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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
Battle of the Ballots.

- The result showed 4O3 votes cast on the
first ballot, one more than tie number of
delegates, and request was made by the
chair for care in casting the ballots.
While the second ballot was being counted
A. j. Markham, formerly of BrattleborO
but now of Ludlow, was introduced as a
campaign singer whose songs had aroused
many political meeting. Mr.. Maxham's
"Protection TO Our Industries was en-
Enthusiastically applauded, and he respond
ed with "Ain't Built That Way" which
also received decided expressions of APP
proval.
The fifth ballot also showed too many
votes, and the emotional Darling arose in
his wrath once more, but j. l.. Martin
squelched him when he could not sit still
and hear the charge Of fraud, that it was
not the way of a Vermout to perpetrate
frauds in the convention, and that the
mistake could have been easily by the tel
lers in counting, only one count having
been made. The sixth ballot was declared
void, as it contained two more than the
required number of votes. j. e. Stearns
of Bradford spoke in favor of having the
votes collected by counties, so that the
mistake could be discovered, but Col.
Hooker spoke against any imputation of
wrong doing by any one, and the voting
proceeded.
The result of the 9Th ballot, which is
given in our tabulaton of the ballots cast,
was not publicly announced because it also
showed one more vote cast than the num-
Der of delegates in the convention.
The result of each ballot was received
with a demonstration, the delegates APP
pauding and cheering for their candidates,
and afterward reasoning with the men in
the other delegations for their stubborn
ness and short-sightedness.
After the ninth ballot rumors were
afoat that break was coming and in
some quarters it took the definite form of
a proposed withdrawal on Mr. Plumley'
part. When the Haskins delegates heard
this they cheered and shouted with re-
newed enthusiasm at the beginning of the
following ballots. When the call came foI
the 18th ballot Z. s. Stanton announced
from the stage: Frank Plumley will not
stand in the way of peace and harmony
In the Republican party for one minute
therefore withdraw his name from the
consideration of this convention"
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His address NJ.
DC
His triumph did
ond Congressional district
As The Phoenix predicted
elected him Windsor,
There
and until the 18th ballot he finally umphed and
wa mad
Stafford three counties Pum
withdrew
shouting
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Haskins Delegates JubiIant

The Haskins delegates were dancing on
the seats, throwing hats in air, hugging
each other and yelling jublantly when he
was through. Everybody felt that the be-
ginning of the end was at hand, and the
hustling of ballots into the hands of dele
gates was pushed with renewed fervor.
When the result was announced which
made Haskins winner vent was given
to enthusiasm again. Mr.. Parsons Of Es-
sex county moved to make the nomina ton
unanimous on the part of the suppo rters
of p. H. Dale, and Mr.. Blodgett of st.
Johnsbury followed suit on behalf Of the
Stafford adherents.
The chair appointed Mr.. Stanton, Mr..
Martin and Mr.. Blodgett a committee to
escort the nominee to the chair. The
band struck up when Mr.. Haskins and
Mr.. Stanton entered the hall arm in arm,
the crowd began shouting, and before the
pair, followed by Mr.. Martin and Mr..
Blodgett, had reached the centre of the
hall the cries joined in three regular cheers
and tiger.
Mr.. Stanton led Col. Haskins to the CEN
ire of the stage and announced: "Your
nominee, Hon. Kittredge Haskins."
And the delegates cheered again.
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Congratulations.
BrattlebOrO Contingent.

The Brattleboro contingent to the Re
publican district convention included ]. L.
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Col. Haskins's Speech of Acceptance

Col. Haskins said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the
cOnUention:-I sincerely thank you. and
through you the Republicans of this Con-
gressional district, for the honor you
have conferred upon me in nominating
me as their candidate for representative
In the 9th Congress of the United
States. 1t is, indeed great honor to be
selected as the standard bearer of the Re
publican party of this grand old Second
Congressional District, which, in the past,
has been represented by such long line
of able and distinguished gentlemen, some
of whom l would not feel myself worthy
to unloose the latchet of their shoes. The
Office to which you have nominated me is
one which any man may well aspire to
and feel proud to possess, if hOnorably
sought and honorably obtained. And
right here permit me to say that l rejoice
with exceeding Joy that the canvass, now
closed, has been prosecuted by the respect
i've candidates, and their friends, in a
spirit of good fellowship and with just
regard for the feelings of each other, and
my only regret is that all of us cannot
share equally in the honor you have this
day bestowed upon me. Having, to some
extent at least, a sense of the cares, duties
and responsibilities which your action of
today will bring to me, if it shall be rati-
fled by the freemen of this district on the
first Tuesday of September next, l accept
the nomination and give you the assur-
ance, that if permitted to enter upon the
duties of the office, you shall receive my
best service and will faithfully represent
your interests to the full extent of my
ability.
Today we are standing upon the very
tial campaign the country has witnessed
since that of 1864. Within the next few
years measures of transcendent interest,
new and untried questions, growing out of
our recent war with Spain, will crowd up
on Congress for settlement. We have al
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29
Col. Kitlridge Haskins.

Col, Haskins was born in Dover April
8, 1886, son of Asaph and Amelia (Ward)
Haskins. His great grandfather, grand
father and father served respectively in
the French war, the Revolutionary war
and the war of 1912. Col. Haskins stud
led law in the Office of Shafter & Daven-
port in Wilmington, and was admitted to
the bar in 1858. He practiced his profess
sion in Wilmington three years. He open
ed an Office in Willamsville in 1861 and
came to Brattleboro in 1868. He has
practiced before all of the courts many
years and has taken high standing in all of
his professional work.
He has been states attorney; represent
alive from Brattleboro in the legislature of
1872; member of state senate in 1892;
representative in the legislature in 1896
and 1898, being speaker in the latter term
United States district attorney by appoint
ment of both President Hayes and Presi-
dent Arthur. He is one of the most wide
ly known members of the Masonic frater-
nifty in Vermont. He is a SD degree Ma
son and has held the chief office of each
Of the three grand bodies of the state.
Col. Haskins enlisted Sept. 20, 1862, in
Company /, 10Th regiment, Vermont Vol
unteers. He was elected first lieutenant
and served in that position until compelled
TO resign and receive an honorable dis
charge by reason of disabilities incurred
in the service. On returning from the
war he became a civil employee in the office
of the assistant quartermaster of volunteers
in Brattleboro, doing duty in Burlington,
st. Adams and Montpelier to the close of
the war. He held a commission as cap
tain of Company II, 18th regiment Yer
mont militia and was colonel and aide de
camp on the staff of Gov Peter T. Wash
burn.
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DR.. F. Fletcher of Bradford was suffer
ing from stage fright, and after dozen
disconnected words had been delivered he
Hammered out that he seconded the nomi-
nation of Col Hooker of BrattleborO. This
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"Strfke For Your Affairs
and Your Fires.

Patriotism is al1UayS COM
mendabIe, but In eVery breast
there should be not only the
desire to be a good citizen,
but to be strong, able bodied
and qveH fitted for the battle
of life. To do this, pure
blood Is absolutely neceS-
sary, and Hoods SarSapa-
rit[a Is the one specific 4Uhfch
cteanSes the blood thorough
~. It acts equally 4veH for
both sexes and all ages.
Humor -" When / need 4 blood purrt-
fier / take Hoods SarsaparalA. II cured
my hunor and Is excellent as a nerUs
tonic" Josie Eaton, Stafford Springs, CT.
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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-29

ready a Republican majority assured in
the United States Senate for the next six
years, and If President Mckinley shall be
reelected as | have full confidence to be-
leve he will be, and the people shall send
to the lower House of Congress a good
working Republican majority as they
should in the interest of the whole country,
all these great questions that now vex our
land will be settled in way honorable
to us as a nation, and that will carry liber-
ty, education, Christian civilization and
good government to a people that have
never yet known or enjoyed its priceless
benefits, and the whole world will rejoice
at it. Mr.. President and gentlemen, it
was not my purpose to infict upon you a
political speech, but simply to accept Of
your nomination and to thank you for it,
which | again now do.
Col. Haskins was given another ovation
at the close of his remarks, and after the
applause had subsidized the convention adj
journed.
Resolutions and District Committee.
The following resolutions were adopted
by the convention: Resolved, BY the Re
publicans Of the Second Congressional dis
trict of Vermont, that the record of the
Republican party in the past, the leader
ship in the present and the work accom-
plshed under such leadership entities it to
the unwavering support OF the American
people in the duties now cast upon our ma
ton, and to them We confidently appeal
for such support.
That we declare our fidelity and wealth
to the principles OF Republicansm as set
forth in the national platform adopted at
Philadelphia TO the candidates there nomi-
mated and to the nominee OF this conven-
ton.
The following We're elected to constitute
the Second Congressional district Republi'
can committee for the two years next en-.
suing Caledonia county, Frank w. Ma
son of Passumpsic; Essex, Franklin d,
Hale Of Luneuburg; Orange, JohnF Mead
of Randolph; Orleans, Amory Dawson OF
Craftsbury; Washington, Frank G. How
land of Barre; Windham, George II. Cor
ham of Bellows Falls Windsor, Frank n
Walker of Ludlow.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
An.c,inten OF nYnrtn.

one summer when Wllllam.M. Evars
was at his country home IN Windsor.
Vt. farm er who had followed his po-
litical career In the newspaper for
many years was extremely anxious to
see him In the flesh and drove lS miles
Into town Ia order 20 catch glimpse
Of his Idol.
Senator Evarts ut TINT time wns be-
ing entertained constantly. dining out
almost every night aud as he drove out
Of his grounds to an appointment Que
evening the farmer was lying In walt
for him In the road The latter. seeing
tile pale. nscetlc face aud mcuger form
of the famous statesman, was dlsap-
pointed.
We'll | declare" he exclaimed.
looks us II he'd always bonrd"d.'
An impr0niptu riddle Il attributed TO
.hlm hpr NJ Ills country place. one
day IN presiding NJ table with swarm
OF grandchildren about him he asked,
What s the difference between this
goose before dInupr aud me after
After much futile guessing he said In
Tuiet glee:
Now the gous,- is stuffed with sage.
and then the SAGE" pointing 60 himself,
"wlll he stNfrcd with goose." Home
Journal
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
No Joke In THAT.

sYou Americans" said the London
young man as he stopped sucking his
cane. "are always inslnuatirg that we
Engilshmen don't know what real
Joke is. Now. just bold your sides
while | go over this one which ] read
IN home paper week ago;
".The COuntess-M M'lOrd. you were at
the grand dinner last night, were you
not? Just awhile ago heard one Of
those vulgar Americans make the re-
mark that this morning you bad d big
head.
srhe Duke-But m'lady. there's
rothing In IT,
The American looked as sober as a
rriminal court judge
"WellT' he asked.
Don't YOU see" explained the dis
rusted Britisher. Poking the other In
lhe ribs with his cane. "the countess
Iays some one accused her companion
ihal Of having big head tina. ha1. and
lac declares Cp-ah. haD there's nothing
IN it,
ayes hut
"BIarsted idiocy. but whatT
"Her companion was q duke.
yes"
"And net any different from the rest
of the English nobility
"No. But the Joke. the Joke II Is 80
udroitly put In apparent inadvertence
desperately the duke admits there Is
nothing In his head Now. do you seer
"well. it's little strange that the
duke could make such a frank aud can
did admission. but where does the
Ioke come lnT- Brooklyn life.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
Congressman Tom Tongues Master
lY Evasion of Plain Questions
REFUSED TO ANSWER THE POINTS
WHICH WERE RAISED IN THE JOURNAL
COnfesses That He Would Not Put Leading Questions TO the
Trusts on Congressional Investigation.

TIVE JOURNAL asked Congressman
Tom Tongue to answer in his speech at
Salem some very plain matter-of-fact
questions about matters that every
schoolboy is familiar with, and be alb
solutely failed to do so.
He paid considerable attention 10 the
editor OF The Journal and was very
courteous and polite, but he proved
himself smooth as standard oil in evad.
ing the issue presenied-who gets the
money he truste are wiinging from the
peopleP
We reprint the questions here:
Mr.. Tongue, you will no doubt tackle
the trust question. We would like Co ask
you one point blank question, and get
a square answer. II you, Mr.. Tongue,
were on a congressional investigation
committee. and the great coal miner 8
strike in Pennsylvania was before yonr
committee, and the fact was made APP
parent that as a result OF that strike
the great coal syndicates had reduced
the price Of powder TO the miners from
t2.75 q keg ~ 81 80 key, would you put
the question 10 the syndicate8: WHO
HAS BEEN GETTING THE Sl.25 A
KEG DIFFERENCES
Would you put the question, has not
this .26 a keR been clear robbery OF
the half-starved mner2 Has ii not been
kept out ofthe living of his wretched
family2
Have not the coal trnst and the
powder trust, made possible by Re-
publican legislation, enabled the powder
trust and the coal trust To thus rob Ia.
Dor in this instance, and probably in
thousands Of other waysp
In other words would you ask ques'
tions Of the coal baions and the trusts
that would emharass them, and compel
them 10 surrender some Of their mill
ions they have taken from labor and
the consumer
To come nearer home the sugar trust
n taking $l.50 sack out Of the people.
The people are getting four 10 five pounds
less sugar fora dollar than they were
four Years ago under the Wilson tariff
Who gets thisrobbery on one OF the
common necessities Of life? DO the In.
boring men who work in the sugar re-
fineries get IL? They may get little
OF IL, but does not the sugar trust get
the bulk OF the advance aud do you not
favor tariff protection Of the sugar trust
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
LIEUTENANT
AND EX-CONVICT

Phillip Remey, the man who was ar
rested at Turner yesterday for swindling
Pearl Miller with a worthless check was
brought back last evening aud brought
before Justice Of the Peace O'Donald out
Of whose court the warrant for his arrest
had been issued.
lie offered 10 give bends, but as JUS
tice O'Donald did not consider the sure
ties offered sufficient be was committed
10 jail until p. m today for which
hour his examination was set.
The charge against him is obtaining
money under false pretenses, the check
he induced Miller 10 cash being signed
by himself but drawn upon the Capital
National Bank in which he had no funds.
lie claims 20 have been a lieutenant in
the Philippine army, and II is also said
that he has served couple Of terms in
the Oregon state penitontiary, so his 70
cord may be said t0 be mixed.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
PROMINENT
VOLUNTEER OFFICER

CHICAGO, Nov. 2.-Major John q Davis
us. V. whose death at Manila from
Bright's Disease was announced last
night was we'll known in this city whore
he had lived for 20 years.
For his efficient services in New Or
leans during the yellow fever epidemic,
the United States government gave him
medal. He also made successful
war on the yellow fever epidemic last
year at Havana where he was chief san
itary officer.
John g. Davis was born in Lexington,
KY, 81 years ago. lie served through
the Civil War in the hospital corps.
In Chicago he was known as a railway
surgeon having served the Monon, the
Chicago x Eastern Illinois and other
railways in that apacity.
lie went 10 Cuba after the war broke
out and last January was transferred "a
the Philippines He leaves a widow and
child who are at present in Orlando,
Fla
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
THE NEW YORK
MURDER CASE
Grand Jary Finds True Bills Against -Four mer
Implicated In Death Of Jenaie
BOsschiefeT.

" Associates PFse. e. sas JssrnaL
NEw YoRK, Nov. 2.-It was said last
night in Patterson N. j. that the grand
jury acting upon the line laid down for
their guidance by Judge Dixon found q
true bill Of indictment for rape and
homicide against Walter McAllister,
Alexander Campbell, William Death and
George Kerr in connection with the
death Of Jennie Bosschieter which oc-
CURED two weeks ago.
Practically the whole days session Of
the grand jury was taken up by the case.
The jury did not complete it's work until
after the court had risen so that there
was no report Of the finding Of the jury
to Judge Dixon.
Six Of the witnesses were examined.
They were County Physician Mcbride,
who performed the autopsy upon the
body Of the girl; DR.. Cyrus Townsend,
to whose house the body was driven be-
fore the four men knew the girl was
dead; Leonard Kamerling, the neighbor
aud friend OF the Bosschieters, who on
Thursday night two weeks ago saw the
girl in conversation with two nen
in irOrt OF Kents drug store
Chief Graul who narrated the story OF
the police work in the case; Mrs. Ros-
schieter the girls mother and the star
witness for the state A, ScoulthorPe the
cab man who drove the unconscious girl
and her four CON panions from Saal's
saloon out into Bergen county and then
back again TO the city after she was dead
and then back into Bergen county Ia
dispose Of the body.
The six witnesses told in detail the
story Of the assault, and the death Of the
girl.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
HARD LUCK ON
THE HIGH SEAS

LONDON, Nov. 2,--The Captain OF the
British steamer German which has jost
arrived here from Table Bay South
Africa reports that on October "a when
abont 400 west by south Of Gibraltar he
fell in with sailing vessel in distress,
The vessel proved to be the Italinn
bark Fiducia Captain Msriani whirh
sailed from Mobile August for Palma,
Maiorca in the Mediterranean Sea. The
Fiducia had lost her main mast aud part
OF her deck load in the recent severe
gales aud had also sustained Injury t0
her bulwarks. She was short of poyi-
slons and the German supplied her with
q quantity.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02

Congressman Tongue virtually con.
fesses by his failure 10 answer the above
questions that he would not ON con.
eressional investigation ask any direct
or puzzling questions Of the trusts that
are robbing the people. Is such con.
eressman really representing the people
OF the trusts2
MIR. Tongue utterly failed TO deny that
the trusts are contributing to McKin-
ley's election.
He denounces Bryan for having
friends among the trust magnates but
does not deny that the Mckinley man.
ayers are getting the Doodle from the
sugar trust and the coal barons.
While HE magnificent evasions are
admirable as showing his skill as a
dodger and at sharp practice in debate,
bis more than magnificent admissions
were something royalty and imperially
enjoyable by the opposition
This district bears the palm Of having
man in congress- who would not even
ask an embarrassing question Of the
trusts, which he himself denouncef
Bryan for having friends among them.
This is an enviable distinction and re-.
veals the close quarters into which the
trusts have driven the Republican party,
While our congressman lodged and
eyaded the main points at issue he must
be credited with addressing his audience
as collection Of reasoning human be.
ings with fairly accurate knowledge
the recent history Of their country. In
this he differed widely from Binger
Hermann, his preseason In office, who
talked TO Salem audience as though he
were addressing crowd OF ignorant
Iiottentots who would swallow any mis-
statement, no matter how glaring. Ton.
que was smooth enough not 10 insult the
intelligence OF his hearers by making too
many unequivocal assertions which
they all know 10 be false. His method
il 10 recognize facts which are known 10
all and then use sophistry and geBerali-
ties and skillful distortions 10 draw de.
ceptive conclusions. In this method OF
argument he is an adept.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
PRESERVED BY
OSSIFICATION

New YoRK, Nov 2.-Dr. Charles
Wuest, coroner's physician, In search
Of the cellar formerly occupied by DIR
Thomas Holmes, in Brooklyn, where q
petri6ed body was found on Wednes-
day, discovered portion Of the body Of
a boy, the body Of girl about ls months
old, bodies Of newly born children and
Of monkeys and the skeletonsof dogs.
All were ia state OF preservation
similar to that Of the first body found.
DIR. Holmes conducted drug store for
many years before his death two year,
ago. His boast was that he had dis
covered a secret embalming process that
would ossiiy bodies. DIR. Wuest said
that the bodies found in the cellar had
probably been there for many years.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
INSURANCE. CO
IN TROUBLE

Nav NoRK, Nov 2. District Attorney
Gardiner appeared Justice Funsman in
the.eriminal branch of the supreme oour
yesterday and asked that an order be
signed resubmitting the evidence in ease
OF the Traders Fire Insurance. Co. TO the
November Grand Jury on the charge
OF violation OF section Gil ol the penal
code regarding the presentation OF a falls
statement OF a acorporatiOn by It's officials
lt h alleged that a false statement was
made In January by the company. The
company'a directorate includes a mum
ber OF very prominent names
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
Ahaorh. An KnowIedre.

Farming has this peculiarity. that Il
cap absorb and supply all knowledge
Not one OF the sciences but Is related
or may be related. 70 agriculture
Botany, rightly understood. Is the art
of growing better potatoess beans aud
corn. Entomology Is that economic
science that discusses what bngs are
~ use 20 man and what are Injurious.
Geology Is an apalysis of the soils and
rocks that underlia tie soils Coz fhe
purpose of making them more avall.
able Tor human warfare. ~. Louis
Globe Democrat
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1900-11-02
PRACTICAL JOKE
CAUSES DEATH

RooHRsrFR, N. Y, Nov. 2.-The au.
thorities Of Allegheny county are look
ing for the person who manufactured 8
skeleton out OF animal bones which
frightened Mary oldfeld % Handale to
death Wednesday night.
Mary oldfeld accompanied by two
friends was returning from halloween
party where they had listened TO grue-
some stories until their hair stood on
end.
When about TO enter the woods a
rattling OF bones was heard overhead
and looking up the trio we're overcome
with horror at seeing skeleton OF
gigantic proportions sweeping down on
them from above. With a cry OF terror
Mary dropped dead.
A searching party found wire lead
ing from. the ground 20 a tree top To
whiSh was attached a skeleton by pull
ley.