The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-08-12


sitisii- eiiueus Who are willing 60 sac
liHe- thsif p.rsonal inirfesis and frlrr
ans the town in she ncNi ssnrfAl assein'
Ids Ralau e. koun announced -
rfal wrsks asa that be would 4, a randi'
date Zoe the oihoc, On Thursday night
3. g. Siadanl bcUame convinced that BE
lad sufficient following - warrant him
entering the face and announced his in'
tertion ii doing 20. Col kittn,lgr iias'
lin. .tate. that be- viii permit hr
friends 10 flc nomination PAPER Tor hiin
ii they wish 20 do - and iniimAie- thai
a number ~ his friends have signiiied
their intention 20 - place him IN noinl'
nation A. the date for closing the en-
,ri,. f.ll. on Aug. 80 there j. ample up-
partunity for other ambitious men 70 en-
Ter the contest. Weight. color Of EYES
sr hair have nothing 10 do with the mat
Ter Of eligibility II man can secure
IA. names of II or ~ voters he can orna'
ment the official ballot with hi- name.
Colonel Haskins won't participate IN a
cau,1ls but Mr.. stafford J. not adyerssA 20
going into one ~ these biennial scraa p
Tor which Bfattleboro j. famous. Scion
A Richmond. who announced several
weeks ago that be- would he a candidate
has withdrawn from the race and ms
friends are asking the reason therefor;
Mr.. Bacon has outlined his platform ana
Mr.. stafford has briefly stated hp post
tion IN regari 10 several important mat.
ter that will come up at the next session
of the legislature. Col. Haskins will stand
ON hi- record a. a yard.wide republican.
The question whether II. G.. Barber
would again he a candidate seems TO nave
been dissipated Tuesday evening follow
ing talkie>t IN his office. .
Mr.. Bacon states that he Is Thoroughly
in accord with the pledges OF the repub-
lican marty as set forth in the state plat
form. He Is in favor Of the early enact
ment of every promise or reoommenda,
tion Of legislation made by the party ana
especially such legislation As VIII insure
TO the laboring man the protection he
seeks and j. entitled to. He Is m iavor
of changes IN the caucus law thai WIN
record the will OF the voters. He Is IN
favor OF the strongest kind OF corrupt
practice act which will prevent the ille-
ultimate use OF money in political cam.
paigns. Mr. Bacon comes out IN favor OF
a law which will give the farmers ngnt
to kill deer found destroying crops. lie
cites the Massachusetts law as one that
Vermont ought TO enact. He says that
he will bend every effort TO secure such
charter for the village OF Brattleboro as
NAV be determined upon by the citizens
of the village. Mr.. Bacon takes a decided
stand against any attempt that may De
made to so amend the public service com
mission law that the act OF l'nD be IN IN
any way made less effective lie "ouI9
make the law still more effective and
Will, If elected. oppose any attempt. to
curtail the powers of the commission.
He states that he is not the attorney Tor
any railroad corporation In any way ana
is not connected with any corporate IN
terests. He is heartily in favor oil legs
lation tending to the betterment OF the
highways of the state and the improve
ment of the school system. He says that
he will not srena money to secure the
election and that if he Is to go TO Mont,
neher h will be solely through the enor's
OF his friends.
Mr.. Stafford is interested first in the
matter of good roads and promises, IL
elected. TO devote every effort to securing
the enactment OF laws that will not only
continue the present system OF highway
building but make possible the building
of more and still better roads. He goes
on record as unqualifiedly opposed to any
attempt that may be made to deprive the
public service commission of any power
He, like Mr. Bacon, is ready to give the
greater power rather than to
take from it any OF the prerogatfves
which the legislature of 1906 endowed
it with. Mr.. Stafford being farmer
feels that he knows the needs of the agrl.
culturists and promises to apply himself
toward the enactment of any legislation
that will tend to increase the welfare OF
the farmer. Not being an attorney he
makes no attempt to discuss in detail
many of the more or less intricate sub
iects of legislation which will be brought
forward at the next session OF the leglS-
lature. He feels that he. can cope with
these problems, if elected, and promises
to give to his constituents his best efforts.
He is willing to go into caucus.
Colonel Haskins, not being candidate
in the strict sense of the term, does not
consider that a statement is necessary
from him at this time. He is a republican
Of the old school, As the old school men
stand by the colors he may be relied upon
to uphold several planks of the state
platform even though some OF the planks
NAV be rent into slivers by the insur-
gents. If Colonel Haskins should become
! candidate and win the election his
friends saw that he will be the speaker
,f the house of representatives. lie comes
out in a solemn declaration that ne
won't go into caucus. Colonel Hasklns
$ the author of that classic definition OF
he Bratteboro Republican caucus. OF
1905 which he labelled ''disgustingly
.orrupt.' 1t is evidently with the reeollec-
ion of that famous gathering OF the clans
till fresh in his mind that the Colonel
loes not care to indulge in rough and
umble such as was won in 19OS by ID.
J. Barber. =, :,
What had happened to chill the aspll-
atoms Of Solon A. Richmond so sud
lenly was a mystery Wednesday morn
np The men in the shops could not un-
Iasystand hs why the candidate of their
boice had experienced such change OF
,eart Ii was at first thought that he had
ost his courage but later in the day 1t
,ecame known that he had become
nartvr and prostrated himself before the
nti- bacon Juggernaut. At least this rs
he statement of Mr.. Richmond's friends;
t is understood that meeting attended
" Sanford A. Daniels, Frank L. Baroer,
i q Barber Solon A. Richmond, !; Z.
stafford. George Brockington. William
3eiden and Others was held in the office
f Fl. G. & F. E. Barber Tuesday even
no and that Mr. Richmond was prevail
Il upon TO withdraw as candidate IN
ayor of Mr.. Stafford. 1t Is understood
hat the reason advanced to MIR. Rich
nond wby he should withdraw was that
IN Stafford could get more votes and
hat votes were needed to defeat MI.
3acon. 1t looks as if Mr.. Stafford un-
had became party to a pan
= wreak vengeance upon Mr.. Bacon for
+ Is asserted that the Barber forces are
mr. 10 get Bacon's scalp. The reason for
his indicative spirit is ascribed to the
amnaign of two wears ago when MI. |
3a rber narrowly escaped defeat by