Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-30
A SECOND BALLOT
MEANS FLEETWOOD
Many Mead Men Admit Their
Candidate Cannot Win in
First Round To-day.
DARK HORSE Is UNPOPULAR
Batchelder Delegates Play Wait
ing Game Trading between
Candidates L!vely after
Midnight.
DARK HORSE IS UNPOPULAR


Midnight.
Montpeler, June oo-At midnight to-
night he would he a rash man who would
predict with degree of certainty the out
come Of the state convention tomorrow
far as the head of the ticket Is con-
cerncd. Many strong supporters OF Or.
Mead are free TO express the opinion that
their candidate cannot be nominated on
the first ballot and II that proves true.
unless Dr. Mead should fall short of
the nomination By very few votes. It
seems sure that he will lose instead OF
gain. after the first ballot is taken. His
friends conccde that Il he should he 30
or - votes short on tho first ballot that
Chasn can never he hrdged.
Beth Dr. Mead and Mr.. Fleetwood are
claiming tonight that the fight IS
practically won. and they both express
the utmost confidence In the final out
come. During tho early hours of tho
night one thing was particularly notice.
able and that was the absence of trading
, that is generally much in evidence tho
night before the state convention.
1t was noticeable this evening that tho
Ratchelder badges were scare, some OF
! the delegates who are supporting him evi-
IDENTIFY preparing to lay low with the hope
of winning out should the contest for
governor be prolonged Tomorrow
FLEETWOOD'S ARRIVAL. CHEERED.
The Fleetwood party arrived in Mont
pelier this afternoon in IS galy decorated
automobiles and the procession was greet
ed with cheers as it arrived AT the Pavil-
| ion.
The sentiment OF the Mead delegates
seems to be decidedly against dark horse
| II they cannot win. Thev even say they
| are willing to turn II rir strength to
| Fleetwood rather than =. bave it 30 to a
man who might he r. minated In case of a
| deadlock
| The State committee was in session untl
midnight. The Kyegate delegates were
| admitted without protest and the only
contested dclcgs ton comes from Pawle,
where the old east and west side fight ir
I that town was removed in the election
+ OF delegates to the State convention. Two
members of the republican town CON-
mittee in the town called a caucus in the
west part Of tina; town and one member
on the east side. The result was eight
delegates We're elected instead OF four and
they We're all here tonight. 1t is under.
stood that the district convention at Bur.
lngton to-day seated the delegates from
| the east side of the town.
| Tho State committee declared both
| lrc pi coIciiSeS illae.l aud t,rpaJ ,,ov.,
| hotE sets of delegates
The three candidates for lieutenant.
governor all seem confident Of success TO-
night. From all that could be learned ur
to midnight l.. p. Slack Of St. Johnsbury
has slight lead over e. w. Gibson nt
I.rattlehoro and George F. Leland @,
Springfield.
Around midnight the absence of trad
| ing gave way 10 all sorts OF combinations
between governor and Lieut.. governor
delegates aud all sorts OF combinations
were in the air. A prominent Batchede.
delcsate declared that there was no
| chance for Mead on the first ballot as
many Mead delegates are swinging tc
| Eatchclder.
MAKE CHANGES IN PLATFORM
| The committee on resolutions was ir
session three hours Tonight at tho
Montpelier Savings bank and several I'm,
portlnt changes IN the tentative plat.
form printed a week ago were made.
| In the Introductory paragraph of the
platform William Mckinley is placed
ahead Of Theodore Roosevelt as to wise
leadership. Under the tariff plank tbs
| following is added: we reaftirm ou,
adherence to the republican principle OF
protection, TO American Labor and indus
tries" The plank In regard to public
| health Is stricken out This refers to tn,
| establishment Of national board O,
| health. The comrlittec also struck on
| tonight the planks squirting toward di
rect primaries and substitute the fol
| lowing: I'VE believe the Legislator,
should enact such a law as shall SURROUND
the political party caucuses with the sa m,
safeguards as now protect the election,
at the polls" TO the labor plank is ad
dcd," or workman compensatory law
LIQUOR LAW PLANK REVISED.
The proposed change in the liauol
law plank is perhaps the most import
ant. Tho proposition to continue tn,
present law until better can be sub
stitutcd is stricken out and the follow
ing Is substituted: 'Inasmuch as tn,
present local option law was establish
ed by virtue of a referendum to voter.
OF the State we believe that the princi
Pile OF local option should not be aban
doned without a referendum simila,
to that by which tho present law wa.
adopted"
Several well-known citizens OF tn,
state appeared before the committe,
to-night in support OF the abov,
charges which were unafsimousl,
adopted by the committee on resolu
| tions.
ID, a. Lawrence OF Rutland will
nominate John A. Mead. The name OF
+. @. Fleetwood will be presented b,
r. W. Hulburd of Hyde Park ano
Frank r. Howe Of Bennington will
present the name OF j. X Batchelder