The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-10-06
Believes State Should Have
Attorney General -FayOrs
Better Roads = First Bill
Of the Session Presented
Today In Senate Is For
Direct Nominations.

Montpelier, Oct g. This was the day
Of gold lace and governors messages,
Inaugural Day. II was the first oppor
tunity for the be,gilded Governors staff
70 present themselves to the public in
all their grandeur. This forenoon the
retiring governor, John q. Mccullough
OF Bennington presented his concluding
advice to the legislators and this after
noon the incoming chief executive Charles
y. Bell, delivered his inaugural message.
Coy. McCnllough's message. which was
read by Clerk Cheney, is printed on the
second page OF todaYs issue. Ii merits
4 careful perusal
There was little interest ii this fore
moons proceedings, outside the introduc.
tion Of the first bill Of the session by
Senator Buxton oil Rutland county, III
viii be perhaps the most important to
be presented at the legislature Of 1904.
Il y eaucus regulation, the important
features 0t which are
The bill provides for primary election
Of State, district and county and town
officers defines a political party as one
having 4 national organization and plat.
form Candidates 10 be nominated by 4
primary or by nomination papers: no
other names 10 Be printed on official bal
lot. Primaries to be held on Tuesday
~ weeks preceding a general election
Secretary OF state 70 give written notice
TO town and city clerks. so days N ad-
vance q primaries, Of oiiieies to be filed;
notices Of primaries to be postea within
days By town and city clerks Candi-
dates to fle with seceetarv Of state. so
days before primary, affidavit Of eligibil-
ity and intention to stand for Office
Twenty-Five days before the primary I'd
issue certificates giving names Of candi.
dates and Offices to which they aspire
these TO be published ia newspapers
County clerk to issueeeftitlcates with
lists OF candidates who file nomination
papers. Provision is made Dor publica-
tion and posting Of these lists, showing
names, aspirations and party affiliations
Of candidates. Errors and omissions III
ballots can be corrected BY county clerks
10 days preceding any primary. Ballots
for each party 30 be printed separately
on uniform paper; with intelligent di-
rections 10 the voter. Candidates for
same office are to be grouped, each group
to be plainly separated.
Voters at a primary to qualify III
same manner as at general election; no
person to vote unless his name is on
check hst. Ballots printed at expense
Of state and distributed ais al present
Board Of civil authority to determine
number and location of polling places,
20 days before q primary
Voter to be asked when passing the
guard rail which party ballot he wants,
the clerk to announce the same; his se-
lection is checked and preservd for two
years. The original copy of the party
entries 10 be used at next primary elec-
tion to show with which partv the voter
has registered Ballots to be marked
with cross ut the right az the eandi-
dates name
Tile secretary of state, auditor and
secretary OF treasury 70 be camyassing
board their work To be done within i0
days after primary. Persons receiving
largest number 81 votes to be declared
the nominees. False oaths as to eligi-
bility 70 be treated as perjury. Candi-
dates may withdraw by written request
i5 days before a primary. Election Off
GERS and clerks TO be paid as at general
election.
Things liyeped UP this afternoon with
the arrival 81. Gov. N. If Batchelder of
New Hampshire with his staff to be
present at the inauguration Of Gov. Bell.
The visit was the first made IN many
years The distinguished visitors we're
met 1T the state line 1T Wells River by
a delegation from the stalls Of Cows.
Mccullough and Bell The party was
present at the joint session this after
noon. at which time the inaugural ad-
dress was delivered BY Gov Bell. The
House chamber was crowded with offic-
ials and visitors. Gov Bells address
was as follows
Governor Bells Address
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly
III accordance with the constitution of
the commonwealth, we are convened for
The purpose Of legislating in the interests
and for the prosperity and dignity Of our
State
4 believe that oir industries are well