The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-04-18
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" !ttCNTPELIER. April s17.-Polltical
sentiment in. Montpelier. the capital
city OF Vermont. may be taken as rep
resentatIve OF the feeling OF the Re
publicans in that staate. -;
Vermonts delegates Mt large to Chi
cago remain to be, chosen. Two of the
four will probably be Senator William
P. Dillingham;. of Waterbury. and
Frank Green. editor OF the st. Adams
Messenger. Who the remaining two
will be Is an open question.
Probably Taft has no warmer admir-
er In the State than Joseph A. De Boer.
Mr.. De Boer Is president of the Ma
tional Life Insurance Company. He
Is not an active politician. but he Is
fearless and forciblc wherever he de.
livers an utterance on matters of pub.
lie moment. or Tafts candidacy n-
said:
Whenever man Who Is for anoth-
er candidate asks ME why my prefer.
ence is for Taft. ask him to contrast
the accomplishments of the men in
the fielL-theIr public services. Mr..
Taft has done things: he has done big
things. and everything he has attempt
he has carried through successfully
with credit to his country. us well MS
TO himself. He Is the ideal man. the
man whom We want and need In the
White House for the next four years.
and longer. IL he will take the Office.
Vermont's vote In Chicago, should
sny, will be for MIR. Taft The dele
gates may be depended upon TO reflect
the desires of the Republicans OF Yer.
mont. My opinion is that the Stat.
will be overwhelmingly for Taft be-
fore the convention convenes."
Impetus has been given the Taft
movement In Vermont by the results
in Massachusetts. and the evidences
that the Secretary OF War will have
at least three-fourths of the entire New
England delegation at Chicago. The
sentimental value of the Taft success
es In Massachusetts. the surety that
New Hampshire and Maine will be for
him. together with Connecticut and
probably Rhode Island. has discounted
Whatever advantage Hughes might
have had month ago. This point
was brought out by ]. w. Brock. pres.
ident of the Montpelier Savings Bank
and Trust Company.
Nothing succeeds like success. In
politics as In everything else said Mr..
Brock. "Mr. Taft is successful man,
his candidacy shows every sign of be-
] coming successful. the people have con-
fidence In successful man. and thew
certainly have confidence in Mr.. Taft.
don't know OF his peer. l don't
know of better man for president"
| Il. S. Stanton. former Lieutenant
Governor. said he was confident that
the people of Vermont wanted Mr..
Taft. and that the delegates would
vote accordingly.
i-dont pretend TO speak for any
one excepting myself. but am for
Taft. and | believe | have plenty of
company In Vermont. | cannot too
strongly express my admiration for
the man. and what he has done"
William A. Lord, former speaker of
the House of Representatives, Thought
that the State would follow its usual
custom OF sending delegates unin.
strhcted. hut expressed the opinion
that the delegation would be n unit
for Taft.
mir. Taft will be nominated and
elected. and Vermont Is and will be
for him. said Mr.. Lord ut does not
require prophet to forecast that.
The signs are evident. Mr.. Taft is
the sort of man whoa ppcals particti.
larry to Fermonters. He is the kind
of man We like. because we know ex.
actly where he stands on every ques.
tion OF party or national policy: we
know that he Is his own man. and that
rs President he will be the dominant
figure In our national life.''
Frederick a. Rowland. former secre.
tary OF state. is believer In Taft and
in his SUCCESS rs candidate. Henry
Holt. chairman OF the Republican city
committee. said that the progress OF
the Taft movement was evident in
Vermont. and every sign pointed to
the existence of such n universal de.
mand for his nomination that the
Green Mountain delegates would in
evitably follow the line indicated by
/ their pnrtvmen