The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-15
VERMONT MAY
TURN OVER
State is Confidently Claimed by
Democrats
NONE FTHEM FOR BULL MOOSE
Call the Republican Candidate Nom
Resident-The Tariff Will Be
Made Chief Issue of the
Campaign.
NONE 0FTHEM FOR BULL MOOSE

New YORK, Aug. lo.--Natlohal Ion-
mitteeman Brown Of Vermont went on
record at Democratic headquarters with
| the prediction that the Democrats of
! his state would overthrow the normal
| Republican majority of $4,000 and elect
their state ticket on Sept. g., next, and
that they would follow this up with a
victory for Wilson and Marshall in No
vember. This official prediction is not
only interesting coming from the ma
tional committeeman of that state, who
is on duty at national headquarters, aid
| ing Congressman Burleson in his man
agement OF the speakers bureau, but it
will make it easier to tell after the Yer
mont election whether the predictions
Of the Democratic managers are based
upon accurate Knowledge of actual con
ditions or upon the usual enthusiasm
and hopes of campaign times.
In addition to the gubernatorial trio
already announced as having arranged
to campaign in Vermont between now
and the state election Governors Mar
shall OF Indiana. Foss Of Massachusetts
and Baldwin of Connecticut, the nation
al committee will also send into The
state Senator Gore of Oklahoma. Sena-
tor Hitchcock, of Nebraska, Senator
Kern of Indiana Congressman Henry
of Texas and Council OF New York ard
Dudley Field Malone of New York.
Discussing the Vermont campaign from
the Democratic standpoint. Mr.. Brown
said to-day: "The Democrats have been
unusually fortunate in their nominee
for governor, Harlan B. Howe, an able
and popular young attorney of St
Johnsbury. | look for him to poll not
only the solid Democratic votr. bit
many independent Republican votes; The
Republicans are divided into three
camps, the regular Republicans. whose
candidate is Allan VI. Fletcher, who has
large business interests; the Roosevelt
Republicans, or third party people, Who
have nominated for governor Rev. Or.
Metzger, { Congregational minister; and
the Progressive Prohibitory Republicans.
whose candidate for governor is Clement
+. Smith of Morrisville, master of The
state grange
II is the purpose Of the Democrats
TO attack the regular Republican can
didate on the ground that he spends
more time out of the state than in: they
will charge him with being in effect
nonresident, statement which the Re-
publicans say they viii have no Difficult,
ty in refuting. The Democrats viii put
forth the tariff as a vital issue in this
campaign; they will also claim that the
Democrats of Vermont have been the
progressive party in the state for years
and have loag ago espoused such poll
cies rs state tax reform. the regulation
OF corporations. and the initiative and the
referendum and other inovations in gov
eminent supposed to be essential to any
progressive creed to-day.
Mr.. Brown expressed himself as con
fident to-day that the third party in Yer
mont would not pull any strength from
the Democrats. 81 do not believe !
know OF man in the state of Vermont
at present who is Democrat who las
declared his intention to support Roose
velt,' he said in Vermont. as in nthcr
states, the main hopes of the Demo-
Gratis appear to be based upon the di-
visions among the Republicans.
Vermont Democrats are said TO be
keenly disappointed at the decision Of
the committee not to send Governor Will
son into the state They feel that this
will be used against the party by the
Republicans, who will contend that had
the Democrats been hopeful of success
their nominee for president would not
have remained away from the state but
that his absence is due to his fear of
receiving a black eye at the outset OF
his presidential campaign. The reason
offered by the Democratic committee is
that Governor Wilson has long ago an.
nounced that he would not make many
speeches in this campaign and that he
preferred TO reserve these until after
Sept. |, except the short addresses he |
will make to delegations visiting him at
Sea Grit.
With the entrance into the state of I
the third termer and his running mate. |
Governor Johnson, aided by several other |
Bull Moose orators and the Republican /
whose speaking engage |
ments State Chairman Williams of the |
Republican state committee has mr.
ranged, the Vermont voter win have no |
excuse for going to the polls uniformed |
upon the issues of the campaign. The /
large number of speakers to be 1es-
patched to the Green Mountain state
within the next two weeks is evidence 4
Of the Importance which the managers /
Of Taft, Wilson and Roosevelt attach 4
to the election there on Sept. 3.