St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-07-29
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GOV. FLETCHER REPLIES

AHON. lNAlA AALoC
Makes No Definite Promise Concern
ing a Special Session.
The following correspondence be-
tween the republican State commit
tee and Gov. Allen M. Fletcher on the
subject of a special session of the
| legislature is herewith submitted.
Hyde Park, VT, July Is, 1914.
To His Excellency,
Hon A. M. Fletcher,
Governor of Vermont.
Respected Sir
Herewith find enclosed a copy of a
resolution which was adopted at a
meeting of the republican State COM
mittee of Vermont held at Mont
pelier on the 14th inst.
Very respectfully yours,
S. B. WAITE,
Secretary.
We, the republican State commit
tee of Vermont, in session at Mont
pelier this 14th day of July, 1914,
respectfully request his excellency,
Gov. Allen NJ Fletcher, to call a
special session of the General As
sembly of the State of Vermont at
the earliest possible date for the pur-
pose of enacting a direct primary
election law, as demanded by the
people on March Sd.
And we, the republican State
committee, do pledge ourselves to
use our best endeavors to make said.
special session as short and mex
pensive as possible.
We also pledge ourselve to CO.
operate with the State committee of
the Democratic and Progressive
parties, or either of them, in draw
ing a tentative non-partisan direct
primary law and for that purpose
to appoint a person to represent US,
to act with like appointees of the
Democratic and Progressive parties,
or either of them. We trust that
such action on the part of the COM
mittees of the leading parties of the
State will not be considered as an
act of intrusion but of help in the
enactment of needed legislation.
Bellows Falls, Vermont,
July rs, 1914.
Honorable S. R. Waite, secretary of
the Republican State Committee
of Vermont, Hyde Park, VT.
My Dear Mr.. Waite:-Your val
ued communication of July Is, en-
closing the request of your commit
tee for me to call special session of
the Legislature for the sole purpose
of passing a primary law, and Pledg-
ing your kindly Offices to make such
a session short and inexpensive, is
at hand, and believe me, l deeply APP
precfate such kindly offices.
1 note that the request does not
carry with it any bill which you as
a committee are prepared to support
as a right and proper measure, or
any bill which carries with it the
approval of other political elements
of this State, nor am l aware that
you have as yet presented to the
people of the State through the
medium of the press any such bill
for their consideration.
Your suggestions as presented to |
me carries with it only the request |
that the legislature be called to- |
gether to debate and consider such |
a proposition at an expense to the |
State of about 500 per day.
There are several questions other |
than that of direct primary, and one
of a constitutional character, which |
are now receiving my serious consid-
Grafton as bearing upon the question |
of a special session.
| assume that in making your re-
quest and in anticipating such con-
as you may expect me to
give that request, you have taken
into consideration the fact that the
next election is in November rather
than in September, and 1 will there
fore give your request the considera-
ton it merits.
With great respect, I am, very
truly yours,
ALLEN M. FLETCHER,
Governor.