The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-07
THEY BELIEVE
In FUSION
Bennington Democrats In.
dorse Movement.
A FEW NON-COMMITTAL
Prominent Members of the Party
Generally in Favor Of Voting
for a Live Issue.

lot d LIVE ISSuSs
la order to give its readers an in
sight into the attitude OF the local
democrats toward the proposition to
nominate a fusion state ticket with
Percival W. Clement of Rutland as
the candidate for governor and G.
Herbert Pape OF Barre as the candi
date for lieutenant governor, the Ban
oer has requested a sumber of the
prominent members of the party to
give an opinion.
United States Ex-Marshal Emory
S. Harris was not disposed to be In
ierviewed on the subject When the
matter was introduced to him he re-
piled that he was not selling political
questions aud preferred TO leave such
things to the state convention. Asked
Of MS personal opinion Of the adj
visibility of such action on the part
Of the Vermont democrats, he replied
hat he was not expressing opinions
and SHED away from the reporter as
though the newspaper man were aflict-
"a with smallpox.
VIM z. Hogan was heartily in favor
Of fusion state ticket and fusion
county ticket He was OF the opinion
that the democrats should not ask for
too much in either case Fusion gave
the party "a chance to get something
and that was more than they had ever
nad as a party by themselves
G A. Maurer replied that he was
personally out Of politics but he be-
lieyed that the democrats should take
every chance to win even a partial
victory.
John Robinson was rather di1ident
about expressing an opinion on the
subject. He thought the situation was
likely to change within Il few days, He
was aware that number OF the local
democrats we're ia favor of fusion and
believed that Clement would he given
larger vote this year than was the
case four years ago IL really Rave
MT time TO talk about the matter just
now" he said, ~ have always been a
fellow who has been straight in poll
tics hut may be crooked this year. "
John Gavin said: ~ am heartily ia
| favor OF fusion The democrats have
everything to gain by IL and nothing
/ to lose. believe that the welfare OF
( the state should be considered ahead
of party. This idea of sticking to
party in spite of everything has out
lived its usefulness Even down south
If the democrats should dominate an
independent ticket the republicans
would support it every time. The
democrats in Vermont are in just the
same fix as the republicans dowr
south"
DR.. f.. b. Daley said Eyes, the fu
sion idea meets with my approval
The thing to do is to go in and wiz
what we can and break up the ring
( As you know the state is ruled by a
ring and has been as long as have
known anything about it and that i!
more than 20 years. The state hai
been in the control Of few men anC
while the rule may have been wise it il
not the American way OF doing things
am heartily in favor of fusion "
DR.. b. c Jenney: 81 hope the demo
Gratis will go ahead with it. They
can't do anything alone and II they
can strike a blow in this way wan
to see them do it. )"
r. S. Drysdale:' amheartily in fav
or of it. AS | understand the stua
ton the Independents have endorse,
the principles that the democrats hGv'
been contending for for years. 1t Il
the principle that should be consider
ed ahead OF party am tired of 10
ting for dead ones and am glad Il
have a chance to cast ballot wher
it has an opportunity to count for
something
Il. NJ. Houghton didn't care to eX
press "A personal opinion on the slt
ect. Four years ago he was a 'tron
Clement man as he was a firm believe
in the license law Since that cam
paign he had dropped out of polite
and was ready to allow the younge
, men chance to come to the front. Il
believed that the democrats in Ben
nington and in the county for tina
matter were in favor of fusion.
Ward Lyons endorses the fusioI
principle as regards the state tick ct
provided the democrats be given TAI
representation in the list OF offices. II
does lot believe that the democrat
should endorse a ticket composed q
+, republicans and one democrat, Nh