Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-23
PRAISE PRESIDENT,
ROAST REPUBLICANS
Vermont Democrats Meet in
Convention, Adopt Platform,
Nominate Presidential Elect.
Ors and Elect Members of
Committees

representative Democrats from ali over
vermont gathered at the Sherwood Hotel
Yesterday for their convention. They
adopted party platform, voted to in
crease the size of the Democratic State
committee from IA to 2S members so as
10 ihciude one woman from each county,
discussed campaign issues and prospects
ana were addressed by the Rev w. p.
1 Johnon of Augusta. Me-. n prominent
members of the Methodist organization in
maine, and n delegate to the San Francisco
convention. Harry G. Shurtleff of Mont
pelier acted ms chairman Of the conyen-
tion. Fred G. Martin Of Bennington
democratic nominee for governor, and
National Committeeman Frank II. Duffy
Oh Rutland were among those present
Following the regular convention the
executive committee OF the State Demo-
cratic committee met and organized as
follows: Park II. Pollard of Cavendish
chairman; Professor George r. Stackpole
or Winooski secretary: Harry w Writer'S
OF 81. Johnsbury, treasurer. The chair
man of the State committee was given
the authority to appoint the members of
the campaign committee, and the per
sonnet OF this committee will be an
nounced later
TRESlDENT1AL ELECTORS NAMED
The following were chosen TO be pre
scented to the people of the State as Demo-
cratic nominees for presidential electors:
"a - Comings of Montpelier. Mrs. Inez
~. Bryan of Montpelier. Dr. H. w, Bar
rows OF Stowe, and Mrs. Jessie e. Middle
brook of Burlington.
Inc State Democratic platform. was
ADOPTED and Is given in full below. In
TINS platform. the Democrats endorse the
hauonal platform adopted at San Fran
CISCO commend the work Of the admin
istration during the war and the work
OF Vermont boys In the war: condemn
the Republican party for alleged partisan
snip In failing to congratulate the coun-
try upon the winning of the war. for
wasteful Congress and for failure to sym
pathize with the President In his illness.
, condemn the Republican party of Yer
mont for the action of Governor Clement
In blocking the right of women for the
ballot: condemn the party in Vermont for
; making 1t possible for the governorship
to be purchased with money: condemn
what they call "the slack methods of
accounting in our State" claim that the
, primary law of Vermont is failure and
advocate its repeal; advocate the build
ing and patroling of trunk line highways
for the State. etc.
NEW STATE COMMITTEE
Members of the State committee were
elected as follows: Addison county. Rich
ard Smith of Bristol; Bennington county
n James p. Mulligan and Miss Elizabeth
+ Leahy both of Bennington: Caledonia
, county, Arthur H. Gleason of st. Johns
, bury; Chittenden county Matthew G..
r Leary and Mrs. Jessie Mddlebrook. both
t of Burlington: Essex county. John w
y Thurston of Island Pond; Franklin coun-
ty. Herbert A. Pond on Berkshire; Grand
d Isle county Allen Hall of Isle La Motto
e Lamoille county. Robert II. Royce of
c johnson and Miss Nina Shaw of Stowe
+ Orleans county. II. w. Bernard of New
l. port: Rutland county, j. c. Durick of
s Fair Haven; Washington county. T. f.
Callahan of Montpelier; Windham coun-
ty. John L. Gale of Guilford: Windsor
: county Park n. Pollard of Cavendish and
: Eva II. Wilson of Bethel.
Z In counties where the woman member
f Of the committee has not been chosen.
g the committeeman from that county is
= empowered to make the selection.
: COUNTY COMMITTEES
Democratic county committees were
+, ANNOUNCED az follows;
Z" Addison county, John II. Donnelly
: of Vergennes chairman; r. NJ. Foote
:, | Of Middlebury, secretary; w. II. Bald
:, win of Middlebury; r. II. Prebbie of
'. Shoreham, and C. A. Burnham Of
, Bristol
. Chittenden county. James ~. Nc
. Namara of Burlington, chairman: Ed
ward Richie OF burlington, secretary;
John T. Teddy of IInderhill; James 5.
. O'Brien of Winooski and Henry Har-
. rington of Shelburne
= Franklin county John H. Meehan OF
u Fairfax, chairman; Peter McGettrick
y of Richford. secretary, ami John II.
. Button e st. Adams
u Grand Isle county, Justin s. Boards
. ley OF Alburg. chairman: John Mont
gomery of Isle La Motto. secretary;
" David Tudhope of North Hero: Emery
y Paradee of Grand Isle, and John
u Wright of South Hero.
. Lamoille county, Parker Collins OF
q Hyde Park. chairman; James Kelley
: of Worthwhile secretary; and o. NJ.
e Campbell of Hyde Park.
g Orleans county, Carroll r. Jenkins
u Of Orleans. chairman; William pike
II of Derby Line, secretary: Roy =. Skin
II ner Of Newport. and Mrs. Lou S!sco
v of Ncwpor..
l. Rutland county. John +. Maloney OF
II Rutland, chairman; Fred L. Smith Of
=. Brandon; secretary: Thomas Mullaney
u of West Rutlan1, John Flanagan Of
e Proctor and DR., r. II. Mahoney of
3 Poultney
re Washington county, r. II. Norney Of
= Montpelier, chairman; Dan w, Nc
il Donald of Barre. secretary: r. B.,
= Bailey Of Montpelier: William ONeil
:, of Waterbury and DR.. w, II. Mayo of
s Mortified
l. Windham county. w. A. Shumway of
5. Rrattleboro. chairman: w. W. Folletts
of Wilmington. secretary, w. S. Al'en
of Jacksonville, ana Fred II. Miller
of Halifax.
+ for the election OF county committees
" are requested to forward the names
n of members on such committees to the
a democratic state secretary as soon as
-. the committees are elected.
I The full text of the platform follows:
S. DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
- The Democratic party of Vermont
>. hereby reaffirms it's faith in, it's al
:. legiance to. and it's support OF the prin-
ciples OF democracy as proclaimed by
;. Jefferson, Jackson. Cleveland, and VIII
~ son, and az exemplified by their ad
!, ministration of the affairs of the ma
20 ton.
!" We endorse the platform adopted by
W San Francisco, A. ID. 1920.
'e Congratulating the American people
~ upon the successful termination of the
~ war and upon our comparatively small
casualty list, we recognize and most