Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-08-20
Political Points.

one If the members OF the National
Democratic campaign committee.
senator Thutston Of Nebraska is to
speak it d grand rally Il, be ned in st.
bloomsbury tile last Of this month.
Chittenden county Populists failed
to get their ticket printed on the office
ballot because their nominations were
not properly certified and filed.
1t is expected that Charles Emory
Smith, editor of the Philadelphia
Press and ex-minister to Russia, will
speak at Republican rally at Brat
tleboro about Aug. 25th.
Among the prominent Republicans
nominated for the legislature are
Judge G. Ii. Darling Of Bennington,
DR.. J. H. Winch OF Mortified and
DR.. w. Seward Webb of Shelburne.
The business men of Burlington
held rousing rally last Thursday
evening. Addresses were made by
Mayor II. S. Peck, Col. Cannon, u. =.
Lord of Burlington and w. w. Castle
of Boston.
ST. Albans and the newspaper fra
ternity of this state will be well repre-
sented in the next legislature. Col.
Geo. L. Childs, editor Of the St. Al
bans Messenger, was nominated last
week by the Republicans of St. Al
bans.
DR.. G. o. Boyden Of Bridgewater
has declined the nomination of sena-
tor on the Windsor county Democrat
ic ticket. This makes three candi-
dates who have refused the nOmina-
tions-two senators and sheriff.
There are others.
There promises to be sharp fight
| in the town of Rutland over the Re
publican nomination for town repre-
sentative. One faction is said to favor
either Edgar Davis or E. H. Colburn,
and the other to favor the nomination
of Mr.. Colburn or Capt. H. E. Dyer.
Each faction has called caucus.
One of the pleasing features Of the
rally at Burlington the 25th will be
the bicycle parade in the evening.
There will undoubtedly be over 100
wheelmen in line. Japanese lanterns
furnished by Hon. E. B. Taft will be
on each bike. 1t will be a fitting
wind-up of the days proceedings.
C. P. Smith, the present representa-
tive of Burlington, received a-renomi-
nation in the largest attended caucus
ever held in that city. Mr.. Smith had
GIL votes, Hon. E. B. Taft, 46S, and
scattering, 6. Total vote, LIZA. Mr..
Smith was one of the leaders and an
efficient worker in the last legislature.
AT a largely attended Republican
caucus held last Friday evening at
Montpelier, w. A. Lord was nolni-
mated for city representative by ma
iority OF five to one. T. j. Deavitt was
his only real competitor. The friends
of Mr.. Lord have the utmost conf
dence that he will be the next speaker
of the House.
i United States District Attorney j.
| II. Senter returned from New York
last Friday morning, where he went
as proxy for B. B.Smalley to meet the
members of the national Democratic
committee. Mr.. Senter is authority
for the statement that CandidateBryan
will not be heard in Vermont or any
other state east of New York during
! the present campaign.
The Vermont friends Of Col. Albert
Clarke, secretary OF the Home Market
club Of Boston, will be pleased to learn
that he is the leading candidate fol
, congressman, to succeed l.. ID. Apsley
of the Fourth Massachusetts, district
Col. Clarke has every qualification fol
the position, and in him the district
) the state and the Republican party
will have a representative who vii
J honor them.
Col. Albert Clarke of the Home
. Market club addressed large audi
) ence at Putney Tuesday evening o.
2 last week, replying at length to Hon
I George Fred Williams Newpor
! speech. Col. Clarke gave q lucid
: statement OF the flnanclal issue "
) tween the parties and claimed TIN
whole Democratic, or more properly
9 Populistic case, rests upon errors O
. fact and misunderstanding OF nat
ural laws in the business world. Their
he proceeded to prove the statement
. of Mr.. Williams wrong in regard Z
i the valuation of farms and propert.
by the listers valuation and the pub
: lished reports Of Mr.. Spear, the stat
! statistical secretary.
l Last week Wednesday at Rutlan'
Q was held one Of the largest rallies eve
|, held in this state. Over 5000 peopl
: went to the fair ground in the after
k noon to hear the speaking. Col. Ell
+ Morse of Proctor, president OF tn
Q Vermont Young Mems Republica
Q club, presided. Addresses were mad
IS by Gen. Horace Porter of New York
d Judge j. F. Fort of New Jersey, Ger
h j. j. Mccullough OF Bennington an
i Senator Proctor. The addresses wer
It listened to with marked attention an
were generously applauded. The Il