Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-07-25


Frank F. Howard Of West Woodstock. B.
N. Sumner Of Montpelier, Ernest Kelley
Of Salisbury, F. r. Pope Of Bennington,
c. c. Campbell OF Lyndonville, l. W.
Burbank Of Cabot. Walter X. Farms
worth of Rutland and C. H. Thompson
Of Brattleboro.
The matter Of the nomination of four
electors to the electoral college was
equally simple and they are A. J. Cooper
Of Bennington. NJ L. Aseltine Of st.
Adams. John II. Blodgett Of Bellows Falls
and Richard A. Honr Of Barre.
THE STATE TICKET.
Following the settlement Of the contro-
versy over the nomination of a State ticket
the convention adjourned for lunch and
gave the committees on resolutions and
nominations an opportunity to prepare
their reports The committee on nomina-
tons named the State ticket with one ex-
oeption, that OF the lieutenant governor
+. II. McGinnis OF Essex was nominated
for the office but declined and NJ. L. Asel-
tine was nominated in his stead. The re-
port of the committee was unanimously
accepted and Is as follows:
Governor-Rev Fraser Metzger of RAN
dolph.
Lieutenant-g governor NJ. l.. Aseltine Of
st. Adams.
Secretary OF state-Dr. J. M. Blake OF
Barton.
State treasurer-Harry s. Howard OF
Burlington.
State auditor-E. w. Gibson of Brattle-
boro.
Attorney-General-Ric A. Hoar of
Barre.
The convention decided to take for a
party name, THE National Progressive
party"
1t was voted to send properly printed
slips to the various towns and cities in
the State so that nominations can be prop
erly filed.
THE PLATFORM.
The report OF the committee on resolu-
tions composed Of Wallace Batchelder of
Bethel Richard A. Hoar Of Barre and
Frederick Crane of Dorset was accepted
with but few changes :. slap taken
at the recent republican State convention
was taken out and a denunciation Of the
alleged methods used In t..a nomination
Of President Taft at the national republic
can convention was also modified. Other
| sembles that Of the Republican party. but
contains some planks not found there.
Following the Introduction comes the
following declaration:
We denounce In unequivocal terms the
crime against popular government
perpetrated at Chicago in the national
republican convention. We repudiate the
| action Of that convention. made up In part
J.Io 4
clare that the fraud there perpetrated
strikes o. blow at the very foundations Of
the republic which can only survive
| through free and untrammelled popular
government We declare that the action
thus contaminated cannot be and IS not
binding upon any citizen.
The situation thus produced makes 1t
imperative that proper steps be taken to
give the people of the State Of Vermont
the opportunity to express their will In
the selection of a president and vice.
president Of the United States. out Of
which they were cheated by the success
full fraud practised by the repudiated ma.
tional committee at Chicago at the behest
Of the special interests; and an oppor.
tunity to express their will in the selec-
| ton Of a governor, lieutenant governor
secretary Of state. treasurer. auditor OF
accounts. and encouragement Of the
State Of Vermont, and to make such seec
ton OF men who are not bound to a plat
form which endorses that crime agains
popular government perpetrated at Chi
| cago in the national republican conven
ton.
We cannot escape the fact that a vot'
for the republican State ticket on thu
republican State platform Of 1912 will
actually be a vote endorsing the admins
tration OF President Taft, his renomina
ton. and the action Of the Chicago con
vention.
Therefore. we are forced to the con
clusion that 1t Is the imperative duty O
the freemen OF Vermont to place II
nomination a ticket Of presidential cleo
tors to be voted for at the Novembe
election and ticket OF State officers Il
be voted on at the coming septembe
State election.
The constant efforts OF crooked bust
ness In unhoiy alliance with CROOKED
through the control Of party machiner,
constitutes the greatest menace to rea
popular rule
: Therefore, this body Of independent citi
zens here and now dedicate their effort
to the maintenance and perpetuation o
those principles, social and industrial
Justice and equality Of opportunity upo
, which the republic was founded and whic
must endure and be transmitted into
rule of political conduct. II the natio
Is to survive
q We are especially concerned In the cleo
ton OF progressive men to the variou
offices in Vermont. including members q
. the national and State Senate and tn
House Of Representatives, and W
repudiate as unworthy OF the confidenc
. OF the people OF the State of Vermont an
candidate for Office and any person nov
a holding ONCE who does not favor tn
4 progressive measures advocated b
Theodore Roosevelt delegations In Cor
D gress and who do not make open an
e specific declaration of their fidelit
h thereto.
We pledge the delegates to the nations
convention to be held at Chicago Angus
8 to the nomination OF a progressive fc
= president Of the United States and II
Q struct them to bring into the nationt
n convention a thorough discussion, a clea
y declaration OF the progressive principle
= to be embodied In the national platform
r and among others the following: TT
4 Initiative, the referendum and dire
nomination and election through primal
r les, not only as applied to the Stat
d but also an extension OF these principle
a through the nation as q whole.
Il The direct election Of United Stats
8 senators.
l. EQUALIZATION Of thu urdena NJ IN Nj tic