The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-04
RUTLAND COUNTY
GREETS FORMER
PRESIDENT
One of the Biggest Rallies in His
tory of Marble City
SCORES WILSON'S BlUNOERS
Horace F. Graham, Republican candi.
date for Governor, discussed
State Issues.

Rutland, Nov. S.-Rutland county
gave rousing reception to ex-Presi-
dent Taft here tonight when the re-
publican campaign came to a close
with the biggest rally the city ever
saw. Fifteen hundred people gather
ed at the Shrine theatre of the audi
torium prevented hundreds more at
tending
Mr.. Taft was the guest at dinner of
Frank c. Partridge of Proctor and
when he reached the city by motor
car he was escorted to the theatre by
the band. An orchestra played patrio
tic airs Will the crowd was assembl-
ing.
AS ex-President Taft arraigned TIC
Democratic party for their blunders
and criticized Wilson's administration
he was interrupted frequently by ap-
plause tin horns and rattles increasing
the din of many voices.
The speakers were introduced by
Attorney Walter S. Fenton, republican
candidate for city representative.
Horace Graham. republican candidate
for governor, gave talk on domestic
affairs. He outlined the policies for
the State to pursue in the next two
years, recommending doing the best
we can with what money we have and
not increasing the taxation OF the peo-
Pile Many women were in the au-
dience.
Declaring that the campaign of 1916
is as important as the campaign of
1896 and resembles that campaign in
that the Democratic party and its can
didate are seeking vote of power for
reason. the former president of the
distingenuous. unsoun, but alluring
United States. assailed the Democra-
tic party's fiscal policy, its extrava-
gance, its free trade tariff. its claim
TO credit for prosperity and its for
eign policy, and he made a direct re-
ply to President Wilson's defense of
his course in settling the threatened
railroad strike through the enactment
Ci the Adamson law
Montpelier, November 4.-"The. Re-
publican campaign in Vermont will be
continued up to the eve before cleo
tion day." said Chairman Wilson of
the Republican State Committee TO-
day. and he added: 1T has been a
most satisfactory campaign in every
respect
The campaign has been one large
ly of speaking. with four distinguished
men sent to the State by the Repub-
lican National Committee, Hon. Wade
II. Ellis of Ohio Hon. b. NJ. Fernald
Senator-elect of Maine, Hon. II. d. rs
tabIook of New York. one of the most
finished speakers in political cam
paigning in the country, and ex-Presi
dent William Howard Taft. There
have been twenty-one local speakers
on the stump since the campaign
opened October 25th and fifty-four
rallies will have been held when the
campaign is finished on the evening
of November 9th All of these rallies
have been largely attended and much
enthusiasm shown.
Among the speakers whose services
were voluntarily given to the Commit
tee. and who have made several ad
dresses during the campaign, are
Senator William p. Dillingham;, Con
gressmen Porter H. Dale and Frank
l.. Greene, EX,Lieutenant Governor
Frank E, Howe, John r. Cushing, Edi
tor of the St Adams Messenger and
DR. j. H. Blodgett To these gentle
men and all others who have partici-
in making the campaign success, the
State committee extends its grateful
thanks.
1T was the prevailing opinion
among students of politics in the
State that little or no interest could
be aroused in a campaign where there
was no contest for State Offices and
few contests for town representatives
or State senator's" said Chairman VII
son. This opinion was quite natural
in view of the fact that the contests
came in the September primary and
the prediction was frequently made
that the campaign the State Commit
tee proposed to conduct would fall like
wet blanket from the line, but it is
most gratifying to announce that
these predictions were wide of the
mark. and the outcome of the cam
paign is sure to please every true
Republican in the State
"It is my firm belief that the vote
ON November 7th will be of the old
time order and the Republican maiori-
ty will be heralded countrywide as
showing Vermont still staunch and
firm in her Republicanism."