Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1888-08-03
THE BURLINGTON RALLY.

19st week Thursday was in every way a
success. The attendance was estimated
at fully 10000; the procession was long
and fine and excellent speeches were
made by Senator Warner Miller of New
York, Hon. Benjamin Butterworth of
Ohio, Senator Edmunds and Judge
Thurston of Nebraska, while brief re-
marks were heard from Hon. w. P. Dill
lingham, Gen. Swift of Boston and Hon.
John w. Stewart.
The Addison county delegation made a
fine showing. From the north and west
parts of the county nearly 800 went from
Vergennes on the steamer Williams,
while at this place 400 tickets were sold.
The E. j. Ormsbee Republican club of
Orwell-50 strong-went up in a special
car, which was elaborately decorated
with flags and large banner bearing
the name of the organization. Most of
those from Middlebury and vicinity
marched with the Middlebury club,
which had procured the Post Willard
drum corps from Troy, n. Y. The club
and many of those who marched with
them wore handsome badges of satin
bearing the United States flag, the por-
trait of Harrison and the names of the
two candidates-and the club nearly all
wore white helmets with gilt spikes on
top and the names of the candidates on
the band. The surrounding towns turned
out in force. RiptOn sent down between
80 and 60, including seven veterans of
the 1910 campaign, and Weybridge, Corn
wall, Salisbury and Bridport were well
represented. The Middlebury club was
accompanied by the new hose company
H. E. Smith, foreman-who wore blue
helmets. The railroad people set off five
passenger cars here the night before and
by the time the train was due which was
to take them on to Burlington they were
all well filled. On reaching burlington
the Middlebury club and their friends
formed in the procession with the other
clubs from this part of the State. Col.
Thad M. Chapman (mounted) marshalled
the club and was assisted by c. H. Will
Hanson and Col. A. A. Fletcher, assist
ants. They marched in the form of the
letter III, " the hose company bringing up
the rear and drawing a very tastefully
gotten-up log cabin mounted on suita-
BILE carriage. The procession marched
over two miles and it was nearly o'clock
before the ranks were broken. There
were over 5000 men in line. Gen. T. S.
Peck was chief marshal, and the process
sion, requiring an hour to pass a given
point, was the most imposing ever seen
in the State. Gov. Ormsbee was escorted
by a mounted division of 100 men. An
interesting feature of the parade was a
log cabin from Richford, drawn by six
horses. 1t was built of spruce logs, and
had live coon on the roof, and young
bear was tied to the platform. Several
arches were constructed across the
streets, and flags, bunting and Republi-
can notices garnished every available
spot. A number of banners of 1910, with
other relics of that campaign, were dis
played, and four veteran lake captains
who were on duty in 1910, and 60 voters
of 1910 took part in the procession.
The speaking was from stand erected
on the west side of the Fletcher library
: Ex-Gov. Proctor, president of the State
: Republican league, presided. A note
woIthy part of the exercises was the
singing by the st. Adams glee club and
; by Mr.. Markham of Brattleboro, soloist
: The first speaker was Senator Warner
Miller of New York. At the outset he
J said he had not come over to teach Yer
} monters Republicanism. IL have come,
said he, "to learn how you do it and tel
: you we propose to carry New York thi;
: year by as large majority as you viii
, set for us in September" He thought
= the Republican party as whole was sat
isfied with what its representatives did a
Chicago. The platform had not been eX
= celled by any which was ever put before
, the Republican party. The great poin