Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-03
THE GOVERNOSHIP.
CFrom the Middlebury Registor)

GTrom the Middlebury Registor)
Thus far in the contest between Dr.
Webb and Gen. Mccullough, the Register
has not cared to take sides. knowing that
either Of these gentlemen would make a
most respectable governor, and hoping, -
il would be impossible to choose them both
at the same time, that one would withdraw
and wait till another opportunity, when,
the voters Of the State would with sub
substantial unanimity elect the other.
We were. too. in hopes that Or. Webb
would conclude to withdraw, for two rea-
sons first that Gen. Mccullough was the
older; and second that Gen. Mccullough
was the candidate four years ago, but find
ing that a contest OF undesirable intensity
of feeling irnpended, with good sense and
good feeling withdrew his name; it being
understood generally among his friends,
that he would permit 1t to be us I'd this
year, and therefore many who would have
been very glad to support Or. Webb were
unable to do 50 at this tina
And right here the Register wishes to say
that the suggestion made by a State paper
that Nermonters were hostile or jealous
of these two gentlemen because they had
business interests in New York, is not true,
The people of Vermont are fair-minded
and level-headed. They recognize that
both of these gentlemen are men Of excel
lent character and superior Abilities that
they have been Intimately connected with
of them been members Of our Legislature;
and that either Of them would make most
creditable governor.
The Register. then. believes that DR..
Webb. having concluded to withdraw his
name at this time. the people Of the State
with substantial unanimity will unite 10
the support Of Cen Mccullough.
ANY NUMBER CAN PLAY THE GAME.
tFrom the Ludlow Tribunc)
The awakening interest in State politics
is scmeNhdt augmented by the unreliable
runor that IerciVal w. Clement of But
land may enter the field. II is an open Sc
rret that no love is lost between the Proc
tor family and the Glenn, 1T family, and Il
is not improt able that Mr.. Glen ent wouli
ho willing to sacrifice himself for tho saka
of heating the Proctors Then too. thu
candidacy OF so strong man as Clement
On a republican local option platform,
backed by the democrats, could by no
r1t3us be sneezcd at by either Proctor or
Mccullough. At the least Clement could
control the balance of rover. with pos
sinilitv Of election. If Mr.. Clement should
6ocide 20 enter the field there are two
courses open to him; to seek the re0uhu-
car nomiu ition, to which lie Is certainly ~
we'll entitled as any man I'm the state but
W ich he would be unlikely To- got or 10
run as candidate Of a third party, the
local opuouist,, in which case the demo-
Gratis Inlaht nominate him and the ii,ht
would come at the polls.
CLEMENT NOT SERIOUSLY INCLINED
G'rom the Rutland Herald)
The Messenger has learned no such
thing. Mr.. Clement is a republican, and
thu Messenger knows it. The Messenger
cannot plead in extenuntion OF its offensJ
invincible gnorG nee, fol it knows better.
(From the Bristol News)
Looks from the outside as If the Proc
tor landslide had been side tracked.