Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-03

ITourarine-the Wa1dorfAstorf of Eoston
end considered the campaign and the
plens agreed on will doubtless he heard
frcnI directly At the Same tire the Nc
ICulough managers were meeting in n pub.
lie manner at Burlington, taking the pub
lie into their confidence and not seeking
| to hide their mo- ementa.
| There continues to be considerable talk
Of p. w. Clement comrg In as n high
license candidate. nominated by the local
cpti league. II h. could to so nominated
as an indep andent republican and then in
dorscd by The democrats he might per
haps be ele tied.
GREAT POPULAR UPRISING FOR
FAIR PLAY.
(Fro,n the Morrlsville News and Citizen
-Four years ago the News and Citizen
earnestly favored the Nomination OF Gen
j. G.. Mccullough for governor We said
then that in point of ability, experience
end culture, he would biirs to the Office
these qualities that make a model eNe.u-
| tive. In greater measure than any other
available candidate 81, tho vest side y. the
State The four years that have inter-
Vcned have emphasized rather tran weak.
ened our Estimation of Gen. Mccullougf
and his fitness for the office.
In the interest of harmony, he withdrew
from the contest in 1898 While it Is well
known that that withdrawal was aftercon-
! vermont 1t may not lie as generally
known that among the III, st prominent of
thosc who urged his Withdrawal in the in
tercst of party harmony, was Senator Red.
! field Proctor
Since 1898, Gen Mccullough has been for
tHo years a member of tie Vermont Sen
ate. He has in mary lays come in con
tact with our people and has become quite
generally and favoraby know, TO the
great majority of the active, Leading re-
rubhcans of the State.
At the meeting of the Fish and Game
Lcague last summer. at the time Roosc. |
welt was our hcnored guest Col Fletcher
d. Proctor took occasion to ascertain pub
lie sentiment with reference to his own
candidacy for the gOvti norship, and after
carefully WEIGHING the rla,tcr announced
that he would not Ee n candidate Thfs|
announcement was made verbally ana in |
letters to prominent republican Of thel
state, two If whom, at least are residents
OF this county Gen. McCullcuph was then
led TO believe that his c; ndidacy was fav-
crably arpr oved of by Col. Proctor. Col.
lectcr DIN MerI ll-who is supposed moro
than arY oth2r p.rscn on the west side
or TIE State to stand near the Proctor.-I
q emily and with considerable activity all |
N"catrd McCIllouehs nomination. Tho
same is true of Collector Manstir whose
relations to the Proctor family are per-
hals more intimate ttan these of env
CT nor person on the east side of the State |
The contest went on till It became per-
fcctly evident that Cen McCrIlough wns
to lie the nominee OF the party-his lead
over DIR. Webb having increased to such
an extent that the latter Withdrew from
the canvass.
And now what happens? We find the
treasurer Of the Vernon. Marble company.
=. X. Morse, Visiting at Windsor AMI at
Randolph, and with n sinultareousness
That can hardly he called a coincidence |
tfe Windsor Journal and randolph Her
AID with the Brattleboro Phoenix, in long
ard labored editorials. announce II the
public that there has arisen q ldrce and
spontaneous demand that Col Proctor al |
low his name to he ugcd as a candidate
for the govern lship, and that this pros
sure Is so strong that the colonel probably |
cannot resist it, Following closely upon
these editorials comes the announcements
from Treasurer Morse in he Boston C;lobs
that the terrible pressure brought to- bear
unrn Speaker PROCTOR has finally had its
effect and that he (Morsc) speaks with au-
thcrity from Col. Proctor whom lie an
nounces that tho colonel will allow the use
of his name
We recite thts facts. Our readers can
draw their own conclusions as to what
they mean. But so far as We are able to
asccrtain-and we have taken considerable
pains to interview leading citizens of La
mcille county-the feeling is very general
mat zen McCuilough has rot been shown
ian, ,alr pay mat IN view or the honors tina;
Live Live conc WIFE multiplied rapidly to the
Iruc'or larnliy curing the past II years.
II u ashihs voc iluch u at man OF recog-
I .I aoi.l'F ife zen McNuIouGh-a man
"H' No. io'I :. Nt"IS ne'h Il ICSaL patriotic
anu Puplic -SPrlled titlzeh CT our state
w 'Gthed GOWN III "roer mat the COVER.
no.sHiP may ne LcSt'Wco WIN unusual
haste upon 4 family which. within the
~ l. EcaIS' ms pceh hChofcd with The
oN"'S oi t'"n fepr'S ohl"tNc' state sena-
VI Sprdh'r oi 'he rouse OF representa-
tlN'S Ihited states senator ana secretary
OF war
II the iandslde Whlch the Brattlcboro
thocnIN, NlhoSor journal ana Randolpn
icIdiu were sure ""ulo attend the CON
sent OF f1etcher lrocto' TO allowing tho
Use OF MS name mas put III an aprearanee
III the sCutt' asst corner OF the state the
course OF that IanuSHue hcFth"afd mas
peeh SO SLOW that up &c thls date II mas
not STUCK ..am"ile county
we use inc words Unusual haste Col.
fr'ctor Is III years Ga ne people oil Yer
mort VIII scan the records IN vain u ma
single instance IN tne history or our
state Tor the past thlrd or century in
m,'.cn 1ltlE'u T.. IN age tlas peen eleet
w 70 w ~ y, ~. oIl.' .v',h'or iroclV,
not be candidate for the gcvernorship
"hlle ne was IN me senate, as 1t would