Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-01-30
GREEN MOUNTAIN POLITICS.
What Vermont Exchanges Are Saying
About Men and Matters.

A few of our esteemed contemporaries
are amusing themselves by talking of
Judge L. M. Read of Bellows Falls for
governor. But Judge Read Is too brainy a
man for the Republican party Of this day
and generation to nominate, and too
shrewd a one to try for the nomination
only four years after Windhafn county
man has had 1t. But his friends will
present his name for secretary of state.
-Brattleboro Reformer
1t Is announced that the Junior Christian
Endeavorers of the State are signing a
petition to be presented to the next legis-
lature urging that the prohibitory law be
strengthened instead of repealed. These
Endeavorers should know that we have
prohibitory law enough to close every rum
hole and bar in Vermont. 1t Is not more
law that is wanted but an enforcement of
what we already have.-Bennington Ban
ner.
The Vermont democrats are getting in
to line just as If they really expected to
elect democratic president next fall
Col. B. B. Smalley voted with the majority
to have the national convention at Chicago
and now Vermont democrats are wonder
ing who viii get on the delegation. 1t
seems to be generally conceded that Col
! II. E. Folsom of Lyndonville will be one
of the delegates at large, and II chosen he
Will add strength to the delegation. We
| ex-minister to Venezuela, will be the
democratic candidate for governor. Mr..
| Haselton was very shabbiy treated by
| President Cleveland and the State depart
ment and has the confidence not only of
| the democrats of Vermont but of the re-
publicans as WELL st. Johnsbury Gale
DOMAIN.
The latest name mentioned for guber-
material honors is that of Hon. L. NJ. Read
of Bellows Falls. Judging from the papers
down that way the judge would have
Wndham county solid and we should have
greatly mistaken if he didn't have soon
siderable following from all parts of the
state, were he TO enter the race. The
judge is strong man and would make
an excellent Observation-Disclosures News
! and Citizen.
While Vermonters will always entertain
a high esteem for Gov. Levi L. Morton of
| New York, they will hardly consider him
| for the presidential nomination while q
New England man in every way equipped
/ for the responsible duties of the chief
executive of the nation is available
Mortified News. The News man is APP
| pealing to sectional pride. but the incon-
| sistency of his position is ludicrous indeed.
| Why should Vermonters support Maine
man in preference to one of her own sons
If Vermont must do little complimentary
supporting why not support Morton?-Bel-
lows Falls Times.
| 1t seems to be the general opinion that
Senator Redfeld Proctor should head the
Vermont delegation to the republican
| national convention. to be held at st.
| Louis next June. That Senator Proctor
Is eminently well-fltted for that position
no one can deny, and the wide experience,
gained in years of faithful public service,
have given the distinguished statesman
keen insight into political methods
which would be unlimited value 10
| him as chairman of the delegation. Nc
better choice could be made.-LyndonVille
Journal.
Now that Senator Proctor has declared
for Thomas b. Reed for president, there
is no reason in the world why he should
not head the Vermont delegation to St
Louis. We want the ablest man in the
party as chairman of the delegation, and
that man is unquestionably Redfield Proc
tor.-St. Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN.
Since the decision to hold the democratic
national convention at Chicago has beer
made the process of mentioning dele
gates from this State has begun. Poiitl-
cally it's none Of this journals business
who is sent, but there are men In the dem
ocratic party who are capable of repres emit
ing not only their party at Chicago, but
the whole State. If DR.. A. p. Grinnel OF
Burlington should be chosen to head the
delegation, the State democracy would be
sure of representation at Chicago equa
in point of ability to that of any State in
the Union.-Northfeld News.
The Brattleboro Reformer Is dead Sc,
against a third term, though neither thai
paper, excellent as 1T is barring its ten.
denotes to bogeyism, nor any other, has
| ever given valid reason why a good mar
shouldn't occupy the White House more
than twice.-Woodstocls Age.
Thomas Jefferson, the father of the
democratic party, in refusing to be can.
didate for third term, as the Vermont
Legislature urged him to do, gave some
reasons which were not only VALID then
but have increa sod in weight with every
decade of the country's growth since, why
no man, however good" should occupy
the White House more than twice."-Re-
former.
Should the State convention see At tc
place Frank d. White in nomination fol
the nt-governorship, 1t could resi-
assured that 1t had selected for the place
a conscientious gentleman who would be
an honor to the State and had acknowledg
ed the claims of the younger element ii
the party.-Barre Leader.