Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1896-05-02


large places another good office to the
credit Of Orleans county. That ambitious
county is already ovcrburdened with Off
cials Of high and low degree but there are
still few who think the governorship
should go that way.
one of the hotels a delegate picked hat
from the rack, tried it on, and exclaimed
to fellow delegate, This isn't my hat, it
is too small" "Why yes, that is your
hat" was the reply, "you have forgotten
that you are a Mckinley man."
The attitude of the Boston journal on
the presidential campaign has caused a deal
Q. Of cussing among even those good Repub-
licans who have heretofore regarded that
paper as the political bible of New Eng
land. The article in Wednesdays Journal
headed vermont for Reed" caused the
wrath Of the delegates to wax hot. If all
have stopped their subscriptions who said
they were going to, the Journals adver-
tisers ought to be apprised Of the decrease
in circulation.
Train boys had Reed buttons in profl,-
sion, but Mckinley buttons were scarcer
than hens teeth The boys said they were
no other button. James E. Pollard of
Chester is credited with buying all the
Reed buttons that one OF the boys had, !,
some 30, and throwing them out of the car
window.
One delegate happened to step on
| how 1ala +aio opI sta, +o
apologize, delegate No. l blandly replied :
9 You need not apologize for stepping on
me, am a Reed man.
The speeches made by Congressman
Linney of South Carolina and Senator
Thurston of Nebraska were much enjoyed.
Thurston told very good story. In
beginning his speech he said that Congress
man Linnev was hard man to follow, as
he found out one day last year. He hap
pened to be driving in Mr.. Linney's dis
trict and stopped at a farm house for a
drink Of water. 1t swas furnished by a
pretty little girl and he asked her whether
she knew Mr.. Linney. ''Oh, yes she
replied, he was here only last week. He
is very nice man. Mr.. Thurston said
he desired to leave as good an impression
as Mr.. Linney did, and SO gave the girl a
stick OF candy, at the same time saying,
Mr.. Linney didn't give you any candy,
did he ?" '.Oh, yes, he did," was the
reply. ''Mr. Lnney is splendid man,
he gave me whole pound" Mr.. Thurs
ton then gave her dime, remarking
Mr.. Linney. didn't give you that, now,
did hep No. was the reply, 9 but Mr..
Linney is such fine man, he gave me a
bright new half dollar The situation
was getting desperate, = continued Senator
Thurston = felt that something must be
done; SO taking the sweet little thing up
in my arms (she was about Is years OF age)
| kissed her and said: - Mr.. Linney
didn't do that, did heon 'sOh,' said she,
Mr.. Linney is such lovely man he
kissed me and he kissed ma, too
Congressman Linney told the following
Of preacher in his state whose pulpit was
to be filled one Sunday by younger min
lister. Said the young man: 81 am go
ing to stir somebody up tomorrow aud
think l will scorch the gamblers. He was
entreated by the elder not to do it because
the most liberal contributor to church
expenses made his money at horse races.
''Then, said the younger man, 81 will
scorch the rumsellers.'' Again he was en-
treated not to do it because the second
most liberal man in the church belonged to
that class. ''Well then,n said he, "who
can touch up?" Said the old man ''Pitch
into Judas Iscariot and give him hell. He
hasn't a friend in town" $780," said Con
gresham Linney, 81 have been pitching
into the free trade, because knew it hadn't
a friend in the state