Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1872-08-02
State Campaign Notes.

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- The Bennington Free Press has
been sold out to an association aud now
supports Greeley. f8
- Two of the Greeley Bennington
county committee have decided to sup
port Grant.
A Greeley club has been formed at
Randolph, composed almost entirely Of
democrats.
Gov. Dillingham; recently made a
strong speech for Grant and Wilson at
Plattsburg.
DIR. Thomas E. Powers of Wood
stock is reported for Greeley. Nothing
strange about that.
OF thirteen democrats in Jamaica,
seven have declared that they will not
vote for Greeley.
If the New York Tribune is no
longer an organ, an exchange says, it is
at least a very noisy Reid instrument.
We believe that more political
meetings are now announced in Vermont
than before at any one time since 1910.
The Grant and Wilson men of Hun
tington organized club last Friday
evening and will meet hereafter every
Friday evening.
The Rutland Herald says that the
circulation of the New York Tribune
has fallen off one-half in Vermont, since
Mr.. Greeley's nomination.
The Newport Express opposes the
scheme to redistrict the State, but if it
is done hopes it will not take effect until
after the next Congressional election.
The democrats and Liberal repub-
licans of Windsor county are to have a
coalition convention at White River
junction on Tuesday afternoon of next
week
A large republican meeting was
held at SALISBURY ON Friday evening.
Speeches were made by Col. Joyce of
Rutland, I. w. Park and j. HI. Cush-
man.
= The republicans of Bennington
nave decided to have grand mass con-
vention and celebration on the 10Th of
August. the anniversary of the Battle of
Bennington.
- Charles A. Wilson, young lawyer
of Cavendish, was recently elected on
the Greeley committee for Windsor coun-
ty, but he declined, and there's another
vacancy to be filled.
- Enthusiastic republican meetings
were held at Charlotte and Richmond
on Saturday evening. Speeches by Geo.
II. Bigelow and Henry Ballad of Bur
lington, and l.. L. Lawrence.
- The Greeley folks have been all
over the State for candidate for gov
ernor. They have been to Hon. ID. G.
Dennison, Gov. Holbrook nd others, all
of whom declined. 1t is reported that
Gov. Holbrook was first sought, and that
he gave them some very sound advice
= The Greeley men at West Rutland
got up a meeting Saturday night. A
gentleman passing through Rutland, and
being told that crowds had gone over tc
West Rutland to attend, had the curios
ity to stand and count the wagons al
they returned, about IL P. NJ. There
were three
- Henry Ballad, an able and promin
emit lawyer and citizen of Burlington, like
many other good republicans, has sup
ported Greeley up to late date, anc
had been selected as the Greeley candi
date for representative of Burlington
but came out for Grant, on Thursday
evening of last week, at large politica
meeting in the north ward of that city
Said he, "with Garrett Smith L dreaC
the return of the democratic party tt
power
A we'll attended Grant and Wilson
meeting was held at Richford, Friday
evening and addressed by Hon r. S
Taft of Burlington and Geo. A. BALLAD
of Fairfax. One hundred and seventy
FIVE voters of that town had signed thu
call for the meeting. Among them were
several democrats and three republican,
who heretofore had been supporting tn,
Greeley movement. In the same tow
the call for Greeley meeting received
but seventeen voters, which is very fai
representation of the strength of politi
cal parties in that town.
CHESTER PoLTTICs.-The Grant ant
Wilson club of Chester was permanent
ly organized last Saturday evening, b,
, the election of the following officers
President-Hugh Henry.
: Vice Presidents. ID. Powers, G.