Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-07-09

more time in the Board of Trade build
ing in Boston, looking after his extensive
Vermont business connections. than he
does in the Green Mountain State In all
cases the word Of Martin, not "om, was
to be final and It Is.
There are two Jim Burkes prominent
in Vermont politics-Jim. of West Rut-
land. and Jim of Burlington They are
not related except in politics. Jim
Burke Of Burlington is usually referred
to as the Mayor" He was one time
the Blacksmith Mayor-becausc he used
to run blacksmith shop right on one of
the main streets of the town and did his
campaigning largely at his forge and in
his leather apron.
Now the Burkes have it in for the
Browns Martin and Tom. and the latest
from them is that IL Martin Brown
dares to run for United States senator
or anything else they will take his hide
off In this they will undoubtedly have
the assistance Of Tom Brown Of Rut-
land. whom they have strenuously OPP
posed and who looks on his Boston
namesake as a "carpet-bagger" and a
usurper.
MARTIN BROWN IS A POWER.
Some Vermont democrats who started
out to question Martin Browns authority
to set himself up az the distributor Of
federal patronage have, It is said, dis
covered that they barked up the wrong
tree They tell of one prominent demo-
crat who iourneyed to Washington and
interviewed Postmaster-Gene Burle-
son on the question and found that the
ok" of NJ. A. p. was necessary before
the head of the postofiice department
would even look at his papers.
Martin A. Browns friends say that
their advice to Tom Browne and the
Burles is not to get too gay with Mar
tin. NJ. A. h. doesn't say much but when
he says yes he means yes and whom he
saws no he means no. And when he in
dites a letter to Washington or drops In
on his way to or from the South on his
business trips the colored messengers on
the doors of the treasury and the post
office department show signs of life. the
doors at the White House swing in wher
NJ. A. b. approaches.
| Since Mr. Brown has been set UP a s tn
administration representative In matter:
Of patronage his visits have increased "
number and he is the most sought aftel
| democrat in the State. When he took the
|
lob Mr.. Brown had no idea that there
would be so much work attached to 1t
mr. that It would require so much time
but if it required twice the time and at
| tention he is one Of those kind of mer
v:ho would see the job through once h.
agreed to do II.
| In acting In an advisory capa city T.
the administration do so with only on'
| nurnosn in mind-the STRENGTHENING ~
the party In the State said Mr.. Brown
yesterday. Il did not seek the posluoH
1T I was asked by prominent men e
undertake the work, In every case ina
Is referred to me I try TO pick out tn
best man for the place and in every IN
staLce 1 have Endorsed men who hav'
rendered service to the party In the past
II want to see the Democratic party D
Vermont grow. want the national al
ministration to succeed | want ever
democrat to be happy | want to see IN
party In Vermont In good hands and
want the Democratic party OF the stat
of Vermont to be as progressive as IN
national Democratic party
II believe that we have the best chanc
,'e ever had 10 increase our vote ana
hope To see coming toEetner OF an lac
lions that we may enter the ial' cam
paign united ana dete' 'H'''eu " NAM III
pest showing the ue''ocrd'S vi tiil9 "'e'-
nave ever Haue'
MI brown du"eu tIld' ~ ""S uleu
name men LOT ieuerai poS'''oi'S WIZ W"
unite the party anu III no case ne say
mas ne picked OUT men pee" USE my "e'
| ldVoreu OF oPpoSeu ny '''"e' 4'o'''.
Nheh case Is REFERRED " me ior '0
vice never ASK man MS RAJ vi Fe
llsloh' oniE want u h''" " "e 10
democrat IL ne Is man VIM mas iet
uered Soou part! serN1Ve' Il "e 20 '"pi'
ana horoido'e anu II Nv S'a'tu9 ven
the estimation OF MS reno" clti~ehS
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