St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-08-25
LOCAL DEMOCRATS.

crat at Monday nights caucus, be-
fore the services begun.
But they didn't stick They
pulled apart SO completely that Har-
mony, who yearned for due respect left
the hall some time before the caucus
adjourned.
1t was the largest primary ever
held here by the democrats. Atleast
so the old liners said. About $50
voters were present, and the pro-
gramme was decidedly lively.
E. H. Blossom of the town COM
mittee called the meeting to order,
and E. E. Sargent Immediately intro
duced a resolution expressing SYM
patty with the laboring man and
calling for legislation at Montpelier
in his behalf, including the passage
of weekly payment bill.
He was somewhat sarcastic in re-
ferring to the action of the republi-
can caucus, and wanted the local
democracy to put itself on record on
the labor question.
F. 6. Bundv said there were other
resolutions to be offered later, after
a nomination had been made, and so
moved that the Sargent resolution
be ordered to lie-which was done
Somebody in the hall was anxious
to hear what the Bundy resolutions
were, so they were presented at this
time instead Of later in the game
The first part read like this:
Whereas, There have come from various
quarters of the republican party COM
plants and threats against the Austria
liam ballot law eliminating, in a hostile
resolution introduced by republican
leader at the late caucus, and in the dis
tinct avowal by the nominee of that eau
Gus that he favors the repeal or substan-
tial alteration of that law; and
Whereas, We believe the law to
be founded on true principles, to be pre-
judicial to no honest interests, to be the
only safeguard against intimidation at
the polls, and to be the only true express
sion of the will of the people; and
Whereas, The same republican caucus
as further proof of it's lack of sympa-
thy with the people voted almost unan-
imously against resolution instruct
ing their nominee to vote for a judicious
weekly payment law for corporations;
and
Whereas, 1t is our belief such a law
ought to be enacted therefore
Resolved, That we. the democrats of
ST. Johnsbury in regular caucus assem-
bled, do adopt these two issues as the
most important in the coming election.
not fearing to trust the settlement Of the
question to the will of the people, and
that we invite all voters, irrespective of
party, to join with US in the settlement
of these issues, hoping that the result at
the polls will be a vindication of this
platform and the death blow to all ring
rule.
And this one may not be as well
received" said the reader as he ap-
preached the last resolution, thus:
Whereas, The citizens candidate al
ready nominated represents, as we be-
lieve, our own views upon both these
questions; therefore be it
Resolved, That this caucus nominate
no regular candidate of it's own, but en-
dorse said citizens nomination, and recon.
nends all democrats to vote for said
candidate.
WARM DISCUSSION AND A DIFFERENCE
OF OPINION.
On motion of Elisha Nav these
resolutions were also ordered to lie.
Nominations were then in order.
and somebody in the room suggested
the name of N. P. Bowman. This
was seconded by E. E. Sargent, who
went on to say that Heading repub-
hcans" had told him that if Major
Bowman was nominated they would
guarantee him votes from the republi-
can party. He thought that local
democratic prospects were bright
the republican candidate was repuls
i've to many in that party, and if
there ever had been time when the
democrats had a chance to draw
from the other fellows, it was now.
He limited that possibly some of
them might want to vote for re-
publican after giving their own candi-
date measure of support, but a
strong man should be nominated in
order to draw as heavily as possible
from republican ranks.
Elisha May said he sympathized
with the young men who wanted to
take young man even from another
party and elect him, but he didn' t
think it best to do so now. He
seconded Major Bowman's nomina-
ton because he is a solid democrat.
He had no fault to find with either of
the candidates on the other side.
He had heard that Mr.. Stafford had