Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28


II Is the free prediction here that IN"
platforms OF New Hampshire VIII be
generally written by tho Delegates VINO
live within n flve-cent trolley fare OF the
city in which the convention Is held re-
enforced as these men will be by few
exceptionally philosophical citizens
from a distance. who want to have some
flnrer IN the pie. william r. Chandler. |
for examine seventy-nve years old and |
of national prominence has signified his
d.sirc Ia be a delegate 90 this years
convention. ono Of the number to be ell
ectc1 in addition to the candidates for Of
flee. Other men throughout the State
will be moved by the same motive, but
the old-time crowding through the turn
stiles. when every vote counted In
awarding much coveted honor, Will
soon be only a memory.
NEW HAMpSHrRFYs LAPSE INTO
RAD1CALlSM
How did q conservative state like this
happen to tako the lead among those in
New England IN policies which are char
acteristic of oregon. Nebraska and Wis
| cousin? The answer IS not long story
The followers Of Winston churchill and
lars. they have accomplished this at
| time when the Old organization had be-
come peculiarly dccadont. The old Bos-
| ton ard Maine machine has practically
zone to pieces. Under the so-called mer-
ger the New Haven management has not
taken its bearings In New I1ampshire
politics. At least. II is letting things DRIFT.
The national situation has also left the
regular organization In a peculiarly spir-
| ltless condition. Senator Gallinger ana
the regulars early identified Themselves
with the movement of the "allies" and it
will be recalled. cast three out of the ten
votes to which the state WAS entitled at
Chicago for Fairbanks. Put this repre-
scented very few people at homo. The
New Hampshire voters were with the
Taft movement. the leadership of which
was promptly assumed by the reformers.
Since election Senator Gallinger and
the President have been getting on splen-
ddly IN comparative disregard OF all
this pre-convention history The post
of census superintendent coveted In
the State-hAs been given to Editor MUS
grove Of Hanover. 81 leading insurGtnt;
whll. the best diplomatic office awarded
to the State went to the Editor Moses of
the Concord Monitor who took great
pains at tho Chicago convention to see
that his vote on rol-call went to Charles
W. Fairbanks. But this condition of mu-
tual forgiveness has left very little vi
tally to the Organization. Meanwhile the
reforrrers have como in and assumed
charge. so that to all outward appear
nnce to-day New Hampshire is one OF
the distinctly insurgcnt States Whether
it's rev leaders will ally themselves with
tho La Follctte-C ummius wing OF ma
tional politics is not yet clear. But theS
have obtained here most of the things fo
which they have worked in state legisla
ton.
New Hampshire has passed this pri
Il mary law, an anti-pass law, the anti
r lobby law Nearly everything in Tho
Churchill platform of 1906, except per.
1 htps railroad taxation. already has beer
enacted into law although the regulars
had majority in the legislatures of 1870
; and lffra. The BOARD of equalization thi:
year has increased the valuation of rail
/ roads over six million dollars, and an ap
. peal from its action is now pending in tbs
Supreme Court. differentiation of al
kinds has long prevailed. The last ta'
commission found on investigation tina
ordinary real estate was assessed a
n about 10 per cent OF its value. Timbe
n lands. when assessed at all stood al 80 pc
q cent: stocks in trade of merchants wer
a assessed at - per cent; the same wa
n true of livestock: industrial and meT
q camille corporations We're assessed on a
n average of 81 per cent while not 10 pc
"a cent of the so-called Intangible persona
d property came into view. The defense g
81 the assessoiN was that UNDERGRADUATE
+ everywhere prevailed This is still q
~ issue of the reformers. Tho court has az
~ pointed masters to take testimony in tn
81 appeal Of the railroad in which it claim
ri that its property has been overvllued
IA comparison with all other forms OF proI
al erty in the State These hearings are no
@ in progress. They are the chief relics
n the old railroad fight. and the most tht
III the uplifters have to talk about.
~ EAGER TO NAME THE OFFICERS
IN But the reforIners because they han
~ achieved so much of their programm
r. have no notion of abandoning the fe
II They want actual control as we'll
M moral Influence over the party in powe
Oh Three months ago the leaders met
M Concord and selected az their candida
RI Tor governor Robert =. Bass OF Pete
M boro. He is n native Of New HampshiI
~ n graduate of Harvard ard has serv,
~ his apprenticeship in both branches
NA the LcSlsloture. He Is also chairman
NE the New liam pshire forestry comrAisslo
- and "aS one OF The representatives, of Il
~ State in the recent national couscrVuti'
WI conference at Washington During &