Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-10

the Senate was also applauded. He spoke
of the so years OF faithful service of tho
senator during which time. he said. not
one word had been uttered that affected
his honesty and integrity.
Others who seconded the nomination
were Willis II Parker Of Cambridge War
rem Austin Of St Adams, Allen Martin ri
Essex Junction, j. G. Sargent Of Ludlow,
Thad VI. Chapman OF Middlebury Nelson
w. Fiske of Isle La Motto Y L. Bovnton
of Randolph. W. A. Dutton of Hardwick
T.. g. Bennett of Bennington and others.
Fuller G. Smith of St. Adams shouted:
Lets vote. we're ready"
| The nomination was unanimous No
other name was presented. The secretary
was instructed to cast a ballot for his
| nomination. This was done and the chair
declared him to be the unanimous choice
OF the convention. committee composed
| OF j. a. DeBoer, w. +. Hubbard and j. f
| Weeks was appointed by the chair to es-
cort Senator Dillingham; to the platform,
where he began speech which lasted
about 40 minutes
Senator Dillingham; on being introduced
was greeted with applause. He smoke OF
his Keen appreciation of the fact that he
was placed in nomination by the Re
born. If elected he pledged himself to
uphold the principles which have made
that party great. When we consider the
part republicans have taken in making
this nation conspicuous in the worlds
progress we have reason to march or
with courage. He sketched the history
OF tho growth Of transportation in this
country and said that republicans had
passed all the legislation. giving power
to the Interstate commerce commission
to regulate transportation. He said the
republicans had passed progressive legis-
lation against trusts and claimed the
democrats had prot1ted by republican In
vestigation and work in providing n cur
rency system. He spoke Of the merits of
the Aldrich-Vrceand bill and insisted
that the democrats had adopted the best
features Of that measure. He spoke OF
prosperity of the past fifteen years and
said there had never heen a time when
farmers were more prosperous. He spoke
of the financial strength Of nation un-
der republican rule and showed that We
had built the Panama canal without i'm
posing that strength. He reviewed the
struggle in the republican national con-
, v.'i..un IN Chicago in 1912. calling atten-
ton 10 the negro vote as factor, and the
} / lnttUalltN Ol TtpTtStUldlIul III Nlt N'''
vention It was used to nominate Nc
, Kinley. It was used hy Roosevelt to nomi-
nate Taft in 1903, and in 1912 1t was used
, by Mr. Taft himself The nation then
, woke up TO the great inequality of that
, rule and visited the sins on those who
, used II In 1912 He said in 1905 he favored
a change in representation, and that had
that change been adopted we would never
, have had trouble In 1912.
Mr.. Dillingham; then reviewed the re-
suits Of the operations Of the tariff under
the Aldr!ch-Payne bill az compared with
the effect Of the Underwood law, showing
8 great increase In Importation Vermont
stands To-Day as 6. dairy1ag state prod,N =
y ing ors-haf OF all tho butter preEucsc ~
$ New England. yet butter impo-tatiCns
I have enormously ince>cse; unne. tho Or
. dcrwood tariff
MI Dillingham; spoke Of his erorts to
a sa-ure the appropriation OF TO Income
q ia. proceeds among the Stnses aecordins
10 population for roeds. Democrats op'
. posed this hut had voted to butId a gov
n crnment railroad III Alaska over subter-
!. ranenn icen-lds, He seid .be democrat:
: now proposed n direct tax IN the people
20 rleet the neccssitie1 OF the country IL
, face OF war,
n
=. 10 terdcr his services 20 the SiatS oon..
. mi.tue for the ccm'ng campaign AID 3!e-
cusr a,l the issues or the contest onr@fully
arc thoroughly
MI Greene said tho democratic had got
S as into every war this nation ever haG
y and as they could not get UP q war in this
= country they STARTED one abroad.
n Governor nominations having bee :
: called for at 1875 Fuller G. Smith moved
: that recesa be taken unit. two c'c.ect
Il which Wsa amended to 1:S0
v AFTERNOON SESSION.
n When the convention reconyened at go
a .. III It was voted on motion of n W
g r1slle to limit nor;nntior speeches to five
q minutes each and on motion OF w j.
l. Bi9e.ow OF Sc. Johnsbury the chair APP
}, pointed the following tellers. one for each
e county: Addison. j. T. Weeks Middle.
d bury: bennington, L. c. Bennett Ber.
Is nington; Caledonia. J. r, Senter, 81;
r Johnsbury; Chittenden. h. r. Burgess
l. Burlington Essex II Greene. Canaan
lie Franklin. F. c. Smith St Adams; Grand
e lsle n. w. Fiske, Isle Ii. Motto; Lamoillc
e c. H. a. Stafford. Worthwhile; Orange
,s V. L Spear Randolph: Orleans w W
e Reardon, Barton: Rutlnnd. B l. Stafford,