Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-02-27
Citizen of Roxbury Formally An
nounces His Candidacy for
Republican Nomination.
STATES A FULL PLATFORM
stands for Equal Taxation, Improve
mcnt of Highways and Schools.
Decrease in Vermonts 30 Com-
missions and fog Les,
Legislation.

Montpelier. Fob. 2i--rho Hon. Zod
;. stanton to-day authorized tho state
mont that his name will be presented
TO the state republican convention MS
Il candidate for governor. In making
this announcement, Mr. stanton said:
Il shall enter this canvass free from,
All alliances and owing no political
doht | shall approach public uucs-
ions with an open mind and decide
them solely upon the ground of pub
lie policy. No promises. expressed or
implied. will call for future fulfilI-
ment on my part and my course will
he determined only by the public well
fare.
believe in the enactment Of laws
That will render all taxation equal and
1ust without imposing double burden
upon any, ana expect that the commits
SION created by the last Legislature.
which is now at work upon tho prob
lon, Will collect such information and
furnish such suggestions as will servo
as the basis for legislation needed to
equalizc state and local taxation and
prevent the evasion of tho tax laws
Tho continued improvement Of our
highways is Of such prime Importance
mat we should only be limited in this
direction by the necessity of not i'm
posing too serious or untimely bur
dcns on tho Taxpayers
"Our recent progress in school log
slation ought to he considered nero
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conditions will admit
Vermont has over thirty commits
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dar+ aa,,i.;..., -.'i s''i'e ,or pru-
and for ,ha to. .a,.uI u puos.c ahairs
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WORKED HIS OWN WAY.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES stanton was born
a. r'ApN'E, tnc town where he now
'.,eS' way l. 1888 ana mas always re-
''N'u !" washington county tntll he
"''.e 'eaiS Vi age ne attended
'''' iV' @cnooi regularly put Tor
Wv i'Nt ~" No"'S II" was aD!e TO be
y! SC''oo' ",iiS ureo ihonths c'ch winter,
'' ''"oi9 'V"'6 reau'rcd on his iather
90. ~ ~ '"c NSo vi nineteen ne struck
Wv io' t,''''s''' "o'h'hs as a brakeman
''' '''e Ocn''tI vermont ra!road lor a
year ana man IN 1863 ne returned nome
~ Hs'-9t ms 'a'''or on account OF IRE
wiz" "au ueSuoSeo MS iaFin buildings.
i"o years later ne AGAIN left the farm,
al" III 49, o'sdh 'ilo nrSl or -FOUR terms
attendance az NorthIeid nigh school. The
succeeding elsht years aside from his
attefuahce az the hiSh school were de-
Noteu 10 'eachlhs IN fsoSpury, warren
anu Norulneln' working at farm work
anu p'cpa'h's ioI au'h'SSlon 10 the par
WITCH "aS accomplished In lS"'
me young lawyer worth was
au"hF re'osh'Z'd IN ms native
'o"H ana 'he most important town
ollces zen 10 ms LOT until @hcr busi-
ness c"hpeiIH nm to decline re-
eiccllohs. lie represented MS town
IN the Legislature IN lNA ana 1856.
holdinS important committee appoint