News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-05-13
THE UNITED STATES SENAT0RSHIP
Convention Echoes Strongly for Page

quite generally commented upon the
| U. S. Senatorial situation as shown
by the conventions held at Burling-
| ton and Montpelier to nominate del
egates to Chicago.
Every delegate to the Chicago con-
vention was elected by reclamation,
and so, having nothing else to do,
the delegates from the different towns
devoted themselves, quite naturally.
to the discussion of the Senatorial
and gubernatorial situations, al
though the contest between Haskins
and Plumey for Congress in Second
District came in Tor large share OF
discussion.
When it is taken into considerati
that the First District Convention
was entitled to 35S delegates, the
Second District to 37S, and the State
to 736 making 1872 in all, and that
the men composing these conventions
were representative men from every
| section Of the State, it will be readily
seen how important and reliable their
views and uteerances are as rejecting
the public sentiment of the State.
Not all the towns were represented
and many were delegates to both the
District and State conventions, vet
there were many present who were
not delegates and it is probabl Y true
that nearly or quite 1000 Republi-
cans came together at Montpelier
and Burlington.
1t was generally conceded that Ex-
Gov. Page is very much in the lead in
the Senatorial contest and very re-
spectacle minority, if not a majority
| even, OF Congressman Foster friends
frankly conceded that Mr.. Foster
should remain where heis, thus avoid
ing an unpleasant and perhaps acri-
| monous contest for the Senatorship
at time when the best interests Of
| the Republican partyin State and Ma
ton absolutely demand that the
united efforts of the party be devoted
to rolling up an old-time Presidential
year Republican ma ority in the Sep
TENDER election.
The following are extracts from all
the Vermont newspapers which have
expressed their opinions as to the
preferences OF those attending the
conventions, so far as they have come
| to our notice.
From the st. Johnsbury Caledonan
Those who attended the Republican
| conventions last week discovered that
as tar as the Senatorial question was
concerned Page stock was very much in
| the ascendancy. In fact it looks now as
| if Congressman Foster would decide not
| to take his chances of both House and
Senate, but return to the House where
| he has served Vermont with credit to
| himself and honor to the state. The
east side, with the exception of Gale
dorlia county, where MIR. Foster has
| MANY warm personal friends, was over
whelmingly for the Hyde Park cand'-
date and in the First district the sent.
| ment seemed to be three to one in favor
of Gov. Page.
| From the New ENG
Public sentiment, sindicated at the re-
cent political Conventions in Vermont, is
strongly in favor of the Senatorial candi-
dacv of ex-Gov. Carroll S. Page of Hyde
| Park and his election to the National
Senate next fall seems very probable.
| The New England Farmer has all along
| supported the claims of Governor Page
| to this important position, and knows
that it voices the feelings of its readers
| generally in expressing pleasure and sat
isfaction at the prospects.
| From the Bradfor Opiniond
| The State convention shows many
| side lights on the political situation in
/ Vermont. One of these was the strength
! of the Page candidacy for the Senate. 1t
has been apparent all along that he had
! a strong hold on the voters of the State
but at the Convention the straws nearly
all blew toward the Hyde Park man.
He is certain to be our next Senator for
\ he keeps on developing strength.
| From the Waterbury Record
| Ex-Gov. c. S. Page has the voters
with him. This was very apparent at
| the State convention held at Burlington
last week. His following is not confined
to any one section but reaches over the
entire State. Everyone must admit that
| he will be a worthy successor to the late
| Senator Proctor. This much is true, he
| has the confidence of the Vermont people,
| they can trust him, and it is men of Gov.
| Pages standard that the United States
Senate needs The campaign is going
| merrily on and the friends of MIR. Page
hear nothing but words of encourage
| nent.
| From the Green Mountain Press
| At the District and State Conventions
| last week it was evident that the choice
of more than two-thirds of those present
was for c. S. Page for Senator. Many of
those who originally favored Foster,
have moved into the doubtful column
since it became known that Foster was
a candidate for two offices.
From the Burlington Free Press
The friends of Congressman Foster
have every reason to be satisfied with
the progress of sentiment i'll his behalf,
and people with good memories do not
need to be told that he fares well in a
field with a goodly number of starters.
| Congressman Fosters excellent service
| .-Co,u-aee &c hearing rich ff1,it a OF, in the