Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-05
TRA1LED ny TAFT MEN.

TRA1IED ny TAFT MEN.
AZ Randolph Colonel Roosevelt and his
party abandoned their automobiles and
took 20 a train.
| Just us the colonel was swinging out
Of Randolph John M. Harlan Of Chi
cago and Congressman Campbell Of
| Kansas, who aro campaigning for Taft,
arrived In an auto TO speak from the
Same stand that Roosevelt did. The re-
publican State committee In following up
Roosevelt with these two speakers. who
are advertised to reflte the colonel's
statements relative to Taft and the Re-
publican party
! Windsor progre ssiv en- dispatched Winston
Churchill, the author. to Randolph to ask
i, Colonel Roosevelt to stop there and make
1S-minute speech. The colonel said he
would DO 30 II II could be arranged and
not Interfere with his speech a Bellows
Fails.
There was some difficulty In doing
this una It wns then suggested that he
make n five or 1o.minute speech from the
renr end Of his train. but the railroad
officials refused to grant the request
as tho train was then 30 minutes late
Tho best that could be agreed to was
a two.rninute speech, the length Of time
the train stopped.
White River showed up we'll and had
a chance to see the colonel at his car
window. He waved his acknowledge
ments to the crowd but did not speak
PAYS RESPECTS TO EvARTs
At Windsor, where 2,OOO were at the
station, the colonel took an opportunity
to pay his respects to Maxwell E,varts
-S Inns IN -
and machine shop at Windsor. Mr.. Ev-
arts is a well-known lawyer. being sew
ernl years counsel for the Southern Pa
cific railroad.
When the coioncls train rolled into
Windsor a Taft banner on cart drawn
by half dozen steers greeted him in
these words: I'VE are farmers and we
are for Taft" The steers were Maxwell
Evarts's and the outfit was in charge
OF MIR. Evartss children.
Tho colonel was not pleased He was
told that hvarts had been trying to
line up his employees for Taft. and he
made this the theme of his speech.
MY friends" he said. II wish
were able to stop here and make you
a long speech. ! would like % par
ticularlv because would like to touch
right here upon the inipuity of any
man trying to bully the men in his
shops to vote the way they don't want
to vote.
II would like to put II stronger than
that. The right to vote belongs to you
people who rule yourselves, and now
on next Tuesday evening therell be
a great deal Of interest in the way
Vermont goes. Men Of the stamp OF
! Archbold and Penrose will be praying
FOR the success of either the Republic
| can or Dem ocratic party. They don't
: care which. because either one of the
machines looks alike to them. The one
thing they dread is the rule of the
people themselves. That's what they
mind"
Here there was a eomm otion In the
= crowd when two men tried to tear
, down the Roosevelt bandannas strung
$ about the station.
r Colonel Roosevelt called ont, What's
! the matter over there"
"A yoke of Max Evarts's steers got
loose" some one in the crowd shouted.
: That's all right" the colonel re-
4 spondcd. "A lot more of his men will
| get loose on election day"
e In the mix-up the Evarts banner was
s torn down by a Bull Moose sympathizer
and Taft men attempted to demoieh the
Bull Moose banner Both banners fluttered
o in the breeze, however. until the colonel
p finished his remarks
o. MET By GOVERNOR BASS
I The train stopped for only a minute
ct Clareplont Junction and Charlestown
n. H.. but it was long enough for
" hundred two to rush up to the
y coonel's car and give him cheer.
q Bellows Falls turned out 200 or NOR,
" TO greet the colonel He was met by &
z reception committee. a band and abou
& half of the audience and escorted tc
= Morgan Park. where he spoke. Governor
8 Bass of New Hampshire rode with hin
@ from the station and came on to Brattlc
= horo with him.
George X. Smith, six feet nine inches
said to be the talest man In Vernon
"a dressed In an Uncle Sans suit. led tn
n procession Dr. j. H. Blodgett of Below
" Falls, Bull Moose candidate for senator
introduced the colonel He spoke for near
ly an hour,
Referring to Governor Bass, the col
r. onei IN his speech said although an
81 not In New Hampshire I want to bra
10 testimony to the part New Hampshir
,r played in tho progressive movement.
Last February. when the prVgrcssv
+ movement began. it looked as II W
Ia would have no following IN New Eng
- ian1 | could not get the support Of
u, senator or one congressman In all Ne'
y ENGLAND and only one governor, Gov
- ernor Bass. He has been an incalcu bl
"A aid to us in this campaign.
a. Every species OF pressure had bee
brought to hear on him to induce hir
~ not 10 support us. In New Hampshir
or at the primaries they beat The cleo
is ton is coming on when people can vo,
as as 'he! WISH ana we VIII WIN Two