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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.

Campaign poster in the form of a sworn affidavit by New Hampshire resident H.A. Clark.

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…

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…

Reprint of an op-ed by Frank C. Partridge, which appeared in several newspapers across Vermont, including the Burlington Free Press and the Rutland Daily Herald, on November 2, 1912. The piece addresses the importance of the upcoming presidential…

Notice to the Republicans of Brattleboro calling for voters to write in the name of E.C. Crosby for election to the Vermont House of Representatives because "you are under no obligation to support a candidate nominated by a small majority of his…

Campaign leaflet from congressional candidate Porter H. Dale, 1914. When folded, the front of the leaflet displays a halftone portrait of Dale. Inside is a letter to the voters of Vermont's Second Congressional District.

Small document listing the delegates to the Republican State Convention: T.N. Vail, A.D. Paige, W.I. Powers, C.L. Stuart, and G.M. Campbell. These are likely the Caledonia County delegates to the 1916 convention.

Unsigned and incomplete petition by Roger W. Hulburd of Hyde Park to be added to the Republican primary ballot for the office of Lieutenant Governor, 1916. Hulburd won this primary, as well as the general election.

This leaflet exemplifies a common political advertising strategy used just before an election. It both highlights the candidate's qualities ("Mr. Fletcher's record is an open book--read it") and prepares the public for what they will see when they…