The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-06-17
NO REPLY RECEIVED
FROM DIR. MEAD
To Telegram Sent by Reformer
Yesterday Morning.
OTHER CANDIDATES ANSWERED
cusgy ef This Paper Asking II They
WIN Furnish Detailed Campaign Ex-
pense Account for Publieatios Before
Meeting Of Republican Convention.

What would be the effect ON the dele
yntes to the republican state conNen'
iion at Montpelier June 30 " the DO
tailed statements Of the four candi-
dates giving their campaign expenses
we're published before the conNentionf
The expense of the campaign up 10
now j. of little consequence IN com
paTison with what may be spent nj the
convention itself II there n any chott
10 bribc delegates, but IN view OF me
reports that have been spread Dfoha,
east with reference 10 the spending OF
money before the eaucuses, the dele
.ntes are entitled 10 know the facts
before they go 10 Montpelier. ,
The Reformer is ready 10 devote all
the space necessary 20 publishing these
expenses in its next issue, the issue OF
.Iune -. They must be furnished by
the candidates not later than Weines,
day, June %, in detailed form, and
sworn TO.
The Reformcr sent this telegram YES
terdav morning TO DIR. Mead, Mr.. Fleet
wood, Mr.. Batchelder and Mr.. Hapgood,
the wording Of the message being ex-
actly the same in every ease. with the
exception of the names OF the eandi-
dates which were changed TO cores
pond with the especial candldate 10
whom il was addressed:
John A. Mead. Rutland. VI.
Will YOU furnish Reformer detailed
account of your campaign expenses TOT
publication in issue OF June ~, on con,
dition that Fleetwood, Batehelder and
Uangood do the same. that the voters
NAV know cost of campaign before
state eonventionl Wire answer at our
expense.
The Brattleboro Reformer.
The first reply was received by tele-
phone via South Londonderry was from
Marshall J. Hapgood as follows: :,
Will file expenses at any and all
times. but the main expense Will come
later in the matter of buying up dele
gates; besides, most of the bills for
work already done will not be settled
until after the convention:
'''' w. MI Hapgood.
This morning the followin" telegram
was received from Mr. Fleetwood
Will file statment on conditions stat
Nj. F.G. Fleetwood.
And the following from Mr.. Batchel-
der:
Telegram Just received. Yes, l VIII.
J.K. Batchelder.
Up to time of going to press, IL
ever had been received from DR.. Mead.
Our telegram to DR.. Mead was in
Rutland yesterday morning early, and
he has had over "a hours to think about
the proposition, but he makes no reply.
If he consents to this proposition be-
fore it is too late, the expenses OF the
candidates will be published in next
weeks Reformer. If he refuses or
fails to reply, of course the expenses OF
the other candidates will not be pub.
lished, as the proposal is contingent
upon its acceptance by all four.
The Reformer does not expect that
DR.. Mead will make any reply to the
proposal. There is good reason for be-
iieving that DR.. Mead does not dare to
publish his expenses. There is good
reason to believe that the publication
of DR.. Mead s campaign expenses be-
fore the convention would lose him the
nomination, if he has not already lost
it.
This is something for the. delegates
to think about and think about hard.
If any attempt is made to buy any del
egates at Montpelier by any OF the can
didates, something will drop.