Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-01
NO ENTANGunG ALLIANCES
Chittenden County Republican
Candidates Will Not Fuse.
Harmony and Unnnimity Mark the See
lection of Men for Senators and
Other offices in short Com
vcption Saturday.

Nltnout friction, without contest ana
without humor the republicans of Chit
tenden county in convention assembled In
cdty hall Saturday nominated n ticket
OF county officers and adjourned, the
entire session lasting little more than
an hour. Some runors OF contest earlier
in the day were dispelled by the time
the convention was called to order, and
II vas all smooth sailing to the end
The proceedings we're somewhat enliven-
ed by the presence OF Charles w. Gates
of Franklin. republican candidate for
governor. and Stanley c. Wilson of
Chelsea, chairman of the State republi-
can committee. both OF whom addressed
the convention and offered words of
courasement for the approaching cam
paign. Resolutions were adopted placingth
candidates on record as against affilia-
tion with those Of any other party, and
avowing allegiance to the state and ma
tional candidates The ticket placed in
nomination was as follows:
Senator's from Burlington. Max l..
Powell and Henry b. Shaw
Senator from north side Frank f..
Blake of Milton.
Senator from south side, Elon o.
Martin OF Hinesburg,
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of Burlington.
First assistant iudre, Fred W Hall OF
Essex
Second assistant Judge Henry w
Tracy Of Shclburne.
Sheriff. james r. Allen Of burlington
States attorney. Theodore z. Hopkins
OF Burlington.
High bailin, Romeo A. Norton of
Huntington.
CALLED TO ORDER
| The convention was called to order by
! Frank n Robilnrd. chairman of the
county committee. and the call was read
| by Secretary W w. Miller Of Richmond.
The temporary organization was an
| nounced as: Chairman, \. L. Sherman Of
Burlington; secretary, W. W. Miller of
Richmond The entire 1871 accredited dele
, gates were seated in the convention.
Mr. Sherman, In his speech of accept
ance. called attention to the fact that
the Republican party had always been
one of advancement and had placed on
| the statute books large amount OF pro-
gressive legislation in the last few years.
| He mentioned in detail the law abolishing
| railroad grade crossings, the establish
\ ment of the state laboratory, the laws
| relative to vital statistics, the system Of
! building good roads, the publicity depart
ment and others. He closed by stating
that If the republicans stood together
soidly they could win with all the
candidates on the ticket
On motion Of Guy W. Bailey of Essex
the temporary organization was made
! permanent.
Judge Edmund G. Mower Of Burlington
ann need that Charles W. Gates, the
republican candidate for governor was
in the city and suggested that a COM
| mittee he appointed to await on him and
| escort hi to the convention. a motion
to that effect was carried and a com
mittee was appointed as follows: Judge
Mower. Guy W Bailey. and F, F.. Big
wood Of Colchester.
On motion of Levi p. Smith OF Bur
lington a committee was appointed to
prepare list of names for a new county
committee. This committee was made ur
Of: Levi Smith, l.. u. Latham of NIL
ton and Il. s Johnson of Williston.
RESOLUTION AGAINST FUSION.
The following resolution was intro
duced by DR.. u. c. Hawley of Bur
lington and adopted
"Resolved that it is the sense o.
this convention, as it has been of for
mcr conventions. that all cntanglini
alliances with any other party or fac
ton shall be avoided by each candi
date and that every candidate nom
mated by this convention whose name
may be placed on any other ticket fo
the same office should elect In tn
manner provided by law to have hi
name remain on the republican Tickle
and withdraw his name from all 9th
ers to the end that each candidate oil
our ticket shall help ali others to TIL
fullest extent, realizing that In united
action there is strength. and thus thu
highest welfare Of this county he oh
tanned by continuing the standard o
efficient, honest and able service t.
the people that has been the rule un
der republican oriceholders. past ant
present"
Another resolution. INTRODUCED b.
Charles +. Black OF Burlington wa
also adopted 1t read;
Resolved by the delegates OF tn
Republican party in convention MS
sembled:
THAT we re-affirm our allegianc
to the principles OF the Republican
party IN nation and State, endorsing
the platform Of the party as adopte
by the State republican convention a
Montpelier on the ninth day of thi
month and pledge our enthusiast
support to the candidates that da
placed in nomination as we'll as tn
candidates that are this day placed i
nomination by this convention"
MIR. GATES REFORE THE CONvEN
TON
ducod to the convention as tho mex
governor Of Vermont" Mr. Gate
vas greeted with cheers
lie said in the course OF his re
marks that the mon of the conventio
ms well as himself were present be
cause they were republicans and be
lieved In the principles Of the Reput
lican party. He added that he ha
bean asked to make a more defnit
statement as to the platform adopte
by the State convention but he ha
come to the conclusion that tho peopl
;. were moro particular about the of
GERS they placed In nomination tina
' they were about platform. The re
publicans of Chittenden county, a
well as the republicans of the oths
counties of the State. should reali2
that they are responsible for the ell
;, aetment OF legislation that will me'
I with favor He cited the preser
State highway law as being MOI
acceptable to the people than similar la 81