The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-07-30
CLEMENT AND
PAPE SPEAK
Fusion Candidates Address
Large Crowd.
ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING
Speech Making Campaign Opened
Saturday Evening. Excellent
Addresses on State Issues

which Perclval w. Clement ofRutland
has planned 10 his campaign for gov
ernor.
The arrangements for the evening
though simple we're adequate. Mr.
Clement and party which included G.
H.. Pape OF Barre, the fusion candidate
for lieutenant governor, arrived n
the afternoon 10 MIR Clements private
car. There-was no reception. Shortly
before O'Clock the two candidates
made their way to the platform which
had been erected just south OF the en-
trance TO the court house, the seats
were quickly filled with prominent 10
cal fusionists and Edward j. Hall,
chairman Of the independent state com
mittee stepped to the front Ills ap.
pearance was the signal for a hearty
outburst Of applause which Mr. Hall
quietly checked and proceeded to in
troduce the drst speaker, Emory S.
Harris Mr. Harris remarks we're brief.
merely an opening announcement OF
the speakers who we're 10 follow and
an appeal TO the voters OF Bennington
TO support the movement for change
In the administration OF state affairs. |
Mr. Harris was followed by Mr. Pape
OF Barre. The youthful democrat
from the Granite City was somewha
nervous but be was exceedingly In
earnest and that he had his audience
with him all the time was evident from !
the applause that frequently interrupt
ed his remarks. Mr. Pape spoke 10 |
the beginning Of the origin OF the in
dependent movement eliminating in |
the fusion ticket nominated at Bur |
lirgton. He referred briefly To the !
Increase In state expenses and spoke |
OF legislation in which he had taken |
part during the two sessions that he |
had represented the city OF Barre at |
Montpelier. He stated his position as
regards the laboring man, that he had
always favored the legislation present
cd for the benefit OF the wage Garner
and closed with an assurance that the |
fusion ticket would win in September /
Mr. Clement was forced to bow his |
acknowledgements several times before |
he was allowed TO begin his address
He spoke eXtemporsneously with only
brief notes. His deliberate manner of |
address was impressive as his audi. !
ence was given time " comprehend an
argument before being compelled TO |
consider another point The speaker /
opened his remarks with a tribute TO |
the Independent spirit Of Bennington |
and said that it was fitting that the re-
volt from machine rule should have /
its origin here. The people OF Yer
mont, he said, had a political boss. /
There was no question about that. We |
had other representatives in congress |
put il anyone wanted anything he al /
ways went TO Proctor; in fact so many
politicians Travelled to the Senator's /
home that it has been found necessary |
to put heavier iron on the Rutland |
railroad.
a party, he said, that hes been so
thoroughly and so long entrenched in
power as the republican party in YER
mont, must naturally become corrupt |
and the only remedy was to break !
away from the ruling power.
He spoke OF state expenses which .
have more than doubled in the last two |
decades and which this year will reach
nearly 100000. The only thing we
have got to show for the large expend-
iture OF money is the Waterbury asy-
lum and the man who originated the
idea OF building it ought to have been
the first inmate
He thoroughly condemned the meth
DDS of conducting the state business;
single auditor for the work that requir
ed the services OF at least six men. We
are as far behind the times, he said,
as the farmer who does his haying with
o scythe and bull rake.
In closing Mr. Clement said mat his
ind 'yiduality in this campaign was
not n prominent feature, twas prin-
ciple that was at stake and for this
principle he asked the votes of the
people of bennington.
John c. Septer OF Montpelier'who is
not stranger in Bennington was the
closing speaker and his characteristic
remarks kept the crowd thoroughly en-
tertaiped.
The Bennington band was present
and gave several selections in its usu-
al pleasing manner and a feature OF
occasion that was generally enjoyed
vas the singing of the colored quartette
1t was estimated that there were be-
tween 5000 and 1000 people in the
square during the rally. Had it not
been for the threatening weather dur
ing the afternoon the crowd would have
undoubtedly been larger.
Seated upon the platform with the