Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-08
To Be Given Vermont
Campaign This Week.
Candidates Of Both Parties WIN
Deliver Many Speeches.
Long LIST Of spsatsE VIII Present BaA
Sides Of Campaign Issues.

Burlington. VT. Aug. THE mid
summer campaign for the governor
ship now being waged In this state
VIII receive added impetus this week
from the efforts OF the candidates
themselves and other political leaders
az the scores OF rallies which have
been arranged for. This campaign. he
gun weeks ago when Percival w. Glenn
ent OF Rutland became the Democratic
Independent candidate for governor.
representing the fusion forces, oppos-
ing Fletcher ID. Proctor of Proctor the
Republican candidate, has been pushed
by both parties with more activity by
far than has been true in previous
campaigning in the Green Mountain
state. The committees of both parties
having perfected their organizations
of followers in the various counties
have now mapped out speaking tours
which will keep the candidates and
other orators sufficiently busy from
now until election day, September T.
The present week finds political rail-
lies advertised in many towns for both
parties but the itinerary of Mr. Proc
tor, who Is son of the United States
Senator Redfield Proctor, is an espe-
cially eXacting one. Mr.. Proctor will
speak at least once a day, and in some
cases twice, where afternoon stop-over
rallies have been arranged in small
towns to occupy spare time between
the evening mass meetings in the larg-
err places. Most of Mr.. Clements
dates so far as announced are for
meetings in the large towns and cities,
where he will make speeches each
night of this week.
Assisting Mr.. Clement in the presen-
tation of issues to the voters are O.
Herbert Page of Barre the Democrat
ic candidate for lieutenant governor,
Vernon l.. Billiard of Vernon, the fus-
ion candidate for attorney general,
and other Democratic orators. while
Mr.. Proctor will have the cooperation
of United States Senator Dillingham;,
Congressman ID. j. Foster, George II.
Prouty Of Newport, the Republican
candidate for lieutenant governor;
Frank Plumley of Mortified. VT. "a
we'll as others prominent in the party
affairs in the state.
Each of these has been assigned to
address rallies nightly during the week.
All the discussions have to Go with state
issues and much of 1t has to do with
charges of graft and mismanagement
made by Mr.. Clement weeks ago
against the state officials. Mr.. Proc
tor in his speeches. and other Republi-
can orators assert that the charge is
without foundation. Among the planks
of the fusionists are retrenchment in
state expenses, the formation of a state
fund for the construction of permanent
highways, advocacy of various labor
measures, including a weekly payment
BILL an employers liability bill, and e
measure to avoid the serving of truss
tee processes on men earning less than
SO a week.
The fus.Onists headed by Mr.. Clement.
also advocate doing away with double
taxation, so called Local option,
which has been an issue in Vermont in
the past cuts little or no figure in the
present election as both parties believe
in effect that it should be given fur
Their trial, though various amendments
to the law have been suggested.
On the Republican side. among the
things advocated, are better schools
and better highways and the thorough
care of all state wards on a plan OF
economy based on efficiency. In re
gard to the issues Of double taxation,
the Republican speakers advocate an
investigation by commission Of the
laws which provide for a mortgage tax
in addition to the tax on land. declar-
ing at the same time that the fusion
platform suggests no remedy for the
evil.
Mr.. Clement, the fusion candidate.
announced himself as an independent
candidate for governor weeks ago and
his cadidacy was later endorsed by tho
Democratic convention the rest OF the
combined ticket being made up Of DEM
ocrats. These are as follows:
For lieutenant governor, G. Herbert
Pape of Barre; for state treasurer,
Walter " Phelps of Enosburg: sec
rotary of state, Sherman r. Moulton.
Burlington: state auditor, Edward J.
Hall. Bennington; for attorney .gerIer-
al, Vernon A. Billiard, Burlington.
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