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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
VerInont's Service to Nation and Party.

If the opposition of Senators Proctor and
Dillingham; If Vermont, Senator'S Spooner
and Quarlcs OF Wisconsin, and Senator'S
Allison and Dolliver of Iowa has put a
quietus upon the ship subsidy bill in its
present form, at least for the present Sos
SIGN, in spite of that fact that it has
passed the Senate, as is IolieN ed according
to Congressman Fosters interview. then it
bccon os evident that cur Vermont sena-
tors have helped to perform a service tina.
should be appreciat, ID by the people of the
whole country as well as by the great ma
jority of the republican party, 1t is also
gratifying tn note that the Vermont dele
Cation In Congress was "A unit on this Dues
tiCn as regards tie present I'LL.
There are d few great ship owners and
certain interests along the seacCast that
iri Of their pet scheme to realize a hand
some sum from the national treasury.
They will say that the senators who OPP
pc Sod this raid on the treasury were rot
in line with the party, but they know
that it can not truly lie called a party
measure whom republicans of national
prominence and influence like Allison and
Proctor and Spooner dissent aud have the
&C. OI Grafton of men like Dillingham;, Dolli.
YER and Quarl.s. 1t is recognition of the
fact that the ship subsidy bill can not lie
regarded as a party measure that ensures
the bill 50 hard shedding in the lower
branch OF Congress as u make postpone
m, mt Of IT. consideration thereof seem nd
vlsahle at this time.
As we understand the situation no OBJ
jcctions are raised against the sections
providing for appropria lions for enlarged
steamships that ISL all be constructed with
particular reference to prompt and eco,
nomical conversion into auxiliary naval
cruisers. and according to rlans and spccl-
fCations agreed upon by and betwee The
cIners and the secretary of the navy,
and "of sufficient strength and stability
to- carry and sustain the working and op-
Grafton of ut least four effective rihed can
ntn CT calibre of not less than six
inc hes and of the highest rating known
to maritime commerce"
II the promoters of the measure would
consent TO strike out the general subsidy
prov ision, which directs the secretary II
the treasury to pay money to the owner
or owners Of any Vessel that may be here
efter built and registered OF That u new
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
As to Citizenship.

A respected correspondent, in another
column, expresses the opinion that the
brief parallel drawn in this paper be-
tween the late Gov. Fuller and Gen. Nc
Cullcugh, as to citizenship, was mot very
happy" Possibly rot from VS. point Of
view, as 1t seems to have occasioned some
rnhappiness to him. L. was however. A
perfectly fair comparison and might he
extended little further. Gov. Fuller he
gan HE as poor boy, as cid Gen. McCul.
Tough, and w. He made his own way in
the world and acquired wealth and poiii-
cal and social prominence as Gen. Mccall
loCeh and NV have. He IL came governor
of his State, as cid cur correspondent, and
as Gen. Mccullough is likely to become.
He had Important business interests our
side of Vermont, as Gen. Mccullough and
wv" have had and have lie was A good
enough Vermonter for anyb, dy, as is Cen.
Mccullough, The parallel is somewhat
striking.
The distinctions drawn by "W'
seem to ny imaginary and sophistical 1t
is not the fact that Gen. McC dllouyh' >
citizenship is only nominal, or that his
business interests in Vermont are conpar-
atively uniTportant or that ne spends
comparatively little tine in Vermont, or
that he is generally classed as a citizen of
another State. What are the facts? They
are that Gen. Mccullough YVES born on n
farm in Delaware: that his father and
mother died when he was eight years old,
leaving him without me ans but his native
ENERGY and capacity early manifested
that he determined to have a liberal e,lu-
caticr ard made his way through college.
graduating with high nt nor before he was
twenty; that he studied law and was adj
n tted t. the bur; ard then. his health be-
ing threatened by his severe studies. he
went to Califci mia, as some Of Vermont 4
lest citizens have done, and there acquired
not only lucrative legal practice but his h
distinction as lawyer, legislator. a pub
lie official in the exceedingly important
aud responsible ONCE OF attorney general
CT the State; as q patriot active in the
support OF the government and Of the
cause OF human freedom and the Union
in the time CT their greatest trial. AMI as
citizen Of irreproachable personal char.
acter and rare gifts OF eloquent and per-
sGasiYe speech. He came to Vermont 10
marry Vermont girl. in 1871 and il 1873
established his residence u Bennington Ia
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
Is Still Another Candidate Grooming?

When announcing the withdrawal Of DR.
w. Seward " ebb as a candidate for tn,
republican nomination for the governor
ship the FREE PRESS spoke of the tcI
tainty of the presence of two candidate,
in the field, knowing that Gen. John q
Mccullough was in the field to stay art
assuming that Hon Fletcher ID. Procto,
would not come into the contest at this
time unless he also intended to stay ir
until the close of the campaign.
The Rutland Herald picks up our state.
rnont saying it supposes We meant 'only
two candidates" and expresses the opinion
that we are rather previous in reaching
this conclusion. Here is what it says:
The FREE, PRESS is rather previous in
settling down to the comfortable opinion
as to the certainty of the presence OF
two candidates in the field" We supposl
| 1t means only two candidates, for it would
rot admit for moment that Cen McCul-
lo,Ch would withdraw
1t is no secret that the Hon. Percival
w. Clement, president CT the Rutland
railroad, has long cherished an ambition
to become governor Ct Vermont, and for
he was preparing to make a campaign
Subsequent developments In Vermont rail-
road circles and politics. made it ineXpe-
dent for Mr.. Clement to become a candi-
date. Dr. Webb entered the gubernatorial
arena, and inaSmuch as the Rutland rail-
road could not we'll be in the field with
two candidates at the same time. it was
! ,,,ifS
remain in the background.
What the Herald is UP to at the present
time is one of the questions of thu hour
Il was one of the few papers to come out
for DR.. Webb, and since the latter's sud
cen withdrawal. it has been dcvoting It's
governorship talk principally to insidious
attacks upon Mr.. Proctor. while coming
out for no candidate in place Of DR.. Webb
The cider politicians will recall that Mr.
Clement was credited at che time with in
timating that whenever Mr.. Proctor en-
tered the gubernatorial race, he would also
be a candidate.
That some movement of this character
may be on foot is indicated by the predic-
ton of prominent politician living on the
Rutland railroad south of here that Mr..
Clement would be in the field inside of a
week. If this possibility is what the neigh
Dor is driving at it ought to be able to see
that Mr.. Clement could net easily lind a
more inopportune time to enter the IA
Tor the governorship than the present. At
this tine dark horse" would be almost
certain to be distanced by the two cand-
Gates now in the race. With all which. that
" ould imply as regards ite effect upon Mr..
Clements future political possibilities
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
Death of Chief Justice Taft

The honorable Russell S. Taft, chief judge
Of the Supreme Court Of Vermont for the
past three years died at his residence in
this city on Saturday morning. His health
had been seriously impaired for year or
more by fatty degeneration of the heart
but he did not yield to it until about three
weeks ago. Since then he had been failing
steadily anu his death was not unexpected
He became unconscious Friday afternoon
and ceased to breathe the next morning at
six o'clock.
Russell Smith Taft was born in Willis
ton, January IS, 1885. His early education
was obtained in the common schools and
ut the Wiliston and Newbury academies
in 1853 he came to burlington and COM
menced the study of law. He studied with
the Hon. George f. Edmunds and the Hon
Torrey T.. Wales and was admitted to tn,
bar of Chittenden county November H. 1886
The following year he formed a partner.
ship with Judge Wales January /. 1S5,
which was continued for twenty-one year,
until August. 1873. He was seectman al
the town Of Burlington from 1861 to lS.-
and an alderman of the city OF Burlington
from 1865 to 1869. lie was states attorney
for Chittenden county from 1862 to 1861; q
State senator from the same county in 1856
Bnd 1866; city attorney for the city of Bur.
lington in 1871 and 1872; register of the
probate court in the district of Chitten.
den from 1863 to 1880; and lieutenant COVER.
nor of the State in lS72-i. In 1850 he rep
resented tie city Of Burlington in the Leg,
islature. At the same session he was
elected assistant judge of the Supreme
court. He was tiennially reelected and
on January 81. 1899, became chief judge, on
the appointment Of Judge Ross as United
States senator. He was a member of the
Masonic order. In religious preference, he
was cassed, in the legislative directories
sometimes as Universalist and some
times as q "materialist. lie was twic,
married, his first wife being Miss Maria /.
Carlisle of Burlington. She died in 1873 ant
in June. 176. he married Mrs. Jane NJ
Wyatt, whose maiden name was Jane Mar.
Lotto. a native of Illinois and descendant
OF a French Huguenot Gedeau Marlett. Sh,
survives him, with a son, Russell Vale,
Taft. born May 4. 1878. who have the sin
core sympathy Of wide circle in Their
bereavement.
Judge Taft was An able lawyer and
remarkably sound, upright and jus
Judge He had a phenomenal memory; Wa.
especially conversant with the decisions o
Vermont courts, and in disposing OF case
was apt to apply to them. the law. as con
tanned In the Vermont Statutes, rather
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
THE GOVERNOR QUESTION.
A strong and Candid Letter from ex-
Gov. j. w. Stewart.
To the Editor of The Free Press:

Dear Sir:--The friends of General Nc
Cullough should now rally unitedly to his
support. No opponent of his nomination
has made or dares to make denial Of h s
pre-eminent fitness for the high office OF
governor. The several newspapers which
by some carefully planned pre-arrange-
ment announce the candidacy of Mr. f.
ID. Proctor place their opposition to Cen
eral Mccullough upon reasons which
should not commend them to Intelligent
and fair-minded men.
That there has been not a little misrcp-
resentation of General McCulloughs true
position cannot be doubted by those who
understand 1t, as does the writer. 1t has
been broadly asserted that he is a New
Yorker that his interests are chiefly there
that the larger portion of his time is spent
not at Bennington but in New York Now
the truth is that while his official r, la
tionship to one of the great trunk railway
lines of the country requires frequent vis-
it's to the central office of such company
in New York, from early spring to late
autumn his family continuously occupy
their residence on the old home farm of
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
Hoods CQrSdDarilI0

eign trale Of the United statcs-which pro-
v!sicn opens wide the door for steamship
combinations and raids upon the treasury,
then the situation might become entirely
'ffercnt As the matter stands, the re
publican Part, has been saved from the
consequences of what would have been one
of the most stupendous blenders of the
decade and the nation has been prevented
from becoming the victim of a gigantic
stfe ship trust.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27

than the statutes Of other States and juris-
dictions. His devotion to his judicial duties
was absolute. It is said Of him that in his
twenty-five years of service on the SUI
premo bench no court over adjourned its
session by reason of his absence. and he
never missed a case In mis- supreme court
work. lie tried sol cases by jury. of which
only one in ten were reversed or state
cases he tried 166 by jury, in which only
eight judgments were reversed. He was a
firm friend of temperance and of the pro-
tibitory law. While erhinently considerable
and willing toresolve doubts in favor of the
respondent in criminal cases, he had the
strongest respect for established law and
keen sense of right and wrong, and he
did not willingly allow the guilty to es-
cape the just penalty of their misdeeds.
In the intervals of his judicial duties he
had opportunity to crafty his literary
tastes. He was interested in carly printing
and had a larger collection of hooks
printed during the first century of the art
OF printing than is to be found In any
other private library in Vermont. He was
much interested in local history. The ar
ticle on the early history of the town of
Burlington in HemenWay's Gazetteer was
from his pen, and the papers on The
first Settler and Census of Burlington, >
and on "Thc Theatre in Burlington in
1S0S' read before the Vermont Antiquarian
society, of which he was the founder. and
printed in its recently issued Proceedings
were also prepared and read by him. He
wrote the sketch of the Vermont Supreme
Court published in the Green Bag in 1893
4 and at recent meeting of the Vermont
Bar association read a witty and interesting
paper entitled "A Legal Medley" He had
q strong sense of humor was full of
anecdotes and incidents stored in his re-
tentive memory and was thus exceedingly
interesting in conversation. He grew kind
ly and more charitable in his judgments
rs he advanced in years. was good and
generous TO those who sought and needed
his help in money or in counsel, and he
VIII be missed and mostly kindly remem-
bercd by all who knew him in our COM
munity.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
ADDISON COUNTY POLITICS.



In the article published in last Tuesday,
Free Press headed The Situation in Ad-
olson" We We're surprised that the name
of y. T., Sears of Panton was not men,
| toned in connection with the senatorship
from the northern or New Haven district.
Many well informed people think that no
name except that Of Mir. Sears will be men
tiored in connection with that office.
Al the last county convention it was
very generally concluded that the town
OF Fauton deserved recognition. and many
delegates were anxious to have MI S-ars
&C nsent tc be Il candidate at that time.
he however for the sake of harmony in
the party, declined to have his name used.
and we would venture to say that nearly
everyone connected with that conven n
went away with the firm conviction that
Sears Of Panton would be the next nom
inec for senator from the north end
The name OF John a, James of Wey-
bridge is mentioned as candidate for sen-
ator from the south end. He is one of the
best known and most popular business
men in that part of the county, and his
ability and integrity are beyond question.
After a sharp contest two years ago he
only lacked very few votes of getting
the nomination. As a calm usually fol-
lows a storm in county as well as state
politics. the friends of Mr. James expect
that he will receive the nomination with
out serious opposition.
Middlebuly. G. T. =.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
BURLINGTON, VT.

the late Governor Hall the grandfather
of Mrs. Mccullough. Further there are
very few weeks during the winter season
while the family are temporarily in New
York, in which General Mccullough does
not spend from two to three days ON his
Bennington farm, experimenting its i'm
provements and looking after the local
banking and manufacturing affairs in
which he is largely interested.
He has been "A republican voter in Ben
nington nearly thirty years. lie has thrice
represented the party in national conven-
tons and has served two years in the
Vermont Senate from his county.
Eut the same papers snceringly say he
Is millionaire" 1t may be so. | do not
know. Perhaps Mr.. Proctor is one also or
If not now is likely to become one. GER
tainly hope so. The more of such rich men
we have tho better for our State.
General Mccullough started in life poor,
but had what was far better than richC s.
4 splendid intellectual endowment. thor
oughly trained by a coll gate education
In this his first field of competitive stlug
gle he early showed his quality. grad
uating at the head of his class. He began
the practice eff law in 1850 in California. In
1851 he was elected to the General Assem-
bly,, and in the following year to the S, n
ate. His fine legal ability was at once
recognized, and in 1863 at the age of Il, he
was elected by the people Attorn ,y-gen-
cral of that great state, serving four y, a S
with brilliant success. Ills fearless and
eloquent defence of the cause of the
Union during the war. against the aggres-
siVe attempts of dsunionsts in California
to ALLEVIATE that State challenged the I'D =
miration Of all her loyal citizens.
Whatever wealth he may have was
honestly acquired. In his whole record not
a faint of dishonor or dishonesty can he
found. In every hbrc of his being he *
high-mind,d and honorable. lie is d lib
eral giver of his wealth to every g. d
cause, but far too modest to make parade
oi his charities. / venture the opinion that
there are not ten mon in Vermont more
largely Interested in nor more closely lem
tilted with her material affairs nor more
concerned for the promotion of her well
fare than is General Mccullough.
Such in brief outline is the man and his
history, whom II is proposed at this late
day. when 1t is admitted he had won the
field as against his then competitor, %
whistle down. upon the pretcXt false in
fact. that he is not Nermonter, and that
If he is technically one yet he is not in
sympathy with her people nor loyal 10
their interests The claim is simply an
outrage upon the truth of history.
JOHN w. STEWART.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27

Two Biattleboro men have been COVER.
nors of Vermont in the last half century
Neither of them was born in Vermont
When Levi X Fuller was elected licuten-
ant governor he had not been a voter In
Vermont as long as General Mccullough
has: and he had been voter in Vermont
less than year longer than General Nc
Culough when he was elected governor
He was a man of large wealth; but he was
ant Vermont interests as General McCul-
Tough Governor Fuller was "A good enough
Ncrmonter for the Brattleboro Phoenix;
and General Mccullough is qsste as good a
Nermonter if the Phoenix only knew it.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27

1t should be understood that a man not
yet named is having himself groomcd for
the gubernatorial race. His only and
trump card will be an affidavit to the e.
feet that he was born in the geographical
centre of Vermont; that he never was out
side of Vermont; that in fact he yer
saw a railroad train; and that he never
owned anything not grown or made in
Vermont. The letter informing us of his
purpose is not very well spelled, but ,hll
is Of no consequence. AS an all-the-y ar
found and altogether Nermonter his clair
clearly overlaps all the others. If ~, o..
sary he is ready to add a clause agreed q
to die and be buried in Vermont, ana that
his tombstone shall be of Vermont marble
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-03-27
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