St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-05-31
HUGHES ENDORSED
Vermont Republicans In State Con-
ventiOn favor Him---Delegates
to Chicago Elected
Especial to The Caledonian.)

gates to the national republican con-
vention at Chicago as foretold in these
columns passed with only one contest
and in that one two ballots were nee
essary before the veteran republican,
@. r. Moody Of Waterbury was elect
ed over Hugh ]. NJ. Jones Of Mont
pelier and George L. Gridley of Wind
sor. A resolution practically instruct
ing the delegation to support Justice
G. +. Hughes for the republican nom
ination for president was adopted
without a dissenting vote. Chairman
f. E. Howe made a good speech
which was enthusiastically received
at the opening and in the afternoon
Sen. Lawrence Y. Sherman of Illinois
made a scathing arraignment Of the
democratic party for its failure to
keep any of it's platform pledges to
protect American industry and to pro-
vide revenue for the support of the
government which aroused much en-
thusiasm.
Convention Proceedings.
1t was 1922 this morning when
Stanley c. Wilson, chairman of the
republican state committee, called the
convention to order. Prayer was Of
fered by Rev. Stanley F. Bloomfield of
Montpelier and the call of the con-
vention read by j. Rolf Searles Of St.
Johnsbury, secretary of the state re-
publican committee. It was announc-
ed that SIS delegates had been adj
mitted to the convention, there being
a possible GIL.
Chairman Wilson then announced
the temporary organization as fol-
lows: Chairman, Hon. Frank E.
Howe of Bennington; secretary, War
A ~F al 1e-s
sistent secretary, Benz. ]. Williams of
Proctor On taking the chair, Mr..
Howe made a short speech.
Chairman HOwe's Speech.
He first spoke of the fact that the
republican party was on the outside
looking in which was a good place to
be once in a awhile. The republican
party needed its lesson but the coun-
try needed it more as it had forgotten
the damage the democratic party
could do. Speaking of the democra-
tic record he said:
1.-The first year and a half following
the democratic victory of 1912 saw
the overthrow of the protective tariff
under which America had become the
greatest and richest and most power
full nation on the face of the earth.
Twelve months of the Underwood tar
of their places and brought many
thousand business men and employers
face to face with disaster and posi-
BILE bankruptcy"
He stated this was the fourth time
the democrats had done this thing
which shows 1T is as impossible for
the democratic jackass to change it's
bray as for the leopard to change it's
spots.
On the War.
Speaking of the war he said:
1.-The havoc of the Underwood law
was stayed by the outbreak of the war
in Europe. The war held up the grow
ing stream Of imports from the low
priced labor markets of the Old
World. But thewar brought new and
sterner problems Of national honor
and national safety. Have these
problems been solved? They have
not. For a year and three-quarters
the United States. including the dem
ocratic party, has had before it the
awful lesson Of the greatest war in
the history of the world and yet not
one real step has been taken to place
this country-not on a war basis but
on the only basis on which a nation
can exist in peace-with a reasonable
degree of national security.
God knows. and the rest of us
suspect that the republican party has
sometimes failed but il never talked
and haggled for year and 10 months
in the face of danger without doing
anything to meet the crises.
Here America stands today, not on
a sound business foundation, but de-
luded by a gamblers prosperity due
to the temporary demand for NUM-
tons of war-Here America stands. in
one hand white feather held up to-
ward Mexico and in the other hand a
tin sword pointed at the kaiser.
THE country needs change of ad-
ministration. 1t is the duty of this
convention gathered here today to do
it's part toward bringing a change so
much to be desired. To do this part
with a PARROTS devotion we must lay
aside the jealousy and passion of the
past and face the future, not merely
with a selfish desire for party victory
but with an earnest determination to
serve our state and country even if it
involves personal sacrifice and a Civ
ing up of our own desire to the will of
the party majority"
Platform Adopted.
Charles H. Darling of Burlington,
chairman of the committee on reso-
lutions. read the report of the COM
mittee and moved their adoption
which was made without a dissenting
vote.
The resolution first recited the
achievements of the republican party
and regret at the dissension of 1912.
1t treated the democratic administra-
ton as follows:
The present democratic admins
tration promised that the reduction of
the tariff would reduce the cost of liv-
ing The tariff has been reduced and
the cost of living has been increased
The revenues have been insufficient to
meet the current expenses of govern
ment, and the administration has
been forced to lay a so-called War
Tax in time of peace. The normal
business Of the country has anguish
ed. and but for the accident of a for
eign war would have collapsed.
I'VE deplore the weakness and in