Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-23
REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION HERE
Nominees of Party to Meet at
University Gymnasium Tues.
day, September % for Adop-
ton of Platform and Nomina.
tion of Presidential Electors

At the meeting Of the Republican
State committee, held at the Hotel YER
mont Friday. final arrangements were
made Tor holding the Republican state
Convention AZ the University ~ Yer
mont gymnasium on Tuesday. Septem-
Der -, beginning at 1850 o'clock In
the morning. Headquarters OF the Re
publican state committee Will be es-
tablishcd in Burlington during the
coming campaign. John r. Paddock OF
Saxton's River. chairman Of the com
r,:ttee. presided at the meeting Fri-
dcy
Attorney General Frank g. Archi-
bald. OF Manch ester, will be the temp
orsry chairman OF the Republican State
convention. S. Carl Carpenter OF Rich -
ford and Frank e. Barber Of Brattle-
boro were chosen as secretaries for the
convention.
Hale X. Darling Of Chelsea. repre- =
sentine Orange county was chosen as
chairman Of resolutions committee for
the convention. The other members of
the committee are
Charles I. Button Of Middlebury. re-
presenting Addison county; Henry
Chase of Bennington. representing Rem
nington county: Gilbert f. Wood Of
st. Johnsbury. representing Caledor; a
county; Martin s. Villas of Burlington.
representing Chittenden county; Lu-
Their A. Cobb Of Island Pond. repre-
senting Essex county; Marshall H.
Alexander of st. Adams, representing
Franklin county: DR.. G. n Branch of
Grand Isle, representing Grand Isle
county; Charles Fl. Stearns Of Johnson.
representing Lamotlle county; w W.
, Blodgett OF Newport representing Or
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representing Rutland county: Edward
D. Field Of Montpelier. representing
Washington county: DR.. F. l.. Ossood
OF Saxtons River. representing Wind
ham county; DR.. Fl. 8. Ward Of Spring
field, representing Windsor county. In
addition 10 these there will be an hon
orary woman chairman from each
county. these to he appointed later.
The call TO- the Republican State
/ convention is as follows;
THE nominees Of the Republican
/ party OF the State Of Vermont for State
officers. State senator's and represen
! atives to the general assembly ~ the
| State of Vermont are hereby notified
! and warned to meet In convention Al
the University gymnasium. Burlington
! in the county Of Chittenden. and State
OF Vermont on the 2sth day Of Sep
tember, 1920. at 1880 o'clock. standard
! time. In the forenoon. then and there 70
| make and adopt the platform Of the
Republican party in the state Of Yer
mont. to nominate presidential electors
and to effect a Republican organiza ton
! for the following two years and for
the transa elton Of any other business
which may properly and legally come
/ before said convention.
| Given under my hand At Rocking
! ham. In the County Of Windham. state
Of Vermont. this eighteenth day OF
September 1920
John F.. Paddock.
| chairman, Republican state Com
mittee"
| Members and representatives OF the
! Republican State committee who were
present at the meeting Friday were
Colonel John F.. Piddock of Saxtons
, River. chairman; Collins NJ Graves OF
Bennington. secretary: Harry 3. Amey
Of Island Pond. representing Essex
county: Leonard Wing OF Rutland. re-
presenting Rutland county: Guy w
| Bailey of Essex Junction. represen tin z
| Chittenden county: Harry n. Carr ot
St Johnsbury. representing Caledonia
county; Juan Robinson of South Hero
representing Grand Isle county; Willard
F.. Barnes of Chimney Point, represent
! ing Addison county: W. n. Fairchild OF
Fairfield, representing Franklin county
Alfred F. Watson Of Hartford. repre-
sentins Windsor county, and John G
Sherburne Of Randolph. representing
Orange county.
Resides these members. or represen
tatives OF members. Of the committee
the following were present upon invi-
tation of the committee. Senator will
! liam p Dillingham; OF Waterbury; Con-
gressman Frank l.. Greene Of St Al
bans: Congressman Porter H. Dale OF
Island Pond: James Hartness Of Spring
! field. Republican nominee for governor
Earle s. Kinsley Of Rutland. national
! Committeeman: Benjamin Gates OF
Montpelier. auditor Of accounts: and
Harry A. Black of Newport, secretary
| OF State.