The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-08-06
indications That He Will
Garry II This Year
BITTERNESS OF FACTIONS
Farmers Stronger for Clement Than III
ANY Other County Fusion Ticket
Helping Clement--A Republi-
can Argument That Wins.

Woodstock, Aug 6.--I have talked
with party leaders III several towns of
Windsor county and the Proctor men All
tell me that tile county Is for Proctor
and tile Clement men are equally sure
that it ii fol- Clement. On the whole
IA am inclined ID believe tliat the latter
have more basis for their belief, The
Proctor men have not yet made their
canvass of the county, but If the vote
were taken today it looks To me AZ
though the county would give sub
Hstantial majority for the fusion candi-
date
Windsor county in 1909 gave McCul-
lough 3,317, Clement 1862, McGettricix
2s0, and sherburne, Prohibitionist, 1874.
1t viii be seen from these figures that
practically al the Democrats who voted
four years ago supported Clement, 20
he will not get much added strength
from that party this year. 1t is eyi-
dent to me, however, that he has more
supporters among the Republicans now
than hc had then ia the towns | have
visited.
1t Ii rather curious to notice that
here, and the same thing is true in On
ange county, that not few Of the
leading Clement men of four years ago
arc back III the Republican camp this
year, but this has onls made the rank
and file of their followers 4 little more
earnest in support Of their man and a
little more determined to get ont their
vote on September 1. think there Is
more bitterness between the two factions
here than iii Bennington, Washington or
Orange counties.
Windsor county is one of the largest
in Tile state, beoing composed of "a
towns. OF these IN 1902 ten gave Glenn
ent more votes than Mccullough, in
clnding Bethel. Bfidgewater, Cayendish,
Hartland, Ludlow. Plymouth, Reading,
Stockbridge, Windsor and Woodstock.
The two largest towns III the county,
Hartford Gin which ii located the village
of White River Junctionl and Spring
field both gave fair maierities for Nc
Cullough Iii Windsor county iii 1902
Clement showed more strength in the
smaller towns than III any other county
in the state.
Farmers Strong for Clement.
II II probably trne at the present time
that III Windsor county the farmers
are stronger for Clement than III other
sections Oh the state. The Republican
state committee, however. has discovered
in argument that Ii having u good deal
OF effect in the small towns. It il the
showing up 10 the voters in these towns
4 xtatf slss4
were carried into effect the present
school and highway tax laws BY which
the little towns milk the big ones will
be done away with OF course the OPP
posite i true III the big towns, which
now pay taxes 70 help the little ones,
but this particular campaign literature
i not intended for circulation i'd the
towns Of large grand list
dc not suppose that the taxpayers
Of the large towns of the state will
agree with me. but it has always seemed
70 me tlH1t the larger towns ought to
help the smaller ones On school and
highway expenses. II Is proper for them
to help IN the schools. for they are
simply helping edueate their own citi-
xens, for ii is evident to anybody that
MANY of the best and brightest Of the
boys and girls of the small towns move
into the cities and larger villages as
soon as they start out ta earn their own
living. IN regard to highway moneys,
the large towns are the markets as we'll
as the sources at supply fof the small
villages and rural communities and all
are benefited ~ improved roads wheth-
ef those roads are Within the limits Of
the larger on the smaller TOXINS More
over, ii IS the people from tie eenters
Of WeHth and population mostly who
use the highways for pleasure driving,
and they do not coniire themselves 70
their own towns, eithor. All this. how
ever, has nothing 20 do with the political
situation iii Windsor county, though the
arguments on this question are likely to
be one of the important features of the
campaign there and elsewhere.
! heard The tail end Of the Clement
rally iii White River junction and. while
the report III it i'll the Rutland Herald
was somewhat exaggerated in deserih-
iug the attendance, there is no question
bli that the rally showed a strong Clem.
ent sentiment III White River Junction
and vicinity The hall was pretty we'll
Uitcas NfiE Only NUtttHh seats UefUE III the
rear of The hall. The audience was
composed mainly of men and most Of
them remained until the close and show.
ed their approval by vigorous applause
Az this rally J met Frank II. Clark
of Windsor, who was one Of the news
paper witnesses Of the execution OF
Mary Rogers Last December Mi. Clark
Ii 4 Democrat and came UP from Wind
sor with large party To hear Clements j
address ! talked with several of this
party and they all declared that Wind
sor (fefeirna to the town, not the
county, would give Clement larger
majority this year than four years ago.
Mr.. Clark pointed out as an indication
of Clements strength that from the lit
De village Of North Haftland over sixty
came Co The Junction to the rally.
Fl has been quite generally reported
through the state That Alfred u. Wat
son, who was turned down this year as
secfetary Of the Republican state com
mittee, will support Clement MI. Wat
son Is treasurer Of. the White River
savings bunk. Of White River Junction
and while there Saturday afternoon /
called On HIM Air. Watson said that
while lie l. friendly toward Mr.. Glenn
ent and au admiref III him. personally
he Is supporting Proctor and the straight
Republican ticket 1t has also been said
at