The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-05-26
PREDICT HUGHES
WILL RECEIVE
ENDORSEMENT
Theodore N. Vail Likely to Head
Republican Delegation
HE IS A HUGHES MAN
Convention Larger Than Had Been
Expected-Only One Contest
Probable.

montpelier, May Zo.-lne gathering
Of delegates to the State republican
convention this evening took the ma
ture OF an enthusiastic republican re-
union. In the absence of any contests
in the State over the presidency in
connection with the convention it was
supposed there would be q compara-
lively small attendance. As a matter
of fact the hotel corridors have been
crowded this evening and there is
every indication OF one of the most en-
thusiastic and interesting conventions
held in recent years.
The contests over the election of
delegates will be more limited than at
first appeared likely, several of the as
pirants having decided not to make a
contest.
The most important development by
far in connection with the State con.
yention prelimnaries, and the one
which will attract the widest attention
throughout the country, is the en-
phatic statement by T. n. Vail in sup
port Of Justice Hughes.
This announcement which was cir
culated throughout the hotel corridors
was received with enthusiasm in view
of the importance which delegates
knew would be attached to a declara-
tion for Hughes from a man OF world
wide fame like Mr.. Vail
The county delegates have agreed
to present the candidates in tomor-
rows convention in the following or
der: T. n. Vail, +. X. Morse, George
H, Prouty, Collins NJ. Graves. Freder-
lex II. Babbitt, Guy W. Bailey. John r.
Cushing, Hugh j. VI Jones and G. T.,
Moody, the latter being the only con.
test
One of the last developments of the
evening was the suggestion that unless
the Washington county delegates got
together and settled their difficulties
over the rival candidates. Mr. Jones
and Mr. Moody, the convention might
decide to drop both and select Mr..
Gridley OF Windsor county.
Mr. Walls name will be presented by
| Alexander Dunnett of st. Johnsbury
and the other nominating speeches
will be made by the following Collins
NJ Graves by Frank c. Archibald: T..
| X, Morse by Edwin w. Lawrence; Geo.
H. Prouty by Frank c Williams; Fred
erick II. Babbitt by Clarke c. Fits
| Guy w. Bailey by Allen Martin: John
7. Cushing by J. Gregory Smith; Hugh
J. NJ. Jones by William A. Lord; G.
L. Moody by Harry c. Whitehill
| The committee on resolutions. Chas
H. Darling OF Burlington. chairman,
representing Chittenden county. was
| completed tonight and met to draw up
the platform to be presented for con.
sideration by the convention. The
committee will present a resolution
| probably separate from the platform
endorsing Justice Hughes as the re-
publican nominee, thus following the
precedent established at the time OF
| McKinleys nomination. The resolu
tion will not, however, bind the dele
gates who will probably go to the ma
tional gathering uninstructed.
The committee is made up as fol
Il lONns Nloll iiitAAi As H. Ddl llllk, Au
Olson county, Willis f. Cady, Middle
bury; bennington. Frank c. Archibald
Manchester; Caledonia, Alexander
| Dunnett, st. Johnsbury; Essex, Rich
ard Beattie, Maidstone; Franklin, III
bert S. Brigham, St Adams; Crane
Isle, Nelson w Fiske, Isle La Motto
Lamoille, Frederick G. Fleetwood
Morrisville Orleans, Charles T. i
0'Rourke, Derby: Orange, Charles c
Sherburne, Randolph Rutland, Han
vey r. Kingsley, Rutland; Washing
ton, Fred A. Howland, Montpelier
B Windham, Robert c. Bacon, BrattlC
boro; Windsor. Frederick w. Widlel
| Woodstock
The State committee has also selec
E ed Warner II, Graham of Rockingham
. as temporary secretary and as his a
D sistant, Benjamin Williams of Procto