Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-06-22
Dillingham; the Peoples Choice.
Preferences of Members of the LegisIa.
ture should be Known Before They
Are Elected.

Preferences of Members Of the LeRtsIa.
ture should DE Known Before They
Are Elected.
From the Burlington Free Press
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 p. Dill
bingham as the peoples choice for United
States senator to complete the unexpired
term OF the lamented Senator Morrill,,
Judge Ross having been appointed to iii
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, but
the opposition claimed that he would not
make as good a showing on the east side,
Gen. CIRCUITS peculiar political methods
having been counted upon to make his
congressional district outside of the region
named strong in his support. The eau
cuses held in Orange, Windham and Wind
sor 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 Wind
ham county a unit for Dillingham;, with
the great majority of the towns in Wind
sor and Orange counties for him, and with
his own county solidly in his support,
there remains only the three counties in
the northeast part Of the state. Caledonia,
Essex and Orleans, from which Congress
man Grout can secure the mass of dele.
gates that his papers have been predicting
for him, and he must divide that territory
with Judge Ross aud 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 inter.
ests that the people have grown tired of
perpetually boosting them into political DO
sitions, 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 Con-
gresham Grout forthe purpose of promot-
ing his candidacy, such as flooding the
state with letters by "disinterested" Wash
lngton correspondents; the publication of
aiiidavits of tcongre ssmen in the far West,
one of whom said he did not know Con-
gresham Grout, although member of
that body, and the use Of the political
walking delegate.
There is one other scheme, however,
which is even more reprehensibe than any
named, and that is the securing of mem
bers of the legislature through the con-
cealment of their preferences for the sue
cession TO Senator Morrilrs seat, which is
confession that Grout is not the choice
OF the people, otherwise concealment would
not be necessary TO secure senators and
representatives in his interest.
The friends Of eX-Gov. William p. Dill
lingham should be awake to the fact that
the opposition is using every endeavor to
secure the election of those men as sena-
tors and representatives in the general
assembly who profess TO 90 unpledged and
"unmortgaged. II can be taken for
granted that such candidates are opposed
TO the election Of Dillingham; Wherever
Gen. CIRCUITS strength is insufficient to
MANI al NPCll ny MS lIltuub Will eIlutaN-
or to smuggle into the legislature men who
favor him under the guise of candidates
who desire TO go unpledged so that they
may act their own best judgment with the
hope that Dillingham's supporters may in
some instances be thus induced to vote for
Grout candidates.
1t is TO be hoped that the friends of Mr..
Dillingham; who is plainly the choice of
the people will be sufficiently alive to such
methods as to effectually prevent the sue
cess thereof in every county and town in
the state where such schemes are resorted
to. If you are for Dillingham;, see that
your delegates to your county convention
as well as your senators and representa-
tives are for him first, last and all the time.