The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-03-26

Dear Friends
My family and |
Received your invitation,
And should be glad to share in this
First yearly celebration
The birth of this dear Library
Has been to us a pleasure;
It's after years we trust will bring
Delight in richer measure.
AS we're not able to be there, aa.
We send cordial greeting,
And this small set to hold the bread
And milk for the childs eating.
Mrs. GEO. n. ABBOTT.
All this indicates hearty co operation
and good fellowship. Tine and space
forbids the publication of the letters
which came from friends abroad. Look
at the long list of names, everyone or
them responding, not only with cash
but with words of encouragement.
! Something over $50 net is added to our
! library fund, and the trustees are h tp-
PLY encouraged, as indeed they ohave
reason to be.
From the many inquiries relative to
voting for pOstmasters we Judge the
people generally are not posted on the
rules issued by General Circuit to gov
ern caucuses. AS our caucus is to be
held on Saturday the 9th, and as there
will probably be Others to follow we ask
the editor to kindly give space for the
following:
CAUCUS CoMuTTEE.-There shall be a
committee consisting of three patrons OF
the office, known as the caucus committee,
which may be agreed upon by the candi'
dates, but on failure to agree either can
didate may apply to the subscriber, who
will, but not until after March 4, 1897,
name three judiCiOus persons, resident
within the county in which the office is
located, who shall on notice to all known
candidates, appoint such caucus committee
and they shall receive for such service
three dollars each, to be paid equally by
the candidates.
DUTIES AND POWERS OF CAUCUS Com
MITTEE.-The duties and powers of such
committee shall be-1st. To prepare a
check list of all the republican patrons
resident within the delivery of the office.
I'd. To warn caucus of such patrons for
the purpose of naming a postmaster to be
held at such time and place as they may
determine, by posting notices in three
conspicuous places within the delivery of
said office, not less than six nor more than
ten days before said caucus; and said COM
mittee shall state in said notices at what
hour the box will be turned on the first
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through one of their number; to decide
all points of order; to decide who may
vote therein; to assert and count the
votes, and make return to the subscriber,
giving the full name of each candidate
and the number]of votes each received on
the final ballot; and not to entertain a
motion to adjourn said caucus, except to
some subsequent day, until some one shall
receive a majority of all the votes cast.
The caucus committee shall prepare, at
the expense of each candidate, the num-
Der of ballots desired, and on the first bal
lot the ballots for all the candidates shall
be of uniform size and of the same color
But after the first ballot Their shall be no
limitation as to size or color of the ballots
used.
QUALIFICATIoN OF VOTERs.-All resi-
dent republican patrons of any fourth
class post office in the second cOngression-
al district, without regard to town, village
or city limits, who are citizens of Vermont
and voted or could have voted for presi-
dental electors in 1896, shall be entitled
to vote for postmaster of such Office. All
women who are entitled. under the laws
of Vermont, to vote for school directors,
and are in sympathy with the republican
party, shall, if resident patrons, be allowed
to vote. "a
REsIDENT PATRONS DEFINED. = All
hGusehoders or heads of families having
JllGlI dOHllCllt WlIIllll lie utDN6Iy llHlllS
of ony post office at the time of holding
the caucus, shall be counted resident"
patrOnS.-But to entitle those not keeping
house with their families to vote in such
they must have resided within
the limits of such office, at least, since
Nov. 3. 1896 If patron receives or sends
mail through more than one office he shall
be allowed to vote for postmaster of that
office where, in the judgment of the eau
Gus committee, he receives the bulk of his
mail; and after having voted for postmas-
ter of one Office he shall not in any case
be entitled to vote elsewhere. X
REPUBLICAN PATRONS DEFINED.-In
addition to known republicans those who
have not heretofore acted with the re-
publican party, but voted for the republi-
can presidential ticket in the election of
1896, and call themselves republicans, shall
be counted republican" patrons, but if
they shall be examined on this
point before voting. III, w
CHECK LIsT.-The check list herein
shall be completed at least
twelve hours before the hour fixed for
holding the caucus; and after its compile
ton no name shall go upon the check list,
nor shall anyone by allowed to vote whose
name is not on said check list except at
an adjourned meeting of said caucus, and
then not unless his or her name was placed
Oh said check list twelve hours before the
IOuI W W HUI Soli COuCuS was utlJOuIlltt,
and said check list shall be at all times
subject to the inspection of the patrons of
the office.
Senators Morrill, and Proctor doubt the
of extending the selection by
caucus to presidential offices in all cases,
md deferring to them, these appointments
will accordingly be disposed OF on petit
ion as heretofore, except where they may
De otherwise hereafter provided for. 1t
IS intended that these regulations shall
wholly supersede the circular of Dec. 3. |
1896, that having been intended only as a |
notice. WILLIAM w. CIRCUIT,
Member of Congress, I'd Dist. VT |
January 7, 1897.
All persons having books belonging
% the Newbury Village Library are
to return them on Saturday, |
March 9th. After that date the IL |
)rary will be closed to the public. and |
he books will not be loaned again I'M
Ill after dedication of the Tenney
Memorial Library, June 10th.
Mrs. J. L. Merrill has been appoint
ID president of the Orange County
Home Missionary Union to fill out Mrs. |
3ugbee's term of office.
The last issue of the OPINION was a
valuable and interesting
me. Mr. Wells second commuuica-
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