Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-07

f.. W. Gibson had........ Il
And John a. Mead was declared the
nominee of the convention Il. w.
Ilulburd of Hyde Park moved that the
convention make the nomination
unanimous but to this NJ. ]. Hapgood
Of Peru objected and although the
vote was overwhelmingly in favor of
such action there we're n few dissent
ing votes and the chair declared the
motion lost.
ON motion Of II. G. Royce Of st. AL
bans the chair appointed a committee to
wait upon John A. Mead, notify him of
his nomination and conduct him to the
contention hall The chair appointed az
such committee II. G. Royce OF st. AL
bans, X. a. Lawrence Of Rutland,
X. w. Hulburd OF Hyde Park and
Frank u. Howe of Bennington. AS Dr.
Mead WAS escorted to the platform the
band struck mp Hail % the Chief"
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR CONTEST
While the first vote for governor was
bcing counted. nominations for state Of
nccs over whic, there was no contest
were quickly gotten out of the way. IL
II. blanchard of Springfield nominated
John q. Sargent of Ludlow to be attor-
ney-seneral: T. NJ. Mansur of Newport
nominated Horace +. Graham Of Crafts
bury to be auditor of accounts; F.. H.
Deavitt of Montpelier was nominated for
State treasurer by f. l.. Laird and Homer
Wright Of Essex nominated Guy w.
Bailey of Essex to be secretary of State.
All these nominations We're unanimously
confirmed by Il viva voce vote.
The only other contest was over the
nomination of lieutenant governor. K. w.
Smonds Of ST. Johnsbury nominated
! Leighton p. Slack of that town, G.. c.
| Fits nominated f. ". Gibson of I37attle-
boro and Fred g. Field of Springfield
! placed George F.. Leland of that town In
nomination. There no choice on the
! first ballot. The whole number of votes
cast was $50, with 2S4 necessary to a
choice Mr.. Slack had 255. Mr.. Gibson had
IA, and Mr. Leland had III. Mr.. Slack
won out on the second ballot.
FEW STATE, COMMITTEE CHANGES.
| The State committee for the past two
years was reelected with the exception OF
the members from Addison and Windhar
counties. NJ. +. Barnes of Addison sue
cecds Thad. NJ. Chapman OF Middebury
and u. q. Barber of Blattleboro takes the
place Of +. w. Gibson. The other mem.
bers OF the committee are: Frank G
Williams, chairman, of Newport. Earle
S. kinSlcy, secretary. of Rutland. Edward
j.. yelling of North BENNINGTON, HARRY
! BlodCctt of St JohnsburY, Homer +,
Wright Of Essex Junction, ". H. Bishoy
of Island Pond. John G.. Norton of St
Adams, T. s. Fleury of Isle IaMotte
Smith y. Waite of Hyde Park, Hammond
7. Baldwin of Wells River, n. D. Phelp!
Of Barre, Charles II. Downer OF Sharon
The committee met after the convention
adjourned and organized with Mr. VIII
Jams as chairman, Mr.. kinsley as secre
tary and Mr.. yelling as treasurer
r. ID. Yelling Of NCrth Bennington, W
n. Wright of Essex Junction and j. G.
Norton Of st. Adams were elected a.
executive committee The State commit
tee will meet at Newport early In July
to map out a plan for the coming cam
paign
ADDRESS OF ]. A. DEBOER
In his address as temporary chairman
Mr.. DeBoer said in part:
Even experts may fairly differ up
on the important questions of tn,
day. The large political questions re
late to the currency, to control of cor
porations, to federal and State taxa
ton and to the re-algnment o
our industrial and social forces. TIL
country has moved up rapidly unde
the impulse of immigration, of scienc
applied to production and Of the vas
advance in knowledge and in menta
and social activity on the part of tn
people. All this has created an i'm
mense and varied volume of new cred
its and debts. Our times are bus,
over the solution of their distribu
ton and REIMBURSEMENT and NOR
consistent and stable system Of bot
business and law. The East has bee,
slow and now calls for action. tn
South has discovered and Is making
use OF its natural opportunities, Tn
West, stimulated by the enormous de
mands for It's products, has made us
of speculation Of It's own. Rail
roads have undertaken great exten
sions and vast terminal work, Will
municipalities and states have &C
lively projected publh works o
, great variety ana al an enormous in
crease in their obligations and wit
an omlnous future demand upo
their TAX lev lnB p'Nti' HN'l I'M
, national impulse of new learning
applied science and this splcndi
awakening of the intellectual activi
ty in all human affairs among tn
;, masses, industrial, agricultural. com
mercial. social and political, our nj
fairs as people have outrun them
selves and therefore there exists tC
day need of asking how they stan
+ related and how to solve the prob
liens of their re-alignmont and thei
$ re-adlustment and more conserva
! tive supervision for the future. Tha
0 is the problem of both national an
. state governments. You ARE assemble
0 to consider the policy of the Reput
9 lican party in Vermont upon some
3 these questions.
THE RIGHTS OF THE STATE
When nation experiences perio
of Fundamental progress and ao
A vance Of this character particular
. in a new country of unlimited cape
o city for production and exchang
| capital becomes timd under the siee
Q of uncertain conditions II at ono