Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-08
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THE JOLllFICATION.
City Hall Crowded with Happy Republi-
cans Ringing Speeches by the Mayor
Elect and Others.

| ways Tuesday evening. The City Hall was
packed at 1:3O o'clock. when Hon. Il. b.
Taft chairman of the republican city com
mittee, raped for order j. b. Scully was
made chairman of the meeting with w. j.
Casey, W. l.. Mccormick, Oliver Iamora.
| ID. W. Robinson and Horatio Hckok secre-
tarieS. On motion of Mr.. Taft every man
who voted for Mr.. Van Patten was made n
vicep president of the meeting. On motion
of Hon II. 5. Peck. a committee consist
| ing of Mr.. Peck, Moses Murray. q G
Munson, 6. c. Mayo and w. w. Henry
was appointed to wait on the yor-elect
and invite him to address the meeting
| While the committee was absent those in the
hall were invited to partake of sandwiches
and coffee, prepared by Caterer Coon and
supplied by the mayor elect About s O'Clock
the committee with MaYor-eleCt Van Patten
appeared at the door \ mighty cheer went
up from the company assembled as the party
ascended the platform. Judge Peck an
nounced that the members of the committee
had performed their duty. and Chairman
Scully presented Mr. Van Patten. who re-
celved an ovation as he arose to speak
When the applause had subsidized he said:
tientlemen-l want to thank YOU most
heartily and cordially for the way in which
you have received me tonight. | want
to thank you also for the compliment Won
have given me in the rollsing majority of
the day. | knew had many friends in
Burlington in both parties but the result is
more gratifying than | had dared hope
| believe that to day election is signif-
cant in more than one direction 1t means
that the Queen City of Vermont is and is
hereafter to be a republican city. believe
that there are more republicans than demo
| rot Il,,,,1 I /
who have heretofore called themselves dem
ocrats are now looking toward the repub-
! lican party Furthermore. the result of the
election leads me to believe that the citizens
of Burlington d,sire a business-l like admins
tration Of municipal affairs. | assure you
that shall. so far as in me lies. perform
the duties of the responsible office to which
You have called me in a business like man
ner.
There are one or two very pleasant things
III connection with the campaign which has
Just closed. No one came to mo asking me
to make promises of any kind, and 60 into
this Office unpledged and without a promise
OF any kind. | want to thank the city and
ward committees for the splendid work they
have done. | know that they have worked
hard, and hope You will let them know
that YOU appreciate their efforts Many of
you have been working, too, and the result
shows the power of organization. If we
Will but keep together we shall have no more
backsliding as in the past few years. The
city committee will undoubtedly formulate
plans for future work, and we ought to act
on their suggestions.
In the administration of city affairs we
will occasionally differ, as is natural with
all men. But hope YOU will bear with me.
I ram, NJ ..,,.it,t tl,,t I
is right Stand by me and let us unitedlv
show that Burlington is a republican city. is
to be a republican city and is pledged to Il
business-lkc administration of municipal
affairs. thank you again for your cordial
reception.
Chairman Scully called for three rousing
cheers for the mayor elect and they were
given with a will.
Hon. Robert Roberts was next called up.
Mr., Roberts said in substance:
The old and the faithful can tonight
shake hands with themselves and welcome
all others. | believe that people deserve the
government they will submit to- One year
of Cleveland medicine has proven enough.
We have deserved the government we have
had in this city so long as the republicans
nominated candidates and then cut their
throatS. Now that we have worked to-
gether and have had assistance from our
friends in the democratic party we have
earned The government we shall have from
the first of next April.
Judge Peck said the party had had most
effective support from our German Amer
lean friends, especially in Ward Three.
and at his suggestion the chairman
called ON John Kmetz as a representative of
that nation. Mr.. kmetz said that he did
not talk very good English, but he and his
fellow countrymen tried to be good citizens.
lie joined i'll congratulations over the work
of the day.
Hon. Henry Ballard was called up and
said that there was the highest authority
that of Scripture, for saying that
there was time for all things
He believed that 1894 in Ameri-
ca was the right time and place to
vote the republican ticket. He was sure
that this year in Burlington was the wrong
time and place to vote the democratic ticket
Three years ago Mayor Haselton had 362
majority. To-day he is retired to private
HE by 369 majority, change of almost 80
Votes. Let him figure how long it would
take to wipe out the party at that rate
Some of our democratic friends have been
trying to explain to-day's result One laws
1t to Paine's celery compound If that be
so am in favor of shipping a train-oad of
the article to Grover Cleveland Another
attributes it to the democratic ma iority in
Congress, while my friend Leon Bcaupre
says that the steam roller got loose
and mashed the democratic party.
With single exception, when Mayor Crom-
bic had 42l majority, Mr. Van Pattm's
majority is the largest in the history of the
city. We have no harsh things to say
against Mayor Haselton, but this year we
abominate his politics.
Mr., Ballard then recounted some of the
glorious republican victories Of the year and
continued; "Do you want any more of the
democratic administration Cries of No
Mol If the democratic party in Congress,
continues in the path in which il has started.
when the next congressional election takes
place, the democratic majority of $50 in tue
present Congress will be buried so deep that
only the resurrection will reach To
the bottom OF their November grave
These republican victories mean that
the American voter tavurs pru-
lection t. American Industries II the