Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-03-21
ALLEGED "PIPE cream" ABOUT LAMoILLE MEN.


straw vote the presidential question seriously ana IN good
falth We published the figures the morning following cleo
ing OF the election and far know the whole undertaking
was instituted in good faith
all parties voted together might be- the Brooklyn Eagle
said of its recent straw ballot that democrats voted fer
republican candidate and vice but printed the hgues
they to office and allowed the result to speak for
itself.
Of those who voted.
the show OF hands the result indication OF
the real situation in Lamoie county as follows
" lamoile county is for Roosevelt to-day but it would
have been pretty nearly for Charles E. Hughes,
had there been ballots for him. believe from the nmer
Gus expressions we heard at the town meeting here.
Despite this fact it that attempt has been made
have the public believe somebody Oyster Bay and
be for Roosevelt
despatch to the effect that mysteousy visited
Mr. Roosevelt was sent out by the Associated Press and printed
in good faith by the FREE PRESS in with other news
papers having that service.
That story is declared be "Pipe dream by one
Of the Lamole county papers Here what the Morrsvile
News and Citizen says under the heading Pipe Dream
OF last Thursday created considerable interest throughout
Iamoie county:
"'Oyster Bay N. Y March Five men came to Oyster
Bay tonight climbed into Cooncs Roosevelts automobile
which was waiting FOR them the railway station and
driven to Sycamore Hill. The visitors declined reveal
their identity Colonel Roosevelt equally rcticcnt and
refused to see any tonight His visitors left Oyster
Bay late train for New York In the morning Colonel
Roosevelt went again to Mneoa for jury duty but return
ed almost at his services required lie is
to to the courthouse O When Colonel
Roosevets visitors returned TO the railway station from
Sycamore Hill they said they from Iamolle county
Vermont and that they had Oyster Bay tell the
colonel that public sentiment there strongly in his
favor
'Now who these five from Lamolle county were,
nobody at home seems to know. The roll has been called
in several towns and nobody absent other than few
at Boston at the automobile show and they declare that they
were not in New York and had not time to there They
giving attention entirely and exclusively to automo
bles 1t is therefore generally concluded that this
Another Oyster Bay DESPATCH by the Associated
Press under date Of March 49, an" printed in the FREE PRESS
March II spoke of another mysterious delegation of five Ver
moners at Oyster Bay follows:
"A delegation of five men from Vermont took dinner
with Colonel Roosevelt They told him the Roosevelt
ment in their State assuming such proportions that
they thought almost all of its delegates to the national con
vention would be for him. Colonel Roosevelt doubtful
He said that with the republican organization. the
and the against them would be difficult to
make headway.'
Now. if Pipe dreams being from Oyster Bay,
the FREE PRESS is not alone in being imposed for we
that special correspondents as the Associated
Press carried the similar statement about five
The New York Worlds Oyster Bay correspondent said
under date of March 49,
Besides comforting with Ward Roosevelt at Oyster
Bay Yesterday c. J. Owens of the Southern
cia Congress- who wants him to speak in Nashville Tenn,
April g. and mysterious strangers Vermont who
told the colonel that while the organization in Vermont
for Taft there chance of capturing the national dele
The FREE PRESS has no other desire in this connection
than be entirely fair Above ALL desire that
columns shall be thoroughly reliable and that nothing that ap
pears therein should be worthy of being cassed Pipe
Dream"
If it is true as stated by the Morrvic Messenger that
Iamoie county would have been pretty unanimous for
Charles Hughes had there been ballots for him. believe
from the heard there mahifesty
full free and conclusive expression of presidential pref
such all want when try to give delegates
to the national idea of first choice for the
republican nomination for the presidency of the United States
1t should not be assumed for moment that this direct
primary did its perfect work that failure to give the voters
of Lamole chance for particular candi
date sentiment volatile and not to be heard
from in the regularly constituted cauclses.
Certainly if there is strong Hughes sentiment Lamoie
delegates the State and district be
expected to reflect that sentiment and the same thing is true
of sections that for Taft or Roosevelt
While may prefer candidate and his neighbor
prefer another must recognize the fact that as at present
constituted representative and is the
duty of delegates to out the wishes of their
stituents so far as possible
fair and complete expression of opinion
and let the delegation Chicago faithfully
the will of the majority.