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  • Collection: Political Broadsides

Dear Voter, Letter from Frank C. Partridge, January 22, 1931

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Letter to voters from candidate Frank C. Partridge prior to the March 4, 1931 Republican special primary to fill the United States Senate seat vacated following the death of Senator Frank L. Greene. Partridge was serving in the position at the time…

Porter Dale Primary Petition Mailing, 1923

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Included here are materials sent by Porter H. Dale to Ozi S. Law of Wallingford, Vermont, requesting his signature on an enclosed primary petition. Dale was seeking the Republican Party nomination for United States Senator. The envelope, postmarked…

Campaign Song, 1904

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Lyrics to a song promoting the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles J. Bell. Bell won this election and served one term as Vermont's governor.

Letter to Voters from Redfield Proctor Jr., 1922

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Letter from Vermont gubernatorial candidate Redfield Proctor Jr. to voters, dated Proctor, VT, September 4, 1922, one week before the primary election reminding them that "every citizen, man and woman, having the right to vote, has with that right…

Vermont Republican Party Pamphlet, 1922

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Pamphlet issued by the Republican State Committee leading up to the statewide election of November 7, 1922. The cover of the tri-fold pamphlet includes halftone portraits, surrounded by flags and an eagle, of the party's candidates for Governor and…

Song of the Rutland Fremont Club, 1856

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Lyrics to the Song of the Rutland Fremont Club, by A.B. Foot, sung to the tune of Old Dan Tucker. The Fremont Club supported John C. Fremont, the first presidential candidate put forward by the newly formed Republican Party.

Sanders for Senate Early and Absentee Voting Mailer, 2006

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Mailing sent by the Bernie Sanders 2006 Senate campaign encouraging voters to vote early. The front of the mailing features a smiling photograph of President George W. Bush with the text "Find out what he's so happy about." On the reverse, the text…

W. Arthur Simpson for Governor Flyer, 1930

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Campaign flyer for W. Arthur Simpson's bid for the Republican nomination for Governor, Tuesday, September 9, 1930. Like the Allen M. Fletcher leaflet elsewhere in this collection, this poster advertises the candidate's qualities, while also…

Tack This on Your Telephone, 1916

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Card issued by the Allen M. Fletcher Senatorial Club of Northfield, Vermont in support of Fletcher's 1916 campaign for the United States Senate. Addressed to "Mr. Telephone User," the card points to money saved by the user as a direct result of…

Double Dealing on Double Taxation, 1906

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Broadside issued by the Fusion State Committee calling into question Republican gubernatorial candidate Fletcher D. Proctor's criticism of his opponent, Percival W. Clement's tax policy proposal.

Letter from the John A. Mead Club of Rutland, June 7, 1910

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Typewritten letter from The John A. Mead Club of Rutland, dated June 7, 1910, addressed to Mr. E.M. Goddard of Montpelier, and signed by the club's president, Mayor H.O. Carpenter. The letter is typed in blue ink on club letterhead, which lists the…

They Were Promoted, 1910

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Flyer issued by The John A. Mead Club of Rutland promoting Mead's candidacy for Governor. Mead was the sitting Lieutenant Governor and the club lists eight other men who were previously "promoted by the People after apprenticeship in the Lieutenant…