Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-02
SENATOR PROCTOR HNTERViEWsD.
President Harrison His Choice-Thc
state Cnmpaign-Thc silver Question:.
From the Rutland CALL


State Cnmpaign-Tho silver Question.
lFrom the Rutland CALL
Senator Proctor is enjoying q short rest
from his Washington dutios at his home in
Proctor. He will be at home about two
weeks, unless called back to the capital by
some unexp peoted feature in the free silver
fight. The senator has been doing some
hard work tho last two months, but if there
is any merit iu fresh air and plenty of ex-
erciss he will soon regain his usual vigor.
The senator, in an interesting interview
with a Call representative, said some things
of much interest to Vermonters The
senator recently secured an increase of the
appropriation, from $4,000 to $4,000, for
the dredging Of Otter creek below Yer
gennes.
In speaking of the appropriation, Senator
Proctor said: This work Of dredging Otter
creek has been going on for some time and
| think it good work. The House bill
gave only $4,000, but the Senate increased
it to SO, 900, the amount estimated by the
engineers as necessary to complete the work,
on the ground that it was poor economy to
divide small an item and incur the ex-
pense of beginning the work twice. The
Senate, for the same reason, increased the
appropriation for the widening of the mar
rows in Lake Champion at and just north
of Whitehall, from SO, 900 to SIS, 800, the
amount estimated to be required to com
plete the work.
The senator was asked what he thought
OF the outlook in tho presidential campaign,
aud he said: 81 know little about it except
what see in the papers. thing that there
is little doubt that President Harrison will
be renominated for the presidency, and
think that the delegation from old Vermont
will support him. " 1t will be romem bored
that at the last national convention Senator
Proctor was the leader OF the Vermont dele
cation, whose statement, always repeated
at the roll call, "Nermont casts eight votes
for Benjamin Harrison has become
famous.
Mr.. Proctor was asked if ho considered
James G. Blaine in the race and he answer
ed that ho knew nothing about it except
what had appeared in the newspapers.
Tho conversation turned to tho State cam
paign In which there are already several
candidates for governor, at the State con-
vention, to DO held in Burlington the mid
die of June. Senator Proctor said that it
is not the custom for Vermont senators to
mix in State politics, "but," said he, 81
shall Of course earnestly support the man
that the State convention Iominates.
In speaking, the senator said: 81 am Of
course opposed to the free coinage OF silver
because do not think it will improve the
present condition Of the United States cur
rency, l do not think that this free coinage
scheme is the right thing and not seeing
where it can help the matter in question, |
do not support it. If the free silver bill
ever becomes law it will prove a detri-
ment to the best interests of the country at
large"
The senator said that there was nothing
new in Vermont matters at the national
capital aside from the late appropriations.
There are three Rutland boys, f. w. Nor
gan, c. NJ. Smith and w. j. Alden holding
good places in Washington, secured through
Senator Proctor's efforts. The senator is
not TO speak at Gettysburg as announced,
but was obliged to decline the invitation,
owing to other engagements