Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-20

WHO SHALL BE GOVERNOR?
Various Reasons Why Gen. Mccullough
Should Re Given the once.
(From the Bellows Falls TimeA)

ate the party's candidate for the important
and honorable Office Of governor of Yer.
mont viii bc held In Montpelier sometime
next June. The party is go largely in the
ascendancy that the nominee of that con-
vcntion will be elected the following Sep
TENDER. 1t behooves the voters of the
state then to look well to the caucuses
which will choose delegates TO That con-
Vention. They must be sure that the dele
gates chosen will, when they reach the
convention hail. voice the sentiment of the
majority of the voters In the several eau
cuses which elected them. AS most of
these caucuses will probably be held in
May.th time in which to decide who shah
OF who shall not be made governor Is not
long. II Is already time that choice
should be made. In making a choice what
are some Of the questions which naturally
Suggest themselves. Here are few:
Which Of the candidates is best qualified
to perform the particular duties connected
with the office of governor? BY whose
election Will the best interests of the
State be conserved?
1t now seems probable that there will be
but two candidates whose names Will
come before the convention in juno. and
they are Gen. John G. McCulloush of
North Bennington and Or. W. Seward
Webb of Shelburne Both are million
aires, highly successful business men. mon
of wide and varied experience in affair.
All. however. who study carefully the re =
ord in the two men must admit that in
natural gifts, training and experience
Gen. Mccullough Is the much better equip
ped to perform with credit to himself and
honor to the state the particular duties
incumbent on the Office of governor. Born
OF a New Jersey farm, an orphan at zen
years of age without money or influential
friends. he struggled with the stern r. al
tics of life heroioally. He had his own
battles to fight and he fought them man.
fully and well. He has reached a com
handing position in the professional and
business world by uniirirg application and
| industry.
Gen. Mccullough Is an educated gentle
man n careful student of men and affairs
a polished orator, and a worthy citizen IF
| the State of Vermont. His experience in
statecraft has we'll fitted him for exocu.
tive duties. He filed with distinguished
ability the important Office of attorney
general CT California; three times has ht
rcrl esented Vermont republicans IN ma
tional conventions: in county and Stat,
conventions he has taken prominent Part
| la 1898 he was member OF the State Sen
ate. and was president FRO TEN of that
| body. His voice has been heard in many
campaigns, and time ana again has h,
freely contributed time and money 20 III
sure p arty SUCCESS. No man of serse an,
judgment can deny that Gen. mccullough
would make an ideal governor of Vermont
few newspapers profess to be unwil
ing to support either of the two prominen
candidates. Last week the Randolph
Herald and the Bratteboro Phoenix hat
editorial spasms that bent the column
rules. These papers profess to have dis
covered respectable undercurrent whicl
regards both Gen. Mccullough and Or
Webb as New Workers and yearns for al
opportunity to vote for a native born Yer
monter. The only man they can think o
who really ought to have the office is Hon
Fletcher u. Proctor. Mr.. Proctor has sal,
that he is not a candidate. but that make
no difference. The contemporaries thin
that If he were forced into the executiV
chair, he would not refuse to serve. W
dare to predict however, that for the aver
age voter Gen. Mccullough Is enough o
Vermonter to satisfy any qualms of con
science. He married q Vermont woma
and since 1873 has been actively identife
, with the State and its interests. ID
? Webb's more recent citlzenshipin the Stat
and advent into politics ought not to mill
tate against a man like Gen. Mccullough
who, though having business interest
outside the state cast his lot with Yer
monters nearly 30 years ago and has sine
\ worked for the well-heing of the State.
u A COMMUNITY OF INTEREST.
Gen. Mccullough is the candidate c
Bennington county and Bennington has
just claim to recognition at this tim,
a There is a neighborly and political con
r munity of interest among the counties a
this end of the state. We believe tina
: Windham and Windsor counties snoul
I rally to the support of Bennington's car
/, ditate and We believe that they will. W
: believe that after the dust of the first hes
-, has cleared away and as the canvass pro
= crosses, the fitness of Gen. McCuloug
: for the office and the justice of the claim
y of his county will appeal to the people
q the state more and more and will utimat
~ result in his nomination. The Tim,
" favored his candidacy four years ago;
, will add its feeble support during the pre-
It ent campaign. If elected as we believe
:, will be. Gen. Mccullough will make
governor who will perform the duties
q the office with distinguished ability, al
D. honor the State which honors him.