Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-08-15
LIVE STATE TOPICS.

1t Is reported that the fiery. untameC
war horse of the raging Winooski JohI
Senter of Montpelier, is to take the
stump for McGettrick. Like Truth
full James. be has blunt way of say.
ing things that makes him mighty
interesting speaker. Middlebury Reg
lister.
/ The general opinion around the state
indicates that the Clement movement
has reached high tide and has com
menced to ebb, The prediction is now
freely made that McGettrick viii poll
the full Democratic vote and that it
will be much larger than Clement s.
Middlebury Register.
Suppose Mr.. Clement should he
elected governor, said United States
District Attorney Martin in his speech
at Barre last week, what on earth can
he do to change the present liquor law
No man ever sat in the governors chair
in'Nermont and attempted to interfere
with the functions of the Senate or
House with getting sat down on. \
governors veto in this state amounts
to nothing, as bare majority can pass
any measure over a veto.
Gov. Smiths paper, the ST. Adams
Messenger is printing the Republican
state ticket at the head OF its editorial
column and supporting Clement in its
editorials, although it claims to be
supporting the regular Republican
nominee. No enemy i quite so bad as
a treacherous friend. Republicans
throughout Vermont will remember
Gov, Smiths conduct when he hobs up
as Republican candidate for United
States senator a little later on. Viii
mington Times.
Fusion between local optionists and
Democrats on candidates for town rep
resentatives seems to be the order of
the day in a good many towns, There
will be more mixed tickets gotten up
for the September election than ever
were yet set before the voters. All this
makes of course the exact Republican
majority in the next legislature an ele-
ment of uncertainty. The lines are
being closely drawn in many localities.
not as formerly between Republicans
and Democrats. but between local OPP
tion fusionists and straight party fol
lowers There will be some curious
complications. White River junction
Landmark
In Windham, Washington, Caledo-
MIA, Rutland and Chittenden counties,
the Democrats and Clement support
ers have effected a partial fusion on
their county tickets, so that straight
out cal-option men will be supported
for senators. This fusion may result
in the choice of Democrats to the up
per chamher-a thing that seldom oc-
ours in Vermont, Among the Demo
Gratis who stand n chance of election
are DR. W. b. Mayo of Mortified and
Editor c. II. Davenport of Brattle
boro. Both of these gentlemen are
personally well-equipped for the office,
and if they should be chosen, the in
jury would he to the Republican party.
rather than to the state. Randolph
Herald.
There are ample signs that the cam
paign now opening is to be character
lied by some features altogether OBJ
jectionable. There are sufficient legit-
innate issues for the Vermont voters to
consider seriously and act upon adj
viSedly without the complications Ii
able to come of misleading personal at
tack. yituperatve ink singing, or
stump canard. So far as can be pre-
sumed, every nominee in the state to-
day has the respect of his neighbors .
and the confidence of his supporters
The question is one of issues, not of
men, and efforts designed to force is
sues into the background by calumni-
lting nominees of either party of fac
ion are not serviceable of the good of
he state or of any righteous solution
IF any public question whatever. -