Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21
Ex-Gov. Dillingham; Strength


Ex-Gov DillInghams strength.
one of the gratifying results of the eau
cuses for the election Of delegates to
county conventions which will nominate
candidates for the State Senate, is the
strength shown by Hon. William T. Dlling-
ham as the peoples choice for United
States Senator to complete the unexpired
term of the lamented Senator Morrill,,
Judge Ross having been appointed to nil
the vacancy until the Legislature could
elect successor 1t had been claimed
that Congressman Grout would have most
Of the small towns but the returns from
both sides of the mountain line tend TO
show that eX-Gov. Dillingham; is strong
in the rural districts as well as in the
larger towns
1t has been generally conceded that Dill
lingham was strong on the West side as
well as in the central part of the State,
hut the opposition claimed that he would
not make as good a showing on the East
side. Gen. CIRCUITS peculiar political meth
DDS having been counted upon to make his
congressional district outside of the re-
gion named strong in his support The
caucuses held in Orange, Windham and
Windsor Counties, however, have proved
the truth of our claim that Dillingham; is
the choice OF the people, including the
great numbers who do not usually take
an active part in political canvasses. With
Windham County a unit for Dillingham;,
with the great majority of the towns in
Windsor and Orange counties for him.
and with his own county solidly in his
support there remains only the three
State, Caledonia, Essex and Orleans, from
which Congressman Grout can secure the
mass of delegates that his papers have
been predicting for him, and he must di-
vide that territory with Judge Ross and
Commissioner Prouty.
We would not underestimate Congress-
man CIRCUITS support in every county in
the State, for he has in all sections a few
men who will favor his election. His sup
porters, however, include men who have
snapped the party whip so many times
for the purpose of promoting their own
interests, that the people have grown
tired of perpetually boosting them into
political positions, and the young men will
also rally to the support of Dillingham;,
the popular candidate for the senatorship.
We have already referred to some of
the remarkable methods employed by
| Congressman Grout for the purpose Of
promoting his candidacy, such AS flooding
the State with letters by "disinterested"
Washington correspondents; the publica-
/ ton of afiidavits of Congressman in the
Far West one of whom said he did not
know Congressman Grout, although a
member of that body, and the use of the
political walking delegate
There is one other scheme, however,
which is even more reprehensible than
any named, and that is the securing of
members of the Legislature through the
concealment of their preferences for the
. succession to Senator Morrils seat, which
is a confession that Grout is not the
choice of the people, otherwise conceal
inent would not he necessary to secure
| senators and representatives in his inter
est.
lingham should be awake to the fact that
the opposition is using every endeavor &c
secure the election of those men as sena.
tors and representatives in the Genera
Assembly who profess to go unpledgeC
and "unmortgaged. 1t can be taken FOL
granted that such candidates are oppose,
to the election of Dillingham;. Whereve
Gen. CIRCUITS strength is insufficient t.
make an open fight his friends will Ell
deavor to smuggle into the Legislature
men who favor him under the guise o
candidates who desire to go unpedged 81
that they may act their own best judg
, ment with the hope that Dllingham's sup
porters may in some instances be thu
induced to vote for Grout candidates.
1t is to be hoped that the friends of Nj
Dillingham; who is plainly the choice 0
the people will be sufficiently alive to sue
methods as to effectually prevent the sue
cess thereof in every county and town in tn
State where such schemes are resorte
to. If YOU are for Dillingham;, see tina
your delegates to your county convention
as well as your Senators and Representa-
tives are for him FIRST last and all tn
time.