Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-07-08
The Proposed Primary.

Under the state law it
requires a convention to actually get
the names on the ballot and the primary
plan includes the following provisions
to make sure that the vote of the
people is effective:
"Any person who will be a legal
voter at the November election and
who intends to support the candidates
of the Republican party shall be
eligible to vote in said primary. In
case voter shall be challenged, his
right to vote shall be forthwith deter
mined by the members of the Repub-
lican town committee. or. in their
absence or failure to decide, by the
shall be kept of the name of each
person who votes in the primary and
such list shall be open to the inspection
of the party committees of the
Republican or any other, party.
inasmuch as by force of section 81
of the public statutes. in order to NOM
mate candidates of the Republican
party, state and district conventions
must be held. the Republican voters
present at said local primary shall at
some hour designated by the town
committee, elect delegates to state
and district conventions; but no dele
gate shall be eligible to participate in
said conventions until he signs a
declaration that he will vote in said
conventions for the candidates who
receive plurality of the votes cast in
the primary throughout the state or
district, as the case may be.
'The secretary of the state comit-
tee shall also announce in the Repub-
lican state convention the result of the
primary and the vote cast for each
person voted for for state office and
United States senator, and the conven-
ton shall proceed to nominate as the
candidates for the several offices the
persons who received the most votes,
respectively, at the primary. The
secretary, or some person authorized
by him, shall make similar announce
ment at the district conventions of the
vote cast for candidates for representa-
tives to congress, and the same pro-
ceedings shall thereupon be had in
such conventions.
GAS soon as the result of the primary
is ascertained and announced, as pro-
vided in paragraph TX the candidates.
who have received the greatest num-
Der of votes, respectively, shall forth
with file with the secretary of the
ment of the expense incurred by such
candidate in his canvass and copies Of
such statements shall be furnished to
the press of the state for publication,
at least six days in advance of the
convention. If candidate neglects or
refuses so to file such statement, the
convention may nominate some other
person as the Republican candidate for
the particular office.
1.-The state and district conventions
shall have power to formulate plat
forms; and the successful candidates
at the primary shall become members
Of the convention when it proceeds to
the preparation of the platform.
Fleetwood Is Receptive Candidate.
Frederick G. Fleetwood, former
secretary of state, is a receptive
candidate for the governorship of
Vermont. Some time ago it was an
nounced that the Progressives had
conferred with him in regard to the
nomination. but that he did not accept
their overtures. His statement makes
no reference to party affiliations. The
following is his open letter mailed to
newspapers of the state.
To the people of Vermont.
In response to many inquiries and
believing that in public affairs a man
should speak as frankly to the public
as to his friends 1 wish to state my
present attitude in regard to the
governorship. This high honor should
be conferred as mark of popular
choice and not the purchase of the
pocket of candidate or the selection
of boss driven machine. If it should
be made to appear that considerable
portion of the people of Vermont
desire me to be their candidate for this
office this year upon the following
platform will gladly devote my time
and strength to its attainment.
l. A simple direct act for whose
adoption the people by large
majority gave their mandate at the
last March meetings.
2. Limitation by statute of the
amount of money which candidates for
office may experd and that limit small.
8. A more drastic corrupt practices
act and its strict enforcement.
4. Publicity of campaign expenses.
5. Exemption from taxation of all
debts bearing five per cent interest.
| The present law is ambiguous.
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sources. for the development of Yer.
mont and the preservation thereof fol
the permanent good of her citizens ano
not for exploitation for external
private advantage.
z. Simplification of legal procedure.
8. Adequate control of public serv'
ice corporations to protect the para
mount needs of the people and to con-
serve legitimate returns of capital
invested and labor employed therein.
9. An adequate workmen's compen
sation act.
10. Limitation by statute of the
duration of sessions of the genera
assembly.
II. A drastic reduction in state
expenses
l do not expect this Office to be con
ferred upon me on silver platter
neither do intend to attempt to gilt
it's seeking with a lining Of gold.
Frederick G. Fleetwood.