The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-06-30
DELEGATES ARE HERE
All Gubernatorial Candidates
Were Confident of Sue
cess Last Night
STRENGTH

Atmosphere at Pavilion Last Night
Was Charged With Politics, Dele
gates and Candidates Presenting ii
Busy Scene-Mr. Batchelder's
Strength Will Stand BY Him-What
DR.. Mead claims.
The anti-Mead men will control the
Republican State convention today.
This fact may be set down as the prin-
| cipal feature that evolved during the
strenuous contest which waged all
| lats evening in and about the Pavilion
Hotel. Many of the Mead men admit
| that there will be no choice for Gev-
ernor on the first ballot. At midnight
| last night the Mead men showed
much less confidence than they eXhib-
tied earlier in the evening, while the
spirits of the Fleetwood men had ris-
en- correspondingly. Mr.. Batchelder
| has a good following and his sup
porters are confident that they will
hold the key to the situation. Neither
are willing to coneced this
Great Crowds Here.
The corridors of the Pavilion were
crowded last evening with the dele
gates and sympathizers of the various
candidates for Governor and Lieuten
ant Governor and all kinds of rumors
wer afloat regarding the candidates
an dtheir chances. Many of the de-
legates did not arrive yesterday but
they will be on hand this morning
and it is certain that there will be
more ay plications for admission to
Armory Hall than there will be any
room for.
All the candidates were seen las,
evening by Journal reporters and
asked for statements. The three lead
ing candidates for Governor, Freder-
ick G.. Fleetwood, James X. Batchel-
der and DR.. John A. Mead, were con-
tident of victory up to late hour,
Mr.. Fleetwood claiming that quite
an addition to his number of delegates
had been recorded in the way of
pledges since his arrival in the city.
He has claimed all along that he
would have 1926 delegates on the first
| ballot and late last night he made the
statement that he would go to the
convention with greater number,
| ha m nj
selves since he came here. James
X Batchelder expressed the utmost
confidence in his chances and his
manager, Edward Bates of Benning-
ton declared last evening that the
Batchelder delegates, numbering 80.
would stand by their candidate until
the last, being for him first. last and
all the time and would not for mo-
ment consider any proposition to
throw their strength to any other
man. DR.. Mead was also very conf
dent saying that if he did not secure
majority of the votes on the first
ballot his position would be so much
strengthened on the second that it
would amount to a safe majority
FieetwOOd's Statement.
consider my chances better by far
than at any other time during the
whole campaign. | have said wight
along that | would go into the con-
vention with 325 delegates and from
assurances received during the day
and evening | am able to state posi-
lively that | will have a much greater
number. Tonight the outlook is most
gratifying. | confidently expect to
receive the nomination and am not
indulging in any idle vagaries when
| make that statement. Tomorrow
viii show that | have not been misin-
formed, not overstated matters be-
cause of my interestedness.
DIR. Mead's Statement.
When reporter called on Doctor
! Mead, he said that when he claimed
} he would Lave a majority of the dele
agtes in the convention he was no
deceiving himself. as such an attitude
would tend to weaken his cause. "Th'
facts have got to come out" said tn,
. Doctor. "and sticking strictly to fact!
| say that we have gained mucl
strength since coming to Montpelier
and if there is no choice on the frs
ballot, in the event of something un
, forseen occurring, the second ballo
? will find us stronger than ever w,
do not want to mention figures to
night"
Mead's Employees Here
Rutland sent over large numbe
| of Mead sympathizers, most of whom
| were recognized as employees of tn
Howe Scale Company, of which DI
| Mead is president. and they were al
: decorated with the button of thei
; employer. There were several from
. the Marble City that came over whit
are not employed in the Doctor
+ plant-and they wore the Mead but
, tons, too. Fleetwood and 9atchelde
buttons were also very much in evi