Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-07-23
Vermont Political Notss.


The Vermont Republican league has
organized for the campaign OF 1908 with
the following officers President, Robert
w. McCuen of vergennes; vice president,
Frank d. Thompson Of st. Johnsbury;
secretary, L. 8. Hayes OF Bellows Falls;
treasurer, A.-A. Sargent OF Barre; execu-
tive committee, Charles /. Button OF Mid
dlebury, Collins NJ. Graves of Benning-
ton, Walter A. Dutton of Hardwick, Guy
w. Bailey of Essex, Alfred f. Bishop OF
Island Pond, Warren X. Austin of st.
Adams. Beecher Dodds of North Hero,
Orville H. Wilson of johnson, Hale K.
Darling of Chelsea, Aaron III. Grout OF
Newport, w. K. Farnsworth OF Rutland,
z. H. Deavitt of Montpelier, o. F. Ben
son of Brattleboro, Arthur @. Spaulding
Of Ludlow. In the last campaign, the
league did very effective work. The plan
of the league this year will be to cooper
ate in every way with the state commit
tee, organize clubs in every city and
large town of the state and render every
possible assistance in rolling upa large
majority for the party in September.
Headquarters OF the Republican state
committee were opened July 10 at the
court house in Newport and since that
time F. c. Williams has been busy with
the work preliminary to the opening of
the active campaign. Mr.. Williams hf s
received letter from Judge Taft stating
that he is in the hands of the national
committee and arrangements are being
made through Mr.. Hitchcock, chairman
of that body, to have Mr.. Taft visit YER
mont early in August, at which time he
will speak in at least two cities yet to be
decided upon.
The Hon. a. NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish
has been chosen by X. W. Hulburd ss his
alternate on the committee that will go
to Cincinnati to officially notify w. II.
Taft of his nomination for president.
Mr.. Hulburd stated that because OF per-
sonal reasons he would be unable to go
with the committee.
The first state convention of the nation
al Independence party in Vermont was
held at Rutland Thursday with an St
tendance OF 200, nearly all Rutland men.
A full state ticket was nominated and a
plat form was adopted denouncing recent
Republican and Democratic leaders and
accepting the principles adopted by the
Independence party at Chicago last Feb
ruary. In its local reference, the plat
form denounced double taxation and the
present method OF awarding liquor IL
censes. John ID. Speliman Of Rutland,
the Vermont member of the party's ma
tional committee. was chairman OF the
convention. The following ticket was
nominated For governor, Quentin :.
Bsckus of Brandon; neutrality-suspicious.,
Peter Richie of Burlington; state treasur-
er, II. ID. Daniels of ST. Johnsbury; secre-
tsry of state, Louis A. Austin; auditor,
Thomas p. Bragg OF Rutland. As dele
gates-at-large TO the national convention
at Chicago, John ID. speliman, q. s.
Backus, r. c. Root of Swanton and Dr.
j. X. Mcguire of West Rutland were
chosen. Z. b. Webster OF Castleton
and r. s. Beardsley OF Rutland were
named a. delegates from the first distric,
and r. w. Watson OF Barre and A. l.
Hall OF Sheffield from the second district.
The frs; gun Of the campaign OF 1905
I in behalf Of Taft and Sherman and Prou'
I ~ and Mead was fired Saturday evening
I by the people of New Haven at an entbus-
isstic rally and hag-rsising. The exer-
I cises were held on the village common,
which was decorated with flags and
lighted by Chinese lanterns. More than
I 1000, people were present. The speaker
of the evening was Congressman ID. j.
Foster, who wss given an informal recep-
ton at the town hall before the exercises
on the common. The new Taft and Sher-
man flag was raised and three cheers
were given Congressman Foster spoke
for an hour upon the issues of the cam
paign. lie was given q great welcome
and his speech was frequently interrupts
ed by applause.