The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-17
Campaign Notes.
Vermont.

IHE repuDllCanS OF Brighton nominated
Hon. George n. Dale for representative
Saturday evening.
SENATOR PROCTOR and ex-Congressman
Joyce addressed rally at Rutland, last
week Friday evening.
THE peoples party men had rally at
Burlington, Monday evening. The atten.
dance was very small.
Hon. JAMES G. MONAGHAN Of Providence,
r. l., spoke at a democratic rally at Bur-
lington, last week Wednesday evening,
IT is reported that about a dozen men,
bers of the peoples party met at Stowe, a
few days ago, and nominated full county
ticket.
COLONEL FULLER has resigned the presi-
dency of the Brattleboro Republican Club,
and Hon. j. l.. Martin has been chosen as
his successor.
RICHMOND republicans were addressed
Monday afternoon by Hon. George NJ.
Dewey of Michigan, ID. j. Foster, Esq, of
Burlington and Colonel L. A. Woodbury..
Mr.. Markham, the campaign singer, was
present,
THE Republican Club of Springfield
opened it's campaign, last week Tuesday
evening, with fiag-raising and mass-meet-
ing. Colonel L. X. Fuller, Colonel George
W. Hooker and Hon. j. L. Martin made
speeches, and Mr.. Markham, the campaign
singer, sang several songs
follows to the Burlington Free Press. The
question has been raised as to what would
be the method of procedure under the new
ballot law where person is not entitled to
vote the full ticket because he has not re-
sided in the town the requisite three months.
No. 60 of the Acts of 1884 settles this ques-
ton clearly A person who is qualified to
vote for state officers is also qualified to vote
for representative in congress and for the
county and probate district officers, and as
it is proposed to have the names of all such
officers on the same ticket this seeming
difficulty has been disposed of. There
seems to be a wide difference of opinion
among the several county clerks as to the
form and general makeup of the ballot to
be issued by them under the new purifying
| system. Some contend that the most con-
| venient form is to make long ticket, the
names of candidates all being arranged in
one column, while others would make the
! ballot nearly square, using two columns for
| the names. Again all are not agreed as to
whether the cross (X) should be after the
| name, the residence or the party. IL would
seem advisable under the circumstances
that meeting of the county clerks, or a
majority of them, be held to consider
these matters and give us uniform ballot.
l believe this matter can not be urged too
strongly if the system is to be improved and
| retained
| Other States.
SPEAKER CRISP made his first speech in
the Georgia campaign, last week.
THE republican leaders in West Virginia
expect to carry the state by about 5000
majority.
THE peoples party organized for New
| Hampshire at Manchester, on Thursday of
last week.
THE College League of Republican Clubs
has been invited by General Clarkson to
send delegates to the National League con-
vention at Buffalo.
THE date of the National League conven-
ton at Buffalo, n. Y, has been postponed
until September 10. The postponement is
made for the convenience of delegates from
the West, where the harvesting will not
have been finished by September l.
JUDGE WALTER Q. GRESHAM has prom
Used to take the stump in the interest of the
peoples party, and he will make his open.
ing speech the latter part of this month.
Chairman Taubeneck says this means at
least 100000 votes for the peoples party.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR SHEEHAN has been
elected chairman of the New York demo-
cratic state committee This is not rel
| ished by the " anti-snappers, but the lat
ter must not expect everything. They had
their share when they secured Cleveland
nomination.
THE democrats of Pittsburg, it is said
have decided to nominate President Weihe
| of the Amalgamated Association for congress
from the Pittsburg district, and Hugh
O'Donnell, the leader of the Homestead
strikers, for the assembly on the democratic
ticket Mr.. Weihe is to oppose John Dial.
zell, the present republican congressman
from the district.
A DEMOCRATIC leader who had Just re-
turned to Washington from Virginia said tC
Tribune correspondent, last week; 'Thert
is an almost complete absence of enthusiasm
among the voters, and unless something car
be done to arouse and solidify them, L fear
that Cleveland and Stevenson will receive
fewer votes than Cleveland and Thurman
did four years ago"