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Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
WEST BRATTLEBORO.

Regular services will be held IN poth
churches Sunday.
Walter Cheney is working in STOCK
wells store in place of Charles Dunk
lee.
Mrs. John P. Liscom is still very III
and fears are entertained for her re-
covery.
About % from here attended the
convention of Baptists which was heio
in Hale Wednesday.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. NJ, Keneston have
been attending the Congregational
convention in Springfield this week
Rev. and. Mrs n. A. Wood returned
yesterday from Weymouth, Mass,
where they have been spending TWO
weeks.
II. NJ. Miller returned to Lynn,
Mass, Monday after few days spent
at the home of Mr., and Mrs, +. t.
Fisher,
The baseball game which was to
have been played Saturday between
the local nine and the High schooi
team of the east village was postponed
on account of rain. y team from the
S. \. Smith company will play the To-
cal team tomorrow.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

The people of Vermont are to be con
graduated that Clement has come into
this campaign and brought up live
issue for their consideration. The tao
tics of the other two candidates are be
ing exploited more widely than is us
ually the case with candidates for the
nomination and the untitness of Re
publican machine leaders to control
the affairs of the state is being demon
strated. The charges made by McCul-
Tough and Proctor men against the can
didates they respectively oppose are
revealing to the average Republican
voter the character of the machine
which he has supported year after year
without protest.
The machine is engaged in the worst
fight it ever had to face. 1t will be
fortunate if it survives The worst
sufferers are the federal office holders,
and very likely some of them would be
removed if their activity in politics
were known to the civil service com
mission. Enosburgh Falls has gone
back on Olin Merrill. Brattleboro has
refused to heed the counsel of James
L. Martin. Other places Will break
away from others as the caucuses are
held. ms Is especially injurious 10
Proctor. for the federal Office holders,
owing their places to the senator, were
forced into his support, and under the
circumstances were expected to be his
chief reliance.
Another man on the anxious seat
just now is Congressman Haskins. 1t
is stated on good authority that he has
made a Geographic appeal to postmas
tiers in Orleans county to support Proc
tor and it is also said that he exerted
his influence in Brattleboro without
effect. If, as now seems probable,
Proctor shall be defeated, Mr.. Haskins
may have to hustle for his nomination
in 1904. The unanimity with which he
was endorsed in Montpelier and else
where this year would not have been
apparent if it had been known that he
was working for Proctor. Montpelier
Argus.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
WESTMINSTER.

Our village schools close this week.
There are about 20 cases of whoop-
ing cough in town.
Byron Blanchard is the new station
agent at Westminster depot.
Mrs. George G. Wright is not as
we'll A trained nurse from Boston Is
caring for her.
Fred /. Lane is greatly improving
his residence by the addition of a
broad veranda aud the residences of
George II. Albee and John Richmond
are being painted.
O. E. Bragg of Putney is in town, -
George Hall was summoned by tele-
gram to Brunswick, Ne, Wednesday.
Miss Mary Wright and her brother,
Clarence, are visiting their grand
father, s. O, Parker, at Putney. Mrs.
Ernest Gould of Bellows Falls spent
Tuesday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. H. Underwood. Mrs. Dudley
Prescott of Boston is expected this
week at her fathers, T. a, Nichols,
for the summer. Mrs. Frank Rich
mond is with her son, Harry. at
Springfield. Vt. for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. John c. Richmond has returned
from a short visit with her brother at
Springfield. Mrs. Rollo Metcalf spent
Wednesday at Bellows Falls. Albert
Bowen was called to Brattleboro Tues
day by the illness of Mrs. Bowen.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Sensational reports were circulated
last week about Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles, commander of the army. lie
was said to have betrayed oiliciol Sc
crets to Democratic senators in connec-
ton with charges of cruelties on Fill
pino prisoners; and it was further
stated that he had been ordered to
Washington in great haste to face an
immediate court martial The rresi
dent and Secretary Root now deny that
they ever attempted any investigation
of the blame in the leak of official in
formation and Gen. Miles denies that
he said he had been ordered to Wash
inaton. Washington news correspond
ents, however, assert that there have
been ineffective attempts to fasten
blame in the matter upon Gen, Miles.
But whatever the source of these UNI
founded reports, and the various others
which have evidenced friction between
the administration and the head of the
army, the public is tired of them.
Whether Gen. Miles is a martyr to per-
secution as his friends claim or wheth-
err he is simply an aspirant for motor
iety as others maintain, it is all the
same. They are mean and trivial and
belittling to the nation and weare tired
of them.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
State Auditor.

The present incumbent of the office
of state auditor is not a candidate fol-
reelection, and therefore it will de-
volve upon the delegates at the state
convention to select a suitable person
to fill the position. There are two
candidates in the field for this posi-
tion-Horace F. Graham of Crafts
bury and Horace W. Bailey of New
bury. Mr. Bailey is one of the lead
ing and successful business men of the
state, and eminently qualified in ev-
cry way to perform the duties of the
position. He has the endorsement of
his own county as well as that Of many
other counties and men. The only OBJ
lection we can see to him is that he is
not a lawyer. Windham county can
serve the state best by supporting
Horace W. Bailey of Newbury for state
auditor.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
WILMINGTON.

The listers are taking the quadren-
NAL appraisal Of real estate,
Last Sunday was children's day in
the several churches and was observed
in an appropriate manner
The weather has been cold and wet
of late and gardens and field crops are
not coming forward very fast.
Frank +. Barnard has been quite i'll
for two weeks or more and we learn
that he has fever and will be i'll for
some time.
II. w. Stearns Of Brooklyn is in
town this week getting his hotel in
readiness for the summer business. He
has improved the place wonderfully.
f. NJ. Haynes and l.. II. Adams are
adding fine bay window to their res
idence E. A. willard, ST., is board
ing with Clark l.. Brown in Marlboro.
The entertainment at the town hall
Friday evening by Frank M. Reynolds
of Boston will be a treat, MIR. Key
nolds was here last year and delighted
every one.
Some are getting discouraged as to
the building of the new hotel as work
does not start thereon, but we are
hopeful and expect to see the good
work carried out.
Several members of the local Grand
Army post attended the funeral of
their comrade, Walter \ Aiken, at East
Dover Wednesday, Comrade Aiken
was a soldier in the 9th Vt. Vols. and
was faithful in every respect. lie has
been very loyal member of Post
Lawton and held the respect of all.
The lecture by Clarence J. Fergu-
son of Burlington at the Congrega
tional church Sunday evening was. well
attended. The speaker discussed the
question of license and prohibition
and handled the subject in an able
manner. His statistical statements re-
lated specially TO the increase of crime
under the license law as compared with
that under the prohibition law, show
ing that the prosecutions and arrests
would be three times the number un-
der prohibition. .-s..,l- 81 z5r
The Republican caucus for the cleo
tion of delegates to the state conven-
ton was held at the town hall Satur-
day evening and resulted in the cast
ing of 40 ballots. II for the Clement
ticket, Manley l.. Burr, Joseph Cour-
temanche and X, p Ames; 81 for the
Proctor ticket, Edward Titus, f. NJ,
Haynes and f. b. Corbett; and 96 for
the Mccullough ticket, Frank j. Cor
bett, Charles II. Parmelee and c. NJ.
Ware 1t was voted that each dele
gate be empowered to appoint his own
alternate and that the same delegates
elected to the state convention be also
elected to the district convention, Ed
ward Titus, Fred \. May and L. IL.
Adams were elected as town commit
tee for the ensuing two years. The
meeting was perfectly harmonious. al
though the friends of either party
were quite active in the interest of
their favorite man.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
ADAMSYILLE.

Luke Whites house was broken into
Tuesday. some cider and a dipper was
stolen Sheriff Crafts from Shelburne
Falls was up, and it is expected some
arrests will he made
Mrs. Mary Marcy of Colrain City,
visited her sister, Mrs. John Daven-
port, Wednesday Mrs. John p. Stur-
tevant went to Easthampton last week
for few days visit with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Flora Bradford - Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Cutting of South Whit
ingham were guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Fairbanks last week. Fred
Morgan of Easthampton visited friends
on Christian Hill Friday. Mrs. George
ID. Stetson visited her son Robert of
Shelburne Falls several days last week.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Both houses of the Australian parlia-
ment have passed the adult suffrage
bill and it is now law. Every adult
woman in the country's six provinces
can now vote for the federal parliament
or sit in that body, if elected. Three
states have not yet granted this fran
chise at their elections, but it is be-
lieved that by the end of the year they
will have done so and that, for the first
time. whole nation will have enfran-
chised all its women. This experiment
of broad suffrage is encouraging to the
advocates of woman suffrage and will
be watched with deep interest by the
whole world
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Even the machine managers are will.
ing to conCede the people a chance tc
vote on the prohibition question.
That's all the high license advocates
have ever asked-a chance to demon
strate at the polls that a majority OF
the people prefer high license local
option law. The Burlington News has
the following on the subject:
In conversation recently with cit
izen of Bellows Falls, according to the
Times of that place, Senator William
p. Dillingham; said it was his opinion
that the coming Republican state con-
vention would insert referendum
plank in the party's platform. This
means that in his opinion the Repub-
lican party will be committed to the
referendum issue. If such a plank is
adopted, the next legislature will pass
a referendum act, and the people of
Vermont will be given an opportunity
to say whether they want the present
prohibitory law continued or want to
experiment with some scheme of Ii
cense and local option. The Times goes
on TO say that it has belle ed for some
time that this is the logical solution of
the puzzling situation. If prohibition
cannot stand the test of thorough dis
cussion and win the approval of the
citizens of the state it is bound to 90
down. All the larger places in the state
would favor licenses. but the Times
does not believe that majority CT the
whole people are vet ready to change
the law If they are it will be changed
and it should be. But the whole
people ought to include the wives and
mothers who are more vitality interest.
ed in the drink problem than all
others -
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
BRATTLEBoRo, VT, FRIDAY, JUNE IS, 1902
The State Convention and Who :

The Republican state convention
will be held at Montpelier on the 10Th,
and the next issue of the Refomer
should be able to announce its results.
All the caucuses have been held with
the exception of four, which cannot
materially affect the standing of any
one of the three candidates. The can
didates will 60 into the convention in
the following order of strength:
John G. Mccullough. .... BIG
Percival W. Clement, $500. 222
Fletcher ID. Proctor. ,... l'9
The majority rule prevails in the con-
vention. and it will require 800 votes
for choice, and although General
Mccullough leads the other candidates
bv "a to 1877 respectively he still lacks
40 votes of majority and if nominat-
ed will have to draw this number
from either Proctor or Clement or
both. Can he do it:
The Reformer believes that General
Mccullough will carry the convention
and secure the nomination. 1t be-
lieves this not because of any desire
for that result, but because the indi-
cations are that he will do so--it be
lieves that he will secure the nomina-
ton on the first or second ballot. This
is the only logical outcome of the con-
yention. Fletcher d. Proctor with 10
DELEGATES stands no show whatever,
and realizing this, his delegates-at
least the prohibition element-wlll
turn to Mccullough as the only means
of defeating the high license element.
They will do this at an early hour to
prevent trades of any kind. 1t is the
only hope the prohibitionists have Of
defeating or at least deferring for a
time the high license tide which Is
sweeping the state. 1t is the only way
a prohibitionist can consclentiously
vote-if he really wants to preserve the
present law, and there must be enough
such among the Proctor delegates to
elect Mccullough on the first ballot.
OF course there are all sorts of ru-
mors about clark horses trades be-
tween Clement and Proctor and be
tween Clement and Mccullough: and
undoubtedly there will be trades if the
nomination is not made on the second
ballot.
There are also rumors of q Clement
bolt and the Rutland Herald's atfida-
Wit column would seem to indicate
something of the sort; but who can
predict the outcome: Mr.. Clement
has positively asserted that he will not
bolt the convention--that he is Re
publican and will abide by the decis-
ion of the delegates, and we have no
reason for believing anything to the
contrary.
There can be no combination be-
tween Mccullough and Proctor after
what has already passed; and, if the
rumors of old scores to settle between
Proctor and Clement are true there
can be no deal between them, and this
will leave the convention open to all
sorts of trades-not necessarily be
tween the candidates, but between the
delegates. So, after all is said, the
only safe way for the prohibition ele-
ment to succeed will be to support Nc
Cullough, and we believe it will
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

The members of the House of Repre-
sentatives who, conscious of well
filled treasury, have been serenely vot-
ing appropriations for millions, were
startled Tuesday at some figures placed
before them by Representative Can
non, chairman of the appropriations
committee and the so. called watch
dog of the treasury. In considera-
tion of the forest reserve transfer bill,
which would greatly increase cost of
administering those reserves, he
showed that next years estimated ifs
cal receipts were already exceeded by
appropriations, to the sum of nearly
552. 100000 He added that if the va
rious other projects under considera-
tion were adopted, there would posi-
lively be no surplus, and that the
strictesU economy was absolutely nee
essary. His warning was needed and
the bill defeated, as it is hoped some
Of the other expensive projects Will be.
There is an old and homely adage
among farmers, which diSCourages the
cutting of too wide a "swath. - This
adage may be wisely applied almost
anywhere in the congressional
halls of a great and growing country.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Stories are circulated about the state
that money or liquor was used by all
three of the gubernatorial candidates
to secure votes in the caucuses Just
held. Whatever the facts may be, the
voter of Vermont who insinuates that
his vote was bought by either rum or
money and is thus willing to demean
himself in the estimation of his fellow
is no fit subject for confidence
in any respect, let alone the question
of truth telling. Barre Times.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
HALIFAX.

While Merton Scott was going down
the Crosier hill with a large, load of
logs Monday, the shoe slipped from I'M
der the wheel and let the load on to
the horses. When he saw that the load
was too much for them to hold he
refined into the ditch and stopped with
only a broken pole, escaping what
might have been "A serious accident.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

The Rutland Herald is probably the
most interesting paper published in
Vermont to-day. Each day it is pub
fishing a column or more of atfidavits
to the effect that Mccullough and
Proctor are buying, for money or Ii
quor, the votes of the caucuses. Too
much credence should not be given
these aftidavits. The man who is will
ing to make an affidavit to the fact
that he was bought or was instrument
tai in buying others is, to say the
least, not much of a man, and his
word, even when supported by an atfi-
davit, should not count for much with
the decent, self-respecting people of
Vermont
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Candidate Clement has published an
open letter denying the rumor that he
is in favor of moving the state house
from Montpelier 10 some other place.
This is assuring.
what has become of the Democrat
ic party:'' asks The Windham County
Reformer. One of it is voting in Re
publican caucuses and the other one is
getting ready to vote for Andrew Jack
son in the fall Adams Messenger.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
POLITICAL DISCUSSION.
OF VERMONT MATTERS BY VARIOUS
STATE NEWSPAPERS,
What Editors Throughout the State Are Say
ling in Regard to Current Political Events
Interesting Points From Many Pens. - -

Mr.. Clement has never said definite
| ly that he would not be a candidate or
an independent basis, if he should not
be dominated at the convention. Many
we'll Uniformed politicians think he
will. Randolph Herald. 4
Public sentiment will always stanc
back of the man who votes according
to the dictates of his own intelligence
and manhood and who refuses to be
coerced into voting against his owr
convictions. st, Adams Messenger.
Windsor county made a special ac
count of itself. If the local option
party could engage States Attorney
Tarbell and George Washington Nor
row to tour the state, prohibition would
not stand months campaign. -Rut-
land Herald.
Ex-Gov. Ed Smith of st. Albans and
Lieut.. Gov. Nelson FiSke of Isle La
Motto, are the men credited with being
foremost in side tracking Dr. Webb's
candidacy, when it was found he could
not win, and substituting Mr.. Proctor
under the pretense of great popular
demand for him. The result of the
caucuses repudiate the latter claim
and it is worthy of note that the home
towns of these would-be political
bosses have in every instance declared
against them on this question. North.
field News.
After witnessing the methods of op.
Grafton in the caucuses of Vermont
during the past few weeks the man
who is not convinced that caucus
law is needed in this state must have
grudge against fair dealing and an
axe to grind for somebody. The pres
ent system may result in the nomina-
tion of a candidate for governor who
does not represent the choice of party
but it is probable that it will also
open the eyes of the people to make a
demand for legislative regulation OF
election preliminaries.- Barre Tele-
gram,
There is accommodating evidence that
what Vermont wants and should have
is "A chance TO vote on the prohibitory
! law. The News has often referred tC
this question and has expressed itself
in favor of a submission to the people
of this law. Nothing would do the
state more good than a campaign on
the prohibition issue, unclouded by
any other and disconnected from can
didates. The question should be can
vassed thoroughly. from Newport tc
Bennington. If the people of Vermont
still want this law on their statute
hooks. they should be given a chance
to saw so in an unmistakable way. If a
majority wish n change. that fact
should be known. The next state legis-
lature would do we'll to refer the whole
subject 70 the popular vote. \ straight
unalloved camiaion on the question of
nrohibition would be productive of
GOOD only LET il come this fan -Rut-
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Several of the physicians who read
papers at the tuberculosis congress in
New York asserted that drinking beer
had often cured consumption. What
would happen to a physician who would
advance such an idea in prohibition
Vermont :-Montpeli Argus.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

If either one of the three candidates
is as bad as represented by the opposi-
tion, neither one should be nominated
or elected But they are not. The
real truth is that they are all good
human, but good as men aver
age. and a great deal better.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Why not give a little attention to
the rest of the state ticket: There are
many other officials 10 be nominated
and all are important and should be
selected with care
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

| The squirming and evasons to which
the trr SITS have been driven the past
week are a hopeful sign. They are
afraid of the president, who, although
he has not directly attacked them, is
making preliminary advances with a
GOODNESS and skill that presage a siren
uous and determined fight or quick vic
tory. President Roosevelt, as every
one knows, is by nature fighter and
no mean foe. That such a man is the
nations leader at this hour when she
is most sorely beset by trust monsters,
may mean her speedy deliverance.
Three great trusts, beef coal and
sugar, are now under administrative
scrutiny. Thrown into panic by sub
poenas which threatened e disclosure
of their secrets. the beef packers last
week burned most of their books and
many of their representatives. fled to
Mexico. The packers admit that the
iniunctions granted have shattered the
dSIttneut pluulllS inc SIA ullliS IOh
stituting the beef trust, and dealers
agree that a heavy decrease in prices
must follow as soon as open CONF Ell
ton begins among the trust houses.
The coal trust, too, is admittedly ner-
vous over the possibility of government
prosecution of the railroad combina-
ton which controls the production and
prices of coal, for violating the anti
trust law. The sugar trust, however,
keeps a bold front, although a crisis is
impending in the Senatelwhere the issue
is over the passage of the Cuban reci-
procity bill. This trust is said to con.
troll and practically own the beet sugar
industry, its ultimate object being to
combine the two interests. The trust
is fighting to defeat the Cuban bill
while the president is absolutely com
mitted to its passage. He insists that
the measure is a duty we owe Cuba:
the trust only says it will hurt its in
terests and shall not be. The outcome
of the situation will be watched for
with keen anxiety by the people who
are every day being heavily taxed by
the trusts for the necessities of life.
While resolutions are being formulated
and injunctions are taking their pom
derous courses through the courts, the
very combinations they seek to restrain
are pocketing millions of the peoples
money. If the president is really going
to fight the trusts and deliver the
people, let him rally his forces at once
and charge the enemy as boldly and |
bravely as he did up San Juan hill. !
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Cambridge university, England, has
conferred the degree of doctor of laws
on Whitelaw Reid, special envoy of the
United States to the coronation of
King Edward. 1t has also presented
Prof. Horatio W. Parker of Yale uni
versity with the degree of doctor of
music.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13

Brer. Davenport ought to be here to
see the realization of his dream of a
political house cleaning in Vermont