Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-12
CROSBY, Fits OR GIBSON
1T is FOR THE REPUBLICAN voT.
ERs TO DECIDE.
Caucus viii Be Held Next Saturday
Afternoon From 2 Until 8 O'clock in
Festival Hall - Candidates Atti'
tudes on the Local Option Law.

Another week and Brattleboro's
town representative contest VIII be ON
the eve of settlement, The republican
town committee. james +, Hooker
Warren l.. Walker and Charles o.
Robbins. have called the caucus to be
held IN Festival hall, saturday Aug
90. at o'clock p, m. The town COM
mlttee states that the caucus VIII be
held under republican rules, that re-
publican check sists viii be used. that
the vote win be by ballot, and that
the box will remain open from until
Is =. nj. As In the past the majority
rule VIII not be used. II VIII be the
man who has the most votes who
wins This question has generally
been settled. by the candidates, and IL
Is understood that ak three are ia
vornble Ia the arrangement this year.
The work of canvassing for votes
has begun IN earnest this week. The
supporters of T.. w Gibson have
made house-to-h house canvass and
are confident that their candidate VIII
land winner. The cohorts of c. c.
Fits are being moblized as rapidly
as possible and his campaign man
ayers say that they viii be "on hand
al the manoeuvres" IN fun strength,
The work for T.. c. Crosby has not,
perhaps. been done In such SYSTEM
attic manner but he is gaining
strength an the time and can be de-
pended upon 10 poll a big vote. As
one Of his supporters puts IL Those
who think that Mr.. Crosby Is out OF
the race are reasoning through their
hats. His strength next Saturday
viii be a surprise to a great many"
As the attitudes OF the different
candidates IN regard to the license
law are being used extensively as ar
guments pro and con, IL may be well
TO state them. In regard 10 this ques-
ton Mr.. Fits says Il am IN favor
Of giving the present local option law
n fair tri3 in order to find out it's
strong points and It's weaknesses.
Therefore. | would not favor repeal
ing II, although | should advocate
two amendments: one 10 make the IL
censes expire concurrently so that If
a town votes no IL can have rigid pro-
and another 60 prohibit the
sale OF liquor on legal holidays.
should not support any other substan-
tial amendments"
Mr. Gibson says THE law should
be continued IN force and the legis-
lature should no; attempt TO repeal II
or amend ii so as to take away any
OF the fundamental principles on
which II rests II should be given
full. fair and impartial trial Con-
stitutional defects should receive first
next, such amend
ments as will tend to make clear any
doubtful meanings; and then such as
viii perfect and strengthen it, The |
provisions relative 10 sales to minors
should be strict
Mr. Croshy's attitude has already
been stated in the Reformer. While, /
ike Mr. Fits a prohibitionist at I
leart, he would II elected do his best ,
% represent Brattleboro as repre- I
sentative from a license town, and as 1
such would favor the retention Of the /
present law Mr., Crosby believes that .
he law ought TO have trial of at 4
east two years more,
From these statements 1t will be
teen that the attitudes of all three
,andidates are about alike on the To-
,al option law The Reformer has
'eceived this week numerous letters
rom supporters of the different cam
lidates. Three of them are printed
,eiow and may be taken for what
hey are worth.