Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-03-01
THE SAUNTERER
Writes on variety of Topics, From Ward
Politics to DR., Chapman's Meetings.
[from Saturdays Daily Free Press.l

was this paragraph:
"NIr. Knott. who presided over the caucus,
is n voter in the Second Ward" "
The following card from Mr. Knott APP
peared in Wednesdays FREE Press:
To the Editor of the Free Press;
am gratihed TO learn that my serving a
public duty has been fruitful of light to
your reporter of the First ward democratic
caucus. That it is not legally essential to
be u voter in a ward to be qualified to act
as chairman of a caucus has been demon
strated. That ! am an old traveller in poll
teal bu)y-ways ! do not pretend and even
if knowingly made the breach (which |
DENY of proprety | can with good grace
beg pardon from my fellow citizens. Yours
very truly +. T.. KNOTT.
Burlington, Feb. 20, 1894.
just what Mr.. Knott meant by the open
ing sentence of his card is not very clear to
the Saunterer. The reporter in question
did not question the legality or propriety of
Mr. knott's action. 1t is so unusual for the
voters of any ward to go outside of their
own boundaries for presiding officer that
the action of the First Ward democrats on
Monday evening was deemed worthy of
note. In fact, the Saunterer believes that
nothing of the kind has ever before happen
ed in Burlington Mr.. Knott should, there
fore, feel complimcnted rather than other
wise that an exception was made in his case
and that public attention was called to that
exception. The Sauntcrer and the reporter
of the caucus are perfectly willing that Mr..
Knott should preside over every caucus in
the city, republican and democratic alike, if
he desires to do so and the voters desire to
have him. The Saunterer has no reason to
doubt Mr.. Knott's word that it would be
,,,s;at,, ~ s',,l, a,+ian -
P''N'' -
II is gencrall,. conceded that Vermont is
the birthplace of many smart men who have
made their mark in fine West IT. unfor-
tuua+n that this ability for which natives of
the Graen Mountain State are noted does
NOT ALWAYS lie i'm the rioht direction Hero
for instance is Chris Evans. the bandit
who escared from the iail Mt Fresno Cal
after having been convicted of n train rob-
berry. and who has lust been sentenced to
imnrisonment for life ofter several weeks
| of hiding in the mountains stating tbat he
was horn in Rornincton W Evans saws
that soon after his conviction he deteruincd
| ia write a bool, and that il will soon he
rnblisbed In tho hook he tells tbo story of
his lifo He asove. 81 fret say the ligbt Of
dav in , bonse on tine farm where tbe
Hessians under Beum took position. and
IWe nnst toi,a them mr. Molly Stark sleens
\ willow to.piabt -, While Sucb men as
Evans can wnII ha en,rad II must be ad-
n,ittod that tbev ,re L,rdl, = crodit tn their
notivo Stato
1t is just possible that there may be some
fun the next time ice forms on the track of
| bp ST rail Tha ulI a,,
We're thoroughly in earnest when, at their
meeting Monday evening, they directed the
colt an C,nurcb street h1 +bo roiI,ar oor,
many If was shown tbat +bo concrc+a nod
| dieonnaorad for ON innb ar ,,,o,., ~, ,,o,,h
sidn Of tbe rail with tbo hreorh v;daninn
after eoch annIiration of salt Tho rail,yoT
otIicials saw thot tho occasional ,,yo nf so1t :
necessary DURING y winter in tbi. clinoto
and intimate that if thav GRO mot oIlouod "a
use If oars may ston rI,pning an ,,burcb
street perhans the difticulty conld ha nd
msted nv nnrmitting fine connanv 70 usa
SaIt on condition tbot tbav wonld ronoir tb,
concre+a eacb snrinr Naon,ybila If uoIt bo.
u ulsluIeSrauluS ehecu on lne concrete road
way on 'ntlcn s'ree. IL wiz aiSo uaIlaSe
coi'creIe slue"aihs "nere IL Is u9eu Ill guam
tllleS hesluehts Will 90 wei 10 Dear TINS
IN hliiid'
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a,Ioiiol iol 'no IiV? usonVy' "li''o'cu ny ,n'
"iueiliieh az 'uel iaS' hicetiliE, were 'he
| eleHl'cahU nSules anu "oIun - Saliol'
'aheli III 'raiSiu' ne 'auntercr uiiuer
Staiiis 'hao eVal'ora'ioii9 ul 'niS hlhu arc
qul'e common III p"llcls VI liquor "iilie IL
tianSiI anu tnau a,'eilp's u ',n', "hal caused
lhe leakage nave ,een a''e"ie" WIN Sucr
poor SUCCESS 'naO iheS h"'o peeii li"ctically
apanuohed
Tho Sou,toro, motion. tbat Jo,ros ,,.,l,or
tbo Ronningtnn traip dasnatcber who i ra
snonsi,la far tho dootb of two nersons anl
tha mi of saveral mora na.r Snutl
1,. TT, -, Nou, Ia,.,,, ,,u,,a,i
WbiIa il is m1ita nrohable that Mr. Arcbe,
is not now So likely TO make ono, her si,niIo,
mistake as new man would he if tb,
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