The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-25
REPUBLICANS
ASSEMBLING
-
For State Convent to
Be Held in Mo, ,Selier
To-moysN
.CANDIDArA WOOD
ARRIVES TOMORROW
Woman Suffragists Are on
Ground Early Seeking
Greater Recognition

The Republican party of Vermont
| Will elect eight delegates and eight all
| ternates to the national convention in
Chicago at state convention in Mont
pelier to morrow. The convention will
be held in the Montpelier city hall and
is scheduled to begin at 10 o'clock Al
ready Montpelier is beginning to fill
up with people for the usual might
before" negotiations and conferences,
and it is expected that by to- morrow
morning there will be large gather
ing of party men from every section
of the state.
There will be others present besides
Vermont Republicans, for thus early
two prominent woman suffragists have
arrived on the scene, they being Miss
Bette Gram, a representative of the
national woman's party, and Miss Elsie
Hill Of Connecticut They and their
followers are urging that greater rec
ognition be given in the party plat
form to the cause of woman's suffrage.
They also hope to secure, through some
action of the convention, pressure
enough 10 induce Gov Clement to call
special session Of the legislature
Persons desirous of securing admit
tance to the convention hall to-mo
row must. secure tickets. There are
672 delegates to the convention, and
the seating has been 50 arranged that
the first eight counties. alphabetically.
will sit on one side of the hall and the
other counties on the other side. Ac-
commoda tions have been arranged for
- newspaper men in the front part of
the hall The seating capacity Of
the city hall is a little over 1900. aud
it is probab BILE that the accommodations
will be all taken.
A prominent figure before the con-
venton will be Majo General Leon
ard Wood. ono Of the Republican. can
didates for president, who will arrive
in Montpelier tomorrow morning and
go to the convention hall 10 deliver an
address. He will be escorted from the
Pavilion hotel to the city hall by a
parade of prominent men of the state.
Congressman Porter H. Dale OF tho
second district will be the presiding
officer of the convention, and, curious
ly enough. the secretary Of the con-
vention will be Ernest w Gibson of
Brattleboro, who is contesting. togeth
er with two others, against Congress
man Dale for nomination to Congress.
w. ri. Fairchild of Fairfield will be
chairman of the committee on resolu
tions. which meets this afternoon.
This morning the local COMMITTEES
had matters pretty well Strengthened
n -.
Montpelier this afternoon and will 60
back 10 Burlington at midnight to-
night to bring General Wood to-mor-
row morning.
General Wood will be entertained at
the Pavilion. An informal reception
will take place there for an hour when
he will probably meet many of the
prominent people of the state. At $3.50
a parade will be formed and move to
the city hall On the platform with
the chairman aud General Wood and
others will be seated several state Off
aisls, prominent in state affairs.
Jones' Name to Be Presented
After considerable discussion. it has
been determined that the name of H.
J. VI. Jones of Montpelier will be pre-
sented TO the convention as a csndi-
date for delegate to Chicago. At one
ime Mr.. Jones is reported 10 have
withdrawn his candidacy but recently
he has consented 10 have his name pres
.ented. Y. h. Thomas of Montpelier
viii place the name in nomination, and
Mr. Thomas stated to-day that he ex-
,ected majority Of the Montpelier.
delegation would support Jones.
Other names being considered in the
makeup OF the Vermont delegation
ire: Alexander Dunneit OF st. Johns
,ury. Redheld Proctor of Proctor,
;eorge O. Gridley Of Windsor, James
Dewey of Quechee. Fuller G. Smith Of
Il. Albans. Miles Sawyer of Rutland
md II. Nelson Jackson Of Burlington