Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-24
The GOVERNORSAIP.
A Contemporary Shows That Mr.. Proc.
tor Introduced Two Unimportant
Bills.
frrom the Montpelier Journal.)

declaration the Herald and News of Ran
tClph enumerates the town and other OF
hccs Candidate Proctor has held. He has
been sclactman fol the town CT Proctor
nrd naturally held ether Offices in Proc
tor as man has precedence In his own
household and business affairs. 1t Is no.
ticcable, however, that the Office Of pound
keeper is Tot on .he list Ct the candidate
holdings. Therein is the vulnerable heel
Of this armor-clad Achilles. Experierc
IN the arduous duties of pound keeper
would be invaluable at this time when
cstrays from the political pastures are
wandering in drcves ever .fis cardi1ate's
fields and TILED lands. These breachy citi
ems were believed to be SC dccile and sub
scrvent to control trat Ia line marked on
the ground would keer them within limits.
New with tails erect and heads UP like
steers in the corn. they are gallivanting
ever all his well cult, ated preserves. F.X
reriencc in impoUnding unruly herds
VIC Md be worth miiiicns to this candidate
q, tits time.
How nesdful 1t may be TO the best ami
wiSest craftsmanship to run the gauntlet
Of local and Legislative Offices mey be dis
oarned In any biographical sketch of the
lato Senator Morrill,. Here was a man
vho-excepting that of Justice Of The peac 9
never held local OF state office of any
nj in his life, but who vent to Congress
al career OF greater usefulness to- his
th,n any of the alumni of petty town Of
Gccrs of the members Of Legislatures in the
later generations Of tho States history.
Local Office holding is not zine Qua non
of wise and practical craftsmanship.
Mr. Morrill, was not voluninous BIZ
introduccr at any time in his copgression-
81 career, particularly at the outset
Judging by the now STANDARD the Proctor
" wspaper editors are setting UP. Mr.. Nor
III was a distinct failure ss a statesman.
Even State Senator Fletcher d. Proctor
Was a bigger man than Merrill in MS ca
ieer, for lie introduced in the two months
session Of the Senate of 1S?2 two bills one
to incorporate this Proctor Savings Bank
nd Trust company. the ether to amend
the charter CT an .ueduot ccmpsry of a
small town in Rutland county. Here Is a
test CT craftsmanship and fitness for the
duties of administration in which Proctor
snars but the Solon who Imt htth Of
Ellis into the legislative fcrper flies far
higher Look up the man of the highest
record in feeding the bill grinding r1ill He
is the man these shfty Proctor editors.
nccoId ding to their latest test, should bring
mt and fer him "whoorer up FOR the
go"ernorship.
Has the hyphenated Waldorf-Astoria-
Touraine political trust &c ctrrall the poll
tics CT Vermont coupled IN to its designa-
rior another foreign title? And Is II
4storia-Touraine-C anadian Political Trust
Of Vermont? A very Proper name. indeed
for an organization whose banner cry Is
Vermont fer VermoNers!'
THE GJBERNAToRIAL SITUATION.
vermont Cor Betton Globe.)
Mccullough, Proctor. Clement That 4.
the orde: in which the three republican
candidates for governor Of Vermt mt would
. NvNat
called to-day. It is also altogether prob
able that Gen. John G. Mccullough, tbs
FIRST mentioned would have clear maj or
itv on the first ballot and be nominated
These ara the -urface conditions, but
rs nearly every politician of note has dc
candidates. It Is fair to say that tie sur
face indications are the real condition OF
affairs.
THE convention to nominate State officers
will be held about Grne 20. probably IN
burlington. There ar, 72e delegates entitled
t. sit In the conveBtion, and On THAT basis
36j votes would nominate. 1t is said by
conservative supporters CT Gen. McCul-
Tough that they can reasonably count now
on over 400 delegates for tfeir candidate
They concede to Fletcher d. Proctor. son
Of Senator Rcdheld Proctor $50 delegates
as n maximum, and think p. w. Clement
Of Rutland may secceed IN securing about
4l delegates.
rho Mccullough strength In the IA coun.
ties is figured out by a conservative sup
lorter to be as follows: ADDISON a, Ben
ningon 4s, Caledonia 90 Chttenden 80
L;sscx 10, Franklin "a. Grand Isle 4. La
noble 81, Orange Is. Orleans IS, Rutland 0
Washington 80, Windhsm a. Wir-dsor Is
total 4(2. This Is 81 more than enough &c
nominate.
The Mccullough men tclleve that all the
delc gates that p. w. Clement secures il
Rutland county would eventually turn tt
Mccullough. IL the political situation
should change between now and convcn
ton day.
Mr.. Cleme nj is l.itter eremy OF thu
Ploctors ard it Is hard to see low the,
can in any way profit by his entering thu
field 1t is easy to see how Clement may
capture a good block Of the 80 delegate!
some scattering delegates in other coun
tics 1t is barely pcs sble that Clemen
may hold the balance Of POWER in the con
vention, and in that cnse not only maxi
the nomination, bat dictate Ihot high
license or local-option Plank be tut In tlu
republican platform.
1t has been said that Mr.. Clement hope!
- he indorsed by the democrats for gov
ernor because he stands for local option
which tina. party has for ysers champicne;
in Vermont: but democratic leaders In tn
State say they will Ecfer indorse MIR
Clement or any republican fer governor OF
any platform. They say tina; they are tn
original supporters of Let al option. and Il,
not propose 20 yield their position or max
my trades
The position CT Fletcher Proctor in tn,
contest for governor has not teen and J!
not now very clear. Ills friends thrus
him in as a compromise candidate wheT
The Webb. Mccullough fGtt was at it
height, but now those in position I,
lGdre say his chances OF non ination ar,
Lot SO good as were those OF DR. Seward
v ebb on March 10. when lis name, whic!
had been before tie Ic"rle for months
was mysteriously withdrawn by a coteri,
of politicians, supposed to tie DR.. Webb!
friends, who met in New York to discus
the situation.
II Col. Proctor Should choose TO with
draw from the contest before the conven
ton, as many think he WILL he can un
dOuNtedlv be chosen as ;he party numine
for governor in the future as he is a youn.
man.
The only reason why he came into tn
crnt' st this year was hcci rse ne was 1nl
~ advised. Now he will have to fight To-
what would be served up to him on sill
Yer platter at most any ether tinc nj
chances of winning, as has been said al,
ret good.
Such is the governcrship situation II
Vermont to day. There Is not much tall
over the petition of lieutenant l. &c vernon
7 he man most mentioned for The office i
Senator Eel s. Stanton Of Roxbucy. whu
fl ability and excerencp IS we'll fttfd 70