Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-10-17
TAFT CLUB FORMED
Regular Republicans Enroll Them
selves in an Active Organization
VIII Work for Good Government and
support the Pnrty's Candidates
after They Have Been Reg
ularly Nominated.

III the CITY mall laSt evening Tor the
purpose Of forming a Taft Republican
club The meeting was called to order
by Mayor Robert Roberts and he was
elected chairman with S. l.. Platka
secretary. National Organizers Jamison
and Wright of New York were present
and aided in the formation of the club. |
under the auspices of the National Re- !
publican League. officers were elected as
follows.
President, Lawrence BARLEY: vice.
president. Max l.. Powell; secretary |
Frank n. Frechette: treasurer, Clinton A. !
Barber; chairman of executive commit.
tee. +. f.. Burgess
From each ward were chosen two mem.
bers of the executive committee. as fol.
lows: Ward 1. J. Edward Reeves and
Samuel 4. Bassett; Ward 2. A. II.
Duhamel and Louis Alpert; Ward 8.
Charles p. Dion and Arsene Boucher;
Ward 4. +. +. Morgan and Victor Ber-
geron; Ward 5. A. l.. Sherman and II. C.
Wheelock: Ward 6, r. L. Patrick and
Joseph II. Carln.
The nominating committee, required by
the rules of the National League, con-
sisted of j. T. Stearns, S. L. Platka and
j. l.. Southwick.
The next meeting of the club will he
held Wednesday evening. October 49, and
at that time arrangements will be com
pleted for a Taft rally to be held soon
and addressed by speaker OF national
reputation.
| The constitution sets forth the name
of the club as the Taft Republican club
of Burlington. Vermont and It's objects
as follows: To advocate, maintain and
promote the principles of republcanism
to direct and interest in politics those who
have hitherto been more or less in
different to their political duties: to
encourage attendance at primary meet
ings in order that honest and capable
men may he nominated and elected; to
guard and defend the purity of the cleo
ton laws; to work in harmony and 10
carry out the plan of permanent Republi-
can club organizations. and to perform
such other work as may best conserve
the interests Of the party, national, State
and local, thereby exerting the most
potent influence for good government.
! Any person over q years of age.
republican and in sympathy with the
lparty's principles. and a supporter of It's
candidates, Is eligible to membership. The
constitution stipulates that the club shall
not be used to further the interests Of
any candidate previous to nomination,
but shall reserve its force to be exerteo
in behalf of all candidates nominated by
republican conventions.
Mr.. Jamison characterized President
Taft as the greatest leader OF prosper
ity this country has ever had. AMI the
maker Of present prosperity, whicn Is
such as New England has never be-
fore enjoyed The hope OF prosperit"
in this country comes from an orderly
government" said he. such as Mr..
. Taft has given us" Three kilograms
received during the day from nation
al hea lquarters. he announced. told
of gains for Taft. He expressed SYM
, pathy for Colonel Roosevelt and le
| plored the conditions that make pub
lie men liable to murderous attack.
MIR. Wright said that in St. Adams out
| of II men visited 80 enrolled in the Taft
= club being formed there. and to-day SC
' more are expected to join.
q Mr.. BARLEY said: The time has ar
4 rived when the rent in the Republican
v party can no longer be overlooked. Like
g Nelson at Ira falgar the party expects
I every man to do his duty" Go to the
i polls and deposit his ballot and see thai
r his friend and neighbor goes with him
1t means either depression or prosperity
# Never was there a time when the party
= was more deserving of support" Thu
e president of the club lkened Mr.. Taft L
Lincoln. and recalled the idle mills an'
Ia financial depression of Cleveland's time
II If you would go back to hard times,
II he concluded. "vote for Wilson; II not
Y then vote for Taft"
n Mr.. Barber made an appeal for money
It and was followed by applause Mr.. Du
hamel assured the club of his aid in tn
= second ward. Mr.. Platka said that OF tel
n passengers he had interviewed on train
t only one or two were for Roosevelt.
T. Mr. Southwrck said: This cause in
Is wolves the interests of all of us. MI
L. Taft is one of the greatest president
rs we have ever had. Few of us realiz
how many and how great have bee
le his achievements of which SO impo7
'e tant ones can he enumerated TT
ne trouble WITH Mr.. Taft is that he is n;
~ an advertiser. He does things an
lie keeps quiet. His one act of proven
o. Ing the railroads from raising freigi
o. rates touched every workingman
pocket"
ia Mr. Southwick pointed out that hin
!" prices accompany prosperity and al
=" an indication of 1t. and called after
"" ton to the recent statement OF WI
~ liam Randolph Hearst that upon II
~ vestigatIon he finds prices nearly
-" high abroad as at home. He close
'" with the promise of a majority e
Taft in this vicinity.
' Mr.. McKillip said that his person
"' experience with Mr. Taft was to u
80 effect that the president IL a gel Il
~, man. let each member of the al.
~ bring Ave voters, and each of the
FIVE more" Hamilton $. Peck er
phasized the work devolving upon Z
members Of the club n. X. Brow
GU spoke by request also. saying taat
had voted for every republican pres
dent. and Heman b. Chittenden sa
he hoped he would not live to go ba
upon the party. Other speakers we
Mr.. Frechette and f. f. Gebhardt