The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-05-01
NOTINGS.

yention Wednesday endorsed Ex Gov.
Pattison as presidential candidate
and it adopted platform in favor of a
firm, unyielding maintenance Of the
gold standard.
Two of the great New York insur.
ance companies, the Equitable and
the New York Life, have adopted the
cash surrender prjncicle for policIcs
which the National Life of Montpelier
inaugurated number of years ago and
Massachusetts companies have been
required under law to follow.
A mass convention of the prohibition
party of Vermont will meet at Capitol
hall on Thursday, May ! at > O'Clock
p. m. for the purpose of nominating a
state ticket, presidential electors and
nine delegates and aternates to the
national convention to be held at Pitts
burg Pa, May p, 1885,
Senator Teller of Colorado has
written a public letter to his constitu-
ents saying that he does not care to be
chosen as Il delegate to the ST. Louis
convention because 1t is practically
certain that that meeting will
declare for gold standard and he does
not wish to be put IN false position
by attending it because as he intimat-
ed in 1894 he will not support gold
standard in the coming campaign.
President Cleveland's conduct in
vetoing a bill to pension a man who
never enlisted in the army but casually
engaged in the work of photographing
soldiers, again proves him to be cold
unfeeling person without a particle of
consideration for those who distin-
guished themselves as coffee coolers or
bruers during the late unpleasantness.
Hartford Times.
The Vermont Populists have called
a mass meeting convention to meet
at Montpelier, July IS. to nominate a
state ticket and candidates for con
gress and presidential lectors.
As sound money candidate Mr..
Mckinley requires too many indorse-
ments. Congressman Taylor and Man
ager Hanna have both tried to gold
plate his silver record, but without
avail. Now comes Senator Sherman.
TN. Y. World,
Lieutenant Pcary is anxious to re-
turn to the polar regions, and promises
TO discover the north pole this time if
some one will advance the 500, 600
necessary TO lit out the expedition.
Joe Manley declares that Reed will
not take second place on the ticket
with Mckinley or anybody else. He
knows too much to allow himself to
be shelved in the vice presidency.
Superior Wis, has novel strike on
its hands in that of 1900 servant girls
who have formed union and demand
ing SO month wages have quit work
whenever it is refused and have boy
cotted all the Housewives who have re-
fused so that the latter cannot get help
for love or money.
The Democratic convention in Ex-
Gov. Boies' own county in Iowa re-
pudiates his financial views, and de
clares against free silver.
The May Vermonter, beautiful
as usual, contains the first
of the series of articles on the war
Governors of Vermont, in the form of
an Introductory chapter, from the pen
of Chief Justice Ross, on the histori
cal causes of the war and the bearing
Of the slave question, with half tone
portraits of Lincoln, Douglass, Webster
and Calhoun as the great leaders in
the struggle. The second article of
the series will be devoted TO Gov.
Erastus Fairbanks and his admins
tration, also from the pen of Judge
Ross, whose recollection of antebellum
days and personal acquaintance with
first war governor, preem
ipently qualify him for the preparation
Of a work of this character The
article on Gov. Holbrook and his adj
in July, will be written
by Editor Forbes himself. while Gov
,rnor j. Gregory Smith will be treated
by Hon. Samuel Williams. secretary
Of civil and military affairs from 1861
to 1860. The series will be profusely
illustrated with half tone portraits of
the war governors. and prominent mil
itary officials; and also numerous views
Of buildiI gs and scenes described. The
present number also contains in its
department, finely illus !
rated account of Brigham academy
at Bakersfield. with portraits of its
founder. Peter Bent Brigham. and |
under the head of Social Clubs a /
TWO page account of the Vermont /
Wheel club at Brattleboro, with four
riews of its interior.
Even Senator German enthuses for /
Russell as a candidate. he says =
Russell is one of the ablest repre- ]
,entatives. of the young Democracy, |
md he will command the support of
he rank AMI file of the party as we'll, |
{ not better than any man who has
ret been named.