The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-26
Only One Contest Expected
in the Republican State
Convention Today
THEODORE n. VAIL
TO HEAD THE LIST
F. H. Babbitt of Bellows Falls Sure
of Election - Ex-Lieut. Gov. Howe
Delivered the Keynote Speech at the
Opening Session.
Especial to The Reformer.)



The Republican state convention to
elect delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention to be held in Chicago
was called to order at II this morning
by Stanley c. Wilson of Chelsea, chair
man of the state committee. Rev. s.
L. Bloomfield offered prayer. Ex-Lieut
Gov. Frank +. Howe of Bennington was
introduced as the temporary chairman,
and Warner r. Graham of Bellows
Falls was named as secretary. with
Benjamin Williams of Proctor as assist
ant secretary.
IN accepting the Office of temporary
chairman Mr.. Howe spoke at some
length on the political situation clos
ing his address as follows:
we have had division in our coun-
ellis and [ hope the day may never
come when we shall not be broad and
tolerant enough to disagree when we
have honest differences of opinion, vet
at the same time have sincerity and
self sacrifice and patriotism enough to
lay aside personal pride and factional
rivalry when our beloved country is
face to face with humiliation and loss
of prestige. Differences we must have
but the hour of danger is not the time
or occasion for Il divided party
1.-The father and mother of u family
do not always agree in matters relating
to the houusehOd. Brothers and sis
ters considering the same question do
not always arrive at the same conclu-
sion. But when the sancity or safety
of the home is threatened father and
mother, brothers and sisters lay aside
all trivial variance and stand together
in defence of the family honor
"a political party is like a family,
representing many shades of theory
and conviction, and 1t should be our
pride as Republicans to tolerate and
respect the earnest belief of those
those whose judgment may not quite
agree with ours.
Four years ago the Republican par
| ty split and the result is that the coun-
| try for four years and the government
| at Washington have been in unskilful
| hands and the ship of state has been
sailing close and closer to the rocks OF
disaster.
"Our settled determination today
! should be to forget the past. except
its lessons, and build for the future in
unity, honor and consccrated patriot
ism, and to do that duty this convcn-
tion will now proceed
/ The convention adjourned until af
Iternoon before proceeding to the
election of delegates, in order to keel
the delegates together to hear the
speech to be delivered by Senator Law
renee Y. Sherman of IlIionis, who was
expected to arrive by automobile after
a drive over the mountains from Rut
land.
At the time the convention adjourn
ed 1t was generally agreed that The
following delegates would be chosen:
Theodore \. Vail of LyndonviIe, f. r
Morse of Rutland, George H. Prouty OF
Newport, Fred H. Babbitt of Below,
Falls, Collins NJ. Graves of Bennington
Guy w. Bailey of Essex. and John T
Gushing of St. Albans. For eighth del
egate there will be . contest between
Hugh J. NJ. Jones of Montpelier anC
George f. Moody of Waterbury,
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