St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-08-10


alton Formed.
St. Johnsbury republicans were thor
ough1y aroused last week Tuesday even-
ing and republican club was formed for
the coming campaign that augurs well
for big vote in September and again in
November. The meeting was held in the
Armory and called to order by Frank D..
Thompson, ice-president of the Repub-
ican League of Vermont. He said the
purpose of the meeting was to form a
republican club to get out the voters. On
motion of A. B. Noyes the chairman ap-
the officers, consisting of Frank n.
Brooks, James Ritchie, Frank II. Patrick,
Charles w. Ruiter and L. P. Slack.
While the committee were in consulta-
tion good speech was given by James
F. Hooker of Brattleboro, the president
of the Republican League.
Mr.. Hooker contrasted the two stan
dard bearers in the national campaign.
He said Roosevelt represented the Amer
ican people in general. Parker stands
for. He briefly touched upon the Pan
anna, Cuban and Philippine problems,
and in closing paid deserved tribute to
the leaders in the state campaign.
Hon. Charles A. Prouty made some
great hits during his short address and
continually brought down the house.
He defended organization in politics and
explained what machine was for. He
said we could not expect to get prose-
lytes from the other party, but our
success would be commensurate with the
results achieved in bringing out the
voters. He advised his hearers to adopt
Tammany's plan of seeing every voter.
He said the democrats were inconsistent
upon the foolishness of the democratic
party. 1.-The democratic jackass would
allow the devil to bride and saddle him
and ride him through the hottest flames
of hell if he would finally land him
beside the green paddocks and sweet
waters of federal patronage"
The committee reported these officers
and they were elected:
Pres, III. N. Turner.
Vice-presidents. F. D. Thompson, II.
FL. Carr.
Sec, E. M. Taft.
Treas, c. w. Ruiter.
Finance Com.-Charles W. Ruiter, c.
W. Steele, III. M. Nelson, John Pufer, F.
Fl. Brooks.
Executive Com.-W. w. Sprague, E. L.
Stiles, II. M. Cross, P. F. Hazen, A. F.
Lawrence. e. II. HaIIett, c. A. Provost,
e. +. Grant, c. B. Carr, L. III. Farnham,
Alphonse Piche, CA. Calderwood, Oscar
Beck, George Asselin. David Mackey. H.
A. Stanley, w. A. Taplin and E. ]. Louie.
Lawyer Slack in a brief speech said he
was body and soul for Roosevelt and
Fairbanks. and body and soul for Bell
and Stearns. He wanted to see the
county officers elected, including himself
Oaughter) and said our prosperity
would be continued by rousing repub-
ican majority.
Horace w. Bailey OF Newbury, who is
always welcomed by a St. Johnsbury au-
dience, said every active, decent repub-
hcan should scratch gravel and make
Bells majority 1000 in September. 1t
was everybody's business to get the
voters out some way. Don't uncover
graves for voters. but don't die until
after you have voted"
President Turner thanked the gentle
men present for the honor in electing
him the president of the club and said
the national and state leaders were
honest, upright citizens and he hoped
they would be elected by rousing major
tiles. He urged upon the club the neces-
sity of getting every voter to the polls,
for as Vermont goes, so goes the nation.
In closing the meeting Mr.. Thompson
thanked the speakers for their gratui-
tous services.