Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-11
TAFT FORCES IN
ENTIRE CONTROL
Four Delegates -at.Large Uni1l'
structed but Practically
Pledged to Taft.
TWO TRIALS OF STRENGTH
Decisive Ballots for Estey and
Mead Put Roosevelt Men to
Rcut-Resolutions Hit
the Colonel.
TWO TRIALS OF STRENGTH

Montpelier, April 1n-Amid roars for
Roosevelt and cheers for Taft to-day. in
the most hotly fought presidential con-
vention in the history of Vermont, Semi
tor Carroll S Page of Hyde Park, John
l.. Lewis OF North Troy. j. Gray Estey
of Brattlcboro, and Governor John A.
Mead of Rutland. were elected dele
gates-at-large to the national republican
convention with Joseph r. Stearns OF
burlington. Leighton p. Slack OF St Johns
bury. o. l.. Martin o: .'lanfleld and
Newman X. Chaffee of Rutland as alter
mates, and resolutions We're adopted con-
demning tho recall of Judges and of de-
cisions and endorsing the administration
Of President Taft. At the close Senator
Charles T.. Townsend of Michigan gave
brief address, eulogizing the President
The convention was to commence at 90
but It was close upon $50 before the big
gathering was called to order by the
chairman of the State committee F.. g.
Williams of Newport. and proceeded to
business. In the interim there was much
lun and noise. The delegations on the
floor Kept the air ringing with cheers. the
,aft cheers of the enthusiastic Rutland
county delegation drowning most OF the
others. On the Taft side of the gallery
cow-bells and megaphones added to the
ain. while the Roosevelt svmpa thzers on
the other side came back with cat-calls
and wells
After the convention had been called
to order and the roll accepted as made
up by the committee, revealing $50 dele
gates duly enrolled out OF a possible COS
Temporary officers were chosen consisting
of Senator w. p. Dillingham;. chairman.
j. y. Kendall of STAFFORD. secretary. ana
Guy NJ. Page of Burlington. assistant
secretary. The chairman's address by
Senator Dillingham; was a yigorous re-.
view of the record. achievements and
principles OF the Republican party. The
declaration that this government had al
ways been government by party and
always must be. that 1t always had been.
and always must be. impossible for any
one man TO so impress himself upon the
country that his opinions would .,e ths
opinions OF the country. was received
with cheers. And the statement that tho
party had always had union drew forth
rurther cheering. An implied rap at the
primary system created some commotion
ana the closing appeal. Let us keep the
principles OF the party IN mind and rest
upon principles and harmonize our dif-
ierehces upon men, for principles live
when men DIE was greeted with cries
OF fooo! Good"
NO FIGHT ON PAGE.
After the nddress of ,ba oho,u
motion of f.. ID. rho,pnsor -,
one of the Rooseve,, do,..ro.a o1,
the day before from tho CO.,, s.N.N,sA
the TEMPORARY orpanivat,o, no.
permanent.
The next business h.,oro a.,
was the election of four ao,
large. and there was
pense. while tha hi,r crov,a
where and how the noos.,.o,, ,,,'.
would begin. C. n Staarns ne Iahr
son presented rho par,o ~ c
Carroll S per. for trs, d,,oa,a
large. and wh .n the Han ,r =, 80
of MorrisviIle Roosavo,,
seconded the rorino,ior !. .
narent TIM, tbero ,,.o,,,,
ON the frs, dalo,o. III.
Mower seconded III, a.'
Cbittepden and on, ,,
counties nd I.a ,ha,r "e
sera,or po,o u,,s o,oo..s "rp,
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name OF the Rav Henry r. RaIIo, ~,
Chester into the ring This meant
that the fight was on in earnest. and
the air was filled with the cries OF
would-be spell binders pleading with
the chair for recognition.
Mr., Blodgett had made good impress
sion by his speech. He had quoted Presi.
dent Benton OF the university to the effec,
that this was the age Of the prepared
man and had added the suggestion thai
1t was the age or tho 1--we man, ana some
how conveyed the information that speak
| Ing OF live men necessarily involved