The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-08-01

convention. The last speaker named is
postmaster at Rutland the postmaster
at Bradford presided over the conven-
ton; the postmaster at North Tun-
bridge was one of the vice-presidents;
the postmaster at Post Mills was very
active.
AN interesting incident of the rally is
noted by the Burlington Free Press.
The banner presented to Grand Isle
county and town for sending the largest
number of representatives TO the rally
of 1910 was carried in that of 1888. On
the banner is inscribed: "The State of
Vermont, the star that never SETS"
The closing sentence of the presenta-
ton speech is recalled as follows:
Sons of Vermont, we love and cher
ish our little state, with her sturdy
sense and right and duty unsullied
by pride and undaunted by fear. We
love her mountains, her lakes, her
streams and wales. We do not love her
mountains less, but we love her islands
more"
AT meeting of New York city re-
publican committees last Wednesday
night Mr. S. II. Randall, amember of one
of the committees, reported instances
of workmen who are boiling the demo-
cratic party on account of its free-trade
doctrines. In one factory in that city
400 workmen were about equally d.
vided between the two parties in 1884
This year only four will vote the demo-
cratic ticket. In another factory, where
200 men are employed, the same con-
dtions exist. Mr.. Randall predicts
that the democrats in the city will not
have more than 10000 majority with
which to meet the 10000 or $4,000
republican majority north of the Harlem
river, and that the republican party
will carry the state by at least $4,000.
SOME of the democratic soldiers, in
sending their names to T. j. Deavitt TO
be enrolled in the republican column,
give reasons for their action that are
worthy of consideration. Wayland A
Strong of Barre, late of Company X
Seventeenth Vermont, writes as fol.
lows: " | wish to record myself as a
democrat of sixteen years standing
who intends to vote for Harrison and
Morton next November. My reasons
| for doing so are these: Free-trade
hostility to the loyal men who fought
to save the Union, the civil service
sham, the attitude of the southern mer
in congress who seem so reckless il
t regard to crippling northern industries
which the 90 Mills bill " would do
could it be put into effect. Cleveland''
imbecle foreign policy is another cause
to add tinge of shame to every true
Americans cheek. Hoping we may
have an administration next Marcel
! that will place American interests abov,
British, l subscribe myself yours truly
|, Wayland A. Strong"
f COLoRED democrats and independ
ents tried their hand at politics at In
dianapolis last week with queer effect
In series of rows between the tive
, elements blows were struck, pistol
+ drawn and the Independents knocked
: out. The closing meeting commence,
with squally weather, built on the plal
f of the proceedings in the Lime Kill
E club. The chairman called on Eide
q McDaniels to open the meeting witt
prayer. The elder wanted hymn sung
Objections were made and the elder de
: clared, :" If you won't sing 1 won
D.. pray" and left the hail. A Michigan
, man was found who would pray, an,
= resolutions indorsing the platform o
the St. Louis convention were adopted
The fault the colored brethren founC
: with the republican party was it
7 failure to secure s. fair count" Thi
Il is no worse than the objection urge
: by their prohibitionist brethren tina
the republican party has failed to sc
:, cure the suppression of the liquo
u traffic. Both tasks are equivalent t.
u u shearing the wolf"
n AT the Rutland county Democrat
q convention, Tuesday of last week, tn
following ticket was nominated: Ser
:, ators, c.. A. Gale of Rutland, Cyru
Jennings of Hortonville, w. H. Procto
of Fair Haven, S. E. Segar of Brandon
y assistant Judges, j obn Mortrom of We:
, Rutland, 1. w. Kelley of Fair Haven
{ sheriff, w. w. Dawley of Rutland
y high bailiff, George ID. Spencer {
u u Castleton; states attorney, Thomas "
a Moloney of Rutland; county commits
U sioner, John O'Rourke of West Ru
> land; Judges of probate, M. w. Canno
g of West Rutland, M. d. Cole {
y u Poultney. A peculiar incident o,
u Cured when r. j. Humphrey {
Il Poultney presented the name of r.
e publican, Hon. Barnes Frisbie of thi
pldCc, III aoololauI JuuSo, CA Pl oooih
the opinion that the office should
II given to the best man and realizing tn
d fact that such was to be found only
/ the republican ranks. w. II. ProctC
= subsequently declined the nominatio
a for senator, declaring himself still OF
TT posed to republican ring rule, but di'
e creetly avoiding mention of the littl
D, federal ring that controls the demoC
"a racy of the state