The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-23
Republican League to Push Leg
isIation in Vermont
AND ROLL UP, MAJORITY
Ex-Speaker Thomas c. Cheney of Nor.
risville Elected President at Meeting
Held in Montpelier Last Night.
A DeBoer Meeting Also Held.

An organization to be known as the
Vermont Progressive Republican league
was formed at meeting OF representa-
tives from various part Of Vermont
which was held in the memorial room
OF the Montpelier city hall last even
ing, the expressed purposes of the league
being the rolling up of big malorities
in state and national election after the
party has named its candidates and also
the furthering OF progressive measures
The following officers We're elected:
President Thomas G, Cheney OF Nor
risville.
Vice president Ernest More of Lud-
low
Secretary Sam T. Abbott Of Bethel.
Treasurer-C. E. Moody of Water
bury.
Executive committee Addison, Ern-
est kellet; Bennington, Ernest West;
Caledonia, Harry Carr; Chittenden, l..
NJ Hays; Essex, Kyle T. Brown; Frank
lin, NJ. l.. Asseltine; Grand Isle, II. 4.
Fiield Lamoille, II. A. Stafford; Orange,
Rev. Fraser Metzger; Orleans, i. Z.
Miles; Rutland, f. H. 0'Brien; Wash
ington, J. p. Mari; Wmdham, J. +.
Piddock; Windsor w j. Batchelder.
The meeting was attended by about
IS men, and at times considerable en-
thusiasm was shown. On motion OF l..
r. Thayer OF Morrisville, the consti-
tuition and bylaws Of the Young Mems
Republican club were adopted as the
constitution and bylaws of the new or
ganization insofar as they relate to
the election and duties of officers
Then the platform Of the league, as
adopted at a. previous meeting in st.
Johnsbury, was read TO the meeting
and was discussed at some length. That
platform, as amended by plank de-
manding full publication Of campaign
expenses before the day of the election
was adopted.
The original platform was as follows:
Whereas, This is a government Of
the people, dedicated forever to the
principles OF truth, justice and human
liberty. sanctifed by the sacrifice and
devotion Of thoss heroic men and women
who founded this state and nation, there
fore be it
Resolved, That we, the members Of
the Vermont Progressive Republican
league. reaffirm those cardinal principles
and pledge anew our earnest purpose to
reduce those principles into practice as
living issues Of to-day.
Resolved, That, to the end that the
people may again resume their right
ful sovereignty as it was exercised by
their forefathers, to control the govern
ment Of this country, we are in favor
of
Il. A simple, direct primary for the
OF all public officials.
"2. The choice of United States sen
ators by direct preferential ballot.
"3. A revision of the system of taxa
tion SO that all will be taxed alike.
Il. That every citizen have the priv
ilege to borrow or loan money on the
same conditions as the banks.
"5 Full publicity Of all campaign ex
penses.
90 No man is ft to be entrusted |
with making laws; no man is fit to I
be entrusted with executing laws; and |
40 man is fit to be entrusted with con-
STRUNG laws, unless he himself whole
is willing to live up not only |
% the letter but the spirit of the law
Following the adoption of the plat
'orm, several members expressed the SEN
.iment that the league had not and will |
lot support or oppose any man for any |
,ffice, that is, not until after the nom
nations are made.
Tn secretary was instructed to pre-
'are copies of the declaration of prin-
,iples and circulate them and anyone |
iigning the principles should be enrolled |
Is a member OF the league. Opposing /
/ membership fee, L. P. Thayer moved /
hat the executive committee take steps
% raise funds. and the motion was car
led. That finished the greater part of
he business before the meeting, and the
eague shortly adjourned.