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The La Jara chronicle., 1910-10-14
A. GOOD POSITION.

Can be had by ambitious young
men and ladies in the field of
wireless" or railway telegraphy
Since the S-hour law became
effective, and since the Wireless
companies are establishing sta
tions throughout the country,
there is a great shortage of teleg-
raphers. Positions pay beginners
from $40 to 500 per month, with
good chances of advancement.
The National Telegraph Institute
of Portland, Ore, operates six of
ficial institutes in America under
supervision of R. r. and Wire
less Officials and places all grad
yates into positions. 1t will pay
you to write the firm full details.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14

serve as chairman of the republican
cony ention these other matters seem
of little interest to him and he is
making a great tour of the West at
the behest of no one or the repre-
sentative of any one but 81"
Refusing as he did to be candi-
date for reelection as president and
debating to an extent that no other
president ever did who his successor
should be the propriety of this great
excursion of "P' is properly ques-
toned His own choice is in the
presidential chair struggling 20 the
best of his ability to carry OFT the
pledges of his party, pledges made
at the dictation of .'I.'' Yet Roose-
welt does not advocate the support
of President Taft in his difficult tasks.
Thoroughly familiar with the diff
culties of a president in carrying out
any definite policy he does not ec-
quaint the people with these diff
culties or urge patience and support
of the president in his hour of trial.
L VIII, won I. WOuIQ IL
81 --" is the whole trend of
his speech making. Is it proper at
this time? He is not in power. He
refused to attempt to stay in power
longer at this time. 1t would seem
that 81" should subside somewhat
now and support those who are bear
ing the burden of the day.
The country is feeling strong
wave of unrest. 1t is in danger of
being over progressive. 1t needs a
voice of caution, a spirit of conf
dence, a concentration of purposes
into the hands of those authorized to
execute them and patience with them
in their efforts to serve US. The trip
of Theodore Roosevelt and his dec
larations are not aiding in these
purposes and are not, it seems to US,
the aid and encouragement of good
government they should be.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
The Direct Primaries.

New Hampshire had it's first
practical trial of a direct primary
law on Tuesday of last week. Being
so close home and under conditions
somewhat similar to those in YER
mont, the event had a special inter
est for all those interested in this
method of selecting candidates for
Office. One thing demonstrated is
that it will not prevent political dis
honesty entirely as shown by the fol-
lowing editorial expression of the
Manchester Union, a paper which
has been inclined to treat the new
law very fairly. 1t said:
While it is true that the primaries
are past and intra-party differences
should be in process of amicable adj
justment, all true citizens are bound
to agree that it would be a gross
neglect of duty to pass without pro-
test the corrupt devices by which DR..
Chalmers was barely defeated in the
contest for the republican nomina-
ton for state senator in the seven
teenth district If one-half the
stories of eye-witnesses are accurate,
the projectors of the low schemes
which we're employed in at least one
ward of that district should be
ashamed to look any honest man in
the face. The methods which now
appear to have been practiced in
that one ward, especially, serve to
confirm a belief which many people
have long held, and to which others
are being reluctantly forced: viz,
that men-Some men-in politics
will stoop to despicable acts from
the very suspicion of which, in their
business life, they would recoil with
horror.
But there were other important
results of that election. 1t gave to
the people of New Hampshire direct
voice in the selection of their candi-
dates and their first verdict was the
defeat of the Boston and Maine po-
litica1 ring. This was thing the peo-
pie had been struggling for for years
under the delegate system and they
had not succeeded. But the first
time each citizens vote was allowed
to be counted for the man he sup
Hampshire politics ceased. The
progressive wing of the republican
party came into power and that was
a great victory for honest politics.
That result commends such law
to the people of Vermont. The
direct primary is not a political cure
all but it is an honest method and
it gives to one mans vote just as
much power as to another's. The
Legislature of 1910 has an oppor-
| legislation and we believe a direct
primary law would be very credit
| able one.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt, the only liv-
ing ex-president of the United States,
is very much in the public eye at the
present time. In fact, anyone fol-
lowing his tour of the West closely
will find very little but ''I'' in the
whole trip. That is certainly very
Rooseveltian as his personality, his
wishes, his politics are all described
by the personal pronoun I and its
declension. The purpose of his tour
and his positive declarations are GER
tainly of great public interest. Since
his return from Africa people have
been wondering what he would do.
They have tried to make him chair
man of the New York state republi-
can convention They have talked
about him for governor of New York
and for United States senator to sue
coed Chauncey NJ. Depew. Aside
from expressing his willingness to
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14

It is Governor-elect Mead now.
1t will be interesting to watch the
actions of the 'sinsur gents" for the
next two years or SOL Montpelier
Argus.
So far as THE CALIFORNIAN is
concerned it proposes to treat DR..
Mead with all the respect that is due
the governor of the state. In fact,
this papers fight against DR.. Mead,
the individual, ended with the state
republican convention but it did op-
pose the methods he resorted to in
getting the nomination. Methods
which we believe are practiced, ow-
ing to the Indifference of the aver
age voter and can never be corrected
until the honest voters assert them
selves. THE CALEDONIAN'S con-
test with Dr. Mead the Individual is
over but it proposes to contest the
methods in the future the same as
it has in the past with confidence
that the people OF Vermont ulti-
mately viii endorse them.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
The Result.

The result of our Vermont cleo
ton just about comes up to the ex-
pectation. There had been news
paper bolt on the republican can
didate for governor, no active cam
paign was made in his behalf,
pretty much all day Tuesday
Wherefore, everything considered,
the party is to be congratulated.
The rest of the state ticket is
elected by plurality probably
somewhat larger than that of it's
head, and both Congressman are re-
elected, as was to be expected.
The state Senate is apparently
solid1y republican, but the demo-
Gratis gained largely in the House,
though not of course enough to in
fiuence legislation. They will have
about two score members, apparent
ly, but, even thus, they will still be
in a minority of one-sixth or less. In
this county the republican ticket is
elected high and dry, and Burling-
ton once more asserts itself repub-
lican city.
The incoming Senate will contain
some men of note. Besides Max l..
Powell, whose immense investment
in Burlington building operations
has made him a man of mark
through the state, there are John w.
Gordon of Barre, 3. A. Davis of
Bethel, E. P. Adams of Marlboro,
Harry Daniels of East Montpelier,
H. T. Cults of Orwell, 2. c.. Archi-
bald of Manchester, Porter H. Dale
of Island Pond, FIG. Buttertie1d of
Derby, E. C. futile of Rutland,
Henry L. Clark of Castleton, w. S..
Shepardson of Fletcher, A. A. Pike
of Stowe, and others widely known.
The House, too, will not lack
members of ability and experience.
We note in the list Joseph Batte1l of
Middlebury, e. G. Orvis of Man
chester, F. H. Rabbit of Bellows
Falls, R. S. Page of Hyde Park, F.
G. Fleetwood of Morrisyille, A. M.
Fletcher of Cavendish, Justus Dart
of Springfield. N. K. Chaffee of Rut-
land, F. M. Cory of Montpelier, T..
H. Cave of Barre, c. A. Calderwood
of st. Johnsbury, ]. E. Kennedy of
Williston and others.
The newspaper craft is represent
ed by Frank E. Howe of Bennington
whom the state press long ago elect
ed speaker without a dissenting
voice, and r. w. McCuen of Vergen-
| mes. Of the reverend clergy there
are Revs. T. A. Howard of Whit
ing, ]. K. Williams of Peacham and
G. f. Parks of Wardsboro
The medical profession is largely
represented. No fewer than eight
doctors are members-e1ect of the
next House. They are Drs. w. N
Bryant of Ludlow, H. A. Laid of
Essex, G. S. Schofield of Richford, T.
H. Bryant of Grand Isle, E. E. Ellis
of Brookfield, A. G. Bailey of Ran
| dolph, w. L. Burbank of Cabot, and
w. J. Howard of Roxbury.-[The
Burlington News.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
The Result of the State Election.

Tuesdays republican majority for
the state ticket headed by John A.
Mead, is the smallest in the history
of the party-since 1856-with the
exception of the year 1902 when the
Clement bolt and widespread dis
satisfaction with the regular nomi-
nee for governor, John G. McCuI-
Tough, threw the election into the
legislature: Mead lost st. Adams
and Montpelier and came perilously
near losing Burlington.
Under the circumstances Mead's
majority of 48O in this, his home
city is not bad, even though the vote
was light.
The rain undoubtedly kept some
from the polls; but it was at best a
lifeless election.
The result has no significance so
far as national isues are concerned.
A strong man at the head Of the
ticket would have increased the re-
publican majority in several eoun-
ties.
We note an unusual number of
scraps over town representative.
While the democratic minority in
the next House will be naturally
strengthened, we see no evidence of
anything like a democratic wave
These contests for representative are
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
For Good Roads.


The st. Adams board of trade
proposed an outing for the senator's
elect and epresentatives-elect from
Franklin county that will doubtless
prove to be of advantage to them and
to the state. Automobiles will take
these embryo-lawmakers next Tues
day and carry them on pilgrimage
from st. Adams to New York state
over the Alburg ferry, thence down
on the shore roads to Westport, and
over the ferry again to the Vermont
side. Then over Vermont roads to
st. Adams again. The purpose of
this enterprise is to show Vermonters
that are about to have some lot and
part in the making of Vermont laws
something of the state-built highways
that are being constructed outside in
contrast with some Vermont high
ways that are called roads. The plan
now promises to be a great success.
Already several of the lawmakers
elect have responded to the invitation
and there is no doubt that very fair
representation will accompany the
party.
OF course, the enterprise is simply
public-spirited one and has no other
object than the promoting of gen
eraI ambition for frst-class high
ways. The board of trade Of ST. AL
bans promotes this first trip in the
hope that boards of trade or public
spirited citizens generally in other
parts of the state will improve the
suggestion and take the lawmakers
elect from their sections, also, and
show them what outside enterprise
has done.-[St. Adams Messenger.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
PRESS COMMENT.
A Rumble of Discomfort.

By virtue of a Vermont republi-
canism which is almost as unshake-
able as the Vermont hills, John A.
Mead of Rutland will be the next
governor of Vermont. Yesterdays
results give him a majority some
what better than the low-water
mark of Vermont off-year elections
and considerably below the average
for the off-years since 1870. At the
same time it is apparent that the de-
lection rom the republican ranks
was not as large as was threatened,
or rather that the accretions of the
democratic side were not as large
as were anticipated by the demo-
cratic leaders. Republicans who
sought to enter a protest against
Mead did so by refraining from vot-
ing for the head of any ticket, rather
than by voting for the democratic
candidate. It is evident from GER
tain sections, notably Washington
county, that this protest was con-
siderable For instance, Mont
hold, shifted to the democratic
test and at the same time maintain
ed good republican majority in all
the other positions. Mortified,
which gave Leighton P. Slack, the
republican candidate for lieutenant
governor, 279 votes, gave only 1913
to Mead. Among the smaller towns,
Berlin, for example, gave 100 votes
to Slack and only rs to the head of
the ticket. Those cases illustrate
the feeling of the people around CEN
trail Vermont. That was shared to
more or less extent throughout the
state; but the dissatisfaction was
not general enough to make itself
felt in the shape of a great protest.
1t was nothing more than rumble
of discomfort, but still worth listen
ing to by the republican party and
it's candidates. Barre Times.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
The PRIMARY Election.

Tuesdays primary election for
the selection of candidates has con-
clusively proven two things, first
that the voters of this state are ire
mendously in sympathy with pro-
gressive politics, second that the
threatened attempt to repeal the new
primary law does not find favor with
the voters.
The returns from the state, now
practically all in, show that Robert
p. Bass has been nominated as the
republican candidate for governor,
by a vote of two to one over Mr..
Ellis, and the size of the vote cast
throughout the state on an extremely
inclement day shows that the peo-
pie have taken kindly to the new
law. Compared with the old caucus
system Tuesdays vote was large.
But there were other contribut-
ing factors in the victory of Mr.. Bass
than the progressive sentiment
itself, chief among these being the
remarkable campaign made by Mr..
Bass. Mr.. Bass has been so defn-
tie in his declarations of principles
as to leave no doubt of his posi-
ton upon the issues of the cam
paign, and wherever he has spoken
in public his frankness, evident sin
cerity, and earnestness have won
him hosts of friends. His support
has been augmented by the lack of
definiteness on the part of the other
candidate for nomination, Mr.. Ellis,
who was also unfortunate in the ap-
parent source of his support. The
result of the primaries bears abun-
dant testimony to the progress of
progressive ideas in New Hampshire
politics, and ought to bespeak for
Senator Bass a safe election in Nov
ember.-[ Hanover Gazette.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
Result of the Election.

The complete returns of the cleo
ton last week Tuesday, approx
mately correct, show that total vote
of 55,282 was cast, divided as fol-
lows: For Mead, republican, a.
$40; for Watson, democrat, 10, 062;
for Towle, prohibitionist, SAB; for
Ordway, socialist, no; scattering,
81. The total vote in 1908 was Co.
379, divided as follows: For Prouty,
republican, 45,59S; for Burke, demo-
crat, 1888; for Campbell, prohi-
bitionist, 918; for Dunbar, socialist,
SAT; for Backus, independent, 1851;
scattering, IL.
comparison of the figures in
the two elections show that, the total
vote of 1910 was IS per cent of the
total vote of 1908; the republican vote
in 1910 was 76 per cent of the repub-
lican vote of 1908; the democratic
vote of 1910 was 126 per cent of the
democratic vote of 1908. This shows
a loss of 1 5 per cent in the total vote
cast, "a per cent in the republican
vote and a gain of 26 per cent in the
democratic vote. This would in
dictate that the republican voters do
not entirely endorse the methods of
the past campaign. While the re-
publicans did not endorse Mr.. Mead
they did not all change their endorse
ment to Mr.. Watson as the following
figures show: The total vote of 1910
was 10,096 less than in 1908, the
republican vote in 1910 was 1923
less than in 1908, while the demo-
cratic vote in 1910 was only 3,109
more than in 1908.
A comparison of the change in
votes in the home counties of Messrs.
Mead and Watson shows something
of the extent to which the people en-
dorsed the two men.
In Rutland county, Mr.. Mead's
home county, the total vote of 1910
was SO per cent of the total vote
of 1908, loss of two per cent; the
republican vote for 1910 was SO per
cent of the republican vote of 1908,
a loss of seven per cent; the demo-
cratic vote of 1910 was 116 per cent
of the democratic vote Of 1908, a
gain OF 16 per cent.
In Franklin county, Mr.. Watson's
home county, the total vote of 1910
was 95 per cent of the total vote of
1908, loss of five per cent; the re-
publican vote of 1910 was SO per
, cent of the republican vote of 1908,
loss of 81 per cent; the democratic
vote of 1910 was 1852 per cent of the
democratic vote of 1908, a gain of
81 per cent.
These figures speak SO plainly that
comment of them is unnecessary.
The change in the vote is not a pro-
test against the republican platform.
The republican party never went to
the people before with a platform so
definite and SO closely representing
the demands of the average citizen,
and the people endorsed it almost
without exception. Not vote was
cast as a rebuke to the party on ma
tionaI issues. The vote was on the
two men and the political methods
they represented. The result is a
matter of history now but it was
definite enough so it should have a
strong influence for clean politics in
future republican primaries as well
as elsewhere.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
Franklin County All Right.


The returns from the state cleo
ton, as far as Franklin county is
concerned, are exceedingly crafty
ing. One of the strongest repub-
ican counties in the state, with a
normal republican majority of 1000,
DR.. Mead leads Mr.. Watson by only
SO votes and fails to secure ma
majority of the county. This result
has been obtained by clean political
methods and by a strong appeal to
the civic conscience of the voters.
The issue was clear cut and we'll de-
fined, and Franklin county has repu-
dated a candidate who stood upon a
platform committed to the publicity
of campaign expenditures, but who
presistently, to the last, refused to
endorse that plank by an honest
demonstration of good faith in Civ
ing the people of the state the know
ledge they were entitled to.
1t is a signal honor for Franklin
county to lead in the reform move
ment for purer politics and clean po-
litical methods. The result was es-
pecially significant when one con-
siders that Franklin county was car
ried by Dr. Mead in the caucuses by
large majority, showing that the
people, when given an opportunity
y
declare themselves for good. govern
ment
The influence of the press is fairly
we'll reflected in this election. Those
counties where the newspapers OPP
posed Mead's election have materi-
ally reduced their republican ma
jorities. Montpelier, influenced no
doubt, largely by the pre-convention
editorials of the Montpelier Journal,
gave an unprecedented vote against
Mead, while the outspoken and cour-
ageous attitude of the Barre Times
and Northfield News had a marked
effect in the other parts of Washing
ton county. The refusal of the Ran
dolph Herald and News to endorse
Mead had a strong influence on the
vote in Orange county. In Caledonia
county the candidacy of Lieutenant
Governor Slack undoubtedly had
more or less influence in preventing
more satisfactory response to the
patriotic appeal of the ST. Johnsbury
Caledonian. Had the republican
newspapers in other counties made
the same aggressive warfare on DIR.
Mead and his methods as the Stand
ard and the papers above named,
unquestionably his majority would
have reached nearly, If not quite,
the vanishing point.
Moral reforms are plant of slow
growth and those who advocate
them must be content with a moder-
ate advance towards the desired
goal. Considering the question from
a broad view point the election is
reassuring to all those who desire
good government and clean political
methods.
The Standard congratu1ates the
republicans of Franklin county on
their reputation of Meadism and
on leading the progressive republican
movement in Vermont. Tuesdays
vote showed that the republicans of
this county are in hearty sympathy
with the policies and ideals of Taft,
Roosevelt and Hughes.-[E nosburg
Standard
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
LOWER WATERFORD.

Miss Luthera Wiley of Biddeford,
Me-, is the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
j. w. Stoddard.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. w. Bonnette at
tended the Barton fair last week.
Irving Goss of Berlin has been
visiting his friend, Glen Hemingway.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
F. K. Blodgett Wednesday, Septem-
Der Z.
E. r. Goss, who has been working
at the Profile house, returned home
Sunday.
Miss Pauline Wallace of ST. Johns
bury spent Sunday at F. w. Browns.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Miles of Pas
sumpsic spent Sunday with their
mother, Mrs. D. G. Bonnette.
Rev. J. e. Heath has organized a
Junior Endeavor and will meet at the
parsonage Saturday afternoon at 2
O'Clock.
Miss Mildred Bullock began her
school on the hill last Monday.
There will be Bible study in the
vestry every Thursday evening at
7.3O.
GuhScvs;ho now and f1of rest NJ
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
A HUsKING IN BOSTON.
The Vermont Association to Hold
Real Fall Festival.
Boxes $3.50.


Real Fall Festival.
The great annual festival of the
Vermonters of Boston, the fall husk-
ing bee, will be held Friday, Novem-
Der 4, in Mechanics building, Boston.
Arrangements were made at meet
ing held by the executive committee
Thursday night. This year the husk-
ing will be on more extensive scale
than before. All the accessories of
a real up-country party will be in
troduced, and large quantities of
corn will be brought down from YER
mont to be husked.
All the members-and all YER
monters of Greater Boston may be-
come members of the association
are expected to attend.
Gen. Charles K. Darling is presi-
dent of the organization, the MEM
bership of which reaches nearly
1000.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-09-14
stirring and thrilling finale of the lst act from

to collect anything but the vote for
the head of the ticket on election
nights, and the vote for the balance
of the ticket is not made known until
officially declared. The Times has
taken the trouble to find out just
how they did compare in this county
by collecting the returns on congress-
man and senators and sheriff. The
vote for Gov.-elect Mead in Washing
ton county was 1889, and for Con-
gresham Plumley 1896. On the
other hand, the vote for Mr.. Watson,
the democratic candidate for govern
or, was 1886, while the democratic
candidate for congress, Mr.. Cochran,
received 1,774 votes, or a total of
five more votes for congressman than
were cast for the two leading candi-
dates for governor. Based on this,
both the democratic and republican
vote fell off little more than Is per
cent from two years ago. Gov
elect Mead received SGT fewer votes
than did Congressman Plumley,
while Mr.. Watson received 562 more
votes than did Mr. Cochran, running
on the same ticket. This would seem
to indicate that just about the latter
number of republicans in Washington
county refused to vote for GoV.-elect
Mead and did vote for Mr.. Watson,
or practically 16 per cent of the re-
publican vote cast. On this basis, the
balance of the state ticket will. show
plurality of about $4,000 or some
5000 more than Gov.-elect Mead.
1t will probably be found when the
vote is officially declared that Con-
gresham Plum1ey received relatively
as large or larger plurality this year
than he did two years ago, when he
first ran for congress, and it can be
taken as a generous endorsement of
his course in congress.-[ Barre
Times