The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1896-09-11
senator Proctor ON the Election.

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Senator Red6eld Proctor, fresh from
his triumph in Vermont received an
greeting at republican
headquarters when he walked into
Chairman Babcock's room this after
noon. The senator took occasion TO re-
fute the statements given out at the
democratic headquarters to the effect
that the democrats made no contest in
Green Mountain state On the con-
trary, Senator Proctor says that the
democrats commenced to circulate their
literature in that state before
he received his first installment from
republican headquarters.
As soon as it was ascertaned that
Senator Proctor was at headquarters he
was surrounded by Representatives
Babcock, Mercer, Hull, Settle and
other republican congressman, who
were anxious 10 hear his story OF the
recent contest in Vermont. As start
er, some one asked him whether the
silver question entered into the fight,
in view of the fact that the democl attic
candidate ran on sound money plat
form.
as that what they are saying down
this wayy' inquired the crafty old SEN
ator, with his characteristic drawl.
The democrats up our way don't give
any such excuse. They held their con
vention and adopted their platform be-
fore the Chicago convention met, but
they subsequently came out and Indoors
ed Bryan and the Chicago platform,
and conducted their campaign on that
basis. Why, the reports of their allies
will show that their candidate for gov
ernor, who is a very excellent gentle
man, was called upon to declare him
self, and he announced several times
that he would support Bryan and the
Chicago platform. At all of their
public meetings they discussed the f.
nancial question, and Bryan and free
silver was the issue, as much as if the
election had been held in November
instead Of September.
Cup our way, continued the sena-
tor, "we do all OF our campaigning for
the September election, and the Nov
ember election takes care of itself.
We do not send out any literature or
make any speeches or .expend as much
as a postage stamp in the November
contest, for | tell you, as goes the state
of Vermont in September so it goes in
November. There was lively cam
paigning on both sides there this time,
and we increased our majority because
sound money democrats voted with us,
and then we brought out the reserve
vote to help show what we can do when
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Some one suggested that Bradley B.
omalley, in commenting upon the re-
suit, said the democrats made 20 at
tempt to interfere with the republican
Notification meeting.
"Brad always was something Of a
wag," added the Senator, laughing.
Brad should be careful what he says
after the fun we had with him ur
home. We found out that Brad made
all his arrangements to 60 to Europe
during the election period, and we al
once published the fact in the papers
and added that be was deserving a
a sinking ship. Many people up oul
way believed that statement and voted
accordingly. We have no fault tc
find with Brad, and what he says sim.
Div amuses us. | have an interesting
little document at my hotel in the shape
of letter sent to democrat officehold
ers in the state informing them that
they would be expected to contribute
10 per cent of their salaries to the cam
paign fund. The postmastsrs and the
federal officials in the state know
whether there was any activity on the
part of democrats in the recent cleo
ton"
While the senator was talking tele
gram was handed HIM announcing tina,
all the arrangements for moose hun,
had been completed, and he will leave
Washington tonight to join congenial
party in the Green Mountains of Yer
mont to indulge in his favorite spor
during the next three weeks. He say.
be has not looked into the political sit
uation in any of the New England
states, but all the information be ha
received is that they will all follow
Vermont in November.
Representative Mercer, secretary o
the congressional committee, confirm
the democratic activity in the recen
contest in Vermont. Several of th
postmasters. there refused to delive
some Of the republican literature, claim
ing that under the law it could not b
handled by the postal service twice IN
one frank. The matter was sent il