Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-08-28
ENTHUSIASTIC RALLY
Republican City Campaign Open.
ed at St. Johns Hall.
A vigorous Speech Made by the Hon.
Henry Ballard-Says He Stands
sQuarely upon the Republican
Platform-Clement shown up
in His True Light.

The republican city campaign was opened
Friday night at st Johns hall on Elmv God
avenue with an enthusiastic rally. Many
of the prominent republicans OF the CITY
were upon the stage and the BODY 81 the
house was well filled with voters ready ana
eager to listen to the exposition OF the IS
sues of the contest. The Hon. Henry Bal
lard, nominee for city representative OF the
regular republicans, made the speech OF
the evening and his arraignnint OF j. w.
Clement and his statement of the questions
before the voters was mastery effort. lie
disclosed the personal ambitions OF Clement
and pointed out the weakness of the vari-
GUS candidates for city representative
paying particular attention TO the Naciiiat-
ing methods of one of them
The rally was called to order by 5. Nj.
Flint, chairman of the republican city COM
mittee, who announced that Mayor ID. c.
Hawley had been chosen chairman. Upon
the stage were seated G. Y. smith, Judge
M A. Bingham, Henry Green, j. j.. south
wick, J. +. Cushman, u 4. crown, j. IS.
Scully and Martin Villas. The evening was
opened with music by Mcssrs. Robair and
Ennis.
Mayor Hawlty expressed his app ccla-
ton of the honor conferred upon him by
being made chairman OF the "pei5ng rally
of the campaign. He referred to hc@ite-
local option as the great issue Of the cam
paign He said that If the voters Wantcu
the law on that subject changed they
should go to the Republican party Tor mat
was the party in power and the one that
will he in power for years. 10y going To
that party the voters will get what they
want His remark that if the voters would
stand by the party a big majority would ne
rolled up for MCCULLOUGH was received
with cheers. He said that all the candi-
dates for the governorship could make
promises but that none Of them could de-
liver more than Gen. NJ ,cul,ouSh. an re-
ferring to the city Gle etiuuS the mayor
said that The voters WANTED TO tCnd - me
Legislature u man who has had experience
--One who can do the post good. lie re-
marked that any republican who cit the
party was simply lending himself u some
candidate who has only TerSonIl ends IN
view.
At the close or Mayor lIawley's REMARKS
an original campaign poem was read by
MIR. Tyler, a former emploYe of Mr.. Glenn
ent. The poem was one of the hitS oil the
evening and arraigned Clement in scathng
terms.
c. p. Smith said in part: I'VE have a
peculiar campaign ON cur hands and 1t
bchooVes every man to know Just what he
is doing. AT present i. looks as though
things were mixed but they Will soon
strengthen out. You know that few men
hanging about one place talking all the
time make a lot Of noise but It sounds big
ger than it really is. We hay" heard a
good deal Of noise lately. We have ht ard
a lot about this man VINO mas grown NJ
like a mushroom. He is making a good
deal of noise and some people are beginn-
ming to think he Is something Of a fellow.
He has been in the Legislature but while
there he never did anything except to work
for his own interests. He never posed a.
a friend of the people there but he now
comes out champion OF tn" working
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