Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-03-08
WHAT OUR NEIGHBORS SAY.
some Interesting History Which IL Re-
Ing Jussied for Partisan Purposes.
tF'rom the Randolph HeraldO

The Clement literary bureau is scat
tcring its shot tn IA noticeable degree.
hence it is not strange that some Of its
For instance, thc charge that the ia lure
81 the Legislature Of 1902 "a redeem tho
Republican party promise of a caucus Law
was the particular sin Of the straight
republican members and douc for some
sinister purpose is not at all borne out by
the facts in the case The whole subject
was sidetracked -all hands wiIlns-and in
tcrest centered on the more pressing mat
ter Of license legislation until SO late a
moment that it can.c near being over.
looked eHtirely.
Then, in the closing hours caucus bill
passed the senate, but the House. by a
narrow margin, refused concurrence.
Those in opposition to IT were democrats
and Clement republicans vino balkcd at
certain Of its provisions that they thought
gave the old-lners some advantage We
never laid this up against them. for the
measure was really very fauitN. But
they offered nothing better themselves
| in fact, seemed disposed to shy at the
whole subject. The regular republicans AT
I least tried 20 do something. ana nobody
can now truthfully base plea for the
| Clement cause on what was not done by
| The Leg Stature of l!vc in caucus regula-
| ton.
lmeton yesterday, re-electng Mayor
CANDIDATES FOR COUNTY OFFICES.
From the l.Yndonvlne Journal)
The general public will endorse the cdi-
torial IN last weeks tacdonian on I'm
scasonahle County Politics." which on
pressed tho belief that tho people of tho
| county did not care 10 bc kept in u tur-
| mol for five or six months On questions
Of county politics,
Indications point now to several lively
contests but it's just as well 10 wait 4 few
weeks, gentlemen, before taking OFF your
coats and getting worked up to a fever
| neat. Let's enjoy the sugar season in
harmony, get the springs work we'll start
ed and then it All be pretty near time to
begin the hunt If YOU are after a place
On the county ticket.
| The candidate who forces tho fight al
this carly date may, later on find his nice
~ laid plans all upset. his work to dc
over again and his chances OF SUCCESS
looking small as compared with his carly
hopes
Lay quiet for few weeks. keen you,
ear ia the ground and perhaps YOU viii
discover for IA certainty whether or NOT
vOu arc the candidate the people arc
looking for.
In the Calcdonian's mentioned list of
candidates are the following: For scna-
tor, J. r. Gleason Of Lyndonvlllc; W. A.
! Kicker. Frank \. Carr, David f. Porto,
and col. r. &. Fletcher. of ST. Johns.
bury; r. X. Graves Of Waterbury; $. D.
Morse OF Danvillc; George n. Bickford
! w. IT, Taylor, and DR.. S. r.. Darling of
| lIardwick; Luther A. Darling OF Burke
| FOR sheriff the candidates are George
f., Winch, Of McIndocs, the present in.
cumbent. w. ". Worlhen Of St. Johns
bury, and Vernon a. Rand Of IIardwick
For States attorney, y. A. Norton OF
Lyudonville, Guy W. Hin the present
incumbent and c. G. Frye of ST. Johns,
bury. are in the field.
For side judges George r. Eastman o.
Walden. one of the present incumbents
Fred II. Hoffman OF Wheelock, A. s
Battcn OF Stannard, and Elijah Lyforc
Of Pcacham are mentioned.
| There may ue others to come in vet
and, perhaps, in the closing days OF the
fight, dark horse or two may appear.