Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-07-26
PR0CRESSlvES' TICKET
v allace Batchelder Out Of the
State Organization
He Favored the Endorsement Of the
Democratic Ticket-Rev. Frazer Metz
ger the Nominee for Governor.

The Vermont Progressive party, rep
resented by about 20 delegates, met at
the Hotel Vermont in Burlington Tues
day, perfected an organization, elected
delegates to the national convention in
Chicago, selected four presidential cleo
tors and nominated state ticket.
The feature of the convention was the
breaking away from the organization of
Wallace Batchelder of Bethel, head and
front of the Progressive party in YER
mont, rough rider and personal friend of
Col. Roosevelt.
The split came over Mr.. Batchelder' s
refusal to favor the placing of a state
ticket In the field. Mr.. Batchelder said
he believed the Progressive principles in
the state could be served better by in
dorsing the candidacy of Harland b.
Howe, the Democratic nominee for gov
ernor, than by placing a third ticket In
the field.
Mr.. Batchelder said he was standing
out for a principle. He said he would
walt and see IL Col Roosevelt sane
toned such a move, and IL he did he
was through with him. A motion was
made by Wallace 1. Coburn OF North
Bennington to lay on the table the ar
ticle in the call for the election of a
state ticket. The motion was lost by
46 to IL.
In Withdrawing from the convention
Mr.. Batchelder let 1t be known that he
would have nothing to do with any pol
icy Of advancing Roosevelt's interests by
playing into the hands Of the Republican
candidate. John H. Blodgett of Bellows
Falls was chairman of the convention
and Sam Lee Abbott of Bethel was Sec
rotary.
The report of the committee on nomi-
nations was unanimously accepted The
ticket is as follows:
Governor, Rev. Frazer Meter of RAN
dolph; lieutenant governor, M. l.. Asei-
tine of st. Adams; secretary of state, DR..
]. M. Blake of Barton; state treasurer,
Harry S. Howard of Burlington; state
auditor. e. w. Gibson of Brattleboro
attorney general, Richard A. Hoar OF
Barre.
The convention decided to take for a
party name, National Progressive par
presidential electors were chosen as
follows: Alexander ]. Cooper of Ben
nington, NJ l.. Aseltine Of st. Adams
John II. Blodgett of Bellows Falls and
Richard A. Hoar of Barre.
The following were chosen delegates
to the national convention in chicago
Aug. S: Frank F. Howard of West Wood
stock, B. N Sumner of Montpener' E'
nest Kelley of Salisbury, F. b. Pope
of Bennington, C. C. Campbell of Lyn'
donville. l.. w. Burbank of Cabot Wal
ter K Farnsworth of Rutland, =. II
Thompson of Brattleboro.
The platform, among other things, de-
nounces the Crime against popular gov
eminent perpetrated at Chicago IN tht
national Republican convention ane
states that the Progressives cannot SUB
scribe to the Republican state ticket
claiming that a vote for the ticket woule
be a vote for Taft.
It favors equal suffrage, direct cleo
tion of United States Senators, estab
lishment of a parcels post, government
ownership of express and telegraph
companies, publicity of campaign ex
penses and free passage Of ships through
the Panama canal
For the state of Vermont the piatiorn
further stands for the conservation o
national resources and equal suffrage 10
the sexes, a reasonable employers liza
bility law the enactment of child lapo
raw regulating the employment OF WON
a and girls and limiting their hours O
Nbor.
A thorough investigation as to whethei
the white slave traffic exists Is advo'
Gated, also legislation which shall give
all citizens the privilege of borrowing o.
loaning money on the same conditions az
the banks and the publication OF al
campaign expenses before and after cleo
ton.