The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-13
Enthusiastic Nee 4g Of
Barre People " Held
Last Ev, Alg
H. C. syHOSEN
cLI$ PRESIDENT
It Is Proposed to Place Mr..
Hoovers Name on the
Primary Ballot

An enthusiastic Hoover meeting was
held in the Barre city court room last
night, the Barre Hoover club was or
ganized and petition was started for
the filing of the name of Herbert C.
Hoover as Republican candidate for
president of the United States to be
voted for in the Vermont primary May
Is. This movement is expected to
spread in other sections of the state,
and it was reported last night that q
similar movement was already under
way in Bennington.
More than dozen speakers expressed
their convictions last night that Hoov-
er represents more nearly the type of
a man the people want for president
than any other man before the Amer
Jean people to-day. Mr.. Hoover's
Americanism, his broad mindedness, his
thorough capacity for administration,
his fearlessness, his independence, his
splendid performance as food admins
traitor in the war were among the
points touched upon by the various
speakers, who, by the way, represented
a wide range of people and oecupa
tions. There has not been such spon-
taneity. of enthusiasm for candidate
hereabouts in long time.
w. @. johnson, ir., was elected chair
man of the meeting, and among those
who spoke in favor Of Hoover were !.
Ward Carver, John G. Wylie. r. T..
Langley, Guy r. varnum, o. X. Hol-
lister. r. S. Currier, III. Fl. Jackson,
Rev. B. G. Lipsky, A. J. Baldwin, HON.
er c. Ladd, James Mackay, Henry
Alexander and George +, Bond Not
all the favorable mention for Mr.. Hoov-
er came from Republicans, as there are
members of the other leading party
who have made it known that their
faith and confidence in Hoover will
cause them to vote for Hoover if he is
nominated.
There was no attempt to laud Hooy-
er to the skies but rather the express
sion Of opinion that Hoover can do
something toward leading the nation
out of the tangled situations of the
present day.
Following the expression OF opinion,
Mr.. Carver moved that q Barre Hooy-
er club be formed. which motion pre-
vailed unanimously. A tentative con
stitution was then presented for the
of the meeting, and it
was accepted as the constitution of the
Barre Hoover club. On the adoption of
the constitution, Waldron Shield, A. J..
Averill and Henry Alexander were ap-
pointed by the chair to bring in NOM
nations for officers.
The list of officers as nominated and
elected was as follows: President,
Homer c. Ladd; vice-president, J.
Ward Carver; secretary, Athol Bell
treasurer, c. VI. Wiley; executive
the above. mentioned officers
and the following. w. c. johnson. ir..
J. +. Higgins, Dean n. Perry, James
Smart, Gay r. Nsrnum, +. l.. Small
and James Macksy.
On the adjournment Of the meeting,
he executive council met and formu-
S ted plans for circulating Hoover petit
ions throughout Barre to secure the
-equisite number of signers to place
Ioover's name on the presidential pri-
nary in Vermont. Before the mem
,ers Of the party had gone home. 40
lsmes had been secured as charter
members of the Barre Hoover club and
he hat was passed for a collection of
'3l3l as the initial fund Of the club.
{ was voted that all future sieners Of
he Hoover petition shall be incfIdedain
he membership Of the club. These
editions will be placed in convenient
laces in the business section of the
ity and also taken around for person.
] solicitation. It requires 500 names
! the state as a whole in order to
lace the name Of a presidential can
idste on the primary ballot.
It was expressly stated in tn. con
titution OF the club. as well as in the
,msrks Of the speakers, that the one
i'm Of the club shall be to secure the
omination and election of Hoover for
resident and that other matters po-
tiesl or otherwise be eliminated from