The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-02

didn't think Vermont needed such a
mechanism and regarded it as step
/ in the face OF every independent voter.
! He said that he was perfectly willing
TO vote for the last two sections impos-
ing a penalty for bribery, but would
never vote for the whole bill. A similar
position was taken by Air. 0'Sulliyan
| tDemoerat) Of St. Albans city, Mr.. Taft
1 (Rep.) of Waltham, Mr.. Peet (Rep.)
of Shelburne, Mr.. Bullard (Dem.) OF
Burlington and Mr.. Bentley (Rep.) Of
Sandgate.
The brunt Of the argument in defence
of the bin was taken BY Mr.. Fits OF
mittee which formed the bill. He said
in part:
A great evil exists in the government
of the caucus in this state. He reviewed
the question from political standpoint,
saying that the Republican party stood
pledged to caucus law and the Demo.
Gratis would critic if il was not done.
Two years ago tho Democrats invaded
the Republican caucus at Brattleboro-
even a Democratic town committeeman
from Hinsdale, N. H., got safely over
the crossing and voted The party eau.
Gus properly belongs to those who fairly
and honestly affiliate with that party,
and are willing to go on record thus.
The objection to declaring ones prefer
ence IS not a fair one--eYery vote does
this when be enters caucus He should
do so long enough before the caucus
TO be removed from the insidious in
tluenees surrounding the caucus. This
bill is not so elaborate as has been de-
scribed, but the easiest, simplest, cheap
est and best system proposed. He de-
Tended in detail the various provisions
Of the act aud refuted the arguments
against H. The bill does not prevent
independent voting, but does prevent in
dependents from participating in eau.
lcuses of parties with which they do not
affiliate. II saves the party caucus to
the party itself. Requiring the holding
.of caueuses at the same time in all the
towns prevents the "oid roundersp from
going about from town to town fixing
the caucuses. This act proposes, too,
something that we now have nut---a pen
atty for buying votes at caucuses and
using money.
Mr.. Fits was supported by Archibald
of Manchester, Kicker of st. Johnsburv.
Lewis Of Troy, Blanchard Of Newport,
Grout Of Derby, Butterfeld Of Weathers
field, Chedel Of Stockbridge and Miles
of Barton.
The 90 votes against the bill were
made up as follows: Democrats, Arthur,
Brown Of Wilmington, Builard, Camp
bell, Comstock, Ford Of Isle ia Motto,
Leisure, Malone, Moulton. O'Brien Of
South Burlington, O'SuIlivan Of st. All.
bans city, Pape OF Barre city, Park,
Parker, Parady, Parsons, Porter, Ryther,
Sawyer, Sykes, Tilden Of Roxbury, Tuck.
er, Wall, WalIing, Webb, Wright of
South Vernon, and the following Re
publicans Bentley, Bliss, Brewster.
Chase, Clark Of Grafton, Coleman, Con.
way, Cook Of Canaan, Cook Of Orange,
Curtis, Dana, Davis Of Duxbury, Fits
of Wardsboro, Granfeld, Hanks, Hooker,
Hunt, hutchinson of Braintree, johnson
of Somerset, johnson OF Winhall lie
Barron, Lee, Mattison OF Glastonbury,
Marsh, Melendy, Moultrup, Neil, Ord
way, Peet, Preble, Rowell Sanders, Sey-
monr, Sharburne, Sherwin, Smith of
Rutland city, Taft, Taylor Of Windsor,
Walker Of Dummerston. Williams, Wood
and Wright Of Vernon.