The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-10-30
Drugged Again /.

the goth, inst, contains the Following
interview held with Vermont's dis
tinguished farmer politician
"Col. George W, Hooker of Vermont,
member of the National Republican
Committee, was at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel yesterday. He said that although
there was little to set people to talking
politics in his State just at this time it
was pretty sure thing that the Repub-
licans there favored Blaine as the Presi-
Dental candidate for next year. He
waxed enthusiastic on this subject.
From California to Vermont the Re-
publicans are for Blaine if he will have
it, the Colonel said If he is willing to
take the nomination he can have it by
simply letting that fact be known. From
Harrison down, the Republicans are for
him
will not Harrison ask denomination
if Blaine is the field P the Colonel was
asked.
'Assuredly not he replied. If Blaine
were to be a candidate, Harrison would
willingly go to the convention as Blaine
delegate and make the nominating speech
if his office did not preclude that. Har-
rison knows that Blaine gave him the
Presidency in 1888, and he is not an un-
grateful man. He is on the best of terms
with Blaine, and there will be no conflict
between them if Blaine decides that he
wants the office
5'There is talk to the contrary among
prominent Republicans, was suggested.
Il know there is, but l know what am
talking about said Col. Hooker.
Col. Hooker said that if Blaine were
not candidate, and Major Mckinley
were to carry Ohio by good majority,
the Ohio man would be the Republican
candidate.
what majority must he have in Ohio
to make him the candidate p the Colonel
was asked.
Twenty-Five thousand would fix him,
if Blaine is not candidate he said.
Col. Hooker said that Secretary Proc
tor could have seat in the Senate from
Vermont during the rest of his natural
life if he wanted it. He was the most
popular man in the State and could have
anything he wanted from the people.
The delegates to the next National Con-
vention would vote as Mr.. Proctor desir-
ed, if hesaw fit to name his preference"
Supreme wisdom !
O We Gods, how lucky is Vermont
in possessing the embodiment of all
political wisdom, or rather how fortu-
nate in holding within its borders a
village wherein the very atmosphere
is SO vitalizing that scrub stock from
Jamaica and Londonderry Hooker is
a Londonderryite can be safely
landed full fledged statesmen, with
out waiting for high tide.
Here is man, and a Vermonter,
please take notice, who knows the
minds of every Republican in this
great big republic; and not only that,
but he knows just what Blaine can
do, just what Mckinley can do, un-
der certain contingencies, and what
Harrison would be glad to if Blaine
would only let HMM fact this man,
who has raised cabbages all his life,
knows a blamed sight more than the
President with his distinguished Sec
retary of State thrown in.
But the most surprising thing
brought out in this interview by this
garrulous prophets the statement that
Secretary Proctor can have anything
from the people of Vermont that he
wants. Some people have labored
under the mistake, it would seem,
Of regarding the newly appointed
Senator as first class monopolist
and have estimated his worth by the
number of dollars he possesses. But
now all is changed. The Brattle-
boro Poo Bah has labored and
brought forth one of his kind to pre-
side over the entire State. Poo Bah
Proctor, if you please.
1t would be very unkind in the SIF-
TER to call this bright member of the
Republican National committee a
fool, and it is not going to do it.
1t thinks too much of its reputation
to call a man, WHO knows so much,
lacking in the upper story, simply be-
cause he got "drugged. But this
was precisely what the Times did.
That sheet in commenting, editorially,
npon this interview, on the date above
given, said:
'Hooker is probably the most complete
ly-equipped of that class of entertaining
fools known as political prophets now at
large"
A Gigantic Lantern.