Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-01-08

after dinner the committee above named
to report II plan of county organization
recommended committee of one FROM
each town and city in the county to act
in conjunction with the State committee
of fifteen and to organize for effective
work in their individual towns. The
committee recommended that this second
committee be called "a council of safety"
and where towns shall organize into sub
committees such committee shall be called
II committee Of safety. The following
were elected as members of the council OF
safety. Barre town, n. G. Dickoy; Barre
city, the Rev. f.. NJ. FULLER; Berlin, c. II.
stewart; Cabot, o. j.. BARRETT; Calais,
T. r. Lamphere: DuXbury, Il. l.. Palmer.
Jr.; East Montpelier. d. w. Cummings;
Montpelier, C. II. More; Fayston, L. A.
Fisk; Marshfeld. W. II. II. Mcars; Mid
desex, j. A. Chaplin; Moretown, Bur
ton Ward; Mortified. Prof +. A. Shaw;
Planheld the Rev. G. II. Wright; Rox-
bury, Lieut. Gov. Il. s. Stanton: Waits
Held, O. NJ Eaton; Warren. Pearl Il. Dan
iels; Waterbury. !. S. Batchclder: Wood
bury, a. NJ Benjamin; Worcester, the
Rev J. w. lllsloy.
A general discussion of the best method
of carry ing ON the campaign in the coun-
|ty ensued, The Rev. W. X. Davenport.
principal of Montpelier seminary, favored
n liberal distribution Of temperance lit
eraturo and of holding joint debates with
friends of the license bill in the larger
towns. O. +. Barrett of Cabot favored a
house to house canvas in an attempt to
socure mo" votes at the coming refcren-
dun.
Prof C. G. Brill of Norwich Cniver-
sity, Northhcld, made Il rafting five min
utes speech bearing on the saloon in pol-
tiles, a factor We have never had to deal
with in Vermont. Prof. Brill said if the
saloon comes into power in Vermont We
Iri al " hn 10 u i
lie compared conditions existing in his old
home in New York State, which he visits
in vacation tim" and those that exist in
Vermont at the present time, showing
the i'll effects of the licensed saloon in
the smaller places.
Prof Brill is ono of the leading dom
ocrats in Washington county and the fact
that he is working against the license
bill was brought up to rcfutc the state
mont made by the democrat county com
mittec when it mot in Montpelier last Fri
day that the democrats of the country are
practically solid in favor of the license
law. Representative &. X. Perrin of Ber-
lin, another prominent democrat, took an
active part in the proceedings and it was
reported on the floor Of tho hall that
scores of democrats in nearly every town
in the country are working against Ii
ccnsc law. a representative from East
Montpelier created some amusement by
saying tlHC btIIln ildu IPpOTtcu 1T ltdSl
Il dozen democrats who wCrc opposed to
the law. lie could not make this state
ment luitc So strong for East Montpelier
as there were only eleven democrats in
the town hut he thought majority of
them would vote no on the referendum.
Before the meeting adjourned the coun-
Gil of safety organized with the Hon.
Frank Plumloy Of Northheld chairman,
and T.. \. Shaw of Northheld, secretary.
\ vote of thanks WAS rendered the Church
Of thu Messiah for the use of its VcstrH
and Mr. Plumloy WAS authorized tn import
from license States thrcc able speakers
who shall thoroughly canvass the county
during the last ten Days of tho cam
paien
Mr. Plumey said the committee Of flf-
teen had been offered the services of a
number of prominent speakers who would
serve without pay oXCeOt their actual eX-
pcnscs. Washington county will pay the
travelling and hotel expenses of these
three speakers while they are within the
borders of tho county
After a rousng ten minutes speech by
Mr.. Pumloy the meeting adjourned. The
council of safety is subject to the call of
scthcr as soon as organizations are ef-
fectcd iii the several towns and cities
The back districts in the small towns are
not to be neglected in this campaign and
in the school houses in these districts the
best speakers from inside ana outside the
county will he heard during the next four
weeks.
I11- Attn ENIS CAT