Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-08-09

paign was held last evening in the
opera house with q small attendance,
less than 300 people being present.
The enthusiasm at no time threaten.
ed to raise the roof or even break a
window. The excellent music dis.
coursed by the Columbus band failed
to draw a crowd or evoke much
enthusiasm for the "legular ticket.
On the stage we're seated besides
the speakers Of the evening the men,
bers ofthe Irregular" republican city
committee. The Columbus band was
stationed In the place usually occu-
pied by the orchestra.
A. A. Sargent. who presided,
opened the rally with a few prelimi-
nary remarks, introducing as the first
speaker, Hon. Frederick G. Fleetwood
OF Morrisville, the candidate for SEQ
tary Of state.
MIR. Fleetwt cd in the beginning of
his remarks spoke upon the necessity
for political parties and went or te
speak of the thoroughness Of the pre-
liminary canvass. He called Clement
the 'Palace Car Politician" saying
that the republican party had adopted
the local obtion plank in good faith
and would endeavJr to frame the best
possible local option bill. (Faint ap-
plause.)
He went on to say that the fight
had ceased to be one Of principle, and
was one OF personality. The new To-
cal option law will be perfect law
when it is presented to the people, as
was the present prohibitory law when
1t was enacted in 1852.
He characterized the Clement can.
didacy as the "eruption Of Mt. Clem-
ent." Next he went on to speak of
the accusation Of Mr.. Beatty in re-
gard to bribery, saying that there was
no evidence for the accusation.
Referring to Mr.. Clements state
ment about extravaganza he went on
to say that in the event of the election
of Mr.. Clement they would have an
autocrat for governor. In conclusion
he appealed to the young men to vote
for the straight" republican ticket.
Hon 2. S. Stanton OF Roxbury, the
candidate for lieutenant governor, was
the next speaker. He began with an
apology for the speech he was to make,
it dealing upon: the sincerity of the re.
publican party In this campaign. Speak
ing upon the liquor question he said the
party had adopted q plank upon this
subject and were not confronted by
the usual democratic party which they
had so often defeated, but by seces-
sjonist who claims to be loyal and yet
is trying to defeat the party. He
claimed that the party was sincere as
it has always been. He went
back to 1860 and finally landed again
at the present, speaking of each
campaign in detail. In conclusion he
said the party would not be unfaith-
full to the pledges It had made.
Mr.. Clement had left the Montpelier
convention satisfied with the plank
adopted and knowing the party as he
does now. He was the first bolter
doing this in the Rutland county con-
vention when he sought to have reso-
luton adopted for l. cal option with
out a referendum. The speaker went
on to say that Mr.. Clement was work.
ing for his own interests rather than
those Of the people.
The Clement men went to Montpe-
lier looking for pretext to bolt. But
they took up the smallest pretext of
them all, the hubbub following the
withdrawal Of F. D. Proctor's name.
In conclusion he appealed to the
Barre voters on the behalf of the small
towns to sustain the Irregular" party
ticket and not have 1t said that the
traitor has one. 1t was very impor-
tant that Theodore Roosevelt should