The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1892-08-19
Foolish Fuller Failure.
Mention.
Especial to the SIFTER.I

PERU, VI, Aug. II, 1892.-The
day has closed upon the great Fuller
rally. 1t is so called from the fact that
it was nothing else. 1t is an open Sc
cret that this meeting was inaugurated
by the Bennington county committee,
through the influence of M. j. Hap
good of this town, solely to counteract
the influence of the SITTER and whip
in recalcitrant republicans who propose
to stand by their manhood and refuse
to vote for the Brattleboro poet and
money-bags. Hapgood was candi-
date for the state senate before the re-
cent Bennington county convention but
the over mountain bosses defeated him.
He is now trying to move heaven and
earth to poll the full republican vote
for Fuller in this town and Landgrove
and Winhall, hoping thereby to pro-
pitiate the bosses and soften their
hearts so that next time they will let
him be senator-but they wont. Hap
good thoroughly advertised the meeting,
by poster and flyers, both far and near,
announcing that ex-Gov. Dillingham;
would address the meeting and that
Prof. Markham would sing.
Well, the day came and with it
everything necessary for big blowout
Across Mr.. Hapgood's residence was a
large streamer emblazoned with the
names of Fuller & Stranahan, like
piece ornamented the stand These
were sent up from Brattleboro the
night before. Considerable in the way
of ornamentation with bunting and
otherwise was done and our little park
presented pleasing appearance. And
last came the crowd, if it could be so
called, numbering between three and
four hundred men, women and children,
with no attractions, as advertised, save
only the Manchester drum corps.
Congressman Powers came in the place
of Dillingham; and one Minis of St.
Albans, an Indifferent substitute for
Markham. The address by the Con-
gresham, SO far as he confined himself
to national issues, was able and in some
points eloquent, but the great bulk of
everything was Fuller, Fuller, Fuller
in nauseating doses. Col. Colburn of
Manchester, and by the way your re-
porter forgets the number Of the regi-
ment he was in, but nevertheless there
is no doubt but he shed barrels of bl-
sweat during the trying periods of 1851
5 in amassing fortune by speculation,
having, like Fuller, rich father-in-
law to cash his drafts, in trying to
make Fuller soothing syrup dose for
we mountaineers, honored the SITTER
by mentioning its name and stating
that he did not know why the editor op-
posed his pet unless he was troubled
with softening of the brain. The Col.
seemed to forget that but brief time
before the convention he was opposed
to Fuller and, your reporter has it
from good authority that at one time
he stated that he would not vote for
him if he was nominated. But the
Bennington county dicker at the con-
vention made Fuller zone among ten
thousand and altogether lovely in the
eyes of this Colonel who came upon the
mountain to teach we gum chewers how
to vote.
LAWYER Archibald of Manchester
Centre and lawyer Cudworth of your
place spoke briefly, adding all the
sweetning they could to the Fuller dose,
though we did hear reputable repub-
lican say that ''Cudworth was the only
man who spoke and didn't lie"
1t is to be hoped that the next time
the grand old town of Peru holds
rally it will be for better man than
Levi Fuller whose only recommends
ton lies in the money earned by good
Dea. Estey.