St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-28
THE GOVERNOR CONTEST.
The Popular Impression.


1t is commonly reported that in some
towns in Vermont, Mccullough money /:
being poured out like water. In Burling
ton, however, the popular impression Is
that it is being poured out like beer
St. Adams Messenger.
An Editor that Don't Tell the Facts
The attack on Fletcher D. ProctOr's
legis alive record as made by the Ben.
nington Relormer is all the more repre-
hensibe when it is considered that the
editor of that paper was at Montpelier
all during the session and as a newspa'
per correspondent, is supposed to know
all about the different measures. For
| this reason the attack is all the meaner.
II the correspondent had attended to
his duties he would have known that he
was wrong when he made the statement
that he circulated,- Barre Telegram.
The Final Argument.
Gen. Mccullough can never be candi-
date after this election. Mr.. Proctor has
many years before him, and can I'M
doubtedly be governor at sore later
date Bennington Banner.
The above represents what is coming
to be recognized as the final argument in
behalf of Gen. McCulloughs candi.
dacy.- BrattleborO Phoenix.
The Montpelier Contest.
The defeat of Mccullough in the Mont
pelier caucus is a hard blow to his cause
because that city was set down in his
suresure" column from the very begin
ming and has bsen under the watchiuI
guardianship of some of the strongest
Mccullough leaders ever since. McCul-
lough's campaign in Washington county
is in the hands of what is known as the
Dillingham; organization of 1900, and
this failure to carry the first caucus in
the county, the capital OF the state, and
the very seat of the organization ITSELF is
significant of a fatal weakness. Long
ago The Messenger said that Mr.. Glenn
ent would draw most of his strength
from Mccullough. He is doing it. The
lines draw nearer and nearer toward a
fight to the finish between Proctor and
Clement St Adams Messenger.
Looks Significant, Doesn't Ite
1t is worthy OF note that Mr.. Clement |
has not carried his campaign into Ben
ningtOn county. He has made only one
to speak in that county-at
and has cancelled that. In
some towns he is making fight against
being naturally DESTROYS to
get as many delegates as possible in or
der to force the best terms he can; but
everything indicates just as pointedly
low as in the beginning that his purpose
s: ~ To attempt to defeat Mr.. Proctor.
p To get the balance of power in the
(3) To throw his support in
he end to Gen. Mccullough, but upon
such terms and conditions as he is able
1ndcr the circumstances to dictate
Windsor Journal.
Had You Thought of Tbise
OF the 10 Vermont newspapers that
are supporting Mr.. Proctor, only two
advocate license. Of the 25 Vermont
newspapers that are supporting Gen.
not less than nine advo-
cate license. So much for the prattle
about the "motley host" that follows
Proctor's prohibition banner-aud the
silence about the composition of the |
Mccullough following West Randolph |
Herald and News.
Why Not Cry "Frnude"
"Whole number of votes cast, 500"
"Only 497 names were checked off the |
ist, though all passed the challenging
This is not from the Burlington Free
Press report Of the snap" caucus at
Essex that was sprung by the McCul.
ough men and lost to Proctor, only to |
De followed by wild cry of fraud"
But those lines are taken from the Bur.
ington Free Press report of the caucus
at Montpelier when the Mccullough
ticket was swatted in the first round.
The circumstance appear to duplicate
those at Essex, only the delegation was
not lost to the same man.
Why not cry fraud ~ St. Adams
Messenger.