The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-06-30
For Governor,
John Abner Mead Of Rutland.
For Lieutenant Governor,
l. P. Slack Of St. Johnsbury.
For State Treasurer,
Edward H. Deavitt of Montpelier.
For Secretary Of State,
Guy W. Bailey Of Essex.
For Auditor Of Accounts,
Horace F. Graham Of Craftsbury,
For Attorney General,
John GarabaIdi Sargent Of Ludlow.

Lieutenant Governor John Abner Mend
of Rutland was this afternoon nominate
Cd for governor by TIE state RepubH-
can convention In session at Montpelier.
only two ballots were required, Mead
having commanding lead over Fred
erick G. Fleetwood 81 Morrisyille in the
6rst ballot and losing only one vote on
the second ballot. Fleetwood. who had
2s0 on the first ballot, to S45 for Mead.
gained slightly on the second ballot.
while James K Batchelder IF Arling.
ton dropped twenty votes and state
Highway Commissioner Charles W.
Gates, who had not been placed before
the convention. gained two votes.
Thus, after the usual manner Of cleo
lions II vermont. where the Republic
cans command, Iieut.-Goy Mead will be
elected governor at the election next
September
DIR. Mead's running-nate on the tick
ct win ba Leighton r Slack Of st.
gohnsbury, who was nominated on the
second ballot.
Although the convention had beer
called for o'clock It was nearly 10
o'clock when Chairman r. G. Williams
Of Newport Of the state committee
capped for order. Prayer was
them offered by Rev. Ward R.
Clark Of Montpelier The read
ing of the call was dispensed with, and
the convention soon got down to bus
iness, Mr.. William announcing the selec-
tion of Joseph A. DeBoer Of Montpelier
Ia be temporary chairman with Fred
A. Field 81 Rutland as temporary see
aetary and Linus Leayens of Cambridge
as temporary assistant seeretary
In assuming the chair Mr. DeBoer de-
iivered an address which was followed
with the closest attention, and at times
he was greeted with cheers When he
spoke in elimination Of the use of money
in Vermont campaigns he was loudly
cheered and somewhat when he said
that Offsets should be abolished.
DeBoer's ADDRESS.
After reviewing the problem which
lies before the nation and the state.
Chairman DeBoer said:
Perhaps the convention may hesitate
to endorse the proposed suggestion Of a
progressive politica advance on the part
Of the Republican party in this state.
1t does not seem possible, however. that
this can BE true ii view Of the condi-
items which maintain among the active
peoples Of other states and of the grad
ual and self-axplanatory evolution in
American politics. THESE political sug-
uestions are not mere theories but the
expression Of political laws and Of popu-
lar needs They exist because Of ncees-
sity and they will prevail in some form
whether we to-day endorse these priu-
ciples Or not.
The Republican party was born Of
compromise discussion and out Of the
evolution Of the conntry's needs. Il was
created to solve the problem of the ma
tion and it has existed because Il solved
that problem and all the other great
subjects which followed It is party
both Of initiation and Of adaptation and
it has been peculiarly a party Of prog
ress and 81 action. It is now engaged
here and il the nation in the discus
sion Of new and untried experiments in
government with a view TO conserving
the interests Of the people of this ma
tion and it Is trusted bY that people
to etfectuate their well being and their
will.
let 10 man conclude against the adop-
tion Of new political issues q platform
sugge stions because they are new and
strange Let him rscall, the rather
that our progress has been made solely
through the adoption of new ideas ard
new principles Of political practice and