Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1912-04-12
CONVENTION
HOTTEST HELD
IN YEARS

| years. tOoh pidCc III thc Sity Ildit "
Montpelier, on Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week for the election of delegates
to the Chicago Convention.
The convention for the End District
was held on Tuesday, and after an ex-
citing contest E. w. Gibson of Brattle-
boro and F. d. Thompson OF Barton,
were elected as delegates, and Dana
Morse of Randolph, and F. A. Chaplin OF
Middlesex, alternates.
The opening gun of the convention
was fired when the temport ~ organi-
zation consisting of W. B. Crockett of
Montpelier, chairman, and David E.
Porter of st. Johnsbury were defeated
by the Roosevelt forces and Henry L.
Ballou of Chester, and W. H. Jefferies
of Burke, were elected. This proved
that the Roosevelt delegates were in
charge of the convention and delegates
favorable to "Teddy" would be elected.
The delegates elected for the last Dis
trict which was held at Burlington on
the same date were William P. Warner
of Vergennes, and j. l.. Southwick, OF
Burlington, alternates. c. H. Stearns,
johnson, and d. +. Parker, Bennington,
| were instructed for Taft.
The State Convention was called to
order by State Chairman, Frank G. Viii
liams of Newport. Prayes was offered
by Rev. Stanley M. Bloomfield, of Mont
pelier, and the temporary organization
consisting of United States Senator, W.
P. Dillingham; of Vermont Chairman
and Guy M. Page, Burlington, secretary
was made the permanent organization.
$50 out Of 6sS Of the delegates were
present, the galleries we're crowded with
spectators who with COW bells, mega
phones, and whistles together with the
party battle, aud cheering, made the
convention one to be long remembered
and filled every moment with stirring
scenes. The Convention for half an
hour listened to an eloquent address out.
lining Republican principles by Senator
Dillingham;.
The Taft and Roosevelt forces forgot
their differences in the unanimous en-.
dorsement of Mr.. Lewis and Mr.. Paige !;
Col. Porter H. Dale of Island Pond who
was defeated by the Roosevelt Ticket in
the District convention was also the
choice of both forces as an alternate.
Mr.. Dale thanked the convention for
their courtesy but declined the honor.
Orlando L. Martin, his associate on the
District, was elected.
| The only contest over delegates at
large was between J. Gray Estey of
Brattleboro and Henry L. Ballou OF
Chester Of the Roosevelt forces and
Governor John A. Mead and DR.. Jesse
B. Thompson both of Rutland.
The convention then adopted plat.
form which included memorial of the
death of Congressman Foster and an
endorsement Of President Taft. The
platform was adopted by a voice vote
although the Roosevelt leaders protested
and called for ballot but Charm ar
Dillingham; decided against them.
Referring to the stand taken b,
Roosevelt, taken on the question of thu
recall of the judges and judicial deci
sions, the platform said:
"We hold that the independence o
the court is a fundamental doctrine O
our system of government, that the re
latlon of the Judiciary to the people il
other and different from the Legislative
and executive departments, that tn
judges are more than mere agents of tn
majority that may elect them, ant
should stand in position of indie
pendence and impartiality not only be
tween individuals, but between the ma
iority on the one hand and the individ
ual, or the minority, on the other, an,
that the majority cannot overrule tn
decision of the court, intended to be tn
safeguards of the constitution, either b
recalling the judges or recalling thei
decisions, without depriving them @
their Independence and destroying thei
character as q court.
"The suggestion Of popular revie,
of the decisions Of the court In pal
ticular case isa subtle aud dangerou