Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-03

time campaign methods, has tendeo 10
cause apathy here and all over New Eng
land There are no prominent party or
gans in New England proclaiming either
cause. There are no campaign marching
clubs to catch 1.-The boys" no bands to
keep time to. The barrel is no longer on
tap. The people have been given "a think
ing part" and the outcome Will De ih,er
esting The old-time politicians say that
civil service has taken most of the en-
thusiasm out of 1.-The boys" and that in
side of four years a man will have TO pass
civil-service examination to get on MS
county central committee The apathy OF
the press or rather it's non-partisan ten
dency, is undoubtedly one of the causes OF
the general inactivity. 1t is not cam
paign of education, and no issues are being
discussed.
The larger papers of New England give
no evidence of supporting either party ana
contain very little political matter. so
marked is this that few Of the papers hao
representatives present and none gave
full report of the Fairbanks meeting at
White River Junction. though this was the
big rally of the Vermont campaign. One
Boston paper gave his speech in full, but
did not mention the speeches OF senators
Proctor and Dillingham;. who spoke with
him. This was more noticeable because
Senator Proctor nominated Senator Fair
banks for the presidency in 1908, certainly
an item of political news.
Fairbanks Named for 1908.
Vermont claims the senator from In
diana" he said in his introduction, be
cause his father was born on Vermont
soil. Vermont has given more vice presi-
dents to the country than any other state.
except New York, and has always elected
them. Twice 1 have had the honor to in
troduce distinguished men to you of whom
l said they were presidential timber, and
both times my prediction came true. Now
I want introduce to who VIII
fill the presidential chair, not by the ac-
cident of death, hope, but by the choice of
the people in 1885,
The Fairbanks meeting was considered a
success. The town Of 700 has no interest
but the railroads. The residents are rail-
road men. on duty in the daytime. The
meeting was held in the afternoon. the
first day meeting of the campaign. White
River Is on the west bank of the Connecti-
cut river, and by the terms of the early
grants New Hampshire owns the whole of
the river, which is the dividing line be-
tween the two states. Thus the meeting
was held practically on the state line. This
was done purposely to make it a joint
rally. Both the Vermont senators were adj
vertised to speak. The attendance was
probably 2.O00 with a large percentage of
women. Most of the men were farmers.
who had come many miles The fringe of
buggies and carriages showed this.
Bourke Cochran spoke for the democrats
at Montpelier to 1000 the week before. and
secretary 1dIC ndu dn audience OF l-ZOb at
the same place later. both at night meet
ings. In all these instances the attention
was respectful. the addresses dignifed and
able, and the applause was confined to the
clapping of hands 1t seems to be new
era in Vermont politics. with the days of
bands. bonfires and bombast forever gone
The election figures of September & Will be
additionally interesting on this account
The Vote in Vermont
The total vote of Vermont is interesting,
showing as 1t does the rise and fall of IN
terest In elections. The populst vote,
never much of a factor, reached its height
in 1894, when 40 votes were cast. In 1896
it was lost in the flood of Organism and
will not appear in this election. The total
vote was: 1892. $3.50: 1894 5S.O15; 1896,
63 .S44: 1898, 5564S; 1900, 562l6; 1907.
69.927.
When it is remembered that the demo-
Gratis have never In the history of the state
polled 81 900 votes, 1900 being usually the
limit. 1t is easily seen that the republicans
may have a surprise in store for the public
If they succeed in getting out the vote.
Judging from appearances, however. the
vote will fall short of the vote of two years
ago. and the democrats will regain some OF
their sound money advocates, reducing the
republican plurality of two years ago to
20 900. as estimated by Senator Proctor.