St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-09-04
POLITICAL RALLIES
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Thursday evening, Alberto A. Ar
chambault of Providence, r. l.,
spoke to the French speaking peo-
pie to the number of about 400 In
st. Agnes Hall. Mr.. Archambault
is an ex-lieutenant governor of
Rhode Island and talked on the
democratic state issues in this cam
paign. The Consolidated Band fur.
nished the music.
The Roosevelt Rally
The progressive rally in Court
House Square Friday evening
brought out one of the largest
crowds ever assembled in town.
Various estimates of the number
give a general average of 5000
people present and the crowd was
very orderly considering the small
space in which they were assem-
bled. The band stand was decorat-
ed with bunting and flags and the
yard was lighted by eight strings
of electric lights radiating from the
stand. The Consolidated Band and
the Progressive Club Male chorus
furnished music and songs until the
arrival of Rev. Fraser Metzger, pro-
gressive candidate for governor, at
about eight O'Clock, who came from
Barton in an automobile about half
an hour in advance of Mr.. Roose-
welt. Mr.. Metzger was escorted to
town by a committee from the local
progressive party composed of D.
B. Bean, DR.. T. r. Stiles, w. B. At
wood and E. H. Cowles. Mr.. Metz
gers arrival was the signal for
about 400 of the local progressives
increased by 200 more from the sur
- T1df Vacr To- - Oh, =.
st. Johnsbury House to the enclos-
ure reserved for them around the
band stand. These all carried their
bandanas on sticks or prominently
displayed. They pleased the crowd
with their new Interpretation of the
bull moose sending out his chal+
lenge. After being introduced by
John Rickaby. Mr.. Metzger talked
for about an hour, telling what the
progressive party stood for, until the
arrival of Mr.. Roosevelt.
Mr.. Roosevelt did not wait to be
introduced but began talking and
talked for an hour and a quarter in
his characteristic style, holding his
audience we'll and trying to impress
the progressive principles upon their
minds. He did not speak as rapidly
as has been his custom, but spoke
slowly and seemed to enunciate
with particular care. The progress
sives seemed to delight in his pres
ence and cheered him at every pos
sible opportunity.
Mr.. ROosevelt's Stay in Town
During Mr.. Roosevelt's stay here |
he was entertained at the home of |
Mr.. and Mrs Robert E. French on
Summer street, staying there over |
night with his private secretary Nc
Grath. Officers guarded the house |
during the night and no one was |
allowed to approach. At SIS Sat
urday morning Colonel Roosevelt !
and his party, which was composed |
Of % people, left for Barre. Five |
carried the party and /
among them were Rev. Fraser Metz
ger of Randolph, M. L. Aseltine of /
governor, DR.. H. Jackson of Bur-
Iington, Harry S. Howard of Bur /
Iington, candidate for state treas
1rer and Ernest Kelley, county chair
man Of the Roosevelt forces in Addi- !
son county. The others in the party
besides Col. Roosevelt and Secretary /
McGrath were all newspaper report
ers and among the papers represent
I'd were Associated Press, New York
Sun, Boston Globe, Post, Journal,
and Hearst Syndicate. At the tele-
graph Office after the rally these re-
0orters kept IL typewriters busy
while seven men were employed in L
sending messages.
Coming from Barton the car car
'ying Mr.. Roosevelt strayed from
he direct road here and was delay I
ID Is minutes at Lyndon Center try
ng to get back on the main road.
There were about 1000 people at
Iyndonville waiting to see Mr..
go through but they were
for the automobiles
zane down the back road.
Three special trains brought peo-
Die here, one from Littleton via
Wells River brought about 500 peo- :
pie, another from Lancaster over :
he Maine Central brought 600 peo-
Die, the train from the north brought
about 900 people and the evening +