Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-09-23
STATE NEWS
Auto Accident Victim Dies.

Auto Accident Victim Dies.
Fred Bancroft of Walden, injured in
the accident at South Royalton when
the automobile of R. Fl. Barnet of
Cabot went off the road and turned
completely over, lived but few hours
after being brought to the sanitarium
reach his bedside. His death was
caused. it is thought, by an internal
hemorrhage. He was 38 years old.
Mr.. Barnett, whose injuries affected
his eyes, will. it is believed, recover if
no complications ensue.
Aged Mother of Mrs. M. J. Hapeood
Perishes in. Fire.
The residence of Marshall J.. Hap
good at Peru was completely destroyed
by fire Wednesday night and Mrs. Am
ella Higgins, mo Their of Mrs. Hapgood.
persisted in the flames. The house was
q large two-story structure, deliberately
furnished and the loss is estimated at
$40. 600. The Bromley Inn. a summer
hotel located across the highway from
the house and owned by Mr.. Hapgood,
did not catch fire. Mrs. Hapgood and
adopted son escaped in their night
clothes. Mr.. Hapgood. who was in
his store across the road, made a des-
perate effort to save Mrs. Higgins and
his face and hands were blistered.
Progressives Name State Ticket.
In long and enthusiastic convention
that lasted from 2. 90 until $50 O'Clock
the Vermont Bull Moosers, in conven-
ton in Burlington placed in nomination
the name of Charles A. Prouty Ct
for
decided upon a straight Progressive
| ticket. The session was characterized
by several sharp contests and by a
feeling that there should be no affilia
| ton with O,her parties. It was the
| first political convention ever held II
Vermont where nm were Numbered
among the delegates. Another feat
ure was the Opposing of Charles H
| Thompson of Montpelier as national
committeeman The platform was
long and embraced all that the other
platforms up to date have declared for
and added much more Out of a total
delegation of asa there were 266 pres
ent and of these five were women.
The complete ticket follows:
United States senator, Charles A..
Prouty Of Newport.
Governor, Alexander ]. Cooper of
Bennington. Mr.. Cooper has since de-
clined the nomination. He gave no
specific reason for declining but said
he hoped to be of 'tmore service in
other fields Of usefulness for the ulti-
mate success in the cause of Progress
sive principles in state and nation"
p Lieutenant-governor, Edward c.
Crosby of Brattleboro.
Treasurer, H. S. Howard of Burling
ton.
Secretary of state. Henry A. Phelps
of Barre.
Auditor, G. O. Mitchell of St. AL
bans.
Attorney-general. E. w. Gibson Of
Brattleboro.
Member of national committee, H
Nelson Jackson of Burlington.
Mr.. Cooper was not nominated unit
third ballot, his opponents being Ernes
P. Jose of Johnson, c. F. Smith Of
Morrisville and E. c. Crosby of Brat
tleboro.
The first district Progressives nomi
mated Prof. Raymond Mcfarland O.
Middlebury for congressman and thu
second district nominated the Rev
Fraser Metzger of Randolph. The
convention was called to order by DR.
H. Nelson Jackson, chairman of the
executive committee. The call wa
read by Secretary Ernest L. Kelley O.
Salisbury. The report of the commit
tee on credentials showed that 266 del
egates out of the asa apportioned wer.
present. On motion of j. C. Jones O.
Rutland the roll prepared by the com
mittee was made the roll of the con
vention.
The temporary organization was an
nounced as Judge E. w. Gibson O.
Brattleboro as chairman and Ernes
L. Kelley of Salisbury and B. A. Sum
ner of Montpelier as clerks. The or
ganization was made permanent.
In accepting the chair Judge Gibson
said that the Progressive party was t,
be congratulated because it had mad
no states, no man was seeking politica
office. the party had splendid organ
/ ization and had done good work. AM
indirectly or directly, had, in the las
two years, placed more progressive
legislation on the statute books thu
any othher political party in three dec
AIDES. He referred to the Republica1
: platform as one of platitudes backe,
up by broken promises and the Repub
lican ticket as one composed of tn
rankest of stand-patters. The chair
mans references to Roosevelt and t
, the party as one standing for tn
"Republicanism of Abraham Lincoln
: occasioned great applause.
Vermont Notes.