The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-30
VERMONT
POLITICS
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As Seen by BrattIeborO
Correspondent
LIVELY CAMPAIGN AHEAD
Senatorial Campaign Win Make Polite,
Hum This Summer-Will 0yertoD
the GOveruorship
Contest.

BrattIeboro, March 80. The Ina,
correspondent Of the Springfield n
publican sends the following stoy /,
Vermont politics al seen in soutbeast,r,
Vermont, to his paper;
The people Of Vermont viii hass a.
their hands before many months M ~.
lest kind Of political canpaim s,5
while most people are satisfied IN tba,
own minds as to about what ths IN,
come will be. the result is BY no mean.
certain and the forces are liable "a Ina
up in an unexpected way. The mbpr.
material campaign gave promise Of a..
veloping considerable warmth IN itssf
and upon the death of Senator Rea6sld
Proctor 1t became apparent that unless
Governor Fletcher d. Proctor in 6Ilipg
the vacancy, appointed someone who uas
a candidate for the senatorsbip, another
strenuous contest would be injected into
the campaign. The expected has hap.
pened in the appointment Of exGor
John w. Stewart to serve in tle lats
Senator Proctor's place until there Is an
election by the legislature the coming
autumn, ex-Gov. Stewart not being
candidate. Gov. Proctor has NOT an.
nounced himself as a candidate to sue
eeed his father, but there apptlrs to b
no thought but that he viii make such
an announcement in due time ana IN.
der those conditions ii was not Ia l.
expected that he would appoint either
Ex-Governor Carroll S. Page Of Hyds
Park or Congressman David ]. Foster
OF Burlington, both 81 whom are Re.
garded as candidates for the place.
The senatorship campaign will over.
shadow the contest for the goyernorshiR
and the state senators and representa-.
tiyes win 81 elected on the senatorial
issue. One result IS likly to be an
increased number Of Democrats in tie
legislature, for the reason that II tie
supporters Of Republican candidate ia
any particular town become convinced
that some other Republican candidate d
likely to beat them out in that toRh
they will throw their strength to tie
Democratic candidate.
Congressman Foster who Is regarded
in this end OF the state as having less
political strength than either GOV, Pro.
tor or exGov. Page, will run consider.
able risk in an attempt to land tie sen
atorship, III he becomes candidate for
that office it is practically certain that
q. NJ. Barber of Bennington, formerly
state anditord or National Bank Exam.
liner Frank 4. Fish Of Vergennes, per-
haps both, will throw out line for Mr
Fosters present seat, in which event i
Congressman Foster did not wage a
successful fight for the succession 70
Senator Proctor, he would be ont Of
Congress altogether
As between Gov Proctor and ex.fiov
Page, the former is picked as winner
here. Ex-Gov. Page IS getting consider
able newspaper support, which is not at
al strange, In view Of the fact that 10
years he has put out money literally u
his ealfskin business and tAe
Hyde Park Savings Bank, Of which he
i president. in practically every publ
cation in the state. The advertising
methods of the Hyde Park Savings Bank
haey been looked upon with disiayoF
III savings bank circles, but they hare
been persisted in and newspaper sup
port is one Of she natural results. laat
px-Gov. Page is eminently qualified
however, to represent Vermont in Tue
national Senate Is admitted by these
who are opposed TO his candidacy. There
Is no question anywhere but thai i
the present legislature were 70 choose
! senator Gov. Proctor would be selected
ind his record az chief executive has
made such an Impression upon tle re-,
Pile in general that the people u WI
oeality are confident that bis tfiea@
viii see to It that a Legislature iayeIabe
o him Is chosen in case he enters ~
ace.