguard
homes and delay death Mr.. Green then
made the most effective thrust of the
day by saying: I'VE considered all those
arguments last night but we did not
think it prudent for the Republican party
| of Vermont to recognize death in it's
! platform" There was no further discus
| sion of the subject and the platform was
! adopted as read.
| After a motion by Mr.. Green, that the
state committee be empowered to appoint
! officers of the temporary organization
| without regard to the membership of the
| convention, had been carried and a motion
] of NJ. j. HapgoOd, that a uniform form Of
! Australian ballot be used in the election
| of governor, had been lost the nominating
! speeches were made. Robert A. Lawrence
| of Rutland nominated DR.. Mead, review
| ing his business and professional career
and referring to his political carer and
! his service as a soldier Roger w. HUI
| burd OF Hyde Park carried the convention
by storm in the most finished and well
constructed speech OF the day in nominat-
ing Mr. Fleetwood Men must be meas s.
ured by what they are and not by what
they have done" he said. THAT man is
! to he plted whose future Is in his past
and whose past Is ever before him" He
| said Mr.. Fleetwood had 40 years behind
him OF honorable living and irreproachable
character and had demonstrated his pri-
vate creed that public Office Is a public
trust. Frank E Howe Of Bennington
named Mr. Batchelder in a short, but
pleasing speech. referring to him as hav-
ing been identified with the progress OF
the state, as having asked but little and
as having received almost nothing from
it, George L. Richardson OF Landgrovc
nominated Mr.. Hapgood without a speech
Seconding speeches, besides those al
ready mentioned, were made for Dr. Mead
! by Frank u. Thompson Of Barton. NJ +
Barnes OF Addison, w. II. Raymond OF
! Fair Haven, Judge c. +. Palmer OF Bur
lngton, Charles Royce OF St. Albans and
Porter Dale OF Island Pond; for Mr. Fleet.
| wood by Walter II. Crockett Of Mont
peer, Charles Downer Of Sharon, w. c
Belknap Of Bellows Falls, Aaron Grou
of Newport aud Jerome Holden Of West
minister; for Mr. Batchelder by c. c. FIT.
of Brattleboro.
II was 1890 o'clock before those who
wished to shine In oratory were willinl
to listen to determined shouts for n bal
lot. Mr.. DeBoer named as tellers tn,
four persons who nominated the candi
Bennington, Robert c. Bacon OF Brattle
boro, H. o. Carpenter Of Rutland and f
II. Edgerton Of Rochester.
In order to expedite business c. c
Fits moved that while the ballots wer
being counted the convention proceed will
the nominations for state offices in whicl
there was no contest, and by unanimou
viva voce votes these officers were nom
= mated For secretary OF state, Guy w
, | Bailey of Essex for state treasurer, Ed
| ward II. Deavtt OF Montpelier: for stat
D | auditor. Horace f. Graham OF Crafts
bury: for attorney general, John C. Sar
gent of Ludlow.
$ Two opposing factions from Pawlet q
. | four delegates each We're not allowed seats
r the state committee deciding after a lon
e. session last night that the caucusos a
= which they were elected were illega
o which cut down the number Of seats /
@ the convention to 69i The first ballo
f which was the largest cast, was five les
d than that number. The figures for III