The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-15
AT STATE CONVENTION
IN BARRE SATURDAY
James P. Marsh of Roches.
ter Nominated to Sue
ceed Frank Plumley

political field this year with state
ticket. At the Granite street audito'
rum in Barre Saturday afternoon and
evening, members of the party from
practically every corner OF the state
came together to prepare their slate fol
the fall elections and to attend to other
matters. John Spargo of Old Benning-
ton, one of the war horses of the party
in the United States, was unable to be
present and resolution of sympathy
and regret was adopted and ordered for
warded to the Bennington lecturer and
writer, who was detained by illness;
Few if any of the nominations were
contested and in its completed state the
Socialist slate for 1914 is as follows:
For governor-Dr. W. r. Rowland OF
East Corinth.
For lieutenant governor j. Frank
Bradbury of Bennington.
For secretary of state-M. c. Niven
OF Hartford.
For state treasurer-John Mcmillan of
Burlington.
For state auditor of accounts-John
T. Callaghan of Barre.
For attorney general Allen Bourbon
of Woodstock.
For senator, to succeed w. p. Dilling-
ham-James Garfield of Bennington.
During the afternoon, delegates from
the second congressional district met in
convention and nominated James p,
Marsh of Rochester to succeed Frank
Plumley in the House of Represents
tiyes. Mr.. Marsh's acceptance of the
nomination was made the vehicle for
one of the most IL triking speeches of
the day, and few of the delegates who
were present will forget the stirring
words of the Rochester delegate, as he
defied the old party powers at home TO
squelch the ascending light of Socialism
in the outlying districts. None OF your
milk and water brand of Socialism is to
be found among the faithful few who
are carrying the faith into the highways
and hedges.
Back home on the broad red lem.
phasis on the red doors of my biggest
barn, | kave painted in white letters,
Workers of the world, unite and now
/ am going back to Rochester and add
these words: And unite at the ballot
box
Candidate Marsh's clarion call brought
the cons ention to its feet Again and
again he was applauded. There We're
other live-wire speeches during the day,
but none that seemed to be received
with so much enthusiasm. Mr.. Marsh
said he had read the handwriting on the
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weighed in the balance. had been found
wanting, and, even in the rural sections
of Vermont, he continued, the princi-
Piles of Socialism are no longer waived
aside as the visionary ranting of an idle
doetrinaire. A bit idealistic in his word
paintings was Mr.. Marsh, but the next
time the commanding figure of the ven
erable delegate from Rochester raises its
voice in a Socialist convention here IN
Vermont, there will be a host of listen
ers ready to give him hearing.
Returning to the convention proper,
the delegates disposed of number of
minor matters and then set about to set
tie the question of state platform.
After rather lengthy discussion over
the method of drafting the platform, it
was decided to use the statement OF
principles which evolved from the con-
yention of 1912 This year, however, the
platform is subject to referendum be-
fore the various locals OF the state be-
fore it is finally accepted.
Fred w Suitor of Barre acted as
chairman and G.. NJ Mcleod was the
secretary Following the completion of
the slate in the late afternoon, boun-
tiful supper was served in one Of the
lower rooms to upwards of 60 delegates.
Owing to pressure of unfinished business,
program of after-dinner exercises orig
inally contemplated was abandoned.
After supper the question OF altering
the state constitution came up for dis
cussion and it was ultimately decided to
retain the same constitution that has
been in force for the past few years,
with provisions for necessary amend
ments at the hands of the state COM
mttee. Should the committee see fit to
change the text of the constitution, the
alterations are to be only of a tentative
and their permanency is to de-
pend upon a favorable referendum from
the several locals. One of the recon-
of the convention carried
with it a request that the west-side vot
ers nominate NJ. p. Armstrong of Ben
nington as a candidate for Congress
from the first district to succeed Frank
L. Greene.
An agitation over the Interpretation
of the state constitution and the plat
form into foreign tongues carried the
session into the late hours of the night.
There were those who favored the trans
lation of both instruments into the ltal-
ian and Finnish languages at the ex-
pense of the state party. Others were
disposed to look with favor on the pro-
posal to have the constitution and the
platform printed in three tongues, but
argued that each local should bear the
expense of the printing long and
discussion resulted in deei-
sion to make the requested translations
and to distribute copies at cost among
the locals. Resolutions adopted by the
included framed protests
against the one day-wage fund, so called,
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