Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-03-04

CHAPTER vuL
.,.-.rgs Irr OBJ party caucuses to
.r..r tde state convention
posted l1 many towns. By
s--.sHaf. % certain towns where
"a, committees were pronounced
..s s4f where the wires had
~, laid among 70 sufficient num-
t....-. carly primaries had been
no a..HI.. batch 90 delegates in
sF Or laa la,gs man, bad been
~ asmlFl. No wHs 10 be walk
~, aar.-r. Waterloo for the pre-
..-4. Wr.fmaut candidate. Day
vi f.r ar.a reports showed a steadi-
.-.-..rr string U' Granger votes,
~. a-rr.. p strength diHeornlble.
IA snr-rr Haa making an energetic
..s5fsef rruiaed results later He had
100 msr1 fha stump Using an
-5s.+ and accompanied by his sis
d. Hazel ord occasionally hy other
.ss.56s be- bad lUarueyed from place
-3.u meeting tine voters aud present
u Ii issues of rallies In short speeches
49, ia plain. straightforward Ian
- gs vas greeted by large and re-
s..s. audiences. too. The people
-. ss,InriHg 90 wake up. The few
..,.7sBar. ff1t asp8used his cause kept
I. sB65stIau press very busy making
.T5srs While there was no sample
- av1aJIan 0n the Spencer side, it
,5j.s4 considerable publicity through
4. .eaafi1n DC compelled from It's oppon-
M ss Wtll gs through numerous signed
seuBH.alt.aus that no newspaper pre-
.sl.sy taaug degree % fairness could
,.se 90 print. Spencer himself dis
.sssts8 The results OF the snap-caucuses
4 ADVANCE. and wherever he went
u.s.8 bic followers aud informed them
tw 20 expect, So that no stampede fol-
sr.f tb5 growing Granger list.
ld,ss headquarters suffered its first
,bas when The city Of Burton unexpect-
AN vent Cor Spencer. Up 10 few days
stp lhs caucus. nothing had appeared
q Indicate trouble. But following a
atag speech by Spencer before an en-
parasitic audience that packed the big
4 E9t6f.Bm. q spontaneous awakening oc-
arsi. a iaS intgre ted citizens, new
bntgs politics, toCa % their coats,
nsis lively ranyass, and, despite all the
frantic efforts of the machine. supplied
rta plenty OF money that was used with
a.h freedom a. 90 help defeat its own
purpose, tbe city gave Spencer clean
\ m6Htv % over hundred votes at the
hfgas, c8urus ever held In Burton. The
CITIZEN 8m1 out next morning figura-
tyIF dressed Zoo mourning over the re-
boo given la lts own home TO 80 worthy
iaaEea and so true a Republican as the
Boz Prntw Granger. II predicted that
d result a mere incident would In no
rp'sghbls degree arrest his certain
sanph.
"a bis canvass OF doubtful territory,
+ Spencer and bic party visited Kings
q spoke 90 q large assemblage and
n'ds the acquaintance OF several active
Republicans vh8 became interested. He
Eas told that tae Granger people had
Eofsed ths i6'd long aud industriously,
ippsare1 10 be veiI supplied with money
in3 counted on certainly carrying the
lofn. Squire Edwards had been
beard 90 boast that the iat state commits
aa1srsh.p De bad long coveted was to be
be reward i1r handing Kingston over "a
Wahssf. Ole vas recognized as the ma
come representative Goo n Kingston, and on
pig payroll putting u iuu time, going
seq. laa ioant Interviewing voters, Ia
laiI1g With them sind planning for The
.'ln attendance 81 supporters at Oh,
aaaas, we're ut least dozen retainers
a,3 OF leisure who liked 90 turn On hon
g. collar 'n respectable way.
amer ihe rally, R0liin Spencer Rnc
l'l-l Shook bands with many a stalwarl
AiA-i aud 1a dug0m wife. Their win
la2 way aud entire lack Of that form O
.aa alsn.ty So commonly associated with
E.gs o. prominence brought out many
s211 Fsb 20. success.
zee. nice kind O. folks, A" these report.
la bone. "N0t q biz stuck up. spen
v Pc talked pretty straight from thl
,l0''lsh Give Granger and the machine
wv good Hhlcss Guess theyis a good
s,' 70 what be says. too. II it's so
~ l.a,s olels day, think I'll 90 owe
. NJ the iuu 20
,. A's' everybody else had departed, GU
ssaa WJIkis Reynolds, who had occu
.sla back seat, vaddled down to tn
.'sr held up Dat hand and shook will
sy Young Teller, yew give 'em ut
'..s Wish you'd damned lem hard
y. loall win. o. course. I know It
y w.. sc sick Of this here ring business
T ~" got a saIt-'piuted boss here 4
P fl.'. ,l who tries 20 run everything
e. 49, iae contract 10 deliver town L
..ls'' long ago Price fixed in nd
NV, Know sil bout IL. Now lemm
49, a pl1ter My names Wiki
gs..'l.'' ] egi some friends an We,
Wy i'ght along an not worry a mite
- ,4. saat say When tn votes
s'a.s3' You'll hov Kingston and oil
\. ',l' VIII be- as busted as pigs hlat
~, aeu7o ne, num-" as Miss Haz,
aTg. 20 give him a greeting.
s,.. inanS you. ] hope you are tru
ssiiia. soou unet replle
a2''E.n. o. prophets, they's tw