Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-09-05
REPUBLICAN RALLY AT WESTMORE.

Last Tuesday was gala day for the
republicans of Westmore and vicinity.
| Republicans and their families to the
number of 1000 gathered at the beau
tiful Edgewood park at Willoughpy
Lake at one O'Clock p. NJ, and for TWO
hours were treated to all the good
things for which the republican party
stands. Beside being republican
rally it was the occasion for the ded-
| ication OF a parcel of land Which
Messrs. Taplin and Rowel have set
aside for public purposes in their
beautiful park. A small tract has
been laid out on the shady side of the
grove and permanent platform has
been erected.
The crowds began to arrive early in
the day and by noon there was the
greatest gathering of people ever
seen in Westmore. This should how
ever be only the stepping stone to
greater public gatherings there.
Many people living from ten to fif-
teen miles away were present, prov
ing that Willoughby lake even with
out other attractions is good draw
ingEcard.
The speakers of the occasion were
Gov. Josiah Grout of Derby, Hon.
@. S. Bell, republican nominee for
governor, of Walden, Hon. FL. FL.
Powers of Morrisville, Hon. Horace
Graham of Craftsbury, Judge Fay of
Meridith, Conn, Congressman B. l..
Spaulding of Dakota. Hon. z. M.
Mansur of Newport acted as chairman
of the meeting and George Howard of
| the state committee had charge of the
affairs of the day. Among the prom
inent men from Orleans County were
Hon. W. F. Clark of Glover, @. S.
Skinner and M. M. Taplin of Barton
Landing, Prof. H. j. Stannard of Bar
ton and A. III. Grout Of Derby The
Barton Landing band was in atten-
dance and furnished most excellent
music. Late in the day they were
Joined by the West Burke band which
was taking days outing on the lake.
The combined efforts of both bands
were directed against several selec-
lions with good effect.
Candidate Bell arrived on the scene
shortly after the other speakers had
taken the platform. He was given a
cordial reception and the cheers which
we're given him we're most hearty.
Ex-Gov. Grout was the first speaker
and he directed his efforts toward the
democratic party in general, and their
false issues in particular. His ar
raignment of the party was such as to
make democratic hearers very I'M
easy and it was delivered with all the
force which is characteristic of the
ex- governor. Mr.. Bell spoke very
briefly urging the voters to get to the
polls on Tuesday and swell the repub-
lican majority, not only because 1t
was for Bell and Stearns, but it must
be for the far reaching effect upon the
national campaign. Mr.. Bell is OF
very pleasing appearance on the plat
form and all would have been pleased
! with longer address from him. Hon.
81. H. Powers was the attraction OF
. the day and his argument in defence
of "Teddy' Roosevelt was most ex-
!, cellent one. He referred to the Pan
anna canal, the Miller case and open
e shop in the printing department, the
r coal strike settlement, the Booker
: T. Washington incident and several
e others, closing with the remark that
when the commercial interests of the
country are at stake, or when the
people are suffering for the want oil
= coal, or when labor union attempts
to control the public printing Office
t or when the president wished to en-.
n terrain the most illustrious coloreG
n man in the world, then it is safe fol
r the people to say "Teddy, make your
own time card" State Auditor Ora
ham spoke briefly upon state ex'
- penses and in the very few minutes
= which he used he ably disposed of tina
J. great bugbear which haunts the dem
n ocratic party of the state. He showed
/ wherein the figures of the democratic
is state committee have been made tt
le lie and misrepresent. From the rec
ords in his Office and in the Office o
= state treasurer Bacon he proved tina
. the actual state expenses have no
re- increased, but that the extra none.