News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-03-18

man of so, There is still service in
aim, lots OF it and Governor Proctor
could do no wiser thing, no more
statesmanlike thing, no more COM
mendable thing than to bestow
upon him what he b slowed upon
the father, sixteen years b.tore, the
highest office i'll the gilt of the gov
ernor of state to bestow, that of
Senator of the United States. There
may be no obligation, the act is one
that does not carry obligation with
it, but be that as it may, there is a
seeming fitness in it that causes it to
appeal to every manly man and Gov.
Proctor will strengthen himself
mlghtilv with the people by exercis-
ing his prerogative and comforting
this high honor where it will be so
worthi!y and well bestowed.
st. Johnsbury Republican
A distinguished duty and peculiarly
delicate privilege devolves upon Gov
ernor Fletcher Proctor in appointing
some one to succeed his honored
Ia Their in the United States Senate,
Redheld Proctor's remarkable career
Is ended and his great lite work is
done. No one can fill his place in
the state and nation, but Governor
Proctor can be depended upon to
meet his full obligation to the voters
OF the state in selecting from the
abundance of splendid material at
his command the man. who, in his
opinion, comes the nearest to filling
his fathers place. His friends have
right 20 expect that he will at the
proper time embrace this opportun-
ity to do as much for his state as did
Governor Carroll S Page in 1891,
when he asked President Harrison to
release Redfeld Proctor, his secretary
of war, from the cabinet in order that
he might serve Vermont as a worthy
successor to Senator George F. Ed.
munds.
Bristol Herald
" Senator Proctor successor-who :
Why Ex-Governor Carroll 5. Page, of
course. Does any one hazard an
opinion to the contrary? The woods
are full OF thoroughly good and per-
fectly competent men, and the past
record Of Mr.. Page has put him on a
par with the best of them. He has
been weighed in the scales of public
service and opinion and not found
wanting. In fact, the people of YER
mont today point with pride to Car
roll 5. Page as typical representa-
tive man and legislator, one who has
had large and varied experience in
the affairs of State and the individual
needs OF her people, besides financing
successfully for himself the largest
plant of its kind in the world. Are
not these qualifications identical
with those of Senator Proctor who,
while serving his country with zeal
and intensity of purpose that will
long be remembered by her people,
also builded for himself and his sue
cessors the largest marble business
in the world?
The question, Will Gov. Fletcher
D. Proctor appoint Carroll S. Page to
fill the vacancy, or call special ses-
sion of the legislature? is, we think,
political rot. The appointment, BY
Gov. Page, of Redheld Proctor TO
succeed Senator Edmunds was not
the only precedent of its kind that !
bore good fruit So we may we'll ask !
the question: Can Gov. Fletcher D. !
Proctor better serve the interest of
the people of Vermont as whole,
and build a political future for him
self than by, as soon as may be. APP
pointing Carroll S. Page as Senator
Proctor's successor? We think not
Hardwick Gazette
A strong sentiment seems to be
that as a consideration of what Page |
did for the late senator and the pres
ent governor, to appoint him would
be justification. Next to Redheld !
Proctor in business capacity Car
roll S. Page has been one of the most
successful men in Vermont, and is |
otherwise capable. GOV. Proctor is
also said to have honorable designs
for the position held by his father
and it has been intimated that he
might appoint a man like ex-Gov.
Stewart, who would not be candi
date this fall, and leave the field open.
In view of all circumstances concerned
the governors candidacy would gain
strength in the appointment of Mr..
Page.
Bellows Falls Times
If the vacancy caused by the death
of Senator Proctor is to be filed be-
fore the next legislature meets in DC
tober Governor Proctor will do the