Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-13
THE FUSION CANDIDATES
MEN WHO ARE ASSOCIATED WITH
CLEMENT TO BREAK THE RING,

Some Facts Abou, Pape, Mouiton. Hall.
Phelps and Builard. the Men on the fu'
sion Tieks,-Possibis shapsrs Of Vermont
Future.
Comparatively little Is known by the gen
eral Vermont public OF the men who are
associated with Percival W. Clement OF Rui'
land on the fusion state ticket, nominated
at Burlington last month. The Importance
Of the fusion movement resulting as II may
In a complete revolution Of the state gov
ernment. makes the personality Of these men
Of great interest to the people OF Vermont.
The Reformer has already published sketches
Of Mr.. Clement. the independent republi'
can candidate for governor. and he has be-
come In other ways well known.
Few men have won distinction so young
In life as @. Herbert Pape Of Barre, the
democratic nominee for lieutenant governor.
Mr.. Pape was born In willisson, Sept 80,
1875. His early education was gained in
the public schools Of Hyde Park. Later he
attended the high school Of Barre, and grad
uated from this institution In 1895, stand
ing high In his class. For four years he
was a teacher in the public schools OF Barre.
In 1900 Mr.. Pape entered the employ Of
the Granite savings bank and trust company
Of Barre and remained in their employ until
January, 1909, when he purchased. large
and long established insurance agency, and
he has been in the insurance business since
that time.
He was city auditor in 1900 and 1901.
7, ,ooo be was elec,ea school commissioner
ana bela thai ofiee unti, 1908. In 1902 he
was a,ac,sd ci,v renre.entative from Barre
and AZ ,ba, .s.s;on he served ON the Joint
COMMITTEES a, ruIes the ;oint COMMITTEES on
,ha I,,;s;.r. pnrcb,sa exno.;,ion and the
general committed In 1904 no wa. re.
o,a.,aa rsnra,an,a,ivs and served on the
eomm;,,a. an mia. and the general rom
mi,,a. ha;n, chairman NJ the last named
committees us w.. the aemocra,ic candi
d.,e for sne.ter AT tbi. session. He was
.h.;rma, =, ,h. aamocr.,;c .,,,e convep,ion
10 1904
NJ pans Ia eminsnt,v st,ed for the Office
n wb;ch ba h,. hsen nominated He ia one
- ,ho hr;,b,es, yorns men In IN. state well
vsr.sd In nnhIic sg.irs and n man in whom
,ha ,,,.a., .orsdsn.a can h. renossd
sherm,r Rnhsr,. Mon,,on the fusion
ror,;raa to- secrs,.rv ~ ,,a,e was horn
IN Nsw yorl cI,v Inns IN Is7s He comes
~ .ons a, orr hes, ala vermopt stock the
Mon,,ons hav;,. .e,,Isd on the homestead
- ,ha ,a,,;,r H. panao,nh In I7ss and their
doscsna.n,s have hecome nrominent in this
.nd o,har s,ates
NJ Mo,,,or "a tho o,dast SON of Cl.renee
r...m Wo,,,or ara Annia lane Noulton
wh.n ,,;,o ,o,r, hi. n.rsnts moved IN Ran.
aa,.h III. ;a,har,. hir,h,Iaca where thew
now oecunv ,be ola homestead Of the fam.
N, ua reee;vsa most ~ his earIv education
in the Randolpb high school and after COM
nia,irr b;s course there entered Dartmonth
noI,ana trom ,yhich ha Graduated With the
da.res ~ A In 1908 The following fall
bA entered the law school Of Harvard uni.
varsity ana was graduated from that insti.
t,t;on with the degree of Ill. b In 1901
In October Of that wear he was admitted
N the bar ~ Vermont standing first in his
class
NJ Nou,ton started the nractice Of his
nro,assion in b;s home town of Randolnh in
H. nssoa - unr n Denison in whose
oe,oa hs had s,ndied during his vacation,
,rh;a ~ ,.w school within few months
W. osaroa .nd oo.or,ed tho nos;,;on ~
resistant a,,orrey Tor the Rutland Railroad
ss,a.,. ,,;,h ce;.os IN PptIard He re-
.,a;,aa ,r;,h ,his comnany about a wear
- ho u..s ogorod nos;,;or with a lead.
;na ,.u Am in New york citv He re-
.;s,od his nosition with the railroad and
80 % No,r yorL After remaining ,bero
-. go ho doo;dod 10 re,rrn 70 his
49, 80 80 onnaro IN rr;vate nractice
=. I,,, Iooa ba formed n nartnersbin
.',.h r,a.aroo d Cou.,es IN ORLEANS county
~ ~ g. ,o - Cou,,os G Non,ton
""Soi e. a,,ar .ho Avn, was formed percivol
-, SUN "il.i wy ~ NJ. Na,,,.1 - Az
,,n;,o nartair voncbors on aIe in the office
aniine 'eil"i" III. ,. IA ,,as
reiuseu aeoess 49,
the eiior's " ", nm .to,.n ~ NJ
ao''"e as W. .l .. oaso
oiement won ,"e i'.O -: .su a.
which peiini','" nm, " 4: =, ~.
matter ~eas 'na' auu'o ~. 80 ;n.ida
Ordinary 'ern,oh'ei " p'' s !.
'"e aoor VI wy
see ms own N'uohes On ,ooe
Mr.. Moul.on was n,ari.eu 'nne ~. i'
10 MISS o'eiia I,nen as.t " n,snS,;o.n
Mr. Mou''on an 'nuep T.. tho
stahdihs ior nonos! - e.. a.
management VI o'' - - anor,,
pendene from poss ,;,;s..r
manner 'horoush! o4u'ppeu ~ hoo,
the anairs oi va, %, o"oe nrsnnoIit,, to
nominated ana ms s',ohs -; -. -.
se'ner W." -. t;o,,at
streng.h W 'ru .,us 49,, n storbr;doe
Walter v. fheips was ooih III ~
Quebec, Feo' 70 nooo' npn un IIa
and Harriet o. NiNloil
educated In tne puc,io sonoo's VI .,'oa
town ana az s'anoriue rug, 1s ao1o shan be want
on the home farm un,ii ioie' wnen ne "en
to Boston and entered 'iie oo"'n'i'.on "o III
of A. y. w. Mead Io' "a ies a ~" W."
them about IL years ne iooaoeu aV i'no 40,
burg Falls in lssl' ana Ior ,Mo years .od .o
lowed farming then ne es'aphsneu leeu
store which has met WIN harhea uesfee
of success. he mas deai' 'ohs..eiapl! .. :"
real estate ana owns 'wc sp,enu'u an. w
Tn 1901 in company with hon. Arthur w.