Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-07-17

ana nominate one of their men for treas
urer or give that place to j. l.. Bacon, the
present state treasurer, nominated at the
republican State convention, as he is n To-
cal option man. 1t is known that the mat
ter was discussed at some length by the
state committee. though nothing regard
Ing 1t appeared in the report of the meet
ing, and members of the committee refuse
10 talk except to say that they voted to
call regular democratic convention"
The Hon. Felix w. McGettrck of st. AL
bans, one of the prominent democrats of
Vermont, members of the State committee
and the probable nominee of his party for
governor, when asked what effect the can
didacy of Mr.. Clement would have on the
demo cratic votes said II fail to see why
1t should have any effect whatever. Mr..
Clement is u boiling republican. but still
republican. lie Is opposed to democratic
ideas at every point except in this one in
stance of the prohibtory law. This Is a
democratic issue which he has taken up
Iherc are other important issues in State
affairs, on every one of which he is at
variance with the ideas of democrats.
Some members of our party have been en-
thusastic over Clement because he was
making IA division in the ranks Of the re-
puhlicans When their own party ticket
is nominated there will be no good reason
why they should refuse to support it. and
| look for heavy democratic vote this
year"
Then YOU expect the democratic state
convention to nominate a State tCkct?"
was asked. Il certainly do. Democrats
cannot surrender all their issues because
republicans have taken up one of them.
The Democratic party stands for some
thing more than opposition to the prohibit
tory law We have educated the people of
Vermont mp to the point Of demanding the
repeal of that law If we keep togther we
shall accomplish other needed democratic
reforms
John II. Sentcr of Montpelier, the Yer
mont member of the democratic national
committee, follows in the same tenor, and
further remarks: Democrats have moth
ing to gain 10y an alliance with Clement.
The platform of tho regular Republican
party favors n local option law. Mr.. Glenn
ents Independent CONVEX tion will adopt
such a platform. The democratic conven-
ton will certainly stick to the plank which
II has made the dominant issue in state
affairs. There seems to he no escape from
the passage of a local option law Mt the
coming session of the Legislature. There
is no need of democrats allying themselves
with Clement to accomplish that. We have
placed our opponents where they must
give us what we have demanded We
have no more to gain from an alliance
with Clement than 10y one with McCul-
Tough. Democrats had better mind their
own business"
as matter of great surprise to both par
ties at Montpelier. The Boston Herald's
correspondent, whom have quoted,
above. further said: Regular republicans
who have felt that Clement ought to be sat
isfcd with the concessions made to him a
the State convention, decline to be inter-
viewed for publication. but in private ox-
press great surprise and believe that by
this move clement has eliminated himself
as a political force. The only hope they
can see for him Is an alliance with the
democrats and even that they say, will
ruin his influences in republican coun-
ellis"
The Waterman gives the possibilities by
these statistics: The aggregate vote for
governor, in 1900 was 67,099 OF this num-
Der 4S,4il were republicans, 17129 demo-
cratic. log of other classes or scattering
A majority was 1850. From these figures
people interested in forecasting results can
amuse themselves in estimating the prob
ability of the candidates election by the
people, or his chances of throwing the cleo
tion into the General Assembly and his
triumph there"
The Tanner awaits tho results Of the two
July State conventions.
SENATOR DILLINGHAM; IN ORLEANS.
(From the st. Johnsbury Republican,
The republican of Orleans county al
ways plan to have a speaker of national
reputation to address their county CON
vention. Four years ago it was Con-
gresham Joseph Walker of Massachu-
sets. two years ago 1t was Col Albert
Clarke of the Home Market club, Boston.
and this year it is to be Senator William
i. Dillingham;. This is a custom that
other counties would do we'll to follow 1t
has the tendency to open the campaign
with strong key note that is prophetic
not only of success, but of old-time ma
jorities
TWO POI ITTCA err AyHc