Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-06-21
DEMOCRATS
NOMINATE HOWE
OFST.JOHNSBURY

The Democratic State Convention wa
held at Montpelier Tuesday and Harlan
B. Howe Of st. .Johusbury was nomin
ated for governor, and the delegates a.
large to the National Convention al
Baltimore are: G. D. Watson, st. Albans
DR.. w B. Mayo, Northfeld; Fred Z
Martin, of Pownal and B. +. Bullard
Hardwick.
The Baltimore delegation is favorable
to the reelection of Thos. II. Brown OF
Rutland as National Committeeman.
On the First District delegation are
d. E. O'Sullivan of Colchester and
Howard E. Shaw of Stowe. Those in
the Second District are F. c Luce of
Waterbury and Placide E. Adams OF
| Hartford. The delegates at large and
First District were empowered to select
their own alternates and those in the
Second District are II. P. Sanford OF
Randolph and G. W. Locke, Springfield.
The platform adopted makes no state
ment as to preference for the presidential
nominee.
The only real fight came over min-
ority relort of the committee on creden-
tials which protested against the seating
of delegates from 81 towns.
Chairman P. M. Meldon of Rutland
twice put the motion and both times
the chair was sustained in ruling the re-
port out of order, though most of the
delegates believed they were voting to
overule the decision of the chair.
Seated on the platform were Z. M.
Meldon, Rutland; IL. G. Shurtletf,
Montpelier; j. NJ. Kelly, Morristown;
John Donnely, Vergennes; j. II. Senter,
Montpelier; j. E. Enright, Burlington;
P. S. Howes, Montpelier; A. j. Slbley,
Montpelier, and Emory s. Harris, of
Bennington called the convention to
order at II:30. He introduced as tenn
porary chairman, P. M. Meldon, utland;
secretary, H. G. Shurtleff, Montpelier;
assistant secretary, j. M. Kelly, of
Morristown; committee on credentials
Ii. b. Howe, St. Johnsbury, Z. P. Wat
son, st. Albans, T. w. Moloney, Rutland
V. A. Billiard, Burlington, F. c. Brown,
Pownal; ergeant-at-arms, G. F. Howe.
One vice president for each county
was elected as follows;-
! Addison, 7. f. Kimble, Vergennes;
Bennington, Richard M. Holton; CAL
edonia, Charles N. Whitney; Chit enden,
j. r. Kelly; Essex, j. N. Hardy; Frank
lin, C. p. Parsons; Grand Isle, Albert
Preston; Lamoille, e. l.. McA lister;
Orange, Alexander Cochrans; Orleans,
William White; Rutland, DR.. j. d. Han
rahap; Washington, Edward Cor man:
Windham, Stephen Gray; Windsor, John
C. Pollard.
Elisha May of St. Johnsbury nomin.
ated for governor, Harlan b, Howe, of
St. Johnsbury, James E. Burke, of Bur-
lington, in long speech seconded the
nomination and was followed by several
others.
( Mr.. Howe was nominated by a rising
vote amid cheers and cries of "speecb',
and "Howe."
For lieutenant governor II. G. Com.
mings of Rlchford was nominated by a
rising vote.
For treasurer, Martin A. Brown of
Wilmington was named BY f. w. Childs
of Windham county and chosen by ris.
ing vote.
For secretary of state, j. G. Durick
of Fair Haven was also nominated by
rising vote, the first Burke man rejected
by the convention.
James E. Burke of Burlington named
Louis w. Johnson, Burlington for state
auditor and he was selected by the same
method as the other candidates.