The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1900-08-17
Doing Grout's Dirty Work.
Barre Times.

1t may not be generally known il
| Barre that newspaper called the Farm
ers' Advocate is printed in this city as i
has II. circulation in this vicinity. 1t is
a weekly adjunct of the evening Tele
gram and appearances indicate that it is
the selected medium to do lot of dir y
work for Gen. Circuit in the present cam.
paign and which is not found desirable to
print in the Telegram owing to the over
whelming Dillingham; sentiment through.
out the section where the Telegram cir
culates. The following from the Brattle-
boro Phoenlx illustrates the methods
Gen. circuit is pursuing with his Barre
newspaper company
"a letter in the Farmers Advocate of
Barre is signed E. w. S, and the writer
purports to be farmer and veteran of
Marlboro, who attended the Republican
district convention at White River juno
ton. He records the nomination of Col
Haskins as straight out and out sale
on the part of the Dillingham; forces,
and lauds Gen, Grout as always working
for the interests of the farmer, the la
boring man and the veteran. e. w. S.
would have done better if he had signed
himself fraud and an INSCRIPTIONS DO
litical worker with mask on. Only two
men from Marlboro attended the district
convention. They were delegates, both
favor William p. Dillingham; as United
States senator, and both are too young
to have served in the civil war. There is,
moreover. no voter in Marlboro whose in
itlals are 'E. W. s.
In another issue of the Farmers Advo-
cate Sc t. of Guilford writes ito give
the true impression of the farmers of
Windham county on the question of our
next SENATOR
Certain local papers down this way
have been bowling about Grout politics,
thinking thereby to divert the attention
from their own peculiar methods.
SAT the district convention at White
River Junction the farmers were in favor
of Frank Plumley but the Dillingham;
faction induced him to withdraw in favor
of Haskins, who is no fliend to the farm
er as his public speeches and past record
will testify. The politician used the ar
gument that if Plumley would withdraw
in favor of Haskins that Windham county
would go for Dillingham; in the county
The deal was accomplished according
to the programme but the farmer will be
heard from later on.
when the September election comes
round it will be seen that the farmer
cannot be fooled all the time. Most of
Grout representatives. Gen. Grout has
never yet gone back on the farmers and
men, and we propose to stay
with him yet little longer"
The Phoenix challenges the Farmers
Advocate to name a farmer in Guilford
with the initials G.. T." who wrote the
above. Presumably the letter is fictitious
like the one purporting to come from
Marlboro. The Phoenix also challenges
''G. T." whoever he is, to prove that
there was any agreement that if Plumley
Windham county would en-
lorse Dillingham;. There is not a scin-
lila of foundation for making such a
,laim. Col. Haskins was nominated |
by agreement of any kind, and |
Vindham county would have declared |
or ex. Gov. Dillingham; if Plumley, Stat |
odd or Dale had been nominated. On a
popular vote Windham county is in favor
If Mr.. Dillingham; as against Grout 10 to
d. The only chance for Gen. Grout to
ret representatives elected in this county
adorable to his candicac is by clever
and manipulation in the small
n towns, and the probabilities are that
Vindham county will be solid against
lin.
1T will be remembered that the Wind
lam county Republican convention by a
'ote of 90 TO - adopted resolution in
tructing the senatorial nominees to vote
or ex-Gov. Dillingham; and to use all
honorable methods to secuee his election
S United States senator. As the
farmers Advocate has referred to Gull
ord it may be well to state that the
aucus there, to elect delegates to the
tate, district and county conventions
dopted a resolution endorsing Mr..
candidacy with only three 1
issenting votes out of a total attend
nee of 70 Republican voters. Guilford is
town with almost no industry except {
arming.