The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30

Vermont Republicans of the
second Congressional district assem-.
.bied in convention in Armory Hal
in this city at o'clock and without
hitch or the slightest ripple of op.
position Hon. Frank Plumley was
nominated for Representative in Con.
gress. Although 357 delegates were
entitled to seats in the convention
only 272 presented credentials, but at
that the hall was fairly well filled
and there was quite large audience
in the gallery, many of whom were
from out of town, some of them dele
lates to the State convention and the
rooters' of the different candidates
H'r Governor who arrived On all trains
J lterday and attended the district
lventiOn in order to become "ac-
C. lated"
{. {. Fits, Chairman.
The convention was )alled to order
10y Gen. j. H. Lucia this city, chair
man of the district committee and
Hon. Clark Fits of Brattleboro was
permanent chairman. Homer l.. Skeels
of Ludlow was chosen secretary and
Frank e. Palmer of st. Johnsbury
was made assistant secretary. Rev
s. f. Bloomfield of this city was chap
lain and in Offering prayer he made
& plea for clean politics.
Chairman Fits in delivering his ad-
dress made frequent references and
ailusions to President Taft and For
mer President Roosevelt, all of which
were received with marked enthus-
iasm.
Mr.. Fits congratulated the con-
vention on the harmony which was
foreshadowed for it's deliberations
He said it bespoke the good will OF
the Second Congressional District
toward its distinguished representa-
tive, and that the confidence of the
people in Congressman Plumley was
strong and enduring.
He suggested to the delegates that
this year the only and direct express.
sion of the people regarding national
issues was through the convention to
nominate members of Congress, thai
it was particularly the province oi
those having to do with this conven-
ton to speak their minds regarding
the questions OF governmental policy
OF the nation at large
The Republican party abounds witt
the spirit of rejuvenation, which tn,
forceful and brilliant leadership O
Theodore Roosevelt brought us. Tn,
awakening and the uplift has given u:
new and clearer view of our res
possibility as the party OF power
That responsibility has brought con
tention and factional controversy tC
our ranks. 1t has invited the virulen
attack of the common enemy. 1t ha
required calm, careful and command
ing leadership to meet all this.
The sunshine of fortune has shon
once more upon the grand old party
1t has produced the stamp and quail
ity of man required; calm in tn
storm Of party strife, careful in tn
face of conflict, and commanding il
the battle for the redemption of tn
partys pledges. Tart is our leade
His courage in the time of seemin
adversely, his confident smile in re
ply to the scowl of pessimistic pro
phecy his sturdy and resolute de
mand enforced by all the legitimat
powers at his command. that the part
pledges be redeemed, have brough
srder out of chaos and success fror
the borders of disaster.
Let this convention speak for tn
people of the Second Congressions
ageous President. Let some messag
go from us to him today Let us te
him how we feel; let us give him tn
word of encouragement which h
deserves: The expression of our cor
fidence, and the promise of our SUI
port. Never can we speak more e.
fectively, never will our voice b
heard SO far, as at this, the begir
ming of the campaign of 1910. 1t wi
help the party, it VIII cheer the Pre-
ident. it will be good Yor Vernon
and the nation. Shall the word |
spoken?
The Resolutions.
The chair appointed the followin
committee on resolutions: J. G. Ma
tin of Windham, chairman; w.
Bishop OF Essex, r.. G. White of Win'
sor, e. NJ. Harvey of Montpelier,
w, Flagg of Orange, and G. C.. Fry
of Caledonia. and the following res,
lutions were adopted:
Resolved, That we again announ'
our faith in the principle of prote
ton for American industries, and v
regard the Payne bill with favor.
Under it's wise provisions the r
venues of the government have bee
greatly increased, labor is being full
employed everywhere and the farm