Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-11-07
DEMOCRATIC QUALIFICATION
Supporters of Victorious Candi'
date Give Vent to Feelings.
RcI Fire, Hand Music nnd OratOrs'
during which Wilson II Lauded
ms the Man of the
Hour.

Red fire, band music ana oratorN
served last night to express the JOY
Of Burlington democrats over the Will
son victory The celebration was made
up at short notice. said the party lead
ers last evening. and would have been
bigger one II more publicity had been
given It in advance. James r. Burke
was active in making arrangements for
the demonstration.
At eight O'Clock procession started
| from City Hall, moving up Church and
Pearl streets, out North ', inoosh ave-
nue. down North street and through
Champlain. Pearl and Church streets,
| back TO the municipal edifice. Joseph
| De Varennes riding a white horse. act
| ed as marshal, and Officer John Broth
ers cleared the way through the streets,
using the Chicago steam roller In the
cause of the democracy. Shcrman's band,
playing Its loudest. preceded an autofno-
| bile In which were seated City Commit
teeman Louis Johnson, city Representa-
tive Thomas l.. IIowley. ex-Mayor Burke
James f. Ripley, and John G, Keenan,
| of St. Adams.
a platoon of torch bearers carrying
| Roman candles, followed by several
hacks tho occupants armed also with
Roman candles. brought up the tail of
the parade Something like 100 dozen of
the fireworks werc used along the route
OF march, and considerable quantities of
red fire were burned. No one who saw
the fire balls shooting above the tallcst
skyscrapcrs along Church street and re-
bounding from walls and window panes
remained long In ignorance of the out
come of the election. II he hadn't heard
of It up TO that time. Some of the boys
in the column, who terrified bystanders
on the curbng by tho random of their
aim with the fireworks. and shot red,
blue and green lights dangerously near
the eyes OF the general public. did still
l mere to convince onoolters of the en-
$ thuslasm of burlington democrats. Upon
:. the return to the City Hall, the band
e playing in the auditorium shook the
: ancient windows and ratified down from
0 the walls some of the calcimine that
o the passing years had failed to dis
g lodge.
8 Mr. Johnson presided at the speaking
o which was heard by an audience tina
+ filled most of the seats and applaude,
= freely. Mr.. HowlcY was first called upon
i and said that Il WAS the first time he hat
|
$ the opening of the Legislature. but H.
II deemed the occasion sufficient excuse 70
remaining in town over night He SAT-
, that while he was working at Montpelic
- with the interests of the laboring ma
=. always in mind. he aimed to rcpresen
: all. and would work as hard for a cor
&c poration if convinced its purposes wcr
J. just
d count" Celia, representing the Demo
\ cratic club of the University of Wen
= mont. called Mr.. Wilson the creates
= president since the civil War. MIR. Ri
- ley said he had followed the fortunes c
,fl the Republican party from its birth t
y it's death and burial Yesterday II
v. thanked the Bull Moose for "attractin
IF the attention Of the republican Woo
al chuck while we dug him out of his hole.
Of with victory" said he, "comes rcspons
bility." He closed with plea for cheal
er food for the working man.
~ Mr. Keenan, said that poverty bring
Il! crime and starvation brings misery. an
NJ declared the significance of the eloctio
IL to he the revolution Of democracy again
e' arstocracy.
IN Hasten the day" said he. when II
lie capital of Vermont shall be here in Bu
lington, and the spirit OF the State sha
''' be as free and open the spirit of tn
'p CITY"
'' Mr. Burke said that his personal In
~" pressons of Mr. Wilson, as he had Sc,
''' the president-elect, are that Mr. wills,
", Is man in class by himself
." Il am willing to go on record" he 4
~ clared, las saying that Mr.. Wilson at 4
end OF his four years in the White lIous
will have the respect OF the people Of tt
:" country. In every great crisis man
" the hour has appeared. AS surely as
stand here, I believe he will prove to
-, the man of the hour to-day"
" Michael Mckenzie was introduced as
democratic war horse. and he closed I
speaking with an invective against I
is republican administration Of affairs.
est contrasted the Immortal Jefferson wi
We the Scoundrel Cannon" and after sec
in ing the tariff and other points of attaC
he prophesicd that the democrats wol
ire turn the rascals out"