St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1896-09-04
Notes OF the Fray.


Hobart club and the work of the repub
lican town committee under the leader
ship of their efficient chairman, Freeman
A. Pierce, did much to help swell thu
vote. The town committee had double
teams at work all day, and many wer'
brought to the polls that would not
otherwise have come around.
Considering the length Of the contest
there was an unusual amount of good
nature displayed and very little said
that ought to have been left unsad. U
course in the heat of the battle there
were few lively Joint debates but on
the whole there was very little i'll feeling
The CALIFORNIAN feels more than
pleased over the result. We champoned
the cause of Mr.. Bates because he was
the strongest man in the field, and his
victory is welearned. He made splen-
did fight, and the reception Wednesday
night showed what the people thought
oft
1t would be interesting to know who
the eight popuists are IN st, Johnsbury'
They ought to come out and make them
selves known and tell us just what they
want and just what they expect to get if
the populists should ever get control OF
national affairs.
Town Clerk Blodgett had 6000
ballots printed, but not wishing to have
the supply exhausted he ordered 5000
more printed at the CALIFORNIAN office at
midnight. Fortunately, the extra lot
were not needed.
Congressman Grout was over after the
election in Kirby, and was more than
pleased with the returns as they kept
coming in. 1t turned out to be a most
excellent year for the CIRCUITS, notwlth-
standing the mean filings at the state
convention.
The New England Telephone company
gathered the returns all over the state
free of expense, and passed them out
freely to all who wished to see them.
This was a very courteous act on Their
part and we are pleased to record it.
The boys at the First National bank
made the eagle scream in fine shape We'd
nesday night. The big bird had gold
eagle in its beak, its foot on a silver dol
lar and was literally decorated with
flags.
Caledonia County Rallies.
We give below list Of 81 rallies held
in the county thscampagn. There may
be some omitted. Some were arranged
by local committees, the ST. .Johnsbury
rallies were gotten up by the Mckinley
and Hobart club, but the majority were
arranged by Gen. II. K. lde, our county's
efficient member OF the republican state
committee. All these rallies helped some,
including the free silver rally held in
Music hall Monday night. Here is the
list of the rallies and the speakers:
July Is, w. p Smith spoke here; July
%, Smith at Fairbanks Village and
Josiah Grout at Railroad street flag
raising; August 1, H. II. Powers, Sum-
mervile; Aug. 3, Congressman Mccall
and Major Bowman, here; Aug. 2.
Powers at Hardwick; Aug. s, Gen.
Johnsbury Aug. II, W. A. Lord and D.
]. Porter, East Hardwick; IL, Lord and
Gen. Grout, Danville; 10, Josiah Grout
Grout, Lyndonvile; Bates and Hale, St.
and {. A. Bunker, West Burke; IA,
Walbridge and French, Passumpsic;
90, Gen, Grout, and Arthur F. Stone,
Wheelock; %, Grout, Stafford, French
and quartette, here; 81, Grout and
Stafford, Peacham, Smith, Waterford;
25, Conlan and Demerritt, Hardwick
&c, Conlan and Josiah Grout, Lyndon
vile; 2S, Smith and Dunnett, South
Ryegate, Mccullough, Clark and Gleed,
here; 20, Smith and French, North
Danville, Dunnett and Bunker, Groton;
81, Walbridge, Dutton, French, Walden,
Dunnett and Stone, Sheffield Smith
and Hale, Lyndonvile. Markham and
French were singers. Flag raising and
speaking at West and East Burke early
in season not included in above.
Tlaior Mckinley Pleased.
A double stream of congratuatory
messages flowed in upon Maj. Mckinley
Wednesday: The pleasant comment on
his letter OF acceptance is unabated and
at the same time fluctuations over the
republican victory in Vermont are com
ing by wire in large numbers. Mai.
Mckinley is naturally pleased in a high
degree with the result in Vermont and
has so expressed himself He is looking
forward to another victory in Maine
A letter received from ], H. Maney
Wednesday gives assurance that there is
every reason to expect a phenomenal
republican majority in Maine.
Carry the News to Wheelock.
1t is given out on good authority that
Col. Joseph Battell, populistic candidate
for governor, announced on Tuesday his
intention OF supporting Mckinley for the
presidency, 50 that this weeks issue OF
the Register may be looked forward to
with good deal of interest.
Some peprese nfafiyes EIarfad