The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-18
GRISWOLD TELLS
HOW VACANCY
WAS FILLED
In Completing the Makeup Of
Citizens Ticket.
NO CRlCANERY EMPLOYED
Chairman of Village Committee Says
That Reports Circulated are
Not True

Editor of the Banner: So much
has been said by irresponsible and
uniformed persons relative to the
filing of names for village officers by
the committee authorized so to do,
that we have been urged to place the
truth of the matter for the consider
alton of our voters
We feel that the attacks made up
on the personnel of the Citizens tick
ct should be ignored as unworthy of
notice, as we do not believe any man
with his brains in the proper place
will be influenced by the crazy dog
gerel of stories in circulation which
is plainly done from personal spite,
and is not playing the game fair and
square.
Yet we are charitable enough to
believe that much of the talk may
be INDUCED in by men who have been
misinformed as TO the facts of the
case, hence we wish to state them
as they are and leave it for the in
telligent voter to decide for himself
as to the merits of the case.
Never in>the history Of Bennington
has there been held a more sausfac-
tory caucus than the union one OF
the Democrats, Republicans, Prohi-
bitionists, Mugwumps and others.
which nominated the so called Cit-
zens' ticket.
A most competent set Of men for
village officers we're unanimously
agreed upon and at its conclusion
every man present appeared willing
TO drink out of the same canteen. AS
usual a committee was authorized to
fill any vacancies in the ticket which
was done in the fairest manner DOS.
sible and without. consulting their
personal wishes in the slightest.
In the case Of the corporation at.
torney we left the selection TO the
board of trustees. knowing the impor.
lance OF having a man with whom
they could work without friction and
whose legal opinion they would be apt
TO respect
They submitted the names OF two
attorneys. either ono Of whom they
would DC pleased with one OF these
men refused TO accept the nomination
because of very good personal rea-
sons, and the other already holds an
office which makes him ineligible TO
the position.
II was therefore again put ND TO
the trustees and II was reported 10
us that they had unanimously agreed
upon Mr.. Bates and that they had
persuaded him to accept the nomina.
ton. Our committee cheerfully con
CURED In their action, and we believe
that those who authorized the com.
mittee to make such nominations will
stand by their ticket In its entirety.
ana not permit any personal feeling
against any OF its members. to inter.
fere with their voting for the best in.
terests OF the village as a whole.
The writer OF the touching little
nursery rhyme. who states that the
slate was made up between Trustees
Davenport and myself. has taken
more liberty with the so called apo.
cts License" than has been accorded
the other few great American poets
because | have not communicated
with Mr.. Davenport about the matter
In any way. shape or manner either
before or since the fling OF the tick
et He, she or II has another guess
coming.
II is unfortunate that the Social
lists have entered the field Just at this
time. They stand on n good plat
FORM and include among their number
some OF our very best citizens. The,
were Invited TO participate In the Cit
liens caucus and would have beer
recognized and as welcome as wer,
all the rest.
The great aim has been for severn
years to eliminate politics from VII
lage affairs. The Citizens movement
Afforded an opportunity and the ben
ehts derived to the village from sucl
elimination has been amply demon
strated during the, past two year,
while the government has been h,
the Citizens party. The bonded deb
mas been reduced from S31 900 10 $40
VVO or $4,000 In two years on a Ct
per cent tax, which Is per cent les,
than three years ago and which ia
record never before parallcled.
Besides this, public business 1,
every department has been looked al
ter as we'll as ever before. ON
streets are better less dusty and BET
YER lighted and we appeal to the put
Tic spirit OF our citizens to malntai,
these conditions by electing corr
plete board OF officers who will worl
IN harmony and for the best posslbl
welfare OF our village.
Bennington has every desirable mai
ural advantage. Tourists who hav
Travelled extensively go wild over m
beauty Of our valley and it's great nj,
torio interest Our pure water an
purer air, our cleanliness due largel
to Its natural drainage, our I'm
churches, school houses. opera hous
and Y. NJ. g. A.; the superior attra,
uveness OF our stores and mills, I'M
beauty OF our women foik ana IN