The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-24
Campaign Notes.
Vermont.

THE Rutland Young Mems Republican
Club has perfected its organization by elect
ing j. G. Jones president and H. e. Poronto
secretary.
The Logan Republican Club of Ludlow
reorganized last week, and after the meet
ing the audience was addressed by H. b.
Anterior of Nashua, n. II.
COLONEL U. A. WOODBURY., Secretary of
State Brownell, Hon. Robert Roberts and
ID. j. Foster, ESQ., spoke at a rally at
West Bolton Saturday evening.
JUDGE POWERS Captain j. H. Mimms, F.
III. Archibald of Manchester and Colonel
NJ. S. Colburn spoke at Peru on last week
Thursday and at Arlington on Friday.
In the Rutland republican caucus, Mon
day evening Percival W. Clement was
nominated for representative, receiving $50
votes, against 1876 for ex.Congressman
Joyce.
A RALLY at Charlotte, last week, was adj
dressed by Hon. g. NJ. Dewey of Michigan
Hon. Robert Roberts of Burlington and j.
e. Cushman. Mr.. Markham, the singer, was
present.
PoULTNEY republicans held a rousing
rally last week Wednesday evening, the
speakers being j. G. Jones of Rutland
and eX-Congressman Greenhalge of Massa-
chusettS
The executive committee OF the Ver-
gennes Republican League has decided to
hold grand rally on Saturday evening, the
9th, with torch-light procession, music
and fireworks.
The republicans of Grand Isle county
held an enthusiastic rally for Harrison and
Reid, and Fuller and Stranahan, at the
courthouse at North Hero, last week Fri
day, Hon. George M. Dewey of Michigan
made very able speech, devoting consider
able time to the tariff.
LAST week Wednesday evening there was
rally at Burlington, addressed by Colonel
U. A. Woodbury. who presided, Hon. L. E.
Chittenden of New York and Hon. George
NJ. Dewey of Michigan. The singing of
Mr.. Markham of Brattleboro brought down
the house. Mr. Dewey incidentally stated
that Mr.. Prick of Pittsburgh, Penn. was a
democrat and had probably never voted
the republican ticket.
THERE was a conference of members of
the state committee and officers of the Re-
publican League at Burlington, last week
Friday evening. Senator Redfeld Proctor
and Colonel f. D. Proctor of Proctor Colo
mel M. S. Colburn of Manchester, ex-Lieu-
tenant-Governor U. A. Woodbury. of Bur-
| lington, Colonel L. K Fuller and Colonel
j. II. Goulding of Brattleboro also were
| present The result of this conference will
be lively and aggressive campaign from
this time out
SENATOR PROCTOR was in New York, last
week, and spent some time at the head
quarters of the National Committee. To a
| reporter Oh une commercial AQOeTtlSer he
said; &C have hope and faith in the sue
cess OF our party. The states that are re-
publican will continue so. There is no
doubt whatever about northern and north
eastern New England. AS to the talk about
our losing any of the Western states, /
think it is idle; those that are in the repub-
lican column will remain there. l believe
the people generally are satisfied with the
protective tariff policy, and on that issue
we will win" He will make a number of
oh 10 hafx- tlaC -
election.
Mr.. BLAINE will make number of FIVE
minute speeches in the Maine campaign.
THERE was big row at democratic
meeting at Newberry, s. c., last week,
which Governor Tillman was addressing.
The stand was torn down and skulls were
cracked.
SENATOR ALLISON will open the political
campaign in Iowa at Waverley the 31st
instant to be followed by an address in
Dubuque, September 6. 1t is also under
stood that he will make another speech
previous to his departure for Europe,
whittier he goes as member of the Mon
etary Conference.
THERE is a split in the Texas democracy
with two state tickets, one led by Governor
Hogg and the other by George Clark Both
sides will vote for Cleveland. AT the state
convention there was high old time,
knives and pistols being tiourished and sew
eral fights occurring. The Hogg convention
endorsed unlimited silver coinage
THE secretary of the Women's Republican
Association of the United States of which
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster is president, has issued
call to republican women throughout the
country to attend the convention of the Re
publican League Clubs at Buffalo, Sep
TENDER 10 and 16. The women will hold
mass meeting at ten o'clock A. NJ. on Sep
| TENDER 16.
A PECULIAR case in connection with the
new ballot law of Maine has arisen. The
republicans of Augusta on July 20 held a
caucus under the Australian ballot law,
nominated one representative to the legis-
lature, and then adjourned without secur-
ing the second nominee. j. j. Maher i'm
mediately called caucus, was nominated
by his supporters and filed papers through
counsel with the secretary OF state. The re-
publicans on August 10 held second eau
Gus and nominated S. w. Lane as second
representative to the legislature. Secretary
of State Fessenden refused to accept Makers
papers and has accepted Lanes. Maher
will appeal to the supreme court. The de-
cision will be important.
THE democrats of Jerry Simpsons Kan
sas district have Endorsed his candidacy for
Congress, and in return for the favor Jerry
has induced the popuist committee to
withdraw King in the Second district in IA
vor of the democratic candidate. Thus in
the Seventh district the congressional race
is now narrowed to Simpson and Long, re-
publican, and in the Second to Fulstan re-
publican, and Moore democrat. 1t is ex-
pected that the populist candidate in the
First district will soon be withdrawn in IA
vor Of the democratic candidate. These
facts indicate what we have all along as
serted-that the new party is tail to the
democratic kite They both go in for a cheap
currency, and on that issue at least there is
very little difference between the two.
THE State Republican League OF Illinois
held a rousing convention at Springfield on
last week Thursday. Hon. Whitelaw Reid
was one of the speakers. During his re-
marks Mr. Reid presented few unpub-
lished statements. He said: From an
official source in a field have lately left,
Oscar II. Williams, United States consul at
Bavre, has just written an analysis of the
trade from France to the United States
passing through that port, which, as you
know, is the chief port for general French
expectations to us. Over sixty-fve per cent,
he says, OF all merchandise exported from
Havre TO United States ports entered free
Of duty. The value of exports on which
the duty has been reduced by the Mckinley
| tariff were over half the total values ex-