Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-11
VERMONT'S VERDICT.
How the News papers In Different States
Regard the Outcome-Wi dely
Varying Views.


was the prohhitory liquor law. The regu-
lar republican candidates stood on "A plat
form which favored submitting to the peo-
pie of the State the question of n license
and local option law, the Legislature to
pass such law in case of a popular ma
iority in its favor. The boiling republic
can candidate stood on a platform which
demanded virtually the same action. The
democratic platform favored a license and
local option law without a referendum.
There is no choice for governor or lieu
tcnant-governor because under the Yer
mont law a clear majority over all Is re-
CURED for election, but the regular repub-
lican candidates have plurality of 5000
or 1000. and as there is a large regular
republican majority in the Legislature
they will be chosen by that body. The
upheaval indicates n very widespread I'M
Business with the prohibition law, but
aside from that has no significance
MUST TAKE UP THE QUESTION.
(F'rom the Troy. On. " Times.)
AS had been expected by the most
thoughtful observers during the last few
days, the election in Vermont yesterday
was inconclusive. Neither one of the
competing candidates for governor could
obtain, as was required by the Vermont
law. clear majority over all his COM
pctitors the choice therefore, goes to the
?
]. q. Mccullough of Bennington. Vt, the
regular republican candidate and the one
receiving the highest vote yesterday. 1t
is unfortunate that n bolt from the orderly
procedure of the Republican party should
have had Il multiplying effect on the election
yesterday but Vermont republicans ere
! too faithful to permit for a long time any
voices, no matter how plausible, to lead
them from devotion to their party. 1t be-
ing a State election, many undoubtedly
thought they could safely split their votes
on the State issues. The voting showed
that the attempt to enforce complete pro-
1ihtion in Vermont State is about ready
to die natural death. and that the Re-
publican party must take UP, as at the last
convention II proposed to take up the
question of license or local option, in a
serious and conclusive way.
NO BEARING ON NATIONAL ISSUES.
From the Springfield Republican,
While the Vermont state election has no
bearing upon national issues. next Tues
days voting in Maine may afford pointers
us to what the people here in the East
have on their minds. rhe democratic con-
gressmcn who have been campaigning
down East appear to have been talking
mainly about the trusts. Yet 1t so happers
that in Congressman Littlehed the Maine
republicans have an antitrust champion.
/
President Roosevelt. as indicated by his
New England speeches, may satisfy the
Maine republicans that their party can be
trusted to handle the trust question III the
| interests of the people.
A NEW EXPERIENCE.
(From the Boston Transcript)
The election in Vermont has been held
ard the result is a new experience for
| : ct
nation for governor has been equivalent
to an election. There are. without doubt,
| just as many republicans in the State as
ever, but they Rave not been pulling to-
gether as usual A slumbcring issue of
| years has been aroused. 1t has ceased to
he a purely academic question and has ris-
| en- to the surface Of active politics. Until
| that issue is settled and settled right, Ner-
mont will no longer be a State of foregone
conclusions. The rebellion that has taken
| place while it cannot yet he said to be
definitely successful has nevertheless es-
tablished new conditions, and the whole
country has become Interested in Yer
mont politics something that has not hap
pened before in many years
| While General Mccullough has proba bly,
failed to obtain majority of the popular
vote. which is necessary to secure an cleo
ton by the people, 1t is generally assumed
that hi has in the Legislature the strength
/ he nee Is 10 secure the goverHorship. But
! that Is far from satisfactory The neces-
sitv of "A fight for the position by the
regularly nominated candidate of the dom
iuant party is so unprecedented that 1t
/ nosseeecs a disapreeahle sirnifcance for
| those most directly interested. though
viewed more broadly If is an unhealthy
conditiou of things.
Another fact of still larger Significance
is that the fight is now on to the finish
i with respect to the prohibitory law
! NVboovor &c o,acted goyernor n looks &c
thouqb tho Legislature womb carry on,
tho nledae Of the republican convention
ana arart , local ontion 1au MT herausf
tbore lie a n,edpe involved hut because I,
appoare to no in occordance With the s,nti
ment of those representatives of the peo'
pie who have been elected. 1t must not he
law is measured by the Clement and the