The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-25
VERMONT MOOSE"
STAND READY
TO COOPERATE
With Any Party Which Will Try to
Make Progressive Party Principles
Effective in Development of Amer
lean 1deals--Delegates Elected.

EHS1iifc III bONoAoPhieHt oi Aiutl-'
lean Ideals--DeIegate Elected.
Burlington, May 25,--The mass con
vention of the Progressive party at tn,
roof garden of Hotel Vermont yesterday
afternoon elected the following delegates
to the national convention of the party
in Chicago next month as follows:
Delegates at large Rev. Fraser Metz
ger of Randolph. Joseph G. Jones of Rut
land, Il. w. Gibson of Brattleboro and
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland OF Middle
bury.
District delegates; w. IT. Nichols OF
Bennington, w. S. Eaton of Woodstock
o. A. Rixford of Highgate and Albert G.
Rice of Rockingham.
Alternates: March M. Wilson of Ran
dolph, ID. L. Martin OF Rutland, G. l..
Pease of Burlington, w. II. Humphrey
of Burlington, pr. Thomas Rice of Brat.
tleboro, +. b. Pope Of Bennington, Err.
nest Kelley OF Salisbury and Henry Bur
CESS of Newport.
On motion of A. H. Townsend of this
city it was voted that any vacancies ov-
curing in the list of delegates or alter
mates should be filed by the members of
the executive committee.
Fraser Metzger then rose TO state that
the convention should 60 on record as
10 the sentiment OF Progressiyes in Yer
mont and made motion that the chair
man appoint committee to draft ami
present resolutions. The chair appointed
as members of the committee Mr.. Metz
ger, Prof. Raymond Mcfarland, Z. H.
Russell of Burlington, Mr.. Lovejoy and
0. H. Rixford of Highgate.
Following are the resolutions presented
by the committee and adopted by the
"We re-assert our belief in the princi
Piles Of the Progressive party as adopted
In 1912 and emphatically express our
selves as loyal to the party which has
championed those principles. We further
desire to go on record as not being un
qualifiedly partisan in our attitude and
stand ready to cooperate with any party
which will honestly and patriotically en-
ieayor to make those principles effective
in the development of American ideals.
I'VE believe that the issues OF the day
ire of an order that cannot be ignored
by any party or loyal citizen, and in
lsmuch as these have to do with the dig
nifty and worth of the American nation |
md true American citizens, we believe !
hat no citizen can be silent on these |
fital questions. lnasmuch as these is |
'ues have been most effectively brought !
,efore the American people through the |
lear vision and courageous leadership of /
Theodore Roosevelt, we gratefully ex
,ress our appreciation of this invaluable 7
ervice and gladly accord to him our i'm
,licit confidence.
"Our delegates to the national Progres-
i've convention are asked to consider
hese resolutions and are requested to
o act at the convention as VIII in their
Judgment result in the best good and
,elfare OF our country
Previous to the adoption OF the reso-
ltions there were speeches by several
a the convention. Fraser Metzger stated
hat the issues at present before the ma
ion which had arisen during the past
our years were larger and of more inn
than those OF 1914. Conditions
ow existing in the government are due
, the weakness of the administration.
While Roosevelt is the man for nomina
ion as president the question is not that
Q is the only one but thatavirile leader
nip such as his is needed to put America
the forefront where she belongs. The
ne man who would most effectively lead
long these lines is Roosevelt The dele |,
ates sent to the national convention by :
ermonters must be followed by the
lought and prayers of the Progressives
ick in this state, that partisanship be :
'rgotten and patriotism may come to
lie forefront so that best results may :
, detained.
Near the close of the meeting Profes-
n Mcfarland spoke in appreciation OF !,
lie work in Vermont done by Dr. II. Mel :
IN Jackson. whose faithful efforts in
e Progressive party, said Professor
cFarland. entitle him to any respect =
I'd vote the party can give him. Mr.. :,
lchols OF Bennington and several 9th s
S in the convention also spoke in ap /
of DR. Jackson's work DIR. :.
ekson, when called upon, spoke of the :,
easure IL had been TO him to meet the !,
od fellows found in the party which :,
not only working for the strengthen :
g of itself but for the good of the =.
ate. He gave it as his opinion that n
lghes was not in it as compared with l.
'osevelt. whom he felt sure would be d
at both the Progressive and h,
publican conventions. Dr. jackson was \,
ven rising vote of thanks.