St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-11-28
The world is so full of num-
Der of things--I am sure we
should all be as happy as kings.
Il Robert Louis Stevenson.
GubernatOrial Gossip.

Since the Montpelier correspondents of
the Boston papers started the talk
about candidates for governor two years
hence the situation has changed by the
announcement from Col. L. M. Mansur
that he is not candidate. His retire
ment from the field has elected many de-
served tributes to his efficient public ser
vice, and had he remained in the race he
would surely have had strong support.
Our readers will be interested in some of
the expressions from our state exchanges
which are given below:
ST. Johnsbury is bringing to light H.
n Turner as possible Republican candi-
date for governor of Vermont. The light
was turned on none too soon to make
Mr.. Turner known to most people of the
state. Those who do know him will
recognize good business man. Barre
Times.
IfJoseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier is
willing to stand for governor in 1908,
and the people of the state understand it,
there will be no contest. He will have
no serious opposition if he desires the
nomination. But it goes almost with
out saying that if it is not understood
that Mr.. DeBoer wants the honor, there
will be contest, for other candidates
will be aheld early and secure pledges for
support Waterbury Record.
Fits is doing good work in his present
responsible position and probably is in
no great hurry for further honors Lieut.
Gov. Prouty may or may not have the
courage to go up against the promotion
rule. He is certainly not losing friends
in his present position.
Fletcher is undoubtedly ambitious.
He closed up his outside business inter
ests to large extent sometime since,
according to reports, and no one can
raise the question of his being citizen
of Vermont in fact, and it must be con-
ceded that he is showing the qualities
that the state needs in its citizens. There
is another Windsor county man, how
ever, who would make model chief ex-
ecutive, and if his friends which are
found in every county in the state should
rise up in 1908 and declare for him there
would be trouble for every other aspi-
rant-and ofcourse that man is John l..
Bacon Mortified News.
If acknowledgement is selected
with the distinct purpose of having a
second man ready and fit for the gov
ernorship in case the office should become
vacant during the term, why is not a
man selected to be governor in emergency
competent to be governor under normal
conditions Ifhe is not competent, why
should he be elected to the second place
Under what principle of American fail
play can we justify the proposition that
there are certain Offices in our govern
ment the acceptance of which amounts
to tacit admission that the incumbent
is not qualified to indulge any further
ambitions? Does such proposition
tend to establish and confirm the ohic,
in its proper power, influence anc
dignity? Does it tend to promote tn
candidacy of the best men for it? AS
general rule, do the best men voluntarily
come forward and run on a ticket for
sidetracking Office?
The answers to these few simpl
questions would be interesting reading
They might help the average voter t
know what to do in case some day Vel
mont should discover some brainy ma
in the acknowledgements chair VIII
was not only deserving of somethin
better but who could do the state
power of good if he could get it. "
shall see then whether the state will
willing to be cheated out of her rights |
her own rule.-[St. Adams Messenger