St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-07-06
Lieutenant-G -Governorship Fight.

The fight for the lieutenant govern
orship nomination was opened when
Robert w. Simonds of ST. Johnsbury
placed the name of L. P. Slack OF st.
Johnsbury before the convention.
c. c. Fits then presented the name of
E. w. Gibson of Brattleboro, and the
name of George F. Leland of Spring
field was presented by F. G. Field of
Springfield.
The first ballot resulted in no
choice Slack led with 255 votes; Glib
son had 174, and Leland 157; total,
$50; necessary for choice, 294.
On the second ballot Slack received
the nomination with 256 votes against
100 for Gibson and SO for Leland.
New State Committee.
The following were chosen mem
bers of the state committee for the
two years ensuing:
Frank c. Williams of Newport,
Earl S. Kingsley of Rutland, M. F.
Barnes of Addison, to succeed Thad
M. Chapman of Vergennes, Edward D.
yelling of North Bennington, Harry
Blodgett of st. Johnsbury, II. E.
Wright of Essex Junction, w. H.
Bishop of Island Pond, John G. Nor
ton of St. Albans, E. S. F'leury of Isle
Park, H. T. Baldwin of Wells River,
N. D. Phelps of Barre, H. G. Barber
of Brattleboro, Charles H. Downer
of Sharon.
The committee organized immedi-
ately after the convention, as fol-
lows: Chairman, F. c. Williams of
Newport; secretary, E. S. Kingsley of
Rutland; treasurer, E. D. yelling
of Bennington. The members of the
executive committee are, F. G. Will
Hams, E. D. yelling, Homer Wright
of Essex Junction, j. G. Norton of
ST. Albans and M. F. Barnes of Ad-
Olson.
Platform Changes.
The plank in the platform relating
to the liquor traffic was changed to
read as follows
The manifold and widespread evils
resulting from intemperance in the
use of alcoholic liquors demand that
the traffic in strong drink shall be
restricted by the most sa1utary laws
vigorously administered. 'Inasmuch
as the present local option law was
established by virtue of a referendum
to the voters of the state, we believe
that the principle of local option
should not be abandoned without a re-
ferendum similar to that by which it
was adopted"
The labor plank was amended to
read: t1n accordance with the best
judgment of the present day we
recommend the passage of such legis-
lation as will put the public under the
same liability to workingmen in its
service as obtains in the case of pri-
vate employers. We pledge our sup
port for the passage of a liability law
which will accomplish that purpose.
We also recommend to the legislature
an equitable employers liability law,
or a workingmen's compensatory
law"
To the tariff plank the following
words were added: 1--WE reaffirm our
adherence to the republican principle
of protection, to American labor and
American industries
In declaring for the readjustment
of the tariff the plank reads: Its
schedules should be amended scale
by scale, under the protection prin-
ciple.''
The last part of the plank referring
to direct primaries was changed to
read: E"The legislature should enact
such a law as will surround the poll
tical party caucuses with the same
at the polls"
DIR. John Abner Mead.
DR.. John Abner Mead, republican
nominee for the office of governor of
April 20, 1841, and was educated in
Middlebury college, from which he
graduated in 1854. He was a private
in company K, 18th regiment, in the
Civil War and located in Rutland
Decent Der 8, 1870. DR.. Mead is an ex-
the Howe Scale company and also
president of the Baxter National
bank. He has been treasurer of the
Rutland and Addison Railroad com
pany, director Of the Clement Nation
al bank, director and president of the
State Trust company and has held
numerous public Offices.
DR.. Mead has been mayor of his
home city, was a member of the Yer
mont senate in 1892 and was a mem
Der of the House in 1905, and lieuten-
ant governor of Vermont and pre-
siding officer of the senate of 1908.
He is a Congregationalist.