St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-13
STATE POLITICS.

Hon. Walter E. Ranger, state superin-
tendent of education, is mentioned as
possible candidate for governor. Mr..
Ranger is man of ability and might fill
the gubernatorial chair with credit, but
it is a safe prediction that he will not
mix up in the scramble for the position,
but will continue to perform with efic-
iency and fidelity the duties of the i'm
portant Office he now holds and compe
tently fills.-[ Montpelier Argus.
MIR. stearns for Lieusenant-sse vernor.
While the governorship is of the more
Importance in the present day discussion
in Vermont, the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
is not lost sight of and good men are being
spoken of for the republican nomination.
The latest person to be named is Charles
H. Stearns of Johnson, and the newspa-
pers in that section of the state appear
to be quite unanimous in advancing his
candidacy. Of those who have been for
tunate, or unfortunate, enough to have
been mentioned in connection with this
nomination, MIR. Stearns, we believe,
appears to have received the most cor
dial endorsement from both the press
and the people. AS the Times under
stanes it Mr.. Stearns is not seeker for
the office of lieutenant-governor, but if,
in the course of events, the nomination
were were rendered him, he would ac
ssIn the Hands of His Friends"
AS the political waters begin to move
| in this state we read that old gag, to the
effect that eat the urgent solicit alton of
many friends the Hon. Mr.. tones has
| finally consented to allow his name to be
| used" as candidate for public Office.
Can't this hackneyed form of announce
ment of the worthy aspirations of any
citizen be cut out for good and all. this
year? What does it amount to, anyhow?
| It is not strictly true once in one thou
sand times and however nicely it NAV
have worked on the voters SO years ago,
nobody believes it now. Why not say in
| effect, that MIR. Jones would esteem it
an honor to be supported for the Office
| to which he asplres? It seems to the
News that it would be much more digni-
fed, and certainly more effective, because
| it would be the truth. It is largely up
to the newspaper press of the state to
| modernize political announcements and
this is good time to begin this much
needed reform.-[North6eld News.
A Wave of Enthusiasm for C. j. BELL.
| A correspondent from Addison county
writes as follows to a Vermont newspa-
| per: I'm the matter of the governorship
| it is easy to see that the Zed S. Stanton
4 boom has succumbed to a wave of
enthusiasm for G. J. Bell and this comes
in small measure through the Changers
| of the county who assert that the far
| mer candidate is the man of destiny this
year." If the farmers unite on Mr.. Bell
| he can doubtless be nominated and
elected, for there are enough other voters
who recognize his ability and good quail
| ties to give them what help. if any, they
| may need. Mr.. Bells nomination would
certainly be generally accepta ble.-[Rut-
land News.
| MIR. Clemens and Good Roads.
MIR. Clement is sending ont communi-
cations to various parties in behalf of
his crusade for better roads. In these
| letters he asks if the party receiving it
| would favor the expenditure of 5000, 900
for permanent highways on condition
that it could be saved from the present
I state expenditures, whether this money
should be spent In building highways
from Canada to Massachusetts or across
the state; and if the present bill before
congress is favored. This is an entirely
| legitimate thing to do, and the Telegram
trusts that Mr.. Clements advocacy of
better highways will meet with some
practical result IN the near future
L Barre Telegram.
A Ringing Note for Bell.
Rev. Perrin B. Fisk of St. Johnsbury
| Center writes the St. Johnsbury Repub-
lican as follows.
Now at length we are well pleased.
Farmers, grangers, temperance men and
| women, clergymen and all honest people
IN Vermont will rejoice to have chance
to vote for a governor who is a fellow
| citizen, whom we know, and know that