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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
CURRENT COMMENT
The Message From Vermont.

Gov. Woodrow Wilson will be the next
president of the United States-such is
the message from the voters of Vermont.
Vermont alone, of course, speaks thus,
but in so far as the state speaks at all
to the other states of the Union, Demo
cratic victory in the country at large in
November has been forecast.
From a national viewpoint, the most
important thing to consider in the YER
mont returns is the vote cast for the
Democratic candidate for governor. A
falling off from the Democratic vote of
four or two years ago would indicate
that the Roosevelt party had broken the
Democratic lines and drawn off Demo-
cratic voters. The significance to the
country as a whole of such a develop
ment would be incalculable. But the re-
turns show that the Democrats have
increased their vote not only over four
years ago, when they cast 1888 for gov
ernor, but over two years ago when
they cast l7,425. There seems to be no
doubt that besides holding their own,
the Democrats prohted somewhat from
the OBJECTIONS from the Republican
party.
With the Vermont Democrats showing
this power to stand firm, and even to
gain in strength, under the present ex-
traordinary political conditions, there is
every reason to believe that the Demo
Gratis in every other state will do the
same. The Vermont Democrats faced
the temptation to run after the bull
moose The presidential candidate of
the new party cast his spell upon them
in a three-days' whirlwind tour. II
seems almost automatic that the Demo-
Gratis elsewhere will display precisely
the same cohesion, and that means
Democratic president almost to mathe-
NAUTICAL certainty.
There is no Republican majority in
Vermont reported from White River
Junction this morning for the first time,
in a presidential year, since the Repu6-
lican party was founded. The Repub-
lican candidate for governor has plural
ity, but he must receive his election
from the Republican legislature that has
been chosen. Mr.. Taft will probably
carry Vermont in November, hut the
large vote for the Progressive candidate
for governor, drawn wholly from the Re-
publican party, is impressive as demon
strating Mr.. Roosevelt's ability to cut
the Republican party of the United
States squarely in two.
The feeling will probably be strength
ened by this election that Mr.. Roosevelt
has an excellent chance of running sec
ond in the November polling. --Spring-
field Republican.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

If Allen NJ Fletcher reveals his
campaign expense account prior to the
first Wednesday in October it will help
his chances of being governor of Ven
mont. Mr.. Howe already has published
his preconyention expense account, and
he promises to do likewise with his cleo
ton account. Doubtless, too, Rev. Fras
er Metzger, the Progressive, will find it
according to his lights to let the public
into his confidence to that extent. Mr..
Fletcher cannot well afford to keep ST.
lent on the matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Finally the Bull Moosers-those who
really believe in the new party and
the necessity for its rganization-may
well be pleased with the Vermont re-
suit. For q party to spring thus in
stantly into formidable existence in such
state as Vermont il surely remarkable.
The new campaigners, beholding what
a crop they have raised in two or three
weeks in barren soil are encouraged to
believe that elsewhere, with more time
and opportunity to educate the greater
part OF the old Republican party will
be captured and the way thus opened to
national victory in l9l6.--New York
Globe.
Allowing that the contemporary is
right in asserting that the Bull Moosers
must be pleased with the result, it
should be stated for the benefit of the
contemporary that the result is not the
development of "two or three weeks in
barren SOIL" Rather is ii the nat
ural outcome of months of local dis
satisfaction with local cond itons which
made a very fertile field for Republic
can revolt; indeed, the dissatisfaction
may be said to have dated much fur
Their back than merely months. The Bull
Moose was only one of the contributing
agencies, although powerful, it is agreed.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
vermont's Prophecy.

Vermont, the prophecies, has spoken,
foretelling two events: First, the dis
ruption of the Republican party; sec
ond, the probable election of Woodrow
Wilson to the presidency.
The Republican vote in this strong
hold OF the party went to pieces for the
first time in a presidential year in half
a century, the Republican candidate for
governor losing much more than 40 per
cent from the vote Of four years ago
and the Progressive candidate picking
up some 35 per cent of it. The Demo-
Gratis, on the other hand, successfully re-
sisted the Generalization spread by the
appearance of the Bull Moose in the field
and increased their vote nearly 80 per
cent over 1908.
The local result was the failure of
the Republican candidate for governor
to poll the majority requisite for an
election, and he will, therefore, have TO
look to the legislature to elect him. This
is the first time the Republicans have
failed of majority in the year of a
national campaign.
The Roosevelt faction will congratu-
late itself, and not without warrant.
on the showing it made after a canvass
so brief, but while it must be granted
that Mr.. Roosevelt necessarily is strong
er than his nominee for governor, the
Progressive poll does not indicate that
Mr.. Taft will lose the electoral vote of
Vermont in November, when a plurality
will suffice. The Roosevelt men NAV
reasonably contend, however, that with
nine weeks of campaigning ahead, they
will get more than third of the Re
publican vote in other Eastern states.
while doing better still as they go west
ward, where insurgency has long been
organized.
But the Democrats are entitled to
draw the clearest and brightest promise
of all from the verdict of Vermont. BY
all the presidents, it points to a Dem
ocratie year in the nation. Whenever
in 40 years the Republican plurality has
been less than 25,000, Democratic sue
ces has followed in the national election,
as in 1876, 1884, and 1892. Adding to-
gether the votes cast by the two fac
tions of the Republicans, the plurality
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
eHROGERSs!@
ia North Main Stree, Barre, Vermont
The Big Store With the Little Prices.

over the Democrats falls far short OF
the $4,000 mark. The Democrats have
not only held their own against the
Roosevelt invasion, but they have bet
tered their record for quarter of CEN
fury and polled a larger vote than in
1892, the year of Cleveland's great sweep.
As prophesied by Vermont, therefore,
Gov Wilson will come in first, with Mr..
Roosevelt yet TO win, if he can, second
place from Mr.. Taft in the race on this
side of the Alleghanies. In the more in
surgent West, it is reasonable to assume
that the running will be easier for him.
Boston Globe.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
WAS SHOT IN LEG.
But Alleged Black Hand Agent Got
Away to Woods.

Tarrytown, n. Y, Sept. 5.--An alleged
black hand agent, who tried to secure
$500 yesterday from Joseph Drago, one
OF John d. RockefeIler's employees, at
the point of revolver, is being sought
by the deputy sheriffs in West Ches-
ter county. He was shot in the leg in
fight with the man he tried to black
mail, and then, when surrounded by a
mob, held them at bay with his revolt
yer while he escaped.
Drago. who besides working on the
Rockefeller estate, is proprietor of u
fruit store here, was the object Of the
Matchmaking attempt. Drago told the
police that he did not know the man
who demanded the $500. The affair is
believed to be sequel to the troubles
among employees on the oil magnates
estate, which have caused strong guard
70 be posted about the property.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Joel B. Putnam, aged 90, and Philan-
der Baker, in his Goth year, were two
~ the patriotic citizens of Bethel Tues
day; they voted, thereby setting good
example of citizenship to some six hun
bred men in Barre who didn't vote the
same day. What's the good of the fran
chise if you don't use it, gentlemen!
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

The Ancient and Honorable Artillery
company of Boston. which lately visited
its friend George, king of England, viii
come to vermont-Burl6ngt
month. Fill up the larder.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

When the town of Baltimore, VT.
casts thirteen votes, things may be con-
sdered as picking up in the G. 0. S.
tgrand old state). Two years ago Bal
timore cast only dozen votes.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

outside the state by Vermonters. So
il is evident there are millions of Yer
mont money that can be used for the
development of Vermont business, if the
legislation of the state encourages it.
The recommendation of the Republican
party is in favor of such legislation and
makes the party worthy of the support
of every person believing in larger and
more prosperous Vermont.-St. Johns
bury Caledonian.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Among the apparently favorite candi-
dates to fall by the election wayside
was former Lieut.-Gov. Stearns, who con-
scnted to run for representative in John
son in order to champion the interests
of the johnson Normal school in the
legislature. Inasmuch as the Morrisville
News and Citizen asserts that the defeat
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
The Loaning of Money.

We recommend changes in the laws
that will equslize the tax of the indi-
vidual lenders of money and savings in
situations, and urge that az far as prac-
ticable the ultimate benefit of such low
cred rate be assured the borrower
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

was not personal reputation of Mr..
Stearns, it is difficult to determine what
was back of the voters in their refusal
to send him to the legislature.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Senator Cummins of Iowa claims he
still is a Republican but won't vote for
Taft. Wonder if Teddy will accept such
hybrid politics as that.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

States Attorney Carver seems likely
to get the second term, to which he is
entitled by precedent and good services
N his first term.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

The Republican vote in Vermont prob
ably represented the minimum of Taft
strength at that time. OF that the Taft
managers may feel assured.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

There is no use, Mr.. Republican, in
laying it to Tuesdays weather. The
fairest sun that ever shone wouldn't
have averted the disaster.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
People Who Say They Have To

die to win in life insurance, should bear
in mind that they have to live to earn
their pay National Life ms. Co., If
Vt. (Mutual.l S. S. Ballard, general
agent, Lawrence building, Montpelier,
vt.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Maine now takes Vermont's place in
the public eye. Or maybe it is the
other eye.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Congressman Plumley and Greene got
vote Of confidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05
6,1O 90

copies, the largest circulation of any daily
paper in Vermont outside Of Burlington.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

You will want one of these umbrellas
for SOC each, on sale Saturday at Perry's.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

The average daily circulation of the
Barre Daily Times for the week ending
last Saturday was
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-09-05

Frank z. Langley, Publisher.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21

tits beginning to dawn upon many
people that the real reason bargain
hunters" can usually afford to buy
things is because they ARE bargain
huntersI
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
ELKINS
Is Chosen as the Next Meet
ing Place of the State
Hibernians.

Etkins was chosen as the next
meeting place of the biennial state
conventions of the Ancient Order OF
HEhernians of West Virginia and Its
Ladies' AUXILIARY. The HIbernians
elected and Installed the following Of
ticers late Tuesday afternoon before
final adjournment preceding an elab-
orate banquet at the Waldo hotel at
night:
Raymond M Cunningham, ct
Wheeling. president: Michael T. Long
of Montgomery, vice president; John
R. Mulheran, of MdMechen, secre-
tary; and Edward G. Walsh. OF
Clarksburg. treasurer.
The Ladies Auxiliary elected the
following. officers:. ~
I Miss Mary Duffy, of Grafton, pres.
ident; Miss Maud Walsh. of ciarks.
burg, vice president; Miss Mary Dur
kin, of lParkersburg, secretary: and
Mrs. c. Gitmarttn, of Wheeling, treas.
urer.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
CHARTERS.
Are Granted BY the Secretary
of State to More State
Concerns. Z

CHARLESTON, Aug. 2i,-The fol-
lowing charters have been issued by
Secretary OF state Reed.
Union co-operstlye store. Of
Boomer, W. Va. to operate general
mercantile store. The incorporatora
are All miners employed about the
Boomer and .ueaFsiy operations The
cotLpaHy IS capitaiized at SO, 600, and
among the Interpretations are Escole
DI Giacomo. Lavipo Fortunate. Pc
trella Giayanni. Di BETH Nicola, and
others OF Boomer.
The Grant ON and Gas Company. OF
Rockford. W. Va, to drill for oil and
gas in Rockford, Grant district Of
Harrison county, W. va. Authorized
capital. $4,000, Incorporators: DR..
o. T. Bond, W. E. Davis, A. C. Cook
man. s. L. Basel and A. d. Basel
all of Lost Creek. w. Va.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
q ll 81 81 "a
HA VlE or q a d
AT Its Home Coming as Fea.
lures Of Program Out
lined Now Show.

Cumberland. Nd. promises the
greatest entertainment IN its history,
Home Coming Week, September III,
1912.
The citizens subscribed $4,000 to-
ward carrying through the program
Aside from this, $4,000 has been
raised to put on a running race meet
at the Cumberland fair track. This
meet wifi attract some Of the greatest
runners Of the country. There will be
six races daily with purses from 500
to 5000. the purses for the week ag-
gregatng $500. These races have
been provided SO that there might not
be dull moment during the week.
The great daily pageants Will be held
either before or after the races. For
this running meet there will be at
least $50 horses. Sixty horses will be
brought from the famous tracks Of
Cincinnati, Lexington, and Louisville.
From Windsor and Hamilton, Ontario,
from Latonia and from Gentlemen's
Driving Park, Baltimore, and other
points will come the remainder 10
make up one of the biggest agg7ega-
ton of runners and Jumpers ever as
sembled in the East. "A feature Of the
racetw the famous Starter Brown
and his machine from Cihcinnatl. This
will lee a, decided novelty on the local
track. The races alone with horsemen
snuaretainers VII bring 1000 people.
Cumberland expects a crowd of at
least $4,000. Daily also will be the
aeroplane flights. A monoplane will
be used, Alright by this make OF ma
chine will be entirely new in this seq
ton.
Thousands of dollars will be spent
for the illumination and decoration If
abe streets and buildings of Cumbcr-
land. On one building alone there will
be 900 incandescent globes. The city
will be a wonderful maze of light and
color for four and one-half miles. A
nightly feature will be the big car
nival of 20 high class shows to be
provided by Moss Brothers. A free
feature will be the daily high dive of
ninety feet into net by zoe Maloney,
half man, a survivor of the Maine dis
'aster. A dazzling midway will be pro-
-vlded.
The illumination Of the Potomac
river front will be on an elaborate
scale. Boat parades and sham naval
battles will be arranged. H
y "A chorus Of SOC, voices will sing
Jubilee songs. Among the attractions
besides those mentioned will be pa
rades. pure food show, ifrement's con-
tests band concerts. automobile floral
parades. Mardi Gras. There will be
something doing every minute.
The week will be divided up as fol-
lows:
Monday, Labor Day.
+. Tuesday, Military and semt4Mlli-|
tary Day. prizes $3.50. ALSO school
children's parade.
wednesday. Fircmen:s Day, prizes
$3.50.
Thursday, Fraternal order Day,
prizes $3.50.
:, Friday, Business Mems Day, prizes
$3.50. This2will be the day of the
great floral parade.
Saturday. Mardi Gras.
on "Wednesday. an excursion will he
run over the Western Maryland rail-
way, leaving Hagerstown at : a. m.
returning leaves Cumberland at p
m, Round trfp $3.50.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
NR. SHERIDAN BETTER.

The condition Of NJ. D. Sheridan,
who is very Ill in his apartments in
the Gore building, is considerably
improved and his many friends hope
he will soon be out again.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
immunity
Is Promised a Star Witness
and He Will Be kept
at a Hotel. ~.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Sam
schepps has been promised fuli'.dm-
munity in the lRosenthal murder case
having obtained a written agreement
from the district attorneys office be-
fore going before the grand jury. He
will be'asopt in custody, but he insists
on being kept at a hotel and his de.
mand viii be granted
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
ENJOINBD AGAIN.

TOPEKA, Aug. 21.-A second sppB-
cation for an injunction to prohibit
eight Roosevelt electors from being
put on the general election ballot In,
Kansas was filed before Judge Me-
PhersoH in federal circuit, court at
Redoaks, Ia, today A tpporary re-
stra:ning ordsr was granted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
.Peruna Secrets
You Should Know

Golden Seal, the root Of the above
plant, is a very useful medicine. MANY
people gather Il in our rich woodland
during thesunmer. Few people know
how valuableitisi in dyspepsia, catarrh.
and as general tonic.
Many thousand pounds Of this root are
used each year in the famous oatarrh
remedy, Peruna. This fact explains why.
everybody uses Peruna for catarrh.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21
sWIcK TO RUN.

CINCINNATI, TO-. Aug, g1.4Repre!-
sentative iongworth. son-in-iaw Of
Colonel Roosevelt, will be opposed for
reelection by DE- "A. o. t;wfek. Pro-
gressive, whoi said today an order 70
run had come from the Colonel film.
self. IN & "a i
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-08-21

CHICAGO, Aug. 2l.-september
wheat closed 98a; crn 71H; oatsE
s24s. s.345g
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-06-07
Dropping the Board Attorneys.

Some days ago Secretary Mill
saps, under the direction of the
governor, addressed a letter to
the various levee and other
boards, suggesting that, wher-
ever an attorney was not requir-
ed by law to be kept, his services
be dispensed with.
This is a practical way of get
ting at an extravaganza that has
cost the people of Louisiana a
great many thousands of dollars.
Governor Hall expects to have
the Legislature adopt legislation
that will cut out these costly
ornaments altogether, but he has
done we'll to recommend that it
be anticipated and thereby in
crease the net saving to the
boards.
According to our local reports,
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-06-07
Escapes An Awful Fate.

A thousand tongdes could not express
the gratitude of Mrs. J. E. Cox, of
Joliet, Ill.,, for her wonderful deliver
ance from an awful fate. "Typhoid
pneumonia had.left me with a dreadful
cough" she writes. Sometimes | had
such awful coughing spells l thought
would die. | could get no help from
doctors treatment or other medicines
till used DR.. Kings New Discovery.
But | owe my life to this wonderful
remedy for scarcely cough at all
now Quick, safe and reliable for all
throat and lung troubles. Every bottle
guaranteed, soc and 81. Trial bottle
free at all druggists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-06-07

Representative McClanahan, of
Caldwell, has introduced a bill in
the Legislature to elect parish
superintendent. This is a good
bill and shonld become a law.
This is one of the most impor-
tant offices in the parish, equally
important with the clerk of court
or sheriff or any other office, and
more important than any member
OF the school board. He is the one
who names all the teachers,
handles all the money and prac-
tically has entire charge of the
school affsirs of the parish. The
people should say who holds the
position. If the superintendent
were directly responsible to the
people there would not be so
much of the high handed, the
people be burned methods en-
ployed by the superintendent.
1t might be added also that the
recall clause would better apply
to this individual than any other.
-Richland- Beacon-News.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-06-07
Continued next week.
The Demons of the Swamp

are mosquitoes. As they sting hey put
deadly malaria germs in the blood.
Then follow the icy chills and the fires
Of fever. The appetite flies and the
strength fails; also malaria often
paves the way for deadly typhoid But
Electric Bitters kill and cast out the
malaria germs from the blood; give You
a fine appetite and renew your strength
-" After long sutiering,' wrote VIM.
Fretwell, Of Lucama, N. c., three
bottles drove all the malaria from nv
system, and I've had good health ever
since Best for all stomach and kid
ney ills, SO cts at all druggists.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-06-07
Democratic Chances.

AS to who will be the Demo
cratic nominee no one can now
say with any degree of certainty.
Many well-informed observers
believe it is as likely to be Mr..
Bryan as anybody else. If Mr..
Roosevelt is named, the Demo-
Gratis have a man who can make
a strong campaign before the
people. Mr.. Bryan and Woodrow
Wilson are the two Democrats
who have conspicuous campaign
abilities, and while Mr.. Wilson is
a profounder man in his states
manship, Mr.. Bryan is warmer
and more magnetic. The writer
said early in 1903 that if Bryan
would refuse to be a candidate
that year-the Republicans being
certain to win that election any,
how-he could easily be the
Democratic nominee in 1912, and
in all probability be elected. If
he is a candidate now, the fact
that he has been defeated three
times will count in a measure
against him. But on the other
hand, the public confidence in
his ability, and recognition of the
fact that Roosevelt himself has
adopted so many of Bryan's ideas
will cause many people people
naturally adverse to breaking the
third-term tradition anyhow-to
decide in favor Of Bryan as an
original progressive instead of
Roosevelt who is a somewhat
new convert to progressive poll
cies.
! One thing is clear: this is no
year for reactionaries; if the Dem
ocrats attempt to nominate an
ultra-conservative to beat Roose-
welt, he will meet the same fate
as the ultra-conservative they
put up against Roosevelt in 1904.
, 1t will be another Alton B. Park
er result, Roosevelt getting the
Independent vote and going in on
] the tidal wave. The one sound poll
cy for the democratsisto nominate
a progressive candidate who will
divide the independent vote with
; Roosevelt, and at the same time
! get a large following from the
people who do not believe in CIV
ing the President the kingly
power which Mr.. Roosevelt seems
to crave.