The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1888-04-05
Letters from the People.
BrattlebOrO's Put Up Caucus.
More Machine Politics.

More Machine Politics. t
Mr.. Sitter: The caucus to elect S
delegates to the State and District
Conventions to appoint delegates to
the Chicago Convention was held
here Saturday evening, expecting l
that some kind of circus might come
out of it, l just dropped in to see the
fun and tip the wink to the SITTER, if
anything remarkable should turn up.
From IS to so persons were present,
l should Judge, and on the stroke OF
the clock the monkeying began.
Hooker had his Grand Army strikers
promptly in hand, and Fuller turned
out as many of his dependents from
his shops as he could bull-doze for the
occasion. These two valiant leaders
appeared to be working in concert
and had their forces well on hand,
all trained with military precision,
each one carefully instructed just
when and how to get in his work.
Hooker was bounced into the chair
almost before town committeeman
Newton could call the meeting to Or
der, and one Higbee, convenient
henchman of Fuller's was made clerk.
Then instantly Fuller's bondman
: nominated him for first delegate, and
close on his heels Hooker's man Fri
day shouted his name for second del
egate. This done, there was mo-
, ment's pause to catch breath, when
4 all at once it seemed to dawn on the
mental vision of these over-anxious
: and over-prepared and self-appointed
= guardians of the people that nobody
r else was taking any particular inter
l. est in their proceedings, and that no
e body else was spelling with anxiety
# to 90 as delegate to the Conven-
/ ton; and from that time on, things
: generally proceeded little more de-
J. liberately until the delegations were
e finally filled, most of those present
1t looking on good naturally, but taking
e no part. Several gentlemen who
were elected or proposed, declined tc
= serve as delegates, such as B. d
If Harris, Edward Crosby, j. L. Mar
ID tin, Geo. E. Sellick, and one or two
If others, whether from disgust with the
a. piggish proceedings, Or for some 9th
- er cause, am unable to say.
,e The most amusing part was to SCI
N Hooker's and Lewis satellites pu
= through the parts that had been as
e. signed them. One of Hooker
u Grand Army followers nominated TIN
e six names that had been put on hi
L. list almost without stopping to TAX
Id breath, Che has big voice and plent,
H. of cheek, and hence l suppose wa
H. given the butt end of the job), ant
u others followed according to orders
AS everybody wanted the same thing
to Ito get Col. j. j. Estey elected t.
or the National Convention), it was
IN puzzle to discover what the fuss wa
as all about; but finally nearly every
=, body came to the same conclusion
~ The fact is neither Hooker nor Flu
1T Ter thinks that caucus is the re:
I'm genuine article or amounts to an,
lie thing unless it is packed on the 81,
= and everything is cut and dried b
rts fore hand-a regular put up jo'
be- They are afraid too if the people al
te- left to manage matters in their oW
ors way that their names which sound
en- sweet in their own ears, may not G
~ into the newspapers every day in t
year; but they will all the same,
. they can beg or buy the luxury. Tn
believe in ''tooting their own horn
ker and they do it so vigorously and co
of stantly that quietly disposed peoE
ont can't sleep nights for the everlasti
mt din they make.
of If you could buy either of the
ow- modest statesmen at fair valuati
of and sell him at his own estimate y
tely would make a nabob fortune by
up one transaction. They run these
i in tie packed caucuses first rate,
ing when the PEOPLE conclude to take
hand in the business they invarial
Yer have to take back seats. I'll keep
eve on these tricksters and see Y
hg later. PEEPING Tom
man Brattleboro, Apr. 2.
A Defence OF the Voice.
to- Lditor Sitter We noticed with SO