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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

Bill Introducd-S. 1888, by Senator
Downer, nomination of candidates for
office. Provides what is known as the
"direct nomination" system shall APP
ply to all nominations for candidates
at general election except secretary of
State, State auditor, and State treas
urer and town Representatives These
are to be made under the convention
system. A political party to come
under the act shall have cast at least
ten per cent of total vote cast at last
election. Primaries shall he held ON
Tuesday, twelve weeks before election
day. This shall be the only method
of nomination by party which shall
secure recognition on official ballot.
Delegates to State convention shall
be elected at primaries. Any eligible
person who desires to become a candi-
date shall file nomination papers with
secretary of State or county clerk,
according to what office he desires)
at least seven weeks before primaries
are held. Such person shall pay to
respective clubs $50, or $40 according,
as Office is State or county. Nomina-
tions for delegates to State convention
shall be by nomination papers signed
| by one per cent of whole number of
NOtclS Nv ClCCOiOh OdliplC
| ballots shall be printed ahead and be-
fore primaries ballots shall be prepared
for each political party with names
of all persons who have filed nomina-
ton papers in that party. Ballots shall
group candidates of one Office together
and voting shall be by marking cross.
Various provisions for printing bal
lots and for providing voting places
and conduct of primaries about same
as at election. Voters shall be regis
tered as provided for in another bill
by Senator Downer. All parties hold
primaries at same time. The candi-
date at primary receiving plurality
of the votes cast by his party shall be
nominated and be put on official ballot
for general election. Delegates un-
der same rule shall be elected and they
shall nominate other State officers in
convention.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

Some years ago, about a generation,
the State of New York started out to
build a new Capitol at Albany, fixing
the outer limit of cost at the imperial
sum of SIS, 900. That Capitol has
already cost 500, 900, O0O and, we I'M
derstand, is not completed yet. New
York is not alone among the States
of the Union which have started out
to construct State Houses of marble
or granite, and have finally builded
them of gold.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

Still another illustration of the
dangers that beset and the surprises
that overtake the taxpayer when the
State embarks on the uncertain and
unstable waters of expenditure for
public buildings-thiso one in quite re-
cent times and from Vermont. YER
mont had expended some 800, 600, more
or less, in the erection at Waterbury
of buildings for a reform school.
These buildings we're entirely des-
troyed by fire in December, 1874. The
Legislature was convened in the fol-
lowing January to take action in the
matter. The destruction of the build
ings and the converting of the Legisla-
ture, to covetous towns. were like the
taste of blood to the tiger. The Cen
eral Assembly met. Forthwith that
body constituted itself joint in
vestigating committee, resolved to &c
in body to Vergennes to consider a
proposition to remove the school to
the "Ancient City" Of Vermont. The
argument for the removal was addressed
to the Legislative stomach. With
the rank and file hard cider and dough-
nuts did the business; with the
stomach of higher sensibility other
persuasion prevailed. The school
could be established at Vergennes, in
an old barrack, relic of the troublout
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12
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this signature is on every box OF the genuine
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12
ESSEX JUNCTION,
Or the Lay of the Lone Traveller. BY
e. j. Phelps.

Like Cerberus Essex Junction stands
at the exit from Burlington and the en-
trance through which the bulk of the
people of Vermont customarily enter the
"Queen City"-which ole of its newspa-
pers proudly halls as 1.-THE capital of YER
mont" One of Burlington's former citi-
zens, in immortal verse-which is here
reproduced-embodied the peculiarties
and the antics of this three headed mon
ster What would be the chances of legis-
lators ever running this guard and con-
vening in Burlngton-or of getting back
to their homes - if they got in and tried
to get out?l
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12
IN THE MATTER OF BUILDING
STATE CAPITOLS.

The Warner bill proposes that the
General Assembly appropriate $780,
600 for new State capitol at Burling-
ton, provided that city shall also put
up 5000. 600 for this purpose.
The Journal has made a general re-
view of this proposition and published
some of the facts of capitol building
at Montpelier. 1t has shown that cit
liens of Montpelier gave the land for
a site, built the first State House
erected in the new Capital, and gave
the whole to Vermont, conditioned up
on the town remaining the permanent
seat of government and reverting to
Montpelier eff the Legislature shall
cease to hold all it's sessions there. "
The State filled up rapidly in course
of time this State House was not of
adequate size or convenience for the
Legislature. After discussing various
schemes for its enlargement, in 1881
the General Assembly considered %
proposition to erect a new State House
and appointed a committee to receive
proposals for building an edifice COM
modious enough for the purposes OF
legislation, and to report to the next
Legislature. At the session of 1882
the committee reported that Burling-
ton had proposed to erect State
House in that town for $4,000, pro-
vided that place should be made the
Capital of the State; that the inhab-
itants of Montpelier and vicinity
would give S15, 600 toward new cap
itol building, to be erected on or neal
the site of the old one, at a cost OF
$50, 900. No other proposals were
made.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

This duel over the locality of the
State Capitol was fought to the finish
in 1857, after the burning of the Sec
ond Capitol. Hon. George F. Ed
munds was Burlingtons representa-
tive-with all that this circumtance
implies. But this Roland found his
Oliver in j. Dorr Bradley, and Mr..
Bradley's words are wholesome for en-
lightenment and reflection at this
time:
81, for one, do not feel like raising
revenue from a loan of our institu-
tions, taking town in our grasp, as
/ would take half lemon, squeezing
it dry and then throwing away the
rind and trying another. The
Capitol was located at Montpelier as a
measure of peace. 1t was built up from
divided into a united and homogene-
GUS people. Fifty years of peace have
been the product of this act of wis
dom. Our fathers worshiped in this
Mountain, not bowling themselves to
the Adirondacks across the lake, nor
to the White Hills from ST. Johns.
bury, but this Mountain-the Green
Mountain Range; and 1 am for going
down to no Jerusalem either ON the
east or ON the vest
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

times when Champlain and Otter
Greek were the theater of martial
events, at merely nominal cost. 1t
all became very clear to the bleared
eyes of the Investigators. Their spe-
cial train was hurried back to the
Capital, and while the spell was still
upon the Solons, despite the protest
and admonition of the sober minded,
the removal was ordered, and they
hastily adjourned. The delirium
passed away. The SOLDERING off and
the establishment came when subse-
quent Legislatures began to vote APP
preparations and raise the tax rate to
buy land, build buildings barns, etc,
and provide a score or more of accom-
modations and things for an elaborate
and entirely new outfit for housing
the school and employing its inmates.
The old arsenal, which had served as a
decoy, was relegated to its proper
rank in the economy of things reform
story. Each succeeding Legislature,
up to 1882, was vexed with importu-
nifty for money in sums from So, 600 to
$50, 600. Gov. Proctor's heavy hand in
1878 held down an appropriation of
$40, 900, which he deemed unnecessary,
but the Legislature Of 1880, after stiff
fight, removed the impediment, the
school got the money, spent it all or
new construction, and ruined the
contractor who eked out the appro
priation by an unwilling contribution
from his own means.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12
HOUSE-MORNING.-

Weekly payments. 1872, weekly
payments by corporations, was dis
cussed at length, Passed, yeas ia,
nays, 8.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12
BARNARD,
SUMNER &
PUTNAM CO.,

1--WE pay Express Charges on parcels
Of over $5,within 100 miles radiesI
| of our store /
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

contractor who eked out the appro-
priation by an unwilling contribution
from his own means.
The lure conceived at Vergennes in
1875 cost the State, in round numbers,
500, 000 The lure fathered by the
member from Vergennes in 1902, will
cost the State-if it should succeed
"a million dollars, or it may be
million and half The Capitol, its
erection once begun on University Hill
in Burlington, for ten years would be-
come the object for which appropria-
the taxpayer, the farmer who COM
plains already of heavy, unequal and
unjust taxation, the disadvantage, in
repect of taxation, in which he al
ready stands in relation to the rich,
will year by year be putting his
hand deeper into his pocket to pull
out his bottom dollar" to help pay
for the magnificence in Burlington
aristocratic quarter-while Burling-
ton, the immediate beneficiary of large
sums already paid from the pockets
of the taxpayers of the State, and from
environing S tate expenditures, is
kicking like a steer because she has to
disgorge some small sums yearly to
help the small towns and poorer tax
payers build good roads and support
good schools.
Are the taxpayers of Vermont-hav-
ing already a State House of entirely
adequate capacity for use some two
months once in two years, admitted
ly the finest in the country in archi-
tectural design and appearance, given
to them in some large measure by the
inhabitants of the town in which it
was reared, most centrally and conven-
iently placed-are they going to push
these solid advantages aside and embark
on the unknown seas of capitol con-
structlon and limitless expenditure in
place distinguished for sponge like
capacity for absorbing everything
within its reach and squealing VIC
iously when dollar is squeezed from
its unwilling grasp? Going to take this
hasty step in the feverish times of the
closing days of a legislative session
and repent in the long leisure of COM
ing years of continuous taxation to
meet cumulative expenditure for cap
itol building?
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

The speech of Mr.. O'Sullivan of ST
Adams, in support of the joint resolu-
ton memoralizing the President and
Congress in behalf of Gen. W. F.
Smith, was all that the friends of that
gallant soldier could ask 1t was an
earnest plea for justice to one to
whom justice has not yet been done.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

The Youths Companion of the issue
of October 80 bears fine half tone
likeness of Governor Mccullough upon
the cover.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-11-12

Senator Walbridge is the most fire.
quent speaker in the upper House. If
any debate is on and frequently if
there isn't, he has a word to say and
says it. 1t is barely possible he talks
too frequently to have his words carry
the most weight
Senator Sutton apparently enjoys
differing from his brother Senators
from Chittenden county. About half
of his speeches begin after this man.
ner. 81 am very sorry that / am
obliged to differ with my very learned
colleague on my left, but, etc. -
Alaska forum., 1902-10-18


 2 EMILE z0LA DEAD , The Great French Author Dies From Asphyxiation--Cutter Nunivak Sold For $5.OOO Cost U. $. @30,0Oo PARIS, Sept. 29.-Emile Zola s died today from the effects of as- p|1yxiation. Zola he'd inst return e. irOm his country holse at Medan aid nad ordered the heating stoxe ~, i, his ocdr oo.n U be lighted. 1ne stoAe burned badly but Zola and s~ Madame Zola retired at ten clock. Not nearing any movement the oer- Wants xA.cIea tne chamber af o:3o tiiis morning and found Zola dead s from asi,.. .yxiation. Madame Zoia fr was almost dead although the doc tors resusciated her.
 Government Sells White Elephant
 WASHINGTON, Sept. I7.--The Treasury department today received all offsr of $5,ooo for the revenue cutter Nunivak, and under condi- v tions, accepted it. The Nunivak 1tyas built for special service on the z Yukon river, but proved nnsatis- factory, and since last fall has been ;, on the flats at St. Michaels, in charge of the deputy customs collec- tor there Capt. Healy and Lieut.. Jarvis recommended the sale and fixed tte value at $5,ooo but no offer was received until today. A telegram dated Seattle came from E. B. Leddy, and made proposi- sg tion the Nunavik if he could obtain 3 possession immediately, as it is wanted to bring her down before :. wiuter. In the afternoon a reply x was sent that the offer would be ac- s cepted and on deposit of the cash ill the government depository at Seattle the vessel would be turned ~oveT at once.
Alaska forum., 1902-10-18

NEW RhMPkRT JUDGE
 J. Lindley Green Receives The Appoint ment As Commissioner For Here
 "skylight Kid" Gets Six Months. i The mail arriving here Monday last brought the news that Judge Ballet had handed in his resigna- tion as commissioner at Rampant to take effect Oct 1.st, and also bro: the appointment of J. L. Green to fill the vacancy. The appointm mei,t of Judge Green has given geaeraI satisfaction and was the o,,ly logi- cal nomination from our local ranks The excellent record of Judge Green at the late session of court at Eagle was strong factor ill his ap- poil1tment to the office. The oath of office was taken by the new com missioner Tuesday before Deputy clerk Wingate and the necessary bonds filed, so that the commission CTS office could qe opened for bus mess without any further delay. | The Rampant Masonic Associa- tion will hold their annual meet ing next Saturday night at the FORUM office.
 E. H. Zander, "Skylight Kid" was arrested last Tuesday on charge of petty larceny. Zander stole a lantern valued at $2 from in Trout of The Northern. Judge Green sentenced the kid to six months imprisonment at hard labor Michael Izzo, the insane barber, was committed to the custody oi the marshal by Judge Green last Wednesday. The matter will come up for hearing Oct. 27th. Izzo and Zander are confined in the old iail. H& Keep in touch with the do
 ings on the creeks. Take FORUM
Alaska forum., 1902-10-18

SEATTLE Sept 29.-Mayor Humes of Seattle disappeared last Thursday. He went bear hunting and was not heard fromfor two days. Parties searching found him Satur@ day night suffering from sprained ankle. He was completely exhaust ed and his condition is now regard ed as critical.
 WASHINGTON, Sept. %. = Ex- Secretary of War General Russel A. Alger has been appointed senator senator from Michigan in succession to Senator McMillan. The ap- pointmentis effective until the next election.
 Jim O1d6eld arrived with two big scows from Dawson last Monday night. He brought II tons ot fresh beef, pork, mutton, and all kinds of poultry and game. Also a large stock of oysters, eggs, and other goods. He has rented the record CTS bnilding for the winter. Daw- son was loft Oct. Ist, and with the exception of getting stuck on bar in the Flats for three hours, the trip was uneventfnl. About eigh- !; teen passengers came down en the scows, among whom may be men toned; pr. Hedger, Tom Gardin- CT, Geo. Lucas, Wm. Golf, T. Blom Al Nisse1 and wife, Mrs. Keller and daughter, Billy Salmon, Harry Burress and Joe Brown.
 Jim reports Dawson very quiet. The upriver boats leave there load ed down with passengers and re- turn empty. Oldfe1d brought fine dog team and three mules and besides delivering his own goods rec of charge on the creeks will rv and secure his share of the
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
EUGENE
PIONEER
IS DEAD
Maria Mccormack. Mother of
E. P. Mccormack

Mrs. Marie Mccormack, an Oregon
pioneer of 1853, and mother of E. p
Mccormack, of this city, died at her
home in Eugene suddenly, of heart
failure, early Monday morning. She
was aged 7S years.
Mary Ealtin Mccormack was born
near Londonderry, Ireland, January
7, 1924. She came to America in 1888
with her parents, who settled in Kane
county, Illinois. In 18l2 she married
Andrew Mccormack. They crossed the
plains with OK teams in 1853, and set
tied. late I'm the fall, near Olympia,
Washington In 1868 they came TO
Lane county. residing here ever since.
Andrew Mccormack died in 1872
Twelve children survive them, as
follows: w. r. Mccormack, of Flor
ence; E. A., II, f. and Miss Mary E.
Mccormack, Mrs. G, NJ Collier and
Mrs. J. Il. Stevenson, Of Eugene; Or.
w. A. Mccormack, Of Mendocino, Cal;
E. p Mccormack, of Salem Mrs. DR..
E. p. Geary, Of Portland; J. X. McCor-
mack, of Palouse, Washington; Mrs
f. A. Wells. of San Francisco, and
Frank II. Mccormack Of klamath
Falls.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
WOMAN'S
CLUB
RECEPTION
First Anniversary Held Last
Night

The ladies who compose the Salem
Woman's Club can feel justly gratified
I'm the success of their reception held
last night in the executive apartments
of the capitol building.
It was brilliant gathering OF rep
resentative men and women, to the
number of about 300, who met in so
cial discourse to do honor to the first
anniversary of the club. The Blue
room, with the governors private Of
fees. had been transformed into leafy
bowers of beauty and fragrance, that
together with the brilliant lights and
beautiful costumes of the ladies', lend
a scene to the surroundings they haC
never known before. Mrs. r. S. Bean
as vice.president, gave a cordial ad
dress of welcome, setting forth the OBJ
jects of the club, and its purposes
and extending an invitation to the la
dies of Salem to join in it's benefits tC
themselves and the city of their resi-
dence. Governor Geer responded with
merry sallies of wit and good humor
at the expense of himself and the
club, and confessed that the ladies
must be up and doing, as the femi-
nine head of his house kept him hust-
ling writing her speeches.
At the conclusion of the program
light refreshments were served in the
governors private sanctum, consist
ing of ice cream, cake, ETC., which was
also very delicious, and it was draw
ing very near the midnight hour before
the guests took their departure and
the reception was over The program,
as rendered, follows:
Vocal solo-"He Was a Prince. ,,.'.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. George Snyder
Address Of welcome Mrs. Ina c. Bean
Vocal SOLO Treasures of the Sea
Are Bdried Deep. George Snyder
Responsive address. Gov. 4. T. Geer
Recitation Miss Bessie Buckingham
Vocal solo-"Deep in the Mine"....
................ George Snyder
Instrumental selection by Miss Win
nifred Byrd.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
DECREE in
SUIT FOR
ACCOUNTING
Circuit Judge Boise Finds for
the Plaintiffs
In the Sleeves VS. Willis Bros.
& Co. Litigation

In the suit for an accounting Of D.
d. Sleeves, Charles Claggett ant
Lydia Sleeves, VS.. Willis Bros. q Co.
Circuit Judge r. p. Boise has ren
dered a decree for the plaintiffs. Tn,
defendants f. the case we're Eugen,
Willis and wife, and Percy Willis anC
wife, but the case was dismissed as t
Percy Willis and wife. The court
finds that Eugene Willis, as president
of the corporation, had collected mon
ey belonging to the corporation equa
to 40 por cent. OF the total capital
stock Of $tS,5OO, amounting to $1,000
for which he had rendered no account
to the stockholders, except the sum OF
per cent, OF $10S0. The court furth
er decreed that Willis, being a trustee
Of the balance, amounting to sG12O
thtt he pay the sum over to the stock
holders of the corporation.
J. n. McNary and b. +. Bonham
were the attorneys for the plaintiff.
For the defendants Brown q Wright
man appeared for Eugene Willis and
wife. while II. j. Fleming represented
Percy Willis ex ux.
Docket Entries.
Judge Boise made the following
docket entries:
d. b. Sleeves, ct al, VS.. Willis Bros.
& Co., accounting; decree for plain.
tin.
j. @. Wright vs. X. 9. Haley, ct al,
foreclosure; demurrer TO answer over
ruled
Joanna Pugh w. John Hamilton, ct
al, injunction; at ISSUE Trial at 10
a, m, July o.
Joseph w. Kirk vs.. Peter p. Kirk,
ct al, partition; motion 10 strike out
part OF complaint allowed.
Winfield Cover w. Ellen s. Roby, ct
AL 20 quiet title; leave to amend com.
plant
Divorce Suit.
Judge Boise is this afternoon hear.
Ing the divorce suit OF H. E Cline VS..
VIM. NJ Cline,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01

Fred Neckerman expects to yacate
his saloon ON state street July 18th.
and store his bar fixtures with Tom
Walt, In the room next TO the william.
ettc, when he will occupy a room in
the new Klinger building that is going
up. The place where he is will be
lifted up for a new jewelry store for
sherman Thompson, who Joins In the
-Statestreet procession.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
A Musloale

by Miss shelton'spupIls will be given
at the First Congregational church
this evening. They will bo assisted
by Mrs. Hinges and Miss Marie Van.
dersol, To be used this evening at
Miss shelton's recital are Mehlin a.
Sons pianos, kindly furnished by N.
O. Nlsley, OF Portland.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
POLLS
CLOSE
TONIGHT
Lively Contest Waged for
Goddess of Liberty

The balloting for Goddess of Liberty
will close at 9 o'clock this evening,
when the vote will be canvassed, and
the successful candidate announced.
From indications this afternoon, the
real contest has centered in Miss
Pearl Goulet, who has been one of the
leading candidates and Miss jeanette
Brown, the choice of the Elks, while
the friends of Miss Leona Ryan have
not by any means abandoned their de-
termination to elect the popular "hel-
10" operator At any rate, the con
test is a lively one, and interest rivals
a political campaign.
The vote TO date Is as follows:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
PERSONALS.

10. p. Mccormack has returned from
Portland.
J. B. Dimick, Of Hubbard, is In the
city today
DIR. Alice Prettyman has returned
from visit In Portland.
Mrs. Il. r. Adair is expected home
tonight from Des Moines, Iowa, where
she has been taking a course In oste-
opathy.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01

For Sale.-Family residence of twelve
rooms, partly furnished, modern i'm
proyements, furnace, etc, large
barn, improved grounds. comprising
four lots Wlll be sold cheap. In,
Quire Journal Office. 71.tm
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01

Mira Hinges and Miss VandersoI
Will assist at Miss shelton's recital
Tuesday evening, at the Congregation
a church.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
Mrs. Hinges viii sing at Miss Shell
toms recital tonight
Farm Maohlnerv.

Come and see n. b. Wait. who has
the Plano binder mower. rakes and
extras, John Deere Plow Company'f
fun line, including wagons, spring We
hicles with steel or rubber tires
Please come and see the goods, and
use your best Judgment, and we will
be satisfied Next door south OF VII.
lamotte Hotel No. l0Ol99 CONNER.
clal street, Salem 71-dw
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-07-01
ReeeIpta for the Month.

During the month of June County
Treasurer Downing received In fees
S5640O from the other county officers,
as follows: Clerk Hall. $27375; Re.
corder Roland, S29l.15.