The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-18
Pr ~ rY NOMINATED
- BY ACCLAMATION
Charles H. Prouty Voted
Out as National Com
mitteeman

afternoon. and, in addition, Charles A.
Prouty was nominated for the United
State Senate. The sentiment of the con-
vention was against affiliation with any
other party. One important feature OF
of the convention was the vote to deposa
Charles II. Thompson of Montpelier as
national committeeman, following Mr..
Thompson's defiance on the floor OF tho
convention. There were 266 delegates
present out of possible total Of 454.
The ticket as nominated is as follows:
United States senator, Charles A,
Prouty of Newport
Governor, Alexander j. Cooper Of Ben
nington.
Lieutenant governor, Edward G, Cros'
by of Brattleboro.
Treasurer, II, 5. Howard of Burling-
ton.
Secretary of state, Henry A. Phelps Of
Barre.
Auditor, g. O. Mitchell Of st. A'hans,
Attorney general 4. w. Gibson OF
Brattleboro.
Member of the national committee, n.
Nelson Jackson OF Burlington.
In the first district, Prof. Raymond
Mcfarland of Middlebury was nominated
for representative in Congress and in
the second district Rev Fraser Metzger
of Randolph was nominated for the sim
liar position.
Mr.. Cooper's nomination Tor governor
was made on the third ballot, not beng
presented at the outset of the voting.
Three candidates were paced before the
convention at the call for nominations,
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Prohibition candidate for governor, being
named by Rev. w. {. Best of Norris
vile. Ernest p. Jose Of johnson bv j. A.
Chaplin Of Middlesex, and i. g. Frosby
of Brattleboro by DR.. Thonlls E.ce q
Brattleboro. On the first ballot Crosby
led with l20 votes, lose being next with
% and Smith third vita Is
On the second ballot the tellefs count
ed more ballots than there we're dele
gates. and the ballot was thrown out,
it being explained that the discrepancy
was due to the fact that some delegates
to the district conventions voted by nus
take Just before the third ballot was
about to be taken, b. A. Pope OF Brat
tleboro presented the name of Alexander
J. Cooper of Bennington, and at once
Mr.. Jose rose to his feet and declared
that. owing to the fact that opposition
to him inside the party would work To
the disadvantage of the party if be were
nominated and because also he wished
to represent his town again in the leg
stature and had received assurances to
the effect that he would be elected, he
desired to withdraw his name. The Ia
moille county delegation also withdrew
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On the third ballot Cooper received l62
ballots and Crosby 93. The former was
declared the nominee for governor, and
in short order Mr.. Crosby was nominated
for lieutenant governor, and the remain
der of the ticket was selected. j. c.
Jones of Rutland introduced a resoia-
tion to the effect that the state executive
committee be empowered to fill all va
eancies that might occur on the ticket.
This was adopted with an amendment
by W. J. Coates of Calais to the effect
that the vacancies be filed "from the
party"
Slight Furry Over Prouty.
The nomination of Charles A. Prouty
was made by acclamation, being preced-
ed by a little furry when Fred B. Thorn
as of Montpelier said that while he all
mired Proutv as an intellectual and high
minded gentleman he did not feel in duty
bound to vote for him. although he did
not saw he would not vote for him. This
position he took because he considered
SIr. Prouty is not member of the Pro-
yressive party. other delegates de-
nurred 10 the statement that Mr.. Prouty
s not a Progressive, declaring that he
Is Progressive in principle no matter
what coat he wears; and Mr.. Chaplin of
Niiddlesex vouchsafed the opinion that
an the voters Of Washington county
we're for Prouty.
Prouty's name had been presented bv
Rev. Fraser Metzger of Randolph, end
he nomination was made by acclamation
without further discussion.
Thompson Deposed.
When the convention came 10 the arr
icle relative TO the election OF national
II. A. Sumner OF Mont
,elier stated that Charles II. Thompson
# Montpelier. who was the first man in
hat Office had done good work and that
[ was evident the national committee
hould be made up on the occasion Of
.ach presidential election which was =
.tcp contemplated az the Progressive
held in Chicago in 1912, 81.
summer having been a member Of The
-crmont delegation. Mr.. Sumner moved
hat the item in the call about electing
committeeman now b. dismissed a.
here was no vacancy az the present
ime.
This remark caused some discussion
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ution nominating II. Nelson Jackson TO
be Office. The resolution Was declared
mt Of order. ~ NJ. Wilson addressed
he convention and stated that DE- h3i
isited the national committee hesdqiar-
ers and aseertained uhat the rules we1e
7 regard 10 the committeeman appoisc.
nent a copy ~ thc rules was pro
uced and Il vss found that TIE stete