The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-05-27

C. D. P. DELE Gates
GOING TO CHICAGO
Wood Sentiment Strong at Rep
ublican Convention
IMPRESSIVE ADDRESSES
Presidential Candidate cheered to
Echo During Outline on
Big Issues.

lMOntpeileT, May &C. ES loliNMihS
delegates were elected yesterday to
attend the national republican conven
ton in Chicago.
II. Nelson Jackson, Burlington.
Alex Dunnett, St. Johnsbury.
DR. John NJ. Thomas, Middlebury.
James e. Dewey, Hartford.
Redheld Proctor. Proctor
Hugh ]. NJ. Jones, Montpelier
Fuller c. Smith, st. Albans.
George o. Gridley, Windsor.
Gen. Wood arrived shortly before S
O o'clock accompanied by Col Thomas
W Miller, one OF his eastern mana
gers, and his secretary, Nicholas
III osevelt, a nephew OF President
Roosevelt. Major H. Nelson Jac55on
and other prominent Wood workers
N The state accompanied the general
| from Burlington.
(;eh. Wood was given an en-iusais-
,ic reception as 'le stepped from his
| II otor car at the Pavilion and walked
through q cheering lane into the
hotel. A little later he came out TO
80 to Montpelier Seminary to address
the students before the convention
Eopened. A half dozen Boy Scouts
were made supremely happy when
Gen. Wood shook hands with them
/ Individually. Many delegates and
spectators crowded around Gen. Wood
who was attired in military uniform
to shake his hands.
The business of the convention waa
70 include brief opening address
by Congressman Porter H. Dale
Temporary presiding officer, an ad
dress by Major Gen. Leonard Wood
and elec-ion OF eight delegates to the
Chicago convention. and action on
THE platform presented by the com
mittee on resolutions. There were ru
mors of a contest on the floor on the
last resolution.
Only one contest, that for seventh
delegate, was in sight when the con-
Ivention came to order. This contest
was between Fuller C. Smith of st
Albans and Miles Sawyer Of Rutland
Atpa meeting of the candidates held
last evening was agreed on the order
in which they should be nominated.
The audience arose and eheeret
when Gen. Wood entered the hall
The convention opened at 1922
o'clock with an audience of 1900 tC
1000 people present including nearl!
700 delegates. On the platform were
Gov. Clement, L. S. Senator William
p. Dillingham;, Ex-Gov. Gates state o
ficers and members of the Republican
state committee.
J. c. Piddock, chairman of the
state committee, called the convention
to order,and Rev. Henry L. Ballou o
Chester offered prayer, ]. A. vii
cox read the national call, and Col
lins NJ. Grayd5, secretary of the STATE
committee, read the call fer the STATE
convention.
The chair announced as temporar!
Organization Congressman Portel
Dale as chairman, Harry V, Hall o
burlington, secretary and Speaker
Charles Dana and j. A. Wilcox, as
sistant secretaries. Mr. Ballou chap
lain, and Allen Ball sergeant-atarms
The chair announced as members
ot the committee on resolutions, W
II. taircnild, c. A. Chapman, W. a
Root, Charles f. Black, Charles II
lReade w. +. Tracy l.. A. Cobb
Henry o. Carpenter, Frank E. Lang
Icy, NJ p. Maurice, NJ M. Wilson. A
A. Silver Seth A. NJ. Gage and G. NJ
Campbell.
Congressman Dale in his address
said that for three score OF years il
making its political choice Iehaon
never had made a mistake and tina
during that period 1t never had cas-
its ballot against the Republican
parry Vermont has kept straigh
by YOU said he speaker The speak
or spoke of the necessity of placing II
power the party aid safely guided CHI
nation in periolous days of the pas
and that control was needed nov
when conditions that existed that III
set the nation and we'll nigh dstrac
ed globe" The speaker referred t,
great peril now coming from unres
and discomfort. To place in tho pres
dental chair at Washington repre-
sentative of the Republican pary nov
rests with the voters, said the speak
er. "The people must arise abov
personal responsibilities and place a
the head of the government men VIII
, will safely guide the nation through
Republican president and republ
can congress-
Gen. Wood in opening referred I
the big red wave of so-called Bo
sheyism rolling westward" which h
described as destructive force; i
no way constructive. Tired now it
turning ton order and again he saiC
THE Red armies are now well equiI
ped. well organized and under abl
| leadership. They are heading ives
and no one knows just where they nr
going.
so we must look ahead Now
our time to stand steady; our fee
on the ground, our eyes on God an
. our ideals. Holding onto the const
!. tuition. This is no time for leap
the dark Do not listen to any
9 these dangerous agitators and supe
fetal thinkers who think the tin