Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-27
STATE POLITICAL NOTES.
oolnos Of the Week In the Hostile
Camps.

Barre Democrats flung . Bryan and
Kern flag across Main street Aug. 10 and
afterward had Q rally in the opera house
1T which James +. Burke of Burlington,
candidate for governor, and John II. SEN
ter, candidate for city representative in
Montpelier, discussed state issues. Mr..
senter read letter received by him from
the Repub Iican state committee telling
him what points to make prominent in
his political speeches. The .'ofiicr boy"
blundered 1t Newport and sent Mr.. Sen-
ter manifold letter, supposing him q
liepu biicsn.
A hot Eight il on in Morrisviile for the
Office OF town representative. Thomas &.
Cheney. speaker of the last House, and
reasonably sure OF being speaker OF the
next House IL elected by his constituents,
has been renominated by the Republican
caucus. There are others in his town,
however, who seek the homer, the farmers
claiming that ii il their turn to have the
Office, and three other Republicans have
filed nomination papers, C. F. Smith,
Levi Small and Alfred Dodge. The Dem
ocrats have nominated Dana y. Hutchins.
A rousing Republican rally was held at
Mortified last week Judge f. Il. Finn
of Springfield and Warren r. Austin OF
81. Altans HDiF QirCQtttQ luE FllaA l--kt-
OF the campaign and Major H. w. Hcy-
ey, the candidate for town representa-
tive, spoke briefly. The crowd numbered
about 1000. The Democrats of North
field have nominated c. y. Tilden for
town representative.
Chairman F. c. Williams of the Repub-
iican state committee, denies the state
ments of newspapers in New York and
Massachusetts, to the effect that the Re
publican national committee is to furnish
the funds for the campaign in Vermont,
and says that the Republican state COM
inittee of Vermont will not have one dol
lar for the campaign from the national
committee or any other outside source, so
far as they are at present informed. And
he says that although the fund for the
Repub state committee this year Is
very much smaller than in any recent
year, yet the committee is doing very
well with it and expects TO be able to fin
ish up the campaign in good shape and
pay all bills.
Brandon Republicans have nominated
T. w. Ray, a prominent merchant, as
their candidate for town representative.
The Democratic candidate is l. y.
Chase. the well-kDown horse breeder.
II is understood that q. s. Bsckus OF
DrtIQOn. G1uQlQ2lt Oh the
party for the governorship OF Vermont,
accompanied by John ID. speIlnsn OF Rut-
land. will make an automobile tour Of the
state with the object of holding such
meetings as may be arranged in the inter
ests OF the new party, and the cistribu-
ton OF Independence literature
Senator Julius G. Burrows of Mich.
gan, temporary chairman of the Repubii-
can national convention, IL scheduled &c
make several speeches in the Vermont
campaign
Secretary OF the Treasury Leslie NJ.
Shaw OF Iowa will make Two or three
speeches in Vermont this week
Two Civil war veterans. distinguished
for bravery in action, are the opposing
candidates for town representative in
Roxbury, the Republicans having nomi-
mated Carlos II. Rich and the Democrats.
Thomas f. Kendall. Mr.. Rich Is the
posse-sor of a medal OF honor granted by
Congress for distinguished bravery in res
cuing q general under fire in the battle Of
the Wilderness Dir. Kendall was
member Of the famous fighting Fifty-sev-
enth Massachusetts, regiment, OF which
he was the color bearer. No Republican
has been elected in ROx bury since 1898.
The Burlington city hall was filed last
week Wednesday evening at a Republican
rally, following the raising OF Taft and
Sherman banner. Mayor w. J. Bigelow
presided and songs were given by A j.
Markham. The speakers were Lieut.
Gov. q. II. Prouty, Afty.-Gen. c. c. Pitts
and Judge A. L Blair.
Brsttleboro Democrats have nominated
Michael J. Moran for town representa-
tive. He will be supported by the Re
publicans u no bolt the regular nominee,
Lawyer Barber. William Tanning Is an
independent candidate.
Various nominations for town repre-
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, J. A. DeBoer, Re
publican, John II. Senter. Democrat:
Rutland, Earle 3. KInsley. Republican, 7.
w. Moloney. Democrat; Newport. Frank
c. Williams, Republican,; Arlington. J.
X Batebelder, Republican; williams
town, Louis NJ. sesxer, Republican, Al
bert Martin, Democrat; Bradford, David
5. Conant, Republican, Frank Lamb,
Democrat; Sewbury, john George. Re
publican, James b. Hale, Democrat. !:
Barre, yohu w. Gordon. Republican.
George y. Tilden, Democrat; Woodstock.
Wales n johnson, Republican.
AT the Republican caucus In Piainfield.
Orlando l. Martin of the state board Of
agriculture ~as nominated as q candidate
for town representative.
AT the Democratic caucus in Middlesex,
4. T. Densmore was nominated for repre-
sentative. He was voted on In the Re
publican caucus previously and was de-
feated, although he claims TO be Demo
crat.
j. Z. Burke has been informed that
Senator Thomas p. Gore of Oklahoma,
the blind orator, will be unable to come
to Vermont during the state campaign.
j. j. Thomusou of 81 Arh.ns ch.fx
man of the speakers bureau OF the Demo
cratic state committee, says that no ma
tionai speakers are to come to Vermont.
The Vermont Democrats, be said, have no
money and the problem is how to get
enough to pay postage ut the beadquar-
tiers of the state COMMITTEES.