Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-05-31
GIBSON NAMED
FOR CONGRESSMAN
BrattIeboro Man After Frank
PIumIey's Seat
FIFTY So-caIled Progresslves Selected
Him in Meeting saturdsy-All Were Of
One Accord.

''hy OO-Sdhcu rTO9TeobNeS SeleCted
Him in Meeting saturdsy-AIl Were Of
One Accord.
In meeting of so So called progress
sive Republicans held in Grange banquet
hall Saturday afternoon, called by Colonel
e. w. Gibson of this town and pre-
sided over by him, MIR. Gibson was nomi-
mated for congressman from the Second
vermont district to succeed CONGRESSMAN
FRANK Plumley of Mortified and was en-
dorsed unanimously. Several Windham
county towns were represented The
meeting was supposed to stand as a re-
Duke to machine" methods, but plans
had evidently been well made. and vari-
Gus typewriter resolutions were present.
ed The Windham County Progressive
Kepub1can club was organized with Col
D. e. Paddock of Saxtons River as presi-
dent. Col Paddock was not present
when he was elected, but arrived later
MI Gibson came near being elected
preslueht, out he steadfastly refused to
consent to have his name voted on
which left the way clear for him to be
nominated for Congress- He suggested
the name of Col Paddock for president
of the club.
Inc meeting was called to order by
colonel Gibson and he outlined the poll
| cies of the progressive Republicans, NJ
r
| pose OF the meeting was to develop a
get together spirit among the Wind
nam county progressives He then call
| ed on several persons to give their
| opinion in regard to the progressive
republican principles and the sentiment
! III thelr towns. Those who responded
| We're unanimously in favor of the So
cailed progressive principles and several
| SAID that their towns were strongly in
| FAVOR of the platform of the progressive
wing of the Republican party Those
VINO spoke were w. G. Adams of Wind
nam, DR.. +. l.. Osgood of Townshend.
Jerome Holden of Westminster. Dexter
! Waite of Wardsboro, F. r. Miner Of
Halifax, Earl Davis of Newfane. ]. G.
stafford of Brattleboro, George Dixon
| OF wilmington. ex-senator Il. T. Phelps
OF Westminster, j. c. circuit of Ches-
ter, secretary of the Windsor County
| Progressive Republican club. and Judpe
f. b. Pier of Brattleboro.
Walter +. Walker of Dummerston Of
Tered the following resolutions: "Waere-
as, the progressive Republicans of Wind
nam county, in meeting assembled. be-
neVe that the time has arrived when the
good OF the Republican party REQUIRES
| an organized effort to secure such legis-
| latlon as will tend to the benefit of the
people as a whole, therefore be it re-
solved that we proceed to organize as
| the Wlndham County Progressive Re-
| publican club by the election of presi-
dent, vice president, secretary and treas
urer ana executive committee which
snail serve as campaign committee
BE 1t further resolved, that the presi-
| dent, when elected appoint a committee
on resolutions to prepare and present
platform for the consideration of this
meeting"
The resolutions were adopted and these
oncers were elected: Pres, Col. j. E.
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W. F. Walker of Dummerston; sec. ami
treas, Earl Davis of Newfane. COM
mittee on resolutions consisting of DIR.
F. l.. Osgood of Townshend, b. T
Phelps OF Westminster and j. G. STAFF
ford OF Brattleboro was appointed. Fol-
lowing speech by Mr.. Gibson, in which
ne assailed Congressman Plumley's rec
ord in Washington, and speeches by ".
u. Adams, w. c. Bryant, G.. NJ Scott,
b. L. Phelps, Jerome Holden and Others
Mr.. Phelps placed the name of E. w
GIBSON before the meeting as the pro-
gressive Republican candidate for Con-
gress from the Second Vermont district.
With hearty applause Mr. Gibson was
nominated. He thanked the voters and
onered a declaration of principles which
was adopted in meeting of the ST. Johns
bury progressive Republicans and pub
lished in The Phoenix last week.
Inc committee on resolutions offered
1O'iN"ihS' we, lHt hepuDlcanS OF
Windham county, believing we should
have progressive candidate for gov
ernor, respectfully recommend and urge
that a delegation be sent to the state
convention uninstructed, so that thew
may be free to work for the best inter-
ests of the party and secure the cleo
ton of such a candidate as will COM
mand the undivided support of this
state.
I'VE do hereby affirm that no man is
fit to be entrusted with the enforcement
OF the laws of this state unless he, HIM
self, whole heartedly, is willing to live
up to the letter and spirit Of the law"
Harry Dowley was handed type
written speech of welcome to the Wind
ham county progressives, which he read.
Inc speech was along the lines of 9TH
ers which had been made boosting the
principles of the progressive Republi-
cans, attacking the record of Congress-
man Plumley and warmly praising the
record of Judge E. w. Gibson. Col Pd-
dock spoke few minutes on the prin-
ciples of the progressive wing OF the
Republican party, and the meeting was
adjourned.
When the meeting was opened Mr.. Glib
son said that one Of the local papers
intimated last week that the meeting
was to be called for the purpose of
nominating him as a candidate for Con-
gress and he remarked that the state
ment was far from correct. The gen.
eral trend of the remarks after Judge
Gibson was nominated was that ne had
but slight chance of being elected to
Congress this year, but that a deter
mined fight would show that the pro-
gressives could poll a fair vote II each
man would do his work. Ex-senator
Phelps was doubtful II the progressives
could elect a man to succeed Congress-
man Plumley, but after being chided in
directly by Jerome Holden he qualified
his remarks and said that he was of the
opinion that the Brattleboro man could