Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-03
Notes Ct the State Campaign.


A school boys Garfield club has been or
ganzed at Montpelier.
About five hundred Republican torch
bearers of Montpelier, on their return from
the rally al Waterbury Thursday night had
occasion tn pass the residence OF the editor
of the -lrgus and rendered him Il little sere-
made, against which proceeding he very
much rebclled Possibly had he been allow
ell to pick the serenaders, he would have
| chosen some who rally under a different
banner.
The Republicans of Enosbursh Falls held
rally, Thursday night and it was rousing
| rally too. 1t had been pretty well adver-
tised, and the invitations to ont-of-town peo-
pie were generally responded TO. ST. Adams
sent delegation of four hundred, including
the young mems club. At nearly every sta
ton between here and St. Adams and Enos-
burgh the party received accessions, and II
large number came from the towns on the
other end of the road In all, about four
thousand people were present. The speakers
were Major George T. Childs of St. Adams
anu lion Mahloh Nhahce Vi ohio' Aitet
the speaking was finished, the procession
formed and moved along the main streets,
which were handsomely decorated with illu-
minated arches, transparencies, Chinese Ian
terms and flags. There was good display
of fireworks, and the parade was an excel
lent one,
At the Washington county Greenback
convention at Montpelier, the following tick
ct was nominated Senators, True A. Town,
Cabot, d. s. Stoddard, Fayston; County
Judge, Eli :, Pitkin, Marshfld; States AT
tornev. G. F. Clough, Waterbury; Sheriff,
f. F. Perry. Duxbury; High Bailitf, z.
Glazier. Mortified; Probate Judge, Ezekiel
D. Kent, North Montpelier
MIR E. W Cram of Wolcott declines the
Democratic Greenback nomination for High
Bailiff of Lamoille county. He says: Il
have voted the Republican ticket for the last
twenty years, and am still a Republican"
The Democratic candidate for High Bailif
in Addison County has Joined the Garfield
and Arthur club at Bristol. And still they
come.
There was rousing Republican rally al
Waterbury Thursday evening, in which over
1000 people participated. hemecting assem-
hled ON the park, where speeches were made
by the following gentlemen T. r. Palmer,
president of the Waterbury Garfield and Ar
thur club L. l.. Durant, Geo. W. Wing, ii.
A Huse Of Montpelier, Geo. ii. Bigelow oil
Burlington, Rev W 5. Studley, d. d., of
Newton, Mass, John F. Henry of Brooklyn,
y, V, B. F. Fifield of Montpelier, and the
venerable Gov. Dillingham;, now 50 years OF
age. who closed the speaking with q ringing
address. The Garfield and Arthur club Of
Montpelier. about 600 strong, attended on an
extra train. and after the meeting there was
n torch lis,t procession numbering 200
torches which paraded the principal streets
The meeting was intensely earnest and en-
thusiastic throughout.
A correspondent at Springfield, writes
There are abou, forty Young men in this
TOWN that will cast their maiden vote at the
coming election, and about thirty out Of the
forty will vo,e the Republican ticket, thus
showing tina, the Young men know what
they are doing. and that they are satisfied
with the present state of affairs. New
n,,,os ars constantly beipc added to the Gar
soId and .r,hur ,,-h aud everv,hing looks
Ioro,r ,or nm ola fashioned majority in Yer
mon, in S.r,or,ber and 81 still lerqcr one in
v.no,,,.or
rho oo,o.i,o.s for tho p.r,h,;cor csrdi.
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combination poeoro corchd;nc Mr. Pave
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