Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-10


Park Mccullough. owns home but few
doors away on Park avenue.
Like any other summer resident, Gen.
Mccullough can choose Vermont as his
legal residence and voting place, II he
wishes, In preference to New York. Nor Is
prevent his choosing New York next
month, If he Should desire. He has chosen
Vermont. as is quite customary for men
situated as no Is, and his legal residence
has been at Bennington for Icing time.
Among large number Of corporations
with which he is connected arc some In
Vermont like the Central Vermont Rail
way company and the National Life In
surance company. He is director In each
But such pc sitions as he holds in Vermont
are largely honorary. and Vermont insti-
tu,.ons. aside from politics, claim but lit
tie OF his atte nton.
Gen. Mccullough has never held an Of
flee of any kind In the town CT Remington.
He has never been lister, school director
se'ectman or representative. His undoubt
ed capacity for public service makes it ap.
parent that Bennington has never regarded
rim as permanent citizen, or size would
have called him for some of these place s
of labor and honor 50 useful as stcppin.
stones to- higher places. Vel; informed
persons have tod us that the nat IRE Of
his residence in town has been SO transi-
tory that he could not have been elected
To- represent the town. This Is sayin.;
nc thing against Mccullough pors onallv-
in feet. his likh standing makes It the
more remarkable that Remington has
never honorsd him in this way.
Gen. Mccullough vas Il mcmter of the
state Senate in 1925. This came about
largely ns the resul; Of his unsucco So NJ
canvass for TIE rovernorsh'p in that year.
Bennington county sympathized with him
and gave him this cci solaticn Prize. Even
then there were some who 1hurmured.
This county senatorship Is tho only elc:-
tive Office that Gen. Mccullough has ever
held in Vermont. He was chose n president
re- tenn of the Senafe--a title more for
rlidablc :han the actual duties required
really merits. His legislative record CLOSE
~ resembles q Hank. lie cidn't present Il
single bill during the session. took little
rart in debate ard IL he did anything cS
pcrially notew orthy the facts failed 10 leak
out. He seen cd to lack the knowledge of
the conditions and needs Of the state that
even the brightest and ablest men would
necessarily lack who pessed but small
portion Of thcii time within rs tordcrs.
Now compare this record of Gen. Me
Culough's Vermont either ship with that
Of Fletcher d. Proctor The latter has al
ways resided within tn, state. He has III
"cntangliny alliances with the enterprises
of other States that take him outside most
bton exceptional as PREPARATION ioi
Euhernatorial honcrs. As TIE head CT Il
s'cat vermont indus try, fls BUSINESS tram
ing has beer careful ana thorough sue
cess IS marked along every step. lie mas
mont %at,opaI C,,ord Tri. .ham,d a., "ral,f,
him to know the needs of that organizl-
ton He has served numerous terms ~
selCCtman a position of trust and resron-
sthiltty under our New England frame oi
government. This should make him con
NerFant with town AFFAIRS He fas been q
member OF the school board of his town
ana a most capable road oomniss .oner-
TWO departments In Which a chief eNecu
tiVc cannot be too we'll rostcd He has
Twice been unanimously chosen as relrc
stntatlv" from the town Of proctor, show
ing his strength anorg his homo con
stHuency' lie has served a term in th'
state senate. He was speaker of the Ho'sC
III 40 ana 1t was the universal Judgment
ti|'t no speaker ever eVcelled MN IN tact
ffeStn Or the ability to despatch bust
ness. Ills legislative training has beer
thorough, and few men IN Vermont arc
htter equipped in this direction.
In the art and graces OF orntory, and ir
tnese aiore. aces MtCullough surpas'
Proctor. But the latter is EcOd reakcr
st,mdard "a u.o,,d a,,,',i. ni,'.nir -, =
his state we'll on those ,n:h,ic occasion.
wren speaking Is necessary.
to uldge from. who will not saw that Proc
tor rather than McCuilourh. should I've tn,
nominee?
r, ,.r,o,
''f- CHS tlON VI sri H.
Vnkind peopl, might infer that tbo mn.
tive of Gov. Carroll S. Page in support
ms Mccullough for governor was not SC
much to elect McCullo,,yh as to defeat
Proctor. They might also consider TN.
anlazing public spirit manifested by one
who has once enjoyed this great Wifi of tho
people himself and now seeks to mako fla,
aws riding of it to another the rneuns Of
qualification Of a rsonal spitc-St AL.
bans Messenger.
Unkind people might also infer that nX,
Gov. f, G. SIR it'll is the embodiment of i'm.
gratitude. They might also consider ma
amazing public spirit manifested bv this
eX- vernon who enjoved this great cit,
of the people also obtaining it through III,
with drawal in tie interests of Iartv h,r,
nuny and at the suggest ton Ct eX-,;oy. C.
S Page. of Gen. McCulloush and VIII, is
now urging on aud chamrioning the cause
of McCullough's rival candidate Simply T,
crafty a personal picue-I.vndon,i llo
Journal.
po,. 1.,.
"u'itns Vi oy 'ne
OPpouehts OF Geh' McO uiiou8n'
(From the Mortified Ncwe\
Here Is the usually careful Fair IaVcn
Era reckleasly harding history. 1t savs
III erect that four years ago the chances
of Gen. McCulloreh locked bright until
entered