The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-09-30
REPIi IiBLICANs or VERMONT
GREET WOMEN VOTERS

iected Tor PRESIDENTIAL Electors
Stirring Addresses by Attorne,
General Archibald and Ev-Gosernol
Whitman of New York. Seyera
New Features in Pariy's Declara
tion Of Principles.
Burlington, Sept. 29-For the first
time in the history Of fRepublicanism ia
Vermont, women sat with men on tbs
platform at the Republican State Con
yention, which WIS held yesterday II
the gymnasium at the University OF
Vermont. Republican nominees fol
Offices which will be filled at the No
vember elections gathered yesterday
and adopted a party platform; listen
ed to a short talk by James Hartness
Republican nominee for governor
elected a new State Republican COM
mittee; nominated four presidential
electors (of whom two are women)
heard messages from the national
leaders Of the party. Harding, Cool
idge and Will H. Hays; and listened
to an inspiring address delivered by
Former Governor Charles S. Whitman
Of New York.
The entrance of women into the
politics of the State was recognized,
| in the choice of two women as
nominees for presidential electors.
| The following were nominated as the
candidates on the Republican ticket
for the Office of presidential elector:
Gardner w. McGrath, Of Poultney;
Mrs. Maude L. Bailey of st. Johns
bury; William b. McKillip and Mrs.
Lillian II. Olzendam of Burlington.
The new Republican State commit
tee was elected as follows: Addison
county, Millard f. Barnes Of Chimney
Point; Bennington county, Collins NJ.
Graves of Bennington; Caledonia
county, Harry H. Carr of st. Johns
bury; Chittenden county, Guy NJ Page
Of Burlington; Essex county, Harry b..
Amey Of Island Pond; Franklin coun-
ty. H. f. Fairchild of Fairfield; Grand
Isle county, Juan Robinson, of South
Hero; Lamoille county Smith y.
Waite of Hyde Park; Orange county,
John c. Sherburne of Randolph; Or
leans county, T. f. O'Rourke Of Der
by; Rutland county, Leonard +. Wing
OF Rutland; Washington county, Hen
nv Holt Of Montpelier, succeeding M.
W. Dewey Of Montpelier; WindhamI
county, John f. Piddock of Saxtons
River; Windsor county, Allen d. Ban
Of Ludlow.
Following the convention, the Re
publican State Committee held al
meeting at the State Headquarters
and organized as follows: Chairman,
John +. Piddock; viee-chairman, NJ. =.
Barnes; secretary, Collins NJ. Graves;
treasurer, Leonard +. Wing. Mr.
Wing will remain in charge of the
Republican State Headquarters at
the Van Ness House until after elec-
ton. The executive committee of The
Republican State Committee is made
I'M of John +. Paddock, Collins NJ.
Graves, Leonard F. Wing, James Rob
inson and Guy NJ. Page.
Convention Organizes
The convention was called to order
shortly after 1870 o'clock, Burlington
tirne. by John +. Piddock Of Saxtons
River. chairman Of the Republican
State Committee. The Rev. !. {.
Smart. pastor Of the College Street
Congregational Church, offered pray
err. Colonel Piddock then presented
the choice of the State Committee for
the temporary organization Of the
Frank c. Archibald OF
Manchester. chairman; S. Carl Car
penter Of Richford, secretary; Frank
r. BARBER of Brattleboro, assistant
secretary. This temporary organiza-
ton was later made the permanent
Of the convention.
On the platform during the oonyen-
tom there were seated John Z. Pid-
dock. chairman Of the Republican
State Committee; Frank c. Archibald,
chairman Of the convention; Senator
William P. Dillingham;. Congressman
Porter II. Dale and Frank L. Greene
James Hartness, candidate for govern
Or; Abram W. Foote, candidate for
lieutenant governor; Lieut.-Goy. Mas
IN s. stone: the Rev. !. c. Smart
.haplain: State Treasurer Walter r
scott. and some Of the women re-
,ently appointed honorary viee-ehair-
non Of the resolutions committee.
In his keynote speech. Mr. Arch
,ald said that while il is always an /
,onor 10 Be called upon 70 preside at
- Republican state Convention. i Is 4
ioably so this year because for the
irf time IN Vermont women are
as equals IN the politics q !
ne state. Like the lsraelites q Old Q
he women have been wandering for
may years in the wilderness. net
,oWever because q their own sins, bot !
,ocsuze of the sins of the men Mr. 7
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