Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-08-05
REPUBLICAN CLUB FORMED
AT RALLY IN AUDITORIUM Mon
DAY EVENING.
Speeches by Senator Dillingham;, Con-
gresham Haskins, Secretary Of
State Fleetwood and Candidate
eel-RooseveIt & Fairbanks Flag.

eeIl-RooseveIt & Fairbanks Flag.
Amid the cheers of several hun
dred people and the strains of the
Star Spangled Banner played by the
First Regiment band, n handsome
Roosevelt and Fairbanks fag was
unfurled to the breezes which play
up and down Main street Monday
evening. This display Of campaign
enthusiasm preceded a meeting IN
the auditorium for the purpose OF
organizing the Brattleboro republican
club aud att which considerable fer
vid campaign oratory was delivered
by state and national politicians OF
the republican persuasion.
The flag raising took place at pre-
cisely 7:30 o'clock. a few minutes
previous TO that time the First Regi-
ment band marched from its head
quarters to position above which
the flag would soon wave. After the
band had rendered several selections,
James r. Hooker president of the
Vermont league OF republican clubs,
called for three cheers for the candi-
dates and as these were given the
aag was gracefully swung across the
street.
The meeting in the auditorium was
called TO order at o'clock by James
+. Hooker, who acted as chairman.
Seated with him on the platform
were Senator William p. Dillingham;,
| Congressman Haskins, Charles j.
Bell of Walden, republican nominee
for governor. Secretary of State Fred
erick G.. Fleetwood of Morrisville,
District Attorney James L. Martin,
/ DR.. George E. Foster. c. s. Willard
land II. G. Everleth of Putney, AZ. T.,
/ Cudworth and Harry Pierce of Lon
donderry, C. A. Spaulding of Lud-
low, DR.. II. D. Holton. g. L. Dunham,
I c. A. Miles, E. c. Crosby, E. L. Wat
erman, Il. w. Gibson and G. w.
| Pierce Of Brattleboro.
Mr. Hooker made q brief speech
By way OF Introduction, emphasizing
the principles of the republican par
ty and the need of a big vote in Sep
ttember. He then stated the purpose
Of the meeting and said that mo-
tions were in order, w. II. Corser
moved that the chair appoint a COM
imittee TO prepare list Of officers TO
be nominated by the club. Acting on
/ this suggestion Mr.. Hooker appoint
/ ed w H. Corser, j. l.. Roess and f.
/ w. Mcclure. While they We're DELHI
Grating Mr.. Hooker introduced Candi-
tdate Bell. terming him "a clean citi-
zen, a good citizen and Vermonter."
Mr. Bell spoke for a few minutes on
what he hoped for In the way of
vote this fall. alluding several times
ito a conference which he and Presi-
Ident Roosevelt held recently at
which the president had expressed
+ the hope that Vermont would give a
liarge republican majority in Septem-
I her Al the close Of Mr. Bells re-
marks the committee on nomina-
! tions reported the following list Of
laaicera which @s unanimously
chosen: President, George W,
Pierce: vice presidents, ]. L. Martin
IL. D. Taylor, Warren Walker; secre-
tary. II. G. Barber; treasurer, G. NJ.
Clay. executive committee, G. w.
Dunham ]. L. Roess, ]. G. Estey, H.
f. Holden II. r. Chamberlain, II. W.
Sargent. II. C. Rice, w. T. Haigh,
| Dennison Cowles- j. L. Stockweil,
Harry Spaulding, o. 7. Ware, Dex-
ter Waite. f. L. Hunt, w II. Corser,
IL. L. Barney. c. r, Crosby, A, f,
Schwenk: finance committee, l.. r.
Adams. w. II. Bracket, II. p. Well
man. w. III. Vinton, G. c. Averill.
Mr. Hooker then asked President
pierce to take the chair but Mr.
Pierce allowed that the present chair
man was doing very well and asked
| him to continue. Mr.. Hooker then
introduced Secretary of State Fleet
wood "one of the young Vermonters
of whom we are proud Mr., Fleet
wood said that there were SO many Of
| the big guns Of the republican party
present that he considered himself
| the pop gun of the occasion He
| then made q brief speech, tracing the
history of the republican party and
defending it's attitude on the tariff
question. He was followed by Dis
trict Attorney Martin, who urged the
need of organization and individual
canvass in the coming campaign,
and appealed to the women TO use
their influence in the right direction.
Congressman Haskins was next on
the program and he spoke at consid-
erabie length in defence of the party
and it's principles. To start with ne
took a shy at Eli Fl, Porter, the
democratic candidate for governor.
and asked what bill Mr., Porter had
lature or what work he had ever done
that amounted to anything. Mr.. Has
lxins characterized President Roose-
Welt as a man both safe and sane.
and explained at some length his
course in the Panama affair. Rela-
tive to the so-called negro plank In
the republican platform Mr.. Haskins
emphasized its true meaning and IL
lustrated its purpose by showing
that the eight democratic representa-
tiyes of the state of Mississippi were
chosen by smaller number of votes
than the congressman from the sec
ond district of Vermont
The final speaker of the evening
was Senator William p. Dillingham;
who pleaded eloquently and effective
Nv in behalf of the republican party.
He asked all present to remember
what the marty had done in the past
and to consider carefully its excellent
record. The need of a large majority
in Vermont was greater, he said than
ever before and the vote of the young
men was what would bring this
about Regarding the republican
candidate for vice president, Senator
Dillingham; said that he came from
the hest Vermont stock and stands
as highly as a constructive legislator
as does President Roosevelt as an
executive officer" The speaker then
showed how the change of 16 MEM
hers i'm the house of representatives
would nlace the power in the hands
of the democrats. and gave an inter
esting account of the workings or this
body as illustrative of the need of
having il organized by republicans.
A change of 16 members would not
only place the power in the hands of
the democrats but il would mean that
the southern democrats. who always
have been and are now staunch ad-
vocates of free trade, would hold the
whip hand In closing he described
conditions as they existed under
CleveIand's last administration and
urged all Young men to cast their
votes intelligently in September.
Washington county democrats con-
vened at Montpelier yesterday and
.,n,,,i,,ntad a fusion ticket after con-