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The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
CALHOUN CASE WAITS
iRy United Pressl

SAN FRANCISCO, June 2S.--
Two days additional time was
granted Calhoun to prepare peti.
lions for a change of venue of his
trial for alleged bribery. Attorneys
representing the defendant ap
peared in court and requested the
extension. Calhoun will appear in
court Wednesday instead of today
for which day opening Of second
trial was set.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
FIT FOR JURY DUTY

Judge-You are a freebooter?
TaleSman-Yes, sir. l am.
Judge-Married or single?
Talesman-Married three years
last June.
Judge-Have you formed or ex-
pressed any opinion?
Talesman-Not for three years,
your honor.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
DEATH OF MRS. WEEKS.

At the family home last night
occurred the death of Mrs. c. H..
Weeks, the wife of Charles H.
Weeks and a well known resident
of Spokane. Funeral arrangements
will be announced later.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

half of the swelling had been
taken out, and there was no
pain when l used it. / have
returned to my work a well
man."
This is only one Of the
many that are being cured
daily by the Human Bake
Ovens, that are in the Office
of Washington Sanitarium,
located in rooms 305-6-7-S-9
Rookery building, and If
you are suffering from any
form of rheumatism, pain in
the back or the result Of an
injury, call and be examined
free.
Office open from 8 .. N. to
g p. M.
There is a nurse in attend
'ance to care for the ladies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
PUGH A DELEGATE.

Governor Hay has appointed
Prosecuting Attorney F. C. Pugh
delegate to the annual meeting of,
to be held at eSattle on August Ia.
the American Prison association,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

helped because of a black cat
crossing his or her path or by find
ing a four leafed clover?
It's all rot, and rotten rot at
that, and it's time to forget it.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

day previous, and the joke of it all
is, as the fans see 1t, Seattle lost
again.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
TAKE TWO FROM
BLACK CATS

ALL fans are be-
ginning to feel
big again. They
have a good rea-
son t h ere f or.
Spokane tied an
other k OF in
the Black Cats
tails in front of
a big Sunday
crowd, af t e r
that awful 8 to 4
drubbing t h e y
gave them the
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
PRIMAL PRINCIPLES.
Execution OF the Laws.
Fewer Laws and Better Laws.
Veto OF all bills considered
Objectionable.
Real Australian Ballot for the
General Election

NJ. !. Hapgood of Peru as cam
didate for governor of Vermont
adds a plank to his PLATFORM:
"FOR OUR NEXT PRESI-
DENT, THEODORE ROOSE-
VELT---NO IMITATION,
THE GENUINE ARTI-
Gle.
Lincoln. the Emancipation, Roose-
welt, the Annihilator OF Fraud and
Corruption, the Preserver of our
Natioual Resources from the grasp
of Trusts and Corporations and
the rapacity of short-sighted con-
trollers. His alone the hand to
complete the movement for reform
and economy set in motion under
his own previous administration
The above comes very appropri-
ately from Mr.. Hapgood, who al
our last state convention introduced
and nearly carried through resolu
ton instructing the delegates tc
Chicago to favor the denomination
of President Roosevelt.
AS "Vermont's Rugged Reform
er, he seems disposed mot to have
the name without the game.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

mind, it is an office towards which
the people, rot the candidates.
should do the main part of the "call-
ing" .,.
remember we'll the remark made
to me by the then governor of our
state, when driving with him to in
spect proposed site for a Swedish
colony. "My nomination did not cost
me postage stamp. have re-
vered that man ever since The
confidence of the people put him in
the executive chair and followed him
to the end of his term of Office: and.
afterwards, placed him in the Unit
ed States Senate, where he now is
the pride of the state, and bulwark
of the nation
..+.s.t.... NJ. J. Hapgood
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

Hon. John A. Mead, Rutland, Vt ,
Dear Sir:-Yours of the 25th at
hand in reply to my several commu-
| nications in relation to the filing of
sworn statement of expenses in
| cured in the coming campaign. by
each of the candidates for the gov
ernorship, the plan being concurred
in by all but yourself.
You appear to refuse assent; and
upon the pea that the proposed plan
+ would countenance unlimited ex-
pense in case statement was to be
filed
L beg leave to say that 1 thought
that it Vas self evident that the
whole purpose of the proposed plan
was to curtail the use of money in
the canvass so far as possible. At
least wherever adopted it has so act
ed. and seems to be much in favor
with the people.
To meet your objections, I would
now propose that the several candi-
dates for the governorshlp establish
a mutual fund of thousand dollars,
for instance, for the offering re-
ward of one hundred dollars to the
first ten individuals who will furnish
evidence satisfactory to the Attorney
General of the State Of the corrupt
use of money in the coming cam
paign, by any one of the candidates,
or their agents, in the line of buying
up editorials, employing secret
agents, for "heeler" work, poying
expenses Of the delpgotes. piedging
appointments TO Office, or he like.
Above would, apparently, meet
your objections, and, L presume
would be acceptable to the other
candidates, from my knowledge of
their character and financial ability.
As to "rehecting upon past candi-
dates and the highest office within
the gift of the people,, which is one
of your objections, 1 beg leave to
state that the methods used by some
of the past candidates richly deserve
"ietiection' and that my main OBJ
ject in entering the campaign is to
he able to use to better advantage
my utmost endeavor to have this Of
flee considered Ivy those who seek it
a. really being "The highest within
the gift of the people,; and not sub
servient to the Vaccinations of po-
litical wire pullers. And, in my
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

This lodging is not even II, tful
and if this candidate maintains n
''literary bureau" 1t Is lnrking in
ordinary ability. All This X caIcu-
lated to give the impression hat DR..
Mead is conducting the wrong kind
of canvass. Ever the Rutland
Herald, which is Mead organ is
constrained to suggest that candid
ate Mead ought to think better and
offer to account for his campaign out
goes. The Herald feels that he
might accept the suggestion of this
news paper published in his home
city, and offer to publish his cam
paign expenses, rs a matter of pub
lie guarantee that his canvass is be-
ing conducted upon proper lines.
Springfield Mass. Republican,
10 "uu believe in the Darwinian
thnorr?" a-'-ed Mr.. Whibbles.
Il an inclined to go further than
DHrwin did" answered Miss Cayenne.
and believe that So",e members OF
,',r species have started on a return
cir."
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

The Newport Express and Stand
ard, which favors Mead's candidacy
for the governorship, gives utter
ance the following declaration:
eve have been asked by Mr..
Hapgood to print the following with
the privilege of making comments
upon the same. Our comments
would be that, were we a candidate
for office, and paid our own bills for
campaign expenses, we would con-
slider it to he no one's = business about
those bills provided the money was
legirimatelv used. Neither would
we render unto Caesar an account of
the same if it was not Caesars mon
ey used. This Australian ballot we
know nothing about
"Prociaed the money mas legiti-
mately used" Aye. there's the rub.
How are people to know whether or
not the money is legltimate'y used
if there is no flis=l campaign ex-
pense>9
But the last sentence of the COM
men! Why, dear contemporary,
where Is your home that YOU know
not HUG about the Australian ballOt2
Do not be afraid to investigate it: it
viii not Lite. Try it at the coming
Nothing can he fairer.
and fairness is " hat everyone should
want. -Loudunderry Sitter.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
The Line Drawn.

! Our caucuSeS are close at hand
1t is we'll that the people should
clearly understand the political situ-
| alton.
The main issue is the "fair and
square deal" fraud and corruption
against decency and honor.
! There are FIVE candidates. -Four
of them stand out lined up against
the other one; and upon questions
which the most affect US. Four OF
them stand out, openly and boldly,
in favor of an open and incorrupt
campaign, wherein each candidate
shall pledge himself to file an &C
count of his expenses. The one re-
naming deliberately refuses and i'll
his attempt to explain himself has
put himself in the mire.
Four of them are unit in asking
for that form of a ballot in the
state convention which is supposed
to really elect our next governor,
which form of ballot will guard our
interests against the work of "heel-
ers" and wire pullers". The 9TH
er one deliberately refuses consent
and, appal emily warned by past ex-
perience, will not even attempt to
give reason. He is supposed to
he millionaire financially able 10
compete with any of the moneyed
operations of past campaigns which
have so disgraced our state, but
which have recently been made IN
direct conflict with our laws.
No true candidate free from the
use of corrupt and illegal work and
means should refuse consent to at
least one of these proposed measures.
And if our state is to be governed
by influences which deliberately OPP
pose the publicity of campaign ex-
penses, and form of ballot which
gives perfect freedom to the voter,
then God help the state of Yer
mont.
As one of the candidates, | would
prefer defeat to victory unless that
victory were obtained by open,
"ahove board" means, the
result of action upon the part of
representative citizens aiming at
the best interests of the state.
Marshall J. Hapgood,
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stHAPGOOD, Marshall Jay:

Financier, reforner, phil ,nthropis';
born in Peru, Vt, Jan. IS, 1850;
Son of Joseph Jackson and Hepsi-
bah (Barnard) Hapgood. He was
educated in Williams College, aft
erward taking an Independent
course in Harvard University and
Law School. Since 1875 he has
conducted a general store i'll Peru,
VT; he has been engaged in exten
sive lumber operations, ard since
1905 he has owred and conducted
the Bromley House, a hotel to
which Mr.. Hapgood has attached
an outside fireplace-the only ore
so attached known to exist. Mr..
Hapgood served as a member of the
Vermont House Of Represe natives
IL 1880, 1904 and 1906; was initial
or of plan for an adjourned SEES
sion for the h"al passage of bills, as
a means for the curtalment of ex-
.,essive ard hasty legislation. He is
chairman of a committee appointed
by the Governor and State Histor-
lcal Society to devise a suitable me-
mortal for Seth Warner and Re-
member Baker. Mr.. Hapgood is
great lover and protector of wild
animals, and is deeply inter e>ted i'll
the preservation of our forests, and
he attended, by special invitation,
the three days conference held at
the White House in May, 1908, in
reference to the preservation of the
country's natural resources. He
keeps a "lodgv" in The wilderness
open the year round for private use
He was a friend and fervent admir-
er of the late Rev. w. II. H.
l"Adirondack Murray, author,
minister and lecturer, and is di-
rector ana treasurer OF the Adj
rondack' Murray Memorial AssQ.
citation, the Object of which is to
perpetuate his memory as the lead
ing exponent Of outdoor life and ed
ucate his children. MIR. Hapgood
believes i'll encouraging the native
sons and daughters of Vermont to
remain in the State, and he makes
a deposit in savings bank i'll Ben
nington, VT, for every child born
in Peru. He has offered Mt.
Bromley, a tract of 900 acres over
hanging his native village to the
State as a forest preserve, providing
that all hunting be forbidden on the
tract the year round. Mr.. Hap
good married i'll Dorset, VT, i'll
June 1875, Flora E. Higgins, and
has two grown daughters and lit
tie adopted son. Address: Peru,
W.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
A CitizeEs Letter.

Vermont, or all uuwritten law, that
the governor should be cho sen alter.
nately from the east and west side
of the big divide This rule left
the Green mountain and its towns
without ever having governor
elected from this strip through the
center of the state more than two
towns wide. This is not because
there are no good men i'll these
mountain towns, for the fact i that
some of our brightest and best men
were born On the mountain. Most
of them, like big trout, drifted into
the larger towns and became shin
ing lights. Others having a love for
home, the wild woods, the NOUN
tains, hills, and running rills have
stayed and enjoyed the pure air and
water of good old Vermont; and
here you will find some of the de-
scendants of the old stock that
made Vermont an independent
state and that has maintained our
high standing i'll the world. And
now there is before the peopl of
Vermont candidate for governor
from one of these little mountain
towns, man that is more than an
average of governors of Vermont.
He is Peruvian and some of the
would-be smart Alexis call his ar
guments and pleadings for an hon
e>t ballot, honest count, and honest
govern ment of Vermont, "Peruvian
bark, in derision of it. 1t is the
kind Of bark we need to straighten
out and stop this high handed rule
which is monopoly for the few of
fee holders and double taxation
bribery and law breaking for and
i'll place of honesty. This man,
Hapgood, advocates that the Aus
tralian form of ballot be used i'm our
convention so that we have honest
nominations. AS he was the first
to ask for this reform it is objected
TO by heelers and purchasable men,
by those who vote for the man who
furnishes the most cider, the best
dinners, and pays the freight. And
this class are strong enough to turn
our elections. But wine and dining
and car fares costs lots of cash and
with marked and coloied ballots
they could be traced though the
ballot box and spotted if they did
not vote as they agreed 10. With
the Australian ballot this detective
ballot chasing is cut off and the
men who are spending about one
hundred thousand dolla:s to secure
a $4,000 Office don't want TO be beat
EN- by an honest ballot. Money
counts and they don't want to take |
any chances of having the hone st
will of the people by hon, st ia lots
count them ont Now this noun
tain candidate is pledged to reform !;
and honest government, honest vot-
ing, and that bribery be punished. !
He is man of ripe experience, 90
years old, born in the house he lives .
IN, a son of the old settlers in Yer
mont, wide awake and PERSISTENT;
and now it seems as though the del :,
egates to the state convention from
he mountain towns, and in fact
rom all the rural towns could make
10 mistake i'll voting to nominate
)ne of their native townSmen. Yuu
know that the tendency in Vermont
S towards concentration and that
appointed officials are greatly in
fashion and that the large towns
and cities would gladly district the
state and then no small town would
ever have representative. Do
YOU want4ii? If not, vote for home
rule.
ST. Clone.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
PASSED AFTER THE COR
RUPT CAMPAIGN OF 1902.

OUR STATUTES MAKE 1T A
HIGHLY PUNISHABLE OF
TENSE FOR ANY CANDIDATE,
OR HIS SUPPORTER. TO USE
ANY MONEY OR OTHER VAL
LIABLE THING, DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY, 10 SECURE HIS
NOMINATION TO ANY CAUCUS
OR CONVENTION
ARE WE READY TO ABIDE
BY THIS LAW AND WILL OUR
COMING GOVERNOR BE
READY TO ENFORCE IT?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

There is one point in connection
with the life of MIR. Hapgood in
which he takes much pride; he now
lives in the same house in which he
was born. This fact, as he claims,
makes him Thoroughbred Yer
monter. His descent il. direct from
the May flower upon the paternal
side and nearly as direct upon the
maternal side His fsther was the
founder of the village in which he
now lives, aud his mother was the
leading spirit i'll the raising of SOL
diers from Peru for the Rebellion,
sending II son only sixteen years
of age, going herself to the front
and nearly losing her life in work
for the soldiers.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
Peru, VT.

Mr.. Hapgood took the stand
when he first announced his candi-
dacy, of having unpledged represen-
tative citizens selected as delegates
to the state convention, who would
when they meet. calmly consider the
situation and select as their nominee
one who would best serve the inter
ests of the state.
Acting upon this principle, this
statement of his record, character
and principles Is now published for
the consideration Of the delegates.
His chief aim il that for the honor
of the state whatever may be the re-
suit, no candidate shall be nominal
ed who has not behind him clean
record and clean methods.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
HAPGOOD'S CHALLENGE
Asks Candidates for Governor to File
Campaign Expenses = Fleetwood
and Smith Willing.

NJ. j. Hapgood of Peru furnish
es the journal with the following
correspondence:
Peru, Mar. IA, 1910.
Hon. John A. Mead,
Hon. Frederick Fleetwood,
Hon. G. P. Smith,
My Dear Sirs:
Alike with yourselves I am a can
didate for Governor of the State
1t is we'll known fact that several
of the successful canvasses heretofore
have been conducted in n manner
disgraceful to the reputation of the
State. In order to eliminate any
suspicion of such a condition with
the present canvass, I would pro-
pose that each candidate pledge
himself to file sworn and itemized
statement of all of the expenses in
Cured by him or his agents in con-
nection with his canvass with the
Secretary of State not less than 10
days or more than IA days after the
holding of the State convention,
copies of which to he duly furnished
to the press of the State.
If any more feasible plan can he
by you l should be
pleased to concur.
Awaiting areply, l am
Sincerely yours,
M. J. HAPGOOD.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
Rutland, March 25, 1910.
M. j. Hapgood, Peru

nj. y. HapgOOu, IeTu:-
Dear Sir-l have the pleasure to
be in receipt of your letters of March
IA and 10. As it seems to me your
suggestions do no amount, even in
your own mind, to any clear or we'll
defined scheme or proposition, and
especially does this seem true in
view of the fact that you limit the
operation of such ideas as you do
breach, to the governorship, to the
exclusion of candidates for other po-
sitions, thereby not only rejecting
upon past and present candidates
and executives, but as well =. upon
the highest office within the gift of
our people. Moreover, you seem. to
go upon the theory that unrestricted
money campaigns are permissible,
provided the candidates simply file,
after nominations have been made,
statements of expenses. l do not so
understand; and such notion is at
variance with my ideas on the sub
iect; us [ am not in favor of such
campaigns for the governorship or
any other office, either with or with
out statements, sworn or otherwise.
j I feel that the main subject matter
| of your communication is. peculiarly
within the proper province of legis-
lative action, and, as you are per-
haps aware, we have. statutes,
wrought out in the wisdom of the
people, along this line. -
Very sincerely yours,
JOHN A. MEAD.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
F. G.. FLEETWOOD.
G. P. Smiths Reply.

If [ decide to become a candidate,
it would be entirely satisfactory to
me to file with the Secretary of
State, as you suggest, statement of
all expenses, as l do not intend to
do anything that l should be
ashamed to have the public know.
Burlington, March 10, 1910.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

Australia Needs Settlers.
Australia has more unemployed
area in proportion to the population
than anv other country.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
Fleetwood's Reply.

Fleetwooa's Reply.
Morrisville, Mar. IS, 1910.
Hon. Nj. J. Hapgood, Peru, Vt.
My Dear Sir:
[ heartily approve of your plan,
and will gladly pledge myself to file
such a statement rs you suggest.
Truly Yours,
F. G.. FLEETWOOD.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15
Peru, VT, April 16, 1910.

"Many of the smaller places in
Vermont which now are burdened
with two or three churches would
fare much better if they had but
one, but the difficulty comes in &C.
lecting the one.-Bellows Falls
Times -
If they would only agree to call it
the Union church and let it go at
that, large measure of the difficulty
would be done away.
Some of the papers seem to ques-
tion the propriety of Hon. Kit
tredge Hasklns, of Brattleooro, be-
ing elected a lister after having held
the position of congressman from the
second district for several years. 1t
is to his everlasting credit that he is
willing to do his full duty as a citi-
zen of his town; that he is not
ssstuck on himself" just because the
people sent him to represent them
at Washington. 1t would be better
for Vermont if more of her foremost
citizens were of the same caliber as
the Brattleboro statesman.-Ver-
gennes Enterprise.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1909-04-15

ST. Clone.