St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-06-13
Congressional Politics.

We are glad to note that Hor
Wendell P. Staf'ord's chances 70
landing congressional honors are in
proving, growing brighter as tn
campaign advances. He will max
his opponents hustle when the fna
as tug O. war comes, to win out Lyn
donvile Journal.
= We repeat what we have said be
% fore-Mr. Foster is today thestrong
1. est candidate in the field. Just ten
years ago this month a rousing eau.
d Gus was held in Middlebury. The oc-
Il casion was the campaign between
. Judge Powers and Mr.. BatcheIder,
and the Middltbury caucus proved
to be the decisive caucus OF the can
vass. 1t looks as though history
might repeat itself, and this holly
contested caucus assure Mr.. Fosters
success Burlington News.
The Rutland city delegates to the
congressional convention will remain
loyal to Col. J. c. Baker. And it
should not be at all surprising to see
them land his nOmina ton. 1t would
be most pleasing and satisfactory
outcome Rutland News.
Those who do not want Col. Por.
ter H. Dale, of Island Pond, to be the
Republican candidate for Congress-
man in the second district have not
found one word to say against his
character or the promise of public |
usefulness evidenced by his abilities.
And, even if Col. Dale is eventually
defeated, he will come out OF the con
test clean, and that's good enough
for anybody,-[St. Adams Messen-
ger.
Mr.. Plumley is a self made man
and the record he has made for him.
self at the bar fully warrants further
promotion. His record is a clean
one this is fully shown by the hearty
endorsements he is getting from his
home town and county. His work
in both branches OF the legislature at
different times has plainly demons
trated to Vermonters that as a
statesman, the state has one she NAV
feel proud of, and one that is fully {
apable of making mark at the
National Capital for himself and
state. Mr.. Plumlev's candidacy for
this high office which he seeks has
been on purely merit basis. He is s
throwing out no chromos for sup, {
port. He asks the voters of the dis
trict for their support believing his ,
ability for the position warrants it.
Il Waterbury Record.
All are good and able men, but s
rejecting upon the merits of ,
the Others, it would be safe to select
Mr.. Stafford as the one of the four,
who, with thirty years in the ma i
tional halls of legislation, would
make the strongest man, develop in.
to the broadest craftsmanship and
reflect the highest honor upon the
state. craftsmanship, as distin-
gulshed from partisanship, is what
Vermont wants, is what, as a rule, t
she has secured in the past, and is ,
what has given the little Green
Mountain State a strong and con-
'plcuous standing among the states v
0f the Union during the past. 1t {
should be the pride of Vermont to :,
,eep this relative standing, which :
an be done by selecting for service a
n the National Congress the best P
material, regardless of locality, Q
availability, political trades and =
other features, which enter into the :
average election. Mr.. Stafford is a L
lnished scholar, a natural orator, Il
an independent thinker, f
in its best sense, and, {
With keen sense of honor and man :,
rood, an able and an honorable ca. u
Ger as legislator can safely be pre- a
1icted for him. The district would G
make no mistake in calling him into b
service at the present time.-Lyndon Il
Union. "
The Detroit Journal, the leading -
Republican newspaper of Michigan, I
contained the following editorial a II
ew days since: &C
The Republican papers in the Second N
congressional district Of Vermont are /,
loting the prominent candidacy for rep -
esentative in congress of Hon. Frank II
'lumley OF Mortified. He is one of the fr
most brilliant and thoroughly convin-
ing orators and logcians of the Repu5. u
lean party. Mr.. PIumley is well known
n Michigan, where he has spoken in
very prominent political campaign for IL
ears, beginning with 1884. The merit o
II his work is that it goes to the accom-
'Iishment OF results. He is a vote.maker.
md Michigan Republicans would be CT
pleased to see him in congress. Mr.. Il
'lumley finished his educatlonin the Uni
erslty OF Michigan, and entered into the "
Practice of law. He has been states at. d
orney, representative and senator in the p
eglslator; was chairman of the state ;,
of 1886, and delegate at II
arge and member of the national plat. eI
)rm committee of 1888. The Journal /.
opes to note that the Republicans of the '
district have honored them pi
elves and the state of Vermont by send cf
lg Mr.. Plumley where he belongs, to /.
ongress. n'
In the memorable campaign of I'D
884, there came despairing cry to ri
he Republican national committee