Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-10-30
E1oHrY DENTS vs.. ONE nuNDRED CENTS.
mr. Edmund. rIII be Re..I.eted.

The Boston Evening Records STAFF CORE
spondent, wv. E. b." from whose letters
we quoted last week, is satisfied, after visiting
the leading towns in the GENITAL and northern
part Of the state, that the opposition to
Senator Edmunds will get no popular sup
port but will fall Of It's own weight, and the
Senator's reelection will follow as matter Of
course a year hence. His last letter was dat
ed in Montpelier
"Having visited the larger towns 10 the state and
talked with considerable number OF men whose
opinions are worth attention, am satisfied that ny
Edmunds will be reelected senator next year The
belief is based not much upon any projections OF
his opponents that thoy are doing nothing against
him, the fact that Just soon rs the question
Is agiated II is easy 10 that very few but the pro-
fessonA politicians have any desire TO displaee him.
This IL evident that Of the men who are un-
der obligations TO Gov. Smith for favors received arc
hestatng before they fully commit themselves
against Edmunds. The impression that this is really
railroad movement against him also has 70 do with
their fear TO Identify themselves too closely with it,
The common everyday voter is not showing any sym
patty with H. and the people who have irons IN the
Gre that depend upon IN the future arc begin
ming TO show disposition to keep themselves where
they can say that they have always been Edmunds
men.
take the Rutland Herald. heard at 81, Adams thAt
the Smith people relied upon the influence OF that
paper because Of the intimacy between Gov Smith
aud the Clements, it's owners. They also own the
Rutland RAILROAD, WhlCh hulitn oAteh. Win Auht pa
per the anti-Edmuuds faction would have pow
erfu hold the south western part Of the state.
desire TO learn the facts took me TO Rutland Con
siderable opposition TO Mr.. Edmunds has been cutl-
waited there, for exL5ov. Proctor, manager OF the
great consolidated marble quarrying company, has al
90 set his eyes on Edmundsa seat, and the railroad
interest Is active. The Review, an evening paper
owned by the Sheldons, who were ardent Blaine men,
has kept up persistent nagging Of Edmunds which,
coupled with the studied silence Of the Herald, has
given color 10 the idea that Rutland IL al antiEd-
munds centre But short talk with leading direo-
tor In the Herald company pretty clearly outlined the
situation. He told me that the Herald owners bad
not decided their course, but had purpoaely left u
open. The Clements, from their personal aud bust
ness relations with smith, are inclined % favor his
candidacy, a. does the director who was my inform
ant on personal grounds But the latter said be be-
leved that the paper would declare for Edmunds be
cause be Is the best man that Vermont send to
the senate, and because the people are evidently Dc
termined to send him back.
This feeling OF Edmundss usefulness and capaci-
~ has been long inculcated b. the state press a.
well as the papers outside, that It s part Of the po
htical creed Of the average Vermont Republican. II
is bearing Its fruit now those who are trying TO be
little bis services finding out, and it 10 going &c
re-eleei him Indeed, thint that before next snm'
| mer comes the question Of a senator 10 Ed
munds's place will be laid away the upper shelf te
await the time when be shall insist on leaving The
senate
"Apropos to the governorship which is beiuI
sharply fought for by Speaker Batehelder Of Airing
ton and Lieut. Gov. Ormsbee OF brandon, am TOLD
that Gov. Smith has recently given 1t as his opin
ion that the state could best settle the quarrel by
lecnR outsider He thinks that the fact that thel
nave 70 tue noee ubt huouut " hhg
thing aud is understood TO favor his long time ator
| ney, old Judge Poland. The Judge has desire Il
round out his by serving term as governor
which be would undoubtedly do very well, the chic
objection being bis age and his peculiar position
| toward Smith aud Rdmunds. He has lived in 81
| Johnsbury for years but recently moved over int
| the little town Of Waterford which brings him OF
| the west side Of "the mountain" which from imme
moral is entitled TO the honor OF naming Gov
1 PingreeS successor The developments IN this nigh
may throw some hight on the senatorship."
With regard to the suggestion in the clos
ing paragraph II may he said that Gov
Smith is not the only one who has though
of Judge Poland as a possible candidate 70
the next Vermont governorship. Many peo
pie who did not favor the Judges return +
Congress would regard it fitting and desira
BILE thing for him to wind up his public ca
reer with a term in the governors chair.