The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-24

and one from small mountain town
which the speaker presumed to be no
license, but as to which he had no In
formation. One of the members was
banker, one a lawyer, one q manufac'
turer, one physician, one q merchant,
one farmer, and one lumberman;
He spent a great deal OF time ana
thought on the question, and II the
committee was not fair and represen'
tatiye one the speaker does not know
what the terms mean.
Isn't it typical Of Ferguson 8 meth
cd and character to kick about the
speaker and the committee Just be.
cause majority of them. disagreed
with him and refused to do his biddingf
Glance for one moment at the person
mel of the committee composed OF the
r. S. Page of Hyde Park, son of
United States Senator Page, college
man and a young man deemed worthy
by his father and his associates TO sue
coed to the practical control OF big
savings bank and trust company and
large manufacturing enterprise.
Newman X. Chaffee Of Rutland,
graduate of the University Of Yer
mont, one of the leading manufactur,,
ers and real estate owners OF hutland
county, member Of the state board OF
;,enal institutions, a prominent church
man. and one of the most popular ana
highly esteemed citizens OF the sta'e
of Vermont
H. L. Hatch of STAFFORD, one OF the
leading farmers of the state ana Sc
lected by Governor Mead as one Oh the
men to take charge of the new agEcul-
tural high school, a graduate OF Dart
mouth college, and man OF the broad
est understanding and of the highest IN
David A. Elliott of Hartford. one of
tbe leading merchants of White River
Junction, man against whom no faint
of suspicion could attach. OF CLEAN
habits and sound character, and es-
teemed by everybody who knows nm.
Fred l.. Webster Of Swanton, an
able, clean young lawyer, whose Only
critic is Clarence, D.. Ferguson. M.
western University, and is SO highly
thought of by the people OF SWanton
that, though democrat in republican
town. he was elected representative by
an overwhelming majority OF two to one
" Dr. p. G. Fletcher of Stockbridge,
physician of education and ability,
graduate of Lawrenceville academy ana
the University of Vermont medicai
college. His standing at home Is sucn
that he was serving SECOND t,Sna term as
nl;ver n Cameron Of Norton, one OF
the Youngest members of the. house,
clean how of good habits, and sent by
his town to Montpelier, because they
had an important road question on
which the town wanted state nelp.
Yonng Cameron is a graduate OF high
schoo1. and interested with his father
in the numbering business.
These gentlemen were the seven
house members Of the temperance CON-.
mittee, Ave out of seven college gIaau'
ates. and all men OF inteliecs anu t
Outstanding. This 10 tne cu or;iI;;tt
Ciarence !. Ferguson questions. and Tor
The appointment Of which he accuses
S sno Howe Of being dominated by
U,,ppn uatty;, motives. We are willing
~ iaave the decision to the honest men
o ~ i0 women Of the state Of Vermont.
His talk about money and brewery
lohhv is all untrue. There was no sucn.
The only important aid the liquor men
had at Montpelier was ferguson, VIZ
continually aided them by ms taetis s;s
methods. his silly charges beswo Inp asso.
c;et;nn onpht to send Ferguson check
iof nn nIv one thing more, and that 10 con.
corning y Ferguson Is insulting reference
to the temperance Of the members a,s OF
the legislature of 1910, 1t vas een the
ally commented on by the ene c1tl of Mont mt
elsTgyn9Se men t an was The freest from intern
nerance Of any legislature that has c on
yened there. The writer Q. In,s i hns
9 9eem - nine sessions of the Vermont
Imi,Ia and knows that Mr.. Fer
i s,sen - statement is untrue and born OF
g ous;na;ce and disappointment because
the legislature followed its own con-
eeption Of right and duty; , aton Ran q.
following Ferguson.-Bennlngton Dali