St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-05-06


In view Of these facts the contention
of Fuller e. Smith, that the surest
way to defeat the Republican ticket
at the next state election is to have
a special session of the legislature
called" seems hardly worthy of seri-
Gus consideration. Persistence in the
attitude taken by Mr.. Smith will do
more to harm the Republican party
in Vermont than a score of extra ses-
Standardization Reformer.
An Action That Counts
over in Hydeville, which by the
way is a village in Castleton, 'get-
together" meeting was held the
other night of hotel men, cottage
owners, trolley road representatives
and property owners interested in
booming Lake Bomoseen and of
heralding it's attractions as a sum-
mer resort. The men present not
only talked of the possibilities of
the resort but they subscribed
$1,000, every cent of which is to be
spent for advertising the lake and
it's community. Advertising space
will be bought in newspapers. OF
the $1,000 raised, $500 of it was
from Bomoseen interests, $500 from
like sum from other transportation
interests.
This action of the Bomoseen. peo-
pie is the getting right down to brass
brads, down to the root of just the
thing essential to the bringing of
the summer tourist into Vermont,
and Bomoseen will get all its money
back ere the season is very far
advanced. BOmoseen is already
resort with hotels and cottages, and
people will go there, thus benefting
all Vermont. Did other places in
the state have summer hotels and
summer cottages for rent still more
people would come into the state.
1t is the veriest folly to tell of Yer
mont's advantages as a summer
home and yet do nothing by the way
of the summer hotel and resort. New
Hampshire's income this year from
the summer boarder will exceed
$7,OOO,OOO. She built a hotel and
then advertised the fact from Bos-
ton to Panama-The Landmark.
G. o. p. And Primaries
The Republican party has silenced
those critics who have been complain
ing because the party had not taken
an advanced and positive stand in
regard to direct primaries. Repub-
licans from all over Vermont, in
mass meeting in Burlington, turned
their faces to the light and took
that action which means that Yer
mont will have one of two things this
year, namely, an official or an unof-
ficial primary.
1t being out of the province of
the party to pass a direct primary
law unless His Excellency Allen NJ.
Fletcher, governor, sees fit to call
a special session of the legislature,
the Republicans went on record as
being in favor of taking those steps
which will make it possible for the
people to express their choice for
the most important candidates, at
least.
On the matter of the expediency of
a special session there was some diff
ference of opinion. w. J. Bigelow,
of St. Johnsbury, brought the matter
to a head by offering a resolution
asking that Governor Fletcher call
such a session for the purpose of
passing the primary law demanded
by the people at the March referen-
dunn.
Following a discussion of this re-
solution, Earle Kinsley moved that
it be laid on the table in case Mr..
Bigelow did not see fit to withdraw
it. The Messenger believes that
Senator F. L. Laird, of Montpelier,
is deserving of much credit in head
ing off such action, which would
have placed the party in a most |
compromising position. 1t was the
time to take some positive action
and the obligation could not be es-
capped.
Desiring to escape the appearance
of attempting to instruct the COVER
nor and having in mind the niceties |
of the occasion rather than the eff
feet to be sought, Clark G. Fits, of |
Brattleboro, offered a substitute re-
solution which. asked Governor |
Fletcher, when His EXcellency |
considering the matter of a special |
session, to give due weight to the |
need of passing a primary law, the
passage of which is favored by Re-
publicans.
1t was merely a question of find !
ing a mode of expression that would /
at once be wise and in taste. The |
meaning of the two resolutions to
all intents and purposes is the same. |
The Republicans have put the urg-
ent need of a primary law up to the |
only man in the world who can say |
whether or not Vermont will have |
an opportunity to pass a primary law, |
and that man is Allen M. Fletcher. |
Wishing to provide against the |
event of no special session being call