Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-25
Delegates Chosen for National
Gathering in Chicago.
Resolutions Lnud the Clear Vision and
Courageous Leadership of Thco-
dorc Roosevelt and Accord
Him Implicit Confidence,

roof garden Of tho Hotel Vermont yes
terday afternoon for the purpose of elect
ing delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention to he held in Chicago
on June !. There we're about 80 rcpresen-
tatives from all parts Of the state pres
ent at the convention The meeting was
called TO order by the State chairman Of
the Progressive party, Dr. II. Nelson
Jackson. of this city, the Rev Fraser
Metzger of Randolph Offering prayer
Marsh NJ Wilson of Randolph was elect
ed chairman of the meeting and Ernest
l.. Kelley of Salisbury was elected secre-
tary.
II was then explained to the conven-
ton by the State chairman that Vermont
would have eight delegates and eight al
ternates to the national convention each
having half a vote, and that reservations
for that number had been made On mo-
ton of j. G. Jones Of Rutland it was voted
that the chairman appoint n nominating
committee of three to present list of
delegates and alternates to be voted
upon by the convention Chairman Will
son appointed as this committee T., G.
Skinner of Orleans, Or. II. Nelson Jack.
son of this city and J. C.. Jones of hut
land. In returning the report OF the com.
mittee Mr.. Skinner stated that it was the
intention of the committee. to recognize
efforts made by various members of the
Progressive party in nominating the dele
gates. He stated that while the two mem
bers Of the committee other than DR.
Jackson had insisted upon making Or.
Jackson one Of the delegates he had stood
i1c hot H.
the convention anyhow. being a member
of the State committee, 1t being his pref
crcnce that some others Interested i'm the
party be appointed in his place. The fol-
lowing delegates and alternates were
named IN the report of the NOMINATING
committee which was accepted and
adopted:
Delegates at large: The Rev Fraser
Met@Ser of Randolph Joseph C. zones Of
Rutland, f. w. Gibson Of Brattleboro nnd
Prof Raymond Mcfarland of Middle
bury
District delegates: w II. Nichols of
Bennington, W. S. Eaton OF Woodstock.
O. ~ RiXford of HlGhgate and Albert G;
Rice of Rockingham.
Aiternates: Marsh NJ Wilson OF RAN
dolph, u. f. Martin OF Rutland G. I.
Pease of Burlington, w. II. Humphrey
Of Burlington, DR.. Thomas Rice of Brat
tleboro, r. z. Pope Of bennington. Err
nest Kelley of Salisbury and Henry
Burgess of Newport
ON motion of A. II. Townsend of this
city it was voted that any vacancies oc-
curing in the list of delegates or alter
mates should be filled by the members OF
the executive committee
fraser NetzCer then rose to state that
the convention should 20 on record as
TO the sentiment Of progressives in Yer
mont and made motion that the chair
man appoint q committee to draft and
present resolutions. The chair appointel
as members of this committee Mr.. Metz
ger Prof Raymond Mcfarland, +. H.
Russell of burlington. Mr.. Loveiov and
o. II. RiXford Of Iighgate.
Following are the resolutions presented
by the committee and adopted by the con.
vention:
W" re-aSsert our belief in the principles
of the Progressive party MS adopted in
l9l2 and emphatlcally express ourselves
as loyal to the party which has cham
pioned those principles. We further de.
sire to go on record as not being unquali-
l1edly partisan in our attitude and stand
ready to cooperate with any party which
will honestly and pa,riotically endeavor
to make those principles effective in the
development Of American ideals.
We believe that the issues of the dav
are OF an order that cannot be ignored
by any party or loyal citizen, and mas
much as these have to do with tho dig
nifty and worth Of the American nation
mn
that no citizen can be silent on these vital
questions. lnasmuch as these issues have
been most effectively brought before IN.
american people through The clear vision
ana courageous leadership of Theodore
Roosevelt. we gratefully express our an
probation of this Invaluable service and
gladly accord to him our implicit conf
dence.
our delegates to the national progress
siNe convention are asked to consider
these resolutions and are requested to so
act at the convention as will in their
judgment result in the best good and
welfare of our country.
Previous to the adoption OF the resolu-
tons there We're speeches by several in
the convention. Fraser Metzger stated
that the issues at present before the M.
ton which had arisen during the m Il
four years were larger and of more i'm.
portance than those of 1914 Cordirions
now existing in the government are due
to the weakness of the administration
while Roosevelt is the man for nomino-
ton az president the question is not that
he is the only one but that viiile leader
ship such as his is needed to nut America
at the forefront where she belongs The
one man who would most effectively load
along these lines is Roosevelt. The dele
gates sent to the national convention nv
Nermcnters must be followed bv the
thought and prayers of the progressives
forgotten and patriotism may come To tho
forefront so that best results may he nh.
tanned.
j, G, Jones also made a speech. Vie
SAD mat there were never more real
progreSSivcs in the state of Vermont than
at the present time and that the Nom.
bers of the Progressive party stand for
principles even though by standing fo,
/ these principles they go down to defeat
In closing he said MAY we stand LOYAL
ana triumphant, regardless of pettv
| politics"
Professor Raymond Mcfarland of Mid
| dlebury said that the progressives did MOI
hitch their cart to single man but to n
| group of principles and that the mem.
bors of the party will stand by until the,
see these principles carried out. Sucl
J occurrences as the loss of American ciu
! Zens' lives ON the Lusitania cannot n,
settled by gold or by notes written or
| linen Ounpr There is NOW "a pra,, ,,a,.