The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-10
Campaign Notes.

for Harrison and Reid in September
Both Chairman Carter and Secretary Nc
Comas Of the republican national commit
tee are settled at the republican head
! quarters in New York.
GOVERNOR MCKINLEY spoke at Council
Bluffs, Ia, last week Thursday afternoon,
before 10000 people, under the auspices of
Chautauqua assembly.
The town clerks of Windham county
have just held a meeting for the purpose of
obtaining new light upon the ballot law
and its method of operation.
PROMINENT republicans have given uni
| forms to the marching clubs at the leading
universities of the country. General Clark
son will uniform the club at Harvard.
GENERAL CLARKsoN will probably be
reelected president of the national league
of republican clubs at the annual conven-
ton to be held in Buffalo, on September l.
OHIO republicans opened the campaign in
that state at Vermillion Saturday afternoon.
| Secretary of the Treasury Foster made
speech which was enthusiastically cheered.
The new Watterson clubhouse at Louis
vile, KY, was dedicated on Thursday Of
last week. Adlai E. Stevenson, the demo-
cratic candidate for the vice-presidency,
| spoke, and speeches were made by Governor
Brown, j. Proctor Knott and others.
THE first rally in Brattleboro occurred on
last week Wednesday evening, when Gen
eral Stewart l.. Woodford made a fine
speech. Hon. j. l.. Martin presided and
A, j. Markham, the campaign singer, rem
dered several selections. A band, also, was
present. and the enthusiasm was great
SAM SMALL was beaten by three-quarters
| OF vote for the peoples party congressional
nomination in the Fifth Georgia district. 1t
was narrow escape for the peoples party
| But Sam will use his mouth in the same
outrageous manner that he always has,
even il he isn't congressional nominee.
CONGRESSMAN BURROWS of Michigan and
| Congressman Dolliver of Iowa have prom
ised to speak on the 18th at Springfield, ILL.,,
at the meeting Of the state league of repub-
| lican clubs. Whitelaw Reid will also be
there, and the occasion will serve as send
of for the republican campaign in the
West.
THE Lafayette Club composed of French
Canadian republicans of Burlington, raised
a flag on Wednesday evening of last week.
Colonel U. A. Woodbury., Leon n Beaupre,
w. l.. Burnap, Robert Roberts, d. j. Fos-
ter, H, w. Hall and j. E. Painchaud
made speeches. Judge Hamilton S. Peck
sent letter, which was read.
COLONEL B. b. SMALLEY of Burlington
has been chosen chairman of the campaign
committee of the national democratic COM
mittee. He is reported to have said: 60 We
don't require any safes. All the money we
need to run this campaign could be put in
my waistcoat pocket" The Springfield
Republican thinks "Brad's" vest pocket must
be very capacious
GENERAL STEWART L. WooDFoRD adj
dressed a successful rally at Burlington,
last week Friday evening. Colonel L. A.
Woodbury. presided. General Woodford
confined himself to the tariff issues and
made ringing Speech which was warmly
applauded. The other speaker of the even
ing was Hon. L, E. Chittenden of New
York, who predicted that Harrison and
Reid would carry that state and that the
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Governor Dillingham; was called upon for
speech, but he excused himself with the
promise that he would speak later on.
THE national convention of the republican
league clubs which will be held in Buffalo,
beginning on September 1, will be rousing
affair for western New York. Over 1000
| delegates and as many alternates will be
present from the various states and terri
tories, and some of the finest clubs in the
country will attend to lend interest to the
occasion by marching and drilling. The
best organized and best drilled club will be
presented with magnificent banner. The
Buffalo republicans expect not less than
10000 persons to gather in that city at the
convention and its influence will be felt
very widely.
THE Orleans county republican conven-
ton was held at Newport on Tuesday of
last week. The following nominations were
made: Senators, Josiah Grout of Derby
and Amory Dawson of Craftsbury; judge
of probate, o. H Austin of Barton Land
ing; states attorney, w W. Miles of Bar
tom assistant judges, j. c. Orne of Brown
ington and n S. Rogers of Newport: bailiff,
W, W. Wakefield Of Westfieid. George A.
Bill, j. j. Erwin and John Bisbee were
elected the county committee. Maj or Grout,
and Congressman j. H Walker of Worces-
ter, Mass. made speeches. Mr.. Walker
| spoke particularly OF the tariff, and aroused
great enthusiasm.
Tru rap,bI;oapu Of UaS+ Uir1;nio ,roro
anxious to nominate Secretary of War
Elkins for governor, on last week Wednes-
day, but he deemed it best not to become
the candidate, as there was doubt as TO the
length of his residence in the state. He
| was permanent chairman of the convention,
and on taking the chair he made a speech
over an hour long. Nominations for governor
being in order, an effort was made to NOM
mate Secretary Eikins by reclamation, but
he would not entertain the motion. Six
names for the position were presented.
Then an obscure little man from Kanawha,
named Smith, got up and said Mr.. Elkins
was the only man who could unite the
party. AT once the delegates rose and
waved hats and handkerchiefs the band
played, and cheer after cheer rent the air.
A recess of couple of hours was taken, at
the end of which Mr.. Elkins announced that
it would be impossible for him to accept
the nomination. Thomas f. Davis was
then nominated by reclamation.
GENERAL CLARKsoN, president OF the ma
tional league of republican clubs, has is
sued a call for every republican club in the
United States to meet August 16 at half-past
seven in the evening, and to organize a
marching club before adjourning. He urges
that " first voter clubs and boys clubs in
particular be formed in every community,
In connection with the CALL Chairman Car
ter of the national committee has issued
a letter to the chairman of each state and
territorial committee in which he says
" Your special attention is invited to the call
issued by General Clarkson for a meeting
of all republican league clubs in the United
States, at their respective club-rooms or
places of meeting, between the hours of
seven and eight O'clock, on Tuesday even
ing, the 10th inst, to consider and adopt
measures for extending club membership,
to organize marching clubs and for other
stated purposes. 1 earnestly recommend
that you promptly address each member of
your state committee, and also the chair
men of the several county committees in
your state, urging vigorous and active CO.
operation by the party organization in the
important work OF extending and perfecting
league clubs"
REPUBLIAN conventions have been held
in all the counties of the state, and as the
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