The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-19

SENATOR AdhtS
Mr.. Hartness Speaks Briefly.
Vermont's Republican political speak
ing campaign opened in Brattleboro last
evening in a public rally in the Audi
torium following banquet at 6 o'clock
in the Brooks House to the speakers,
county committee, town committees,
nominees for the county ticket, nomi-
noes for town representatives and in
vited guests a good delegation of women
being present. ..
Among the guests of honor at the
banquet were Col. John E. PiddOck of
the Republican state committee, and
Mrs. Piddock; James Hartness, nomi-
nee for governor, and Mrs. Hartness
, Gov. John II. Bartlett of New Hamp-
shire, and Senator William p. Dilling-
ham of Montpelier.
Saxtons River, who was chairman of
the occasion in behalf of the state com
mittee. and Mrs. piddock; James Hart
ness, nominee for governor. and Mrs.
Ha.'tness; Gov. John II. Bartlett of
New Hampshire, ana Senator William
Z. Dillingham; of Montpelier.
Women were given an equal place
with men in the election of the county
committee, the number of members of
; which was doubled, by the town COM
Imitteemen and town representative NOM
/ inees in a session which followed the
| supper and which was held in a corner
of the dining hall. Following are the
/ members of the committee: DIR. +. l..
! OSgoOd of SaxtOns River. Mrs. Clarke
| c. Fits and Sanford A. Daniels of
BrattlebOro, Mrs. Warner A. Graham of
Bellows Falls, Merton f. Barber of
| Wilmington. Mrs. Edgar H. Allbee of
! Townshend, Russell Thomas of Guilford,
Mrs. George G. Wright of Westminster,
+. l.. Parmelee of Putney and Mrs.
Marvin Howard of South Londonderry.
! Chairman Piddock presided at the
after-dinner speaking and presented Mr..
Il HartneSs as the first speaker.
i Mr.. Hartness said that one of the
/ satisfactory results of the contest lead
ing up TO the primary was that the
campaign was so conducted that it was
possible to unite on a successful candi-
date. He said that he went into the
contest seriously and earnestly and as
a human being, that the doors of his
office had been open all these years and
whether the doors of the executive cham
/ ber will be open will depend upon con-
ditions, but there always win be the best
i of cordial greetings to everyone, and he
declared that if elected he meant to keep
in touch with the members of the legis-
lature and members of various commit
tees SO that he might know what can be
done to carry forward and get for Yer
mont the real things needed.
i In introducing the next speaker Col.
I'iddock said I'VE are now working,
ladies and gentlemen, hand in hand as
Republicans for the success of the
party and in order that it may not be
Il onesidcd proposition we win hear a
few words from the lips of one of Brat
tleboro's most prominent women, one
who always has taken part whenever
there was any work to be done" He
then called upon Mrs. Clarke c. Fits,
who said that three minutes before she
had not known she was TO raise her
, voice and that three months ago she did
not think suffrage would be granted for
the coming election. She declared that
she had taken no particular interest in
suffrage, but now that it has come she
believed she could speak for women OF
| Brattleboro, Windham county and the
state of Vermont that Eve will do the
; very best we know how; we will try
to be sane and fair and sensible and big
p | hope it cannot be said of the women
in this town. county or state that we
could stOOp to petty politics or take
part in the shady side. The women are
of an open mind and 1 hope we shall
make good"
) Chairman Piddock without previous
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