Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-06-27
FAIRBANKS READS PLATFORM.

|
While Mr.. Fairbanks was trying to
break the eternal ice that encircled
MIN voice cried Take glass of
|buttermilk."
| once there was n hooking guffaw
when he read a plank, but for the
rest the convention let him alone as
he turned page after page on the plat
! form.
| Few If any, heard tho resolutions.
but, after looking at. but not listening.
to man In bilious suit of clothes
while he read La Toilette platform.
which was full rod longer than the
moral law. tho roll was called on the
adoption of tho Fairbanks platform
| 1t was q moment intense with inter
est for now would he seen who and
how many had joined IN the silent pro-
test.
| "California,' caEei the clerk. when
he reached the first o. tic insurgent
States in Alphabetical order
"California declines to vote" replied
Governor Johnson.
The next State possessing any interest
| and significance was Idaho and great
was the Taft delight and cheering
when tho State of Rorah cast its solid
vote for the platform.
MAINE REFUSES TO VOTE
illinois, "Sh-sh-sh-.''
Pass" shouts the perplexed chairman
Of the delegation
After while tie clerk called again
and it was found hat only nine of the
ID Illinois delegates instructed for
Roosevelt refused 70 vote The 10 Cum
Minis insurgents in Iowa voted. but voted
no.
The Karsas i,su,oonts urder tho lad
of C;overnor s.rhhs rcfusoa IN vo,o AVID
Maine. the stato r. Rlai,a stood aside
and withhold hor ,o+o
Tho solid Nirroyo.o ao,oo,,io, ,,or,+ o,,.
I'm, Missouri iod -. co,arnor tiodio,.
roor ,o.dor -. ,,a ra.,so,.oi.tan. ,ho ,,oro
-, ,ho ,,u,,.,,....- - A.. .....'..,..
IN line and gave unanimous vote of ap-
croorod ,,.,,1,,. ~ ,.,.,.o, .n,.. -,
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vi, -,
a. ,.a Ia iie''e Ea'e'
re-, q. Wv =
oa,os fror, out n,,'
If tho % oLlato,,o,,, .s, 49,
n1,,ror,, ,rd ,h, -,
? only ,vo. of tho a. o.o..... -,
irstructod for pa..a,..,. s1n., a..
policv of si1orco. hrt 1,,i,, ,,.a. ~,
TO hold AZ Of tho 9, porns,,,,.o,,,.,,s
would NOT vote
The two Roosevelt delegates from
Vermont refused 70 vote when thc
steam roller delegation from Wash.
irgton voted for the platform the
mmics of the roller were aroused tc
do their best. West Virginia STAYED
out. Wisconsin went in. bur only tr
vote no.
o>.r, r,,,r
'i''-'" h'oHhN ELL
When the clerk announced that "a:
< were present and not voting. the in
surgents wildly cheered In addition
another form of protest polled So nj
:. votes ne yes vote was sos
q ,,aa to,,ou.o, ,,'o ~ .''o oo'', e''io'
y p'"N - wa
!
'''''' ,'0 enc. Vi i'i'Part
'o ''''' '''ie' "'"o 'o 'he color
','' i''"' lio''e'i''ES' II iharke'
vac S,''S'' mat hao appeare'
. !" h"t'ohal convention since tn
"'''''"'S "liureW from IN
Il 'n'rlcS'oh convention or lNo
y" Top OF IT, senator La Toilette
SPOKESMAN $1,000 on the platform. wit
'e'rsram IN ms hand' ANNOUNCING
'Hat MI La foliette wished to study tn
b ''a'iorH ADOPTED before pledging hi
r support ana announcing that he coul
d not support one out of accord with tn
= prihcipies when he upheld.
@ But the platform had been ajopte,
= ny saie majority. and at !
= utes OF SIX the roll of states wa
oaie" LOT the nomination of candi
: mates LOT presi1ent. All the state
o "'ie S'ien' as theE were called unit
n .ne ''erk mai sklppe1 down the list Z
It "o we" '"e'e was cheer' LOT al
Wv, "'iol' Is HooseVei
h '"' - 10 '"'' i"it nome
l. TAFT PUT IN NOMINATION.
" AS Warren G Hardirr was oho,t :
2, step out to Mace tho president in nom
t nation Chairman Root made his ars
v and ONLY break Irc directed tho cler
% to call again the state Of Iowa. assum
n ing that the cicark had trirped alon