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

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Senator Proctor!" has been by far
the most exciting topic of discussion
in our state during the past week
and it will doubtless hold first place
in point ofinterest until Gov. Proctor
shall have given to the public the
result of his deliberations bv making
the appointment.
| Knowing the keen interest Of our
readers in everything pertaining to
the subject, we believe that there is no
way in which we can make our col
umns more interesting than by giving
the trend of public sentiment as
shown by the press of tie state, and
we give herewith extracts from every
paper which, so tar as we have OBJ
served, has spoken upon the subject.
1t is a some what notable fact that,
with the single exception of Gov.
Smiths paper, the St. Adams Messen-
ger-and that very courteously-no
paper, so far as has come to our
notice, has offered single word in
opposition to Gov. Pages appoint
ment.
The Burlington Free Press comes
out squarely for Congressman Eos
ter, while the Vergennes Enterprise
says that the two persons prominent
~ named are Congressman Foster
and Gov. Page, either of whom
would seem to be satisfactory to that
paper.
Gov. Pages friends have great rea-
son to be pleased with the standing
of the press SO far as they have
spoken.
The Richford Gazette
10 those who are near to tie peo-
pile it is plain that the leading candi-
date for the place made vacant by
the death of Senator Red6eld Proctor
is ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page of Hyde
Park. Probably three-fourths of the
voters in this section of Vermont
avor his appointment, and the Ca
zette is assured that like sentiment
prevails in other parts OF the State.
With due respect to the other gen
tlemen named, it may be fairly claim
ed that Mr.. Page is the strongest
and best equipped man named for
the succession to Senator Prctor.
AS business man and fnancier he
stands second to none in Vermont; |
he has had large legislative and adj
ministrative experience; he is thor
oughly loyal to Vermont interests,
and is an exemplary citizen in every |
respect.
If Governor Proctor chooses to
honor Mr.. Page by appointment to |
the vacant senatorship-and The
Gazette thinks he will, he will do his |
state signal service, and his act |
will meet the hearty approval of the
great majority of Vermont Republi-
cans.
Swanton Courier.
1t would seem, under the crcum-
stances, that the most reasonable |
thing for the governor to do would |
be to make an appointment to fill the
vacancy until the regular session of
the legislature.
If he does so he need look no fur
Their than Carroll S. Page to find
man eminently qualified for the posi-
ton. By painstaking inquiries The
Courier is in position to know that
the appointment of Gov. Page would |
be exceedingly acceptable to large
of the people of this town
and vicinity.
The fitness of Mr.. Page for the
position will not be questioned and
it would be graceful act for Gov.
Proctor to give a seat in the senate
to the man who placed his father
there.
The Fair Haven Era
Senator Proctor's training lad
been along certain we'll defined lines,
the lines of commercialism audit was
along those lines that he achieved /
his largest success. The changing
viewpoint, in this country, kaleido-
scopic in its variety and rapidity has !
brought other and greater interests
10 the front and these today command |
the attention of trained and cultivat-
ed minds.
Ofthe large number of candidates
and the number for state the size
Of this seems astonishingiv large
the one best fitted at the present time
to take up and carry on the work of
the state and the nation in the Senate
is Carroll S. Page OF HYDE Park. Mr..
Page is a Nermonter of Vermonters