Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-07-20
REPUBLICAN RATIFICATION.
Arrangements for the Mass Meeting in
Burlington, July 20,


The executive committee of the Repub-
lican league of Vermont, announce the
following arrangements for the grand raj
ly to be held at Burlington on Thursday,
July %:
The meeting will be held in City Hall
square, beginning at II a. M. A process
sion of visiting clubs and all republicans
present in the city will be formed on the
arrival of the trains from the South,
North and East, and on the arrival
of the boats, and will march from Il e
lake shore through the principal streets
to City Hall square Visiting clubs are
requested to bring bands, flags and ban
ners with them aud to take part in the
parade, The Harrison voters of 1910, re-
sident in Vermont, are invited to attend
the rally and to form separate division in
the procession. The following prominent
republicans have been invited to be pres
ent and occupy seats on the grand stand
Senators Morrill, and Edmuud-, Congress-
men Stewart and Grout, Governor Orms-
bee and Lieut.. Gov. Fuller, ex-Govs.
Smlth, Holbrook, Dillingham;, Hendee,
Plngree, Farnham and Barstow, the va
rious State .otlicers, Hon. W. z. Dilling-
ham, Col. u. A. Woodbury. members of
the State committee and others.
Among tue speakers engaged are Presi-
dent James p. Foster of the Republican
national league, Congressman Benjamin
ButterWorth OF Ohio, and Hon. Warner
Miller oil New York.
Music will be furnished by several bands
and male chorus. Republican clubs art
requested to attend the rally ell masse
nd the freemen OF the State irrespective
OF larty are cordially invited TO be present
Arrangements have been made " it'll the
various railroads IN the State for spe cha
trains and low rates of fare from nearly
all points. Excursions have been aIraug
ed by boat from all points on TIE New
York SIDE of the lake between Grown
Point and Pattsburgh, inclusive
Adequate provision will be ma ie fol
feeding the multitude the day OF the raj
y. The headquarters of the republican
state league VIII he established in eli!
hall. 1t Is expected that the mills ant
| other places of business which have
large force of employees will BE- CLOSED
during he meeting, and the local atten
dance Will I've large.
= The veterans OF the TippecanOe cam
: paign are eXpec ed TO he present in lHr-
a numbers, and they will he in command .
. the veteran Col. Rolla Gleason of Rich
muud.
4 This rally is 10 he a repetition of tn
: famous one of the campaign of 1910 in thi
$ city, when fully $4,000 yeople We're in at
- tendance.
. special trains will arrive from Bennng
st. Johnsbury, Rchfoi d, and intermediaf
points between 10 and II Il. m, i'll an
pie time for the opening exercises.
Special round TRIP tickets will be sold
follows From Bennington or Below
), Falls, 81 from Windsor to Hartford il
l. elusive, $3.50; from South Royalton t
p East Granville inclusive, Sl,25 from Ro>
- bury, 81 10; from Northfield, Barre an
u Montpelier, 81 MiddleseX, S5 cents
L Waterbury, IS Richmond, sos Alburgf
c. Swanton and St. Albans, IS; RichfOrd an
V Enosburgh. 81; Sheldon Junction,
n cents; Milton, 50; Georgia, co; Shelburr
" % Charlotte, As Ferrlsburgh and We
y gennes, 80; New Haven, so, Middlebur!
S 10; Leicester Junction, 50; Shorehan
l. IS; Orwell and Brandon, 81 Plttsfort
ID Sl.l5 Rutland and Proctor, Sl,25; Lu'
n low, Cultingsville, SALISBURY, Arlington
~ I Manchester. Dorset and Wallingfor'
IL " ellis River and Woodstock, 81 so,
Round trip tickets will he sold fro
a lake ports in New York to Burlington IL
is 30 cents.