The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-03-18
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themselves. He asked the members
whether they wanted their wives to take
mart in scenes like those enacted during
the Prouty and Mead campaign particu-
larly at the time of the state conventions.
He caused laugh by saying that the gen
tleman from Rochester had been trying
since 1896 to represent his town, but
never vas able to make 1t until the prl-
mary went into effect.
MIR. Noble of West Rutland said there
was ''nigger in the woOd-pile' when all
the big towns were advocating the prl-
mary. He urged the little towns to take
care of themselves.
Mr.. Reyes of Reading electrified a
somewhat weary audience by comparing
Fairbans, Dillingham; and Proctor with
Graham and Clement.
In the days of the caucus and conven-
tion," he said, 1--WE didn't have to open the
doors of prison or send man TO Mont
pelier who had to have a guide to show
him the different rooms IN the state
house. Politics live and survive under
the primary, and it is of record that 100
ladies participated in a caucus in the city
The sO-called mandate from the people Is
no more sacred than that under which we
come here ourselves.
He alleged that the manufacturing
towns and towns where the majority OF
the voters don't have Vermont blood in
their veins controlled the primaries and
said the majority does not always rule.
! Mr.. Peet of st. George called attention
! to the eloquent protest of a woman at a
hearing on the primary and urged the
members to give them fair trial at vOt-
( ing under the primary.
Stearns Bill Advanced.
| The debate on the Stearns bill was led
! by the author, the gentleman from John
/ son, who explained that the bill and
amendments had been mostly drawn by
( DIR. f. ID. Collins of Middlebury college
He alleged that the teacher training
courses were well safeguarded by the bill
and that the provision for scholarships in
| Aliddlebury and the University of Yer
mont took care of the college training.
Mr.. Stearns said he had talked with
MIR. Rowland of the state board of educa-
ton, who said that if the normal school
| bill passed he and the other members OF
/ the board would give it their enthusiastic
support or tender their designations to
/ the governor. He declared that the build
and again repeated his charges that the
schools had not had fair treatment in the
Ipast.
Mr.. Wishart of Barre city, in speaking
of the probable fate of the bill in the
senate, said it would not have a very long
| life after the rude handling the teachers
college bill had received in the house ant
now that the state board of education had
been told where to get off. He thought
the passing of the Stearns bill would
merely add fuel to the flames and that il
it were defeated bill could be drawn III
| that would be satisfactory to both parties
| Mr.. Simpson of Sheffield said the com
mittee never saw some of the amendments
proposed and called attention to the fac
that a mere trihing detail of increasing
the appropriation $4,000 had been pro
posed since the committee voted on it.
| Mr.. Connal of Newport admitted tina
DIR. Collins had composed the amendment.
and that the two added sections had no
| been passed on by any member of either
committee but himself. Mr.. Connel alsC
explained other provisions of the bill al
length and made advantageous compari
sons between the equipments at johnson
and CastletOn and where other norma
schools were located.
/ After Mr.. Webb of Shelburne haC
moved that debate cease the vote was
taken by roll-call on the Darlington
amendments, which were adopted 156 t.
| 54 on yea and nay vote.
Mr.. Hadley of Craftsbury proposed ar