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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05
FUSION IS EFFECTED.
Democrats and Independents Name
Clement and Joint Ticket.

The Democratic state convention and
ne Independent state convention, both
I held al Burlington last week Thursday,
agreed 70 fusion Of the two forces and
nominated joint ticket, headed by Per-
clyal ". Clement Of Rutland.
Inc independent convention. attended
Z ny several hundred delegates. was held in
I City hall 1t was called to order by Ed
ward j. Han Of Bennington. Zenas Ellis
OF Fair Haven was elected temporary
chairman and w. {. smith Of West Rut-
land a. secretary. Later this organization
was made permanent. Then two COM
mittees were chosen as follows: On reso-
lutlons, II. l.. Hindiey OF Rutland, Glenn
Williams Of MOrristown, II. NJ. Dufur of
Bradford, ;. B. hutchins Of Lyndonville
and +. T. Mccarthy Of Barre; committee
on conference, r. J. Hall Of Bennington.
;. j. Beatty Of Burlington, L. 5. Lombard
OF 81. Adams, W. H. Putnam Of Spring.
neld and K. 5. Smith Of Bristol.
Inc committee on conference drafted a
statement 10 the Democratic convention,
asking that body for friendly confer
ence with the view Of uniting on a plat
form and candidates. The convention
adjourned az noon.
Meanwhile the Democratic convention
was IN session at the Strong theatre. +.
,. Harris OF Bennington. chairman Of the
state committee, called the convention TO
order and V. A. Billiard Of Burlington
was elected as chairman, and II. e. Shurt-
left Of Montpelier, o. c. Sawyer OF sharon
and T.. ID. McGinnis OF West Rutland
were chosen as secretaries.
The question Of the contested delega-
ton from Rockingham came up first.
Two sets Of delegates had been elected at
different eaucuses, one for and one against
fusion. The former was seated By the
mi a IA aa
ton endorsed the action.
A motion was made to appoint a com
mittee Of five TO confer with the lnde-
pendents, and an amendment was offered
By Eli II. Porter Of Wilmington that the
committee in the conference consider
none but a Democrat at the head OF the
state ticket, This provoked debate last
ing almost two hours. A sensational in
cident was the charge by delegate from
Mt. Holly named McGuirk that T. W.
Moloney OF Rutland had received Proctor
money for his opposition to fusion.
This Mr.. Moloney vehemently denied and
denounced his accuser. Among The adj
yOcates OF fusion were a. l.. Hall Of Bak-
ersfield, K. j. Murphy Of Bennington, II.
G, Shurtleff Of Montpelier, who read let
ter from John n. senter OF Montpelier
favoring fusion, }. J. Monahan Of Under
hill, G.. IL. Pape and Fred Bruce OF Barre,
George c. Story Of st. Adams and B. +.
Billiard OF Hardwick. Those who opposed
fusion besides Moloney were {. II, Daven-
port OF Brattleboro, Ell II. Porter OF Will
mington and j T.. Burke OF Burlington.
The speeches were fiery and punetuated by
applause, cheers and grOans and Kisses.
The vote was taken by poll OF the dele
gates By towns, and showed that Mr.. Por-
ter's proposed amendment had been de-
fea ed yeas i5i, nays PSI. This meant In
effect an acceptance OF fusion. BY coun-
lies the vote stood as follows, eyes" repre-
senting opposition, and mo" favor toward
fusion -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05
state Elremen,s MeetIna.

The seventeenth annual meeting of the
Vermont State Flremen's association was
held in Burlington Thursday evening
81 people out Of a membership of IS being
present. Officers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows: President, Her
bert o. Kent of Montpelier; vice presi-
dents, Charles II. Stevens OF Winooski
j. H. Donnelly OF Vergennes, Charles F.
Rich Of Middlebury. Il. 5. Warner OF
Johnson, Ned {. Buck OF Randolph
secretary, r. ID. Moore OF Bennington
treasurer, l.. Z. Grant OF Burlington
executive committee, f. II. Bigwood OF
Winooski, A. w. Coote OF st. Adams, &,
o. Averll OF Barre, +. NJ. Davis OF Morris
vile, G.. b. Walton OF Montpelier;
auditors. Moses Murray, ID. 4. Carmody;
international representative, q. 7. kidder
Of Middlehury; statistician, Moses Muir
ray Of Burlington.
The result OF the hose team races was as
follows:-
First prize of 100. winooski steamer
company; time, l2i seconds.
Second prize OF s75, Nergennes volun-
teers time. as.
Third prize of $50, BattelI hose of Mid
dlebury; time, 40.
Fourth prize Of 70, Volunteers OF Mid
dlebury; time, so.
Randolph hose and Alert hose OF Reese
vile, y. Y last time. 565.
In addition to the 200 prize, Winooski
steamer company also won the silver
trumpet offered by the association TO the
state company making the best time in
each contest at the annual tournaments OF
the association, until a company shall win
the prize three times, when 1t shall become
the property OF that company.
The course ran from Cherry street on
st. Paul nearly to Main street, distance
OF about 300 yards, with the coupling at
the College street hydrant, 200 yards from
the start.
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How's This 2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable IN all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KIcSNAN e. MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, @.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces Of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price IS cents per bottle.
Sold by Druggists, price zoe.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
ton.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05

Try little KODOL FOR DYSPEPSIA
after your meals. See the effect It will
produce on your general feeling by digest
ing your food and helping your stomach
to get itself into shape. Many stomachs
are overworked to the point where they
refuse to go further. Kodol digests your
food and gives your stomach the rest ii
needs, while its reconstructive properties
get the stomach back into working order.
Kodol relieves flatulence, sour stomach,
pslpitation OF the heart, belehing, etc.
sold by NJ. J. Sargent & Son, South Roy
alfOn
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05
Two Bottles Cured Him.

81 was troub with kidney complaint
for a bout two years. writes A. II. Davis
OF Mt Sterling. la, "but two bottles of
Foley's Kidney Cure effected permanent
cure" Sold by II. A. Leonard, Randolph,
and G. A. Densmore, Chelsea.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05
DOMESTIC GREEN FRUIT.
Mondays Randolph Market.

he following prices we're realized by
sellers at Randolph stores and markets
last Monday mot retail -
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-07-05
A CERTAIN Cure for Aching Feet.

shake into your shoes Aliens Foot-E ase. u
rov.ier IL cures Tired. Aching, Callous' sWsal-
i svaiia- feet AZ an Druggists and shee
St-,res aSc sample FREE. Address aheh =
Olmsted. Leroy, n \.
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Here Is Relief for Women.

,r,-bar GRAY. nurse ln New Aork, ai- III.
Agll-sl -. fiss.gnf herb drink for women Nl-'
an am. .'7I.srp tTTAN-LEAF It Is the 9ua ~
I r,Srtblv regulator Cure ieI1-lff ,,,-.9y
lees and backaehe Kidney hlal1g5T ~ sl ssnal
t iIyEr address The Mother Gray Co.. LeAo!
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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13

What had he done? He had built rail
roads. He had been successful in it.
But this has been railroad building
age. Lots of men have been building
railroads and doing it successfully
to It's own railroad builders, but there
have been so many that the one in the
other community was not of sucn i'm
portance. But when the call came for
man to build canal, it was then
that man who knew Shonts better
than anybody else suggested him as
the man who could do the work. It is
when the executing Of one Of the great
est engineering feats of the time, one
of the tasks that had been planned
time and again and tried and marked
with failure, comes into view that
Shonts comes into his own with the
credit due him. 1t is because he now
rises above the men who were build
ing railroads beside of him. 1t Is be-
cause he has been called upon to &C
complish something unusual.
Charles Schwab could not be classed
with the rich drones nor the politi-
clans when he became president of the
steel corporation, but when he reached
that place he received the same motor
iety that now comes to Shonts. James
J. Hill is in neither class, but every
body knows had has given his life to
the making of the northwest. There
are thousands in the ranks. Let one
step above the rest and he gets what
he is entitled to as far as notoriety
goes
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
nings, ct al, will be tried on Thurs
Personal Items

Mrs. e. A Young returned Saturday
from Hutchinson, Kan, where she has
been spending the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. Stuart. Her son. DIR.
j. w. Young, who recently changed
his location from West Grove to that,
place, is very much pleased with the
new surroundings and likes the busy
intends spending the winter at her
home in this city
Harry Wishard leaves Thursday for
Mt. Pleasant to enter the Iowa Wes-
leyan university for a year, but will
complete his education at Harvard. en-
tering at the beginning Of the year fol-
lowing.
D. H. Payne leaves the last of the
week for Chicago. to spend few
days on business, and will continue the
trip to Edinburg, Ind, to join Mrs.
Payne, who was called there last week
by the death Of her father, Jacob MUTT,
who passed away on Thursday at the
ripe old age of 81 years Mr.. and Mrs.
Payne will remain away several
weeks.
Mrs. J. A. Glendining, who has been
visiting at the parental Payne home,
left Saturday for Ottumwa, where she
spent few days with her sister, Mrs.
LaRue Van Hon, and Mrs. Lucille Nc
Elroy. She was Joined the first Of the
week by Rev. Mr.. Glendining, who re-
turned with her to this city, where
they will visit for short time before
returning to their home in Burling-
ton.
After enjoying a two weeks vaca-
ton at the home of his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. D. FL. Payne, Ralph Hill
leaves this week for Mt Pleasant to
begin his senior year in the Iowa Wes-
leyan university.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
"eoss" Ia TOILETTE.

Chicago Chron1cle-Boss LaFollette
rode into power by preaching a cru
SADIE agafnst. federal despotism" He
succeeded where little Dick Yates of
Illinois failed-a fact which is not par
ticulaTly creditable to the intelligence
OF the people Of Wisconsin, especially
the republicans among them.
Mr.. LaFollette was more jealous of
state autonomy than John G. Calhoun
dreamed of being. According to him a
man who was elected United States
senator from Wisconsin became, ipso
facto. an outlander and expatriate, and
for such a man to evince activity or
even express opinions in Wisconsin
politics was at once tyranny and i'm
pertinence.
If Mo. LaFollette could have had his
way the Wisconsin senators would
have been kept out of the state during
their terms of office. BY thus preach
ing resistance to tyrants Mr. LaFol-
lette got himself into the United
States senate.
But the moment he got there he
threw overheard all his previous poll
cies. He went into the tyrant bust
ness himself He sat in the seat of the
scornful He shook minatory finger
at the republicans of Wisconsin and
ordered them to nominate men whom
he should select.
II ever there was typical, whip
cracking, bulldozing political boss, it
was Robert M. LaFolllette, who had
got his job by denouncing whipcrack-
ing and bulldozing.
The republicans Of Wisconsin, to
their credit be 1t said, did not meekly
submit to the dictation of this new.
fledged despot. suddenly developed
from champion Of Ill erty. When he
commanded them to nominate his men
they simply turned around and nomin-
ated men who were not his men. Mos
defiantly of all, they named for 81
ernor the man whom Mr.. LaFoll% ie
had specifically ordered to be repudi.
ated.
In other words, the republicans of
Wisconsin declared their independence
of boss and a humbug-a pretender
to power which he did not exercise
and virtue he did not possess.
They did good job of work last
Tuesday. They may be depended upon
to do an equally good one whenever
occasion arises, since the vote shows
that Mr.. LaFollette is as thoroughly
turned down" as any OF the federal
despots out Of whose deeds he made
political capital. He is busted
boss. His star is set
It lie good thing not only for Wis
consin but for the country at large
Every exposure and reputation of 9
DOlitica1 crack and nnuntabapl,
! strengthens the nation; every such ex
posure shows that the people are gain
! Ing in wisdom.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE.

Marshalltown Times-RepubIican
Some Of the metropolitan newspapers
and metropolitan readers find some
thing extremely funny and amusing in
the local news Of the, country weekly
paper. Somehow, the announcement
of Mrs. Browns call on Mrs. Robinson !;
the notice of Olsons new barn, or the
township correspondents note that
Jones has put in a telephone, stirs the
exquisite nerve of city humor The
New York Tribune is not often an Of.
fender, but in recent issue it presents
ticker and incentice to mirth. in the
following extract from the Lebanon,
Ind, Pioneer:
George Ferba cut wood for ]. S.
Wrigra this week.
There Is quite a lot of straw being
baled in this locality this season.
Lon Guillion run lunch stand at
the fair last week.
Joe Hatfield dug well for F. G.
Phillips last week.
e. E. RAIDER is building fence for
M. Waddle and will put up some more
for M. M. Hardin and Rim Robinson.
Raymond Edwards traded horses
again last week.
Miles ottinger is remodeling his
barn.
Charles swope and John Bextell
traded horses last Saturday.
Ludicrous, isn't it? Simply side
splitting What Homeric catchinatior
must have swelled past the Battery
and re-echoed far out to sea when the
readers of the Tribune realized how in
tensely and excruciatingly funny the
short and simple annals Of a country
side may be!
On the same page and in the same
column the Tribune made half col
umn revelation to waiting world al
follows:
Mrs. F. B. Flaybaek, Of New York
has won the trophy offered by Mrs. I
G. B. Dana for the DOMAIN golf mattel
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
BRIGHTON.

Brighton, Sept 11.-Miss Ocean Dosh
has gone to Grinnell. where she will
attend college.
Mr.. and Mrs w. II. Israel will leave
in short time for their new home in
ST. Paul, MINI.
Rev. Weigle is attending NJ. e. con-
ference at Grinnell
The Junior League enjoyed a picnic
in Edwards pasture Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Berry have gone
to Colorado on a pleasure trip.
Theodore Wanerus leaves this week
for Iowa City to attend the State Uni
versity.
Miss Grace Brinton has gone to Col
unbus junction, where she has posi-
ton as assistant principal in the high
school.
G. d. Trites has gone to Grand Forks.
Mimi. for a visit with his daughter.
Miss Madge belong was Mt. Pleas
ant visitor last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baz Tracy returned
Wednesday from Olympia, Wash.
where they spent the past three months
visiting their daughter, Mrs Harry
Ditmars.
Miss Anna Messer of Fairfield, is Wis
iting at the H. ]. Kientz home.
Miss Maude williams is teaching at
Noble.
Geyer's Ten Nights in Bar Room
company gave a performance here FRI
day night.
r. II. Pringle left last week for a
trip through the south.
Mrs. Isenhart and daughter Nina are
visiting at the George Knerr home.
They are enroute from Washington TO
Des Moines, where they will make their
future home.
The Wayside inn is likely To ba wav.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
A GLORIOUS CHEAT.

Marion Regfster.-One Of the poets
says that ambition is a glorious
cheat" Perhaps it's true but what
would men be without it? Many fail
to realize their cherished hopes. They
build and then their air castles topple.
Some bear their d1sappointments we'll,
others grieye, despair and some die. 1t
is said that such was the end of Web.
have been true. We do not know. No
matter. The same is now being said
of Rosewater, the founder of the
Omaha Bee. He wanted a great office
to be senator. He thought he had
earned the prize. There is little doubt
Of it. but another won. Apparently he
accepted the situation like a philosc-
pher. He appeared before the conven-
ton which placed the crown upon the
brow Of another and made manly
speech but 1t was only a speech of
words-not the language of the heart.
He returned to his home and went to
his office to resume his work and there
il. the silence of the night he sat down
and died.
In his home nearby, the lamps
burned all night that there might be
light and cheer when he returned
after his task was done. In the morn
ing he was not there. Then the lawful
fear" which came as premonition
that he was dead. And 1t was true
Wien found he had passed out Of life
to the great beyond" as
Died Of disappointment greater al
he could bear-is the verdict a what
the world calls broken heart.
What's the moral and the lesson? He
built m onun.art He did that by
work. Including the grounds the pa1a
tial truscture is said to have cost
s2.A00,000 But tie newspaper he
established was greater and will be
mere enduring thar the building
5he Office he sought could not be OBJ.
tanned by work. 1t could only be won
and he did not win. It was his undo
ing. After all was It's seeking "wortd
the GAMBLER" Horace Greedy immortal.
lied himself as ali editor. Next to the
Times, Of London tho Tribune was the
greatest nawsnaper Of the Unrld Whan
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
RoUr THE LuMIA.

Freedom Of speech and the liberty
OF the press in this country Is guarded
jealousy, especially by those who find
II convenient to use as a protection.
Those who do not need such protection
are not so much concerned about it.
But the question arises now as to the
right of the United States to interfere
IN the publication Of paper in st.
Louis, which Is circulated in Mexico.
Its purpose seems to be to incite the
people of the republic to rebel against
their government and to expel all
Americans from Mexico. One article
tells the Mexican employees that they
ought not to submit to the discrimina-
ton practiced In giving the American
more wages than the Mexican receives.
A request has come from the Ameri-
can ambassador that steps be taken
in this country If possible to suppress
this publication. The question arises
as to what law governs the case, and
if there is any law that will warrant
interference. There Is the story of the
judge who was studiously engaged in
his chamber when an attorney at the
by the lawyer as to what was occupy
ing his attention SO closely the Judge
replied: 81 have made up my mind
that you ought to be beaten In that
case have under advisement and I
am trying to find law that will beat
YOU
Perhaps the United States authori-
ties can act along the line of wisdom
exercised by the judge. If they search
diligently they may be able to find a
law that will warrant them in sup
pressing the publication. as 1t would
seem they ought to do, in considera-
ton of all Of the circumstances.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1906-09-13
WHAT is NEWS?

In telling the story of Theodore p.
Shonts, who formerly lived at Center
Vile and was associated with Paul
Morton in the Iowa Central railroad
and through the latter was called upon
to build the Panama canal, writer
says that the railroads knew him for
master spirit and the world knows
little Of him; that the world knows
only Of what the papers tell and the
papers tell merely of rich drones and
plotting politicians.
Without analyzing the naws of the
day, with the object of dete I'm ming
why 1t Is news" one might be in.
clined to accept as true the statement
made in this connection Upon such
analysis one would be inclined to mod
ify it.
The daily newspapers are devoted
principally to the happenings Of the
twenty-four hours previous to the time
of issue. The news that is picked up
in the city is considered from two
standpoints, its value to The city
papers and its value as news to the
world to sent broadcast through
the state or states. Such men as
shonts and the others whose lights are
still shining under the bushel are
usually given attention In the commun-
ity where their work is of interest.
Until they attain something that sets
them ahead of the hundreds of other
men recognized as being in their class,
it is not valued as news.
With the exception Of few states
men, only the unusual Is chronicled
with reference to the men in
either the house or senate. 1t Is only
few weeks ago that Roger Sullivan
was practically unknown outside of the
state of Illinois. He was recognized
there as something Of boss in poll
teal party that had been out of power
for years. Friday mornings metropo-
Titan papers gave him columns of space
and all of the press of the smaller
cities gave attention to the statement
given out by him in New York What
was the cause of the sudden promin'
ence? II was the attack made upon
him by man who was twice candi.
| date Of the United States and who
was at that time hobnobbing with the
rich and the royalty Of Europe. That
was enough to give any man promin.
ence, but it happened to be one Of the
plotting politicians"
In turn it may be asked, Who was
the man who gave Sullivan such prom
ince? 1t was one Of the same men
who had received no prom
ence although plotting politician
until he did something unusual No
body had ever heard of Bryan before
1896. 1t was when the unusual hap
pened to him that he was given space
in the newspapers.
And take the case of Shonts himself
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ON THE SAFETY VALVE.

President Roosevelt, having uproot-
ed SO many of the evils Of rich men,
and expressed his determination to
keep at it, has seen the danger that
Is attached to his operations, and has
been doing all he could to hold that
danger back.
When once condemnation of per
son or set or class of persons starts,
it goes like the wind and 1t is often
more easily started than is stopped.
And such condemnation as rule Is
not limited to the ones who merit it,
but is carried beyond all lines of
reason and common sense.
1t Is well that President Roosevelt
realizes this situation. He has been
aggressive in the fight against mis-
used capital, and he will be the
strongest in quenching the fires that
endanger things in proximity but which
his own position and the duty devolv-
ing upon him he has taken advantage
of every opportunity to let the people
know that he has no condemnation to
offer against the rich man who uses his
wealth in a legitimate manner This
has the wholesome effect that it should
have.
In his address Saturday at the bicen-
tenary celebration of the Christ Epis-
copal church at Oyster Bay he had a
few words to say on this subject. ITO
tell men to disregard riches entirely"
he said, sis to preach to them not only
doctrine which is impossible for them
to live up to, but which the preacher
knows perfectly we'll they will not try
to live up to. But put riches below the
things of the soul. Give the body
what the body is entitled to. The
multimillionaire is not q harm but a
good to the community if he appre-
ciates that he is only trustee for that
wealth-that he is trustee for the
cause of goodness"
President Roosevelt did his duty in
uprooting all the evil he could and in
directing others on the pathway of do
ing the same, but the result, newt
able as 1t was, came. There has been
the clamor against all wealth and all
rich men. 1t should not necessarily
follow, but it does follow. There is a
safety valve that somebody must
watch and the President has been do
Ing mis- duty in this. There must be a
counteracting influence, and there is
no man better qualified to exercise it
than the one who in a great measure
is responsible for the sentiment that
has grown.
The evils are being remedied, let
the good features Of wealth be re-
tanned