The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-11-04

st. Adams high school students took
a straw vote the other morning, with
the following outcome: Wilson, 81
Roosevelt 81; Taft %. Prior to the
balloting, the students listened to short
talks on the Republican and Progressive
platforms and one of Wilson's addresses
was read in the absence Of Demo
cratic speaker,
Down from Plainfeld comes a strange
tale of campaign proceedings. As the
story goes, Orlando L. Martin, agricul-
tural commissioner, and l.. +, Fortney
started in to hold a Republican rally
at the south schoolhouse one night re-
Gently. OF the q listeners, 20 were
Bull Moose men, according to the report,
and the score of third termers made
things lively in the Freeman district by
cheering Justify for Teddy, The demon
stration threatened for time to disrupt
the meeting.
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Prohibitionist Eugene Chain is credit
ed with declaring that Wilson will carry
40 states, Roosevelt 5, and Taft g. with
the remainder to be divided between him
and Debs. The Arizona candidate con.
tinues a rain of solar plexus blows at
John Barleyeom, his lack of chances TO
the contrary Notwithstanding
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"By the way maybe Schrank's bullet
hit some hard facts in the speech T. r.
had in his pocket" observes the New
York Morning Telegraph.
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The prognostics have taken their last
! fling. THE reports received from every
section Of the country in the past TWEEN
ty-four hours are positive and conyine-
ing that William Howard Taft will be
re elected president of the United States
next Tuesday says Chairman Charles
d, Hills From Chairman William +.
McCombs; Il do not concede any state,
and | believe that Wilson will carry
every state in the union" And Joseph
NJ. Dixon. chairman of the Progressive
national committee, is really serious
when he SAYS: There will be a land
slide vote for Roosevelt and Taft will
certainly run bad third in the race,
with Debs pushing him closely in a num-
Der of states"
President Taft tells former Vice Pres
ident Fairbanks and Committeeman
Fred w Estabrook that if the national
committee chooses Governor Hsdley for
the vacancy on the ticket the choice
will be satisfactory to him.
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Roosevelt and johnson will poll 10000 !
votes in Vermont tomorrow, is the pre-
diction made by Chairman Charles H. |
Thompson in signed statement for |
wsrded TO an evening paper. According |
to this estimate, the national ticket win /
run some II 900 ahead of the showing |
made by Metzger in the September cleo
ton.
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Nashville Tennessean: "Nine brothers
in Chicago are working for Roosevelt.
This is the kind of anti-raee-sucde re-
suits that must please the colonel
Major Hugh Henry of Chester con
an article to the Newport. n, H.,
Champion last week in support of Presi-
dent Taft and the Republican party.
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Unwillingly, of course. Governor John
son is moved to make the following dag
nosis of Wilson's speeches: "They tell
me they are the choicest of our dietion.
That may be, but I've found them aw
fully hard reading, | must confess
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Pittsburg Gazette Times: "Wfscon-
in law will send John Schrank where il
viii keep him busy attending to one
ERIN, without bothering about third
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On the eve of another presidential cleo !
ion. w. j. Bryan finds the outlook for
Democratic success bright, indeed The
'ommoner, however, hsstens to counsel
lis party against over-confidence.
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Lack of interest continues to mark
he national campaign in Vermont to- /
ay. in spite Of the fact that election
ay IS at hand" is the report sent out
rom this state.
Vermont Democrats have maintained
he deepest kind Of silence during the
lmpaign While Republicans and Pro-
ressives have been flooding the state =
18th spellbinders. Green Mountain De- ]
iocracy has remained non-committsl 8
Though party members are said to be-
eve that Wilson's vote will equal. il n
Of exceed. that OF Howo in the Sep >
,mber election.
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With the choice Of picking two speak
r. from a list which included Garfield. :.
1hnson. Mcdowell. et cetera. local Pro- u
-essives were obliged to abandon all y
1pes Of holding rallies on account of y
ie epidemic. =
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Speaking before the annual gathering
Vermont Officers Reunion society in
outpelier last week. former Attorney :,
sneral Clarke c. Fits took occasion TO =
sail a number Of Ball Moose IDEAS. -
'ciaring them 10 be contrary TO Yer A