Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-02-06

lTOM IIaHhllh bouhtg 9NuASS ehs'e
goes into details: -
1.-The questions propounded to Gen.
Grout by the editor OF the Randolph
Herald, published in your issue of Sat
urday morning, seem to be very per-
tinent. We, of Franklin county, have
become anxious to know why Grout
should be so terribly in earnest In IA
voring the candidacy Of DIR. Webb for
governor. In this county there did
not seem to be any manifest interest in
DR.. Webb's favor until the advent OF
Gen. Grout i'm the county. After his
! trip into all sections OF the county, in
GLIDING Richtord, East Fairfield, Swan
ton and ST. Adams, meeting his lieu
tenants OF the back towns at these
places, the Webb boom started. Sew
eral of GrOut's friends, who had pro-
nounced Tor Mccullough, Topped over
to Webb. The great love and devo-
tion which Gen. Grout manitests Tor
DR.. Webb is wholly unusual We have
made diligent inquiry and been unable
to learn that Gen. Grout politically, is,
or has been under obligations to Dr.
Webb. In fact they have known each
other personally but a very short time.
We all supposed that '.blOod was thick
er than water but if we remember
correctly, when Gen. CIRCUITS brother,
Josiah Grout, ran for governor, even
after the fight became very hot, and
there were serious doubts us to the
outcome, we never heard OF General
Grout travelling up and down the state
exhorting his friends to turn in tor ,Jo- |
siah At the recent Dairymen's meet |
ing at Montpelier, we learn he was the /
commanding figure. The faithful from 4
all parts of the state were there, and l
were eXhOrted by the General to come 4
out for DR.. Webb and make the fight 1
Of their lives From all reports of that /
meeting the General opened his second
for the United States Senate
Now to settle the question as to the
motive which has governed his action,
why not let Gen. Grout come out and
publicly state that he is not candidate
for United States senator, and will not
be even il DR.. Webb is nominated rs
governor; that the outcome OF his
light against Senator Dillingham; was
inal and conclusive, II he will do this,
{ will eliminate a disturbing elementin
he present contest for the goyernorship. h
Vermont believes in fair play, and any \
attempt to hOodwink and deceive the
people of this commonwealth, in this
'ontest will fail Ii is not natural for /
zen. Grout, or anyone else 10 manifest
uch extraordinary interest in the can !
,ass OF even a close friend, as he is do h
no in the canvass of DR.. Webb for
he governorship; we, therefore, think
n explanation on his part is due the
lublic :
REPUBLICAN,. /
st. Adams, Jan. p, 1902
There is a square challenge-as yet T
Unanswered. Why? I
Now read how the matter strikes
Their newspapers i
When the forces finally line up, a e
rout-Webb and Dillingham; McCul- b
,ugh combination will be discovered, 81
fact that harks back significantly 10 a
,rmer campaigns Vergennes En- d
,rprise. n
Still further the gubernatorial battle :,
likely to be complicated with the Q
material 1t seems clear that Gen. h
rout will not lay himself away in per- V
anent defeat, but make the best fight h
e knows how when Senator Dilling- h
nm comes up for reelection at the end V
Morrill's term. Webb is understood el
be fully in line with the Grout men
I'd Mccullough with Dillingham;. Ia
] [Brattleboro Reformer. ii
This paper is ready to concede Gen. v,
routs perfect right to support any l.
ndidate for any office thathe pleases. y !"
IT it does object to any sleight-ot-hand cl
,als by which canyasSes present are TO
liked with canvasses to come. II, by =
DR.. Webb now, voters are ~
wing aid and encouragement to Gen. il
-out to renew his fight for the SEN
e, or are helping him to obtain the
yenge of disappointed politician, :.
ey should know it. and not do it in 90
gently, with their eyes closed. To a co
eat many voters, the struggle Of tw o Gil
Nv York millionaires as to which III
all win the title, Governor" sinks W
to insignificance beside the probable ad
of coming contest for the senator ap
ip, to which the present canvass is FL
{ preliminary skirmish. a. =,