Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-09-30

Il Vermont. Republican nominees for Of
fees which Will be filled al the Novem-
tsr elections es.thered Tuesday and
a.opted a party platform; listened to a
short talk by James Hartness, Eepubli-
ear nominee for governor; elected q new
State Republican committee; nominated
four presidential electors tof whom two
IRE women; heard messages from the ma
tonBi leaders of the party. Harding
coolidge ard VIII II. Hays: and listened
10 an Inspiring address delivered by Form
e. Governor Charles S. Whitman of New
York.
The entrance Of women into the politics
Of the state was recognized, also, In the
choice OF two women az nominees for
presidential electors. The following were
nominated as the candidates Oh the Re-
publican ticket for the office of presi-
Dental elector; Gardner w. McGrath, OF
Poultney; Mrs Naude Z. Bailey Of st.
Johnsbury; William b. McKillip and Mrs.
Lillian II. Olzendam of Burlington. Mr..
McGrath nominated by Harvey L.
Kingsley of Rutland: Mrs. Bailey by
Frank 7. Taylor of Hardwick; Mr.. Nc
Killip by George l.. Durham of Brattle-
boro: and Mrs Olzendam by Martin s.
Villas of Burlington.
The new Republican State committee
was elected as follows: Addison county,
Mlllar0 f.. Barnes OF chimney fOlnl'
bennington county. Collins NJ. Graves Of
Pennington; Caledonia county, Harry n.
carr of ST. Johnsbury; Chittenden county.
Guy NJ. Page of Burlington; Essex coun-
W. Harry b. Amet of Island Fond; Frank
lin county. II. f. Tairchild of Fairfield ;
Grand Isle county, Juan Robinson. OF
South Hero; Lamoille county, Smith B.
Waite of Hyde Park; Orange county, John
=. Sherburne Of Randolph; Orleans coun-
~, r. r. O'Rourke of Derby; Rutland
county. Leonard F. Wing of Rutland
Washington county. Henry Holt Of Mont
pelier, succeeding NJ. w. Dewey Of Mont
pel!er. Windham county. John F.. Paddock
of Saxtons River: Windsor county. Allen
u. Ball Of Ludlow
Following the convention. the Republi-
can State Committee held meeting al
the State Headquarters and organized as
follows: Chairman. John f. Paddock
vice-chairinan, NJ. r Barnes; secretary
Collins NJ. Graves; treasurer. Leonard
r. Wing. Mr.. Wing will remain In charge
Of the Republican State Headquarters al
the Van Ness House until after election
The executive committee of the Republi
can State Committee is made up of Johr
F.. Piddock. Collins NJ. Graves. Leonard
r Wing, Games Robinson and Guy Nj
Page.
CONVENTION ORGANIZES
The convention was called to order
shortly after 1870 o'clock, Burlington
time, by John F.. Paddock of Saxton.
River, chairman of the Republican STATE
Committee. The Rev. I. c. Smart pas
tor of the College Street Congregations
Church, offered prayer. Colonel Piddocl
then presented the choice Of the STATE
Committee for the temporary organiza
ton Of the convention, Frank c. Archi
bald Of Manchester chairman; $. Car
Carpenter of Richford. secretary; Franl
+. Barber of Brattleboro, assistant sec
rotary. This temporary organization
was later made the permanent orgartza
ton OF the convention.
The gavel which the presiding office
used to call the convention to order wa
made of wood secured from sugar mapl
tree planted by the late Senator Justil
s. Morrill, on his lawn at STAFFORD. Tn
gavel was fashioned by the students Il
the engineering department at the Uni
versty of Vermont.
On the platform during the conven
ton there were seated John +. Piddook
chairman Of the Republican State Com
mittee; Frank C. Archibald. chairman o
the convention; Senator William =. Dill
ingham, Congressman Porter II. Dial
and Frank l.. Greene, James HARNESS
candidate for governor: Abram- w. Foote
candidate for lieutenant governor; Lieut.
Gov Mason S. Stone; the Rev. l.
Smart. chaplain; State Treasurer, Waite
r. Scott, and some Of the women recent
appointed honorary vice-chalrmen or tn
resolutions committee.
The women members of this committe
who were present were: Mrs. Leroy {
Russell, of Middlebury, Addison county
Mrs. a. L. Bailey, of ST. Johnsbury, Gale
donna: Mrs. Lillian OlzendaIn, OF Burlins
ton, Chttenden; Miss Alpa Amey. OF IL
land Pond. Essex; Mrs. Annette Pal
melee. of Enosburg. Franklin; Mrs. Id
p. Horton of South Hero, Grand Isle; an
Miss Mary Moody. OF horrisville, La
moilIe. The other ladies' the commit
tee are: Mrs. Dorothy Garfield Flshe
of Arlington. Bennington; Mrs. Stanle
c. Wilson, OF Chelsea. Orange; Mrs. v
W. Reirdon, of Barton. Orleans; Mr.
Minnie L. Taylor, OF Rutland, RUTLAND
Mrs. Frank K. Lowe, OF MontpeIie
Washington: Mr1. Warren A. Graham.
Bellows Falls. windhau1: and Mrs. Georl
0. Gr;diey. Of Windsor. Windsor.
THE KEYNOTE SPEECH
IN his Keynote speech. Mr.. ATchiba
ssid mat while it It always an honor
b., called upon TO preside at the Rsyul
licafs Stats convention. IL is doubly
fdis year because for the nTSt Strns
Vermont women are recognized an estt1a
In the politics of the State Like The IsF'
elites OF old Inc women have b1eeu Tsi
drr.nrs for many yearx in the WILDERNESS
ECt however because Of their owl ssn
hut because Of the ssns of the lssep. N
Archibald predicted that. bSneef0r15. 4
candidate ranse reckon with the woz
sm- II they do not DO 3d. JaAe1 win
sroxsn In the political world.
Thu SPEAKER EaaM that tins ksTHVfe