St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-05-16
Orange County Politics.

engaged III a spirited contest tor the
office of state senator and Col. K. J.
Kimball of Randolph has a rival in
William b. Wall who has been for
II many years one of the democratic
Sc war horses of that section, but is
now republican il there is an office to
y be filled. Col. K'mball has published
s letter to the voters which we feel
0 sure will be read with interest. Col.
l. Kimball is one of the leading citizens
of Orange county and would be a
! credit to his town and the state in
i whatever office to which he might be
. elected. Here is his letter.
To the Republicans Of Randolph
t In accordance with custom, you may
with propriety present a candidate for
senator to the next republican county
convention.
| have been requested by many of the
old republicans, who have long been rec
ognized as leaders in the party, and who
! Jaw maui NduuOipl lIC hlOSl lnlDOI-
tant Republican town in Orange county,
to allow my name to be used as a can
didate. Following distinguished prece-
dent, | take this method OF addressing
you, and ask for your endorsement on
my record as a Republican.
MY REPUBLICAN RECORD.
In my early days, before could vote,
became interested in politics as secretary
OF Fremont & Jesse" Republican club
in the year of the birth OF the Republican
party-lS56.
believe | have voted for every Repub-
lican candidate for PRECEDENT, excepting |
Lincoln Il was then living in Canada),
and the Republican ticket, and never any
other ticket
have generally been interested in Re-
publican clubs, especially in presidential
years, and have taken part in nomina-
tons for officers, and | do not remember
any case when it was not considered i'm
portant, and even positively necessary,
that candidates political record and
principles should be, and should have
been, in harmony with the principles of
the party as prerequisite to eligibility
to the office.
On this ground, present to you my
own record, as well as that of my oppo-
nent
have voted for every governor and
every Republican candidate in Vermont's
elections since 1886
have had the honor to represent the
Republicans of this town by being sent
as delegate to one or more of the Re.
publican state, congressional or county
conventions, | believe, at every election
since 1856
| was elected by the state convention.
as an alternate delegate to the Republi-
AN national convention at Minneapolis .,
in 1892 |
| have served as vice president of the
tate Republican league, and also ofthe T
republican club Of Randolph.
have in other ways served the Repub. p
can party in state, county and town a
any wears, and above ALL an honor u
men l appreciate more than any other IL
at ever came to me was my election in "
800 by the Republican party of Ran W
lph in the General Assembly of the pr
ate. fr
MY oPPONENT-MR. w. b. WALL. ~,
t is well known all over the state that err
has been leader, and very active in he
Democratic party many years, ac- tn
ting many honors from it, and serv-
it well.
n 1882, he was nominated in the
convention, in this county,
the high office OF senator.
n 1886, he was appointed by a Demo- Il
itic president as postmaster of Ran
nh and CprUpH h.,
and important appoint =:
ent in the county in the gift of the 81
ltional Democratic administration D.
In 1892, he wasnominated in the Dem tt
ratio state convention as candidate
+ Acknowledgements. n
In 1896, he was again nominated in =.
us, Orange county, as a Democratic
lndidate for senator. IL
This nomination he declined to ACCEPT
OF because he did not intend to LONGER Al
onsder himself a member of the party
ut because his party had i'll the conven.
on adopted the Chicago free silver plat &c
'rm, as will be seen by the following vi
tier published in the Herald and News OF
August, 1906 Dr
A PROMINENT RANDOLPH DEMOCRAT pr
BOLTS"
Randolph, Aug. 8, 1896. pc
. A, OImstead, Esq, ar
Chairman Democratic County Conyen. ga
on. 80
Dear Sr:-l see by the public prints -,
nat my name was used at the Demo- IN
'at,c county convention lately held, as df
lndidate for senator from ORANGE di
1unty. This was done in my absence al
no without any consultation with me. is
ms same convention endorsed the -,
hicago platform. That platform can. ~
OF endorse and it follows that cannot
-and tor office on it. | therefore abso. in
lteiy refuse to permit my name to he in
Sed and 1t must be taken from the tick if
i ANY name that you and Mr.. Miller 70
nall put in place of mine will meet with or
" approval. Yours truly, Ltt
w. B. WALL" ~
Remarks by the editor:-"Mr. Wall tb
as been one of the old Democratic war 49,;
}TSes OF Vermont, prominent IN council w.
ID active IN the field. He has been his ,,"t
'ity's candidate for lieutenant.gover- Ia(
n and county senator, nearly ATTAINING tire
e latter office. He has been an old.line CHI
al art Atkins Democrat and still tio
AIMS to be Democrat. He will not 7
incorrectly reported, vote for McKin.