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THE NEXT PRESIDENT.
What Vermont's Congressmen
Saw

Say.
A Boston newspaper has interviewed
several New England congressman and
governors on the next presidential cam
paign. This question was asked:
"What are the possibilities and pros.
poets OF the next presidential campaign,
with particular reference to the question
whom New England will or should sup
port for the Republican candidacy
Reed. Mckinley or Harrison, with rea-
sops?''
Every man declared himself as strong
ly believing that the Republicans will
win and win handsomely.
Three fourths. including Senators
Lodge, Chandler and Gallinger, Gov
Cleaves and Representatives Mccall,
Grout, Powers, Draper and Walker are
for Reed
Senators Proctor and Hawley are nom
cOmmlttal, though the latter praises AL
lison. Gov. Busiel likes Reed, but thinks
Lincoln and Chandler will be the win
ming ticket Congressman Baker of
New Hampshire says his own choice is
Reed, but he thinks Morton has the bet
ter chance for the nomination. The rest
are for Reed.
Senator Proctor says: Sentiment has
not yet sufficiently crystalized in Yer
mont, in my Judgment, to begin to talk
about individuals as candidates. The
men who have been mentioned are all
good men. Reed, Mckinley and Harri-
son would all make good presidents. |
do not myself think, however, that MI.
Harrison is a presidential candidate, or
that he is to he considered as in the field.
1t is year yet before delegates will be
chosen for the convention. There will
be time enough in the months that are to
come to discuss individual candidates
and personal preferences. l do not
think that the people of the State of
Vermont can be said just yet to have de-
termined on any particular candidate.
OF one thing the country can be assured,
however, Vermont is overwhelmingly
Republican, and will give an enthusias-
tic support and the electoral vote of the
State to the candidate of the Republican
National Convention"
Congressman Grout says: "Reed has
grown greatly in the esteem of Con-
gress, as well as in the country, in the
last two years. He is showing himself
to be statesman of broad, patriotic and
progressive character. His political ene-
mics acknowledge his greatness as a man
and many of them admit that he was
right when he established the decision
that the speaker-presiden of an assem-
bly-should have delegated power which
should permit the majority to rule. Mr..
Reed is a strong man and more popular,
and his chances for nomination in 1896
are constantly increasing"
Congressman Powers favors Mr.. Reed.
He says: "Mr. Reed, believe, will have
a solid New England delegation. All
things considered he is the most likely
man to receive the nomination. The peO-
pie of this country have seen effects of
vacillation in the administration of pub
lie affairs, and 1 believe they will de.
mand a candidate who has firmness of
purpose, backed by an unyielding cour-
age, that will serve the double purpose
of going forward resolutely in the ac
cOmplishment of needed reforms and
will resist all temptations to wink at or
avoid all threatening dangers that will
be likely to confront the next admins
tration from the populistic tendencies of
public opinion to-day. Thomas B. Reed
has those qualities, and they will com
mend him as candidate to conservative
men all over this country. believe that
whomsoever the wisdom of the party
may designate as their standard bearer
will be elected"