The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-23
Senator Dillingham; Said Mr..
prOuty's Statement
Was SIander
MAKES COMPARISON
OF TARIFF BILLS
Mr.. Blgelow Refers to Record of Dem
ocratic Nominee for Governor - Mr..
Perry, Nominee for Town Represen-
tative, Makes Good Impression.

tative, Makes Good Impression.
The first Republican rally OF the cam
paIgn III Brattlehoro was held last evening
IN the Auditorium with Senator William
+. Dillingham;. W. j Bi.elow. PROPRIETOR
OF the II bloomsbury CaIedonian and for
iner mayor of Burlington, and Francis +.
Perry, nominee for town representative
from Brattleboro, "a the speakers The
First Regiment band gave a concert be-
fore the rally. Ernest ! Waterman.
chairman Of the Republican town com
mttee, opened the meeting by mtroduc-
ing Mr. Perry d. the chairman of the
evening. About 300 were present of
whom - were women
Senator Dillingham; found opportunity. IN
his discussion OF the tariff principles of the
Republican party compared with those
Of the present administration. to charge
Charles y. Prouty, his opponent. with be
ing man OF 10 party ia this campaign
al being guilty of slander "a mild term, he
SaIdD. and later of falsfring in asserting
that the SENATOR had voted against the
pure food bill
Atr. Blgelow pointed out that the Demo
Gratis admitted through the press that
office seekers must 20 To Jim Kennedy for
patronage, ProgreesNes must ask approval
while the Republicans, charged with being
under the control Of the bosses. did not
know where to turn for assurance Of ap-
poIntment He charged Harland g.
Howe. Democratic candidate for governor.
with having received pay from the state
for services IN the legislature while dur
ing an entire term of court lie was earn
ing an attorneys ; ices and paying no at
tcntIon to the affairs OF state.
Perry Pledges His Best.
Alr Perry, in accepting the chairman
shlp Of the meeting, >aid he was glad of
the opportunity To thank the Republican
| party FOR their expression of confidence in
IFim in nominating him a~ their candidate
| for town representative. He assured them
! that he was pledged to no man OF body of
men and promised. If elected, To serve the
| best educational, agricultural and indus
| trial interests OF the town and state To the
| best oj his ability He said that hc was
not one ot those who believed that ali
| laws on the statute books should he re-
peaIed, but that he did believe there WAS
| a chance for betterment IN some of them
and that changing times call for revision
of certain laws Nh, Perry made ii decid-
cdly favorable impression.
Mr.. Bigciow was introduced a. the first
| speaker. the chairman saving that while
/ MIR. BigeloU WAS a former editor of the
! Burlington Free Press he was not IN sym
! pathy with some of the editorials that
have appeared recently in that paper. Mr.
! Biselow said ia part:
Mr.. Bigeiow stated that the Rcpubli-
can party came before the people ot
Vermont not on the defensive. but -
an aggressive party standing for de
HuI5n and =
Iscnted & ticket which represented more
accurately the popular desire than IS
found in the membership OF the others
and which was chosen without resort
TO questionable political methods.
While il i true that the expenses OF
> the state have increased in recent vear+
ia legitimate proportion OF this increase
lis represented in the new educational
and highway work the state has under
taken for the relief of the towns.
J In answer to the cry down with the
BOSSES Mr. Bi2clow said that if thf
Democrats wanted anything il was pub
i liclv announced that they must 20 f.
Jim Kennedy Of WilIiston. If the
1.-THE PIogressiNcs wanted anything thcs
must 20 to Oyster Bay. but if the Re
pubicans wanted anything they de
not know where the devil to 20.
Speakin of Air. Howe : schemes foI
S requirin" state officials to devote al
their time to their official duties, h,
stated that when Tarland B. Howe wa.
. member Of the legislature he attend
. ed county court in his home county
earning his full salary as an attorney
and at the same time was receiving pa
|. from the state treasury for work which
. he never performed.
Bigeiow ArraignS Democrats.
lie declared that the Republicans ar
ma king an appeal against Democratic
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