Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1910-04-01
The Governorship Situation

The people like to be treated fairly
and they deserve to be told frankly by
newspapers in relation to any public
question or situation. Now an attempt
has been made to create the impression
that the governorship is a "closed in
cdent." Even the workers already in
the field talking confdentialy, admit
that they make little progress with peo-
pie in general, even though some people
assume it is too late to put a really de-
sirable man in the office of governor.
Some idea of the situation on the east
side can be gained from the following
exceedingly fair and unprecedented state
ment from the Lyndonvlle Union Jour
nal:
The governorship situation remains
the same, very little interest being
manifested in it by the people at large.
Mead has his organization in good
shape, his literary bureau is continually
active and he ism t leaving any stone un-
turned to bring things his way. Fleet
wood has several dates ahead for speak
making good Roadway gathering about
him many loyal supporters, who are not
making much noise but are expected to
be found doing the right kind of work
at the proper time.
AS between Fleetwood and Mead we
believe that Fleetwood should and ought
to win, but in order to do this he has
several exceedingly busy months ahead
of him.
Hon. c. P. Smith of Burlington, is
willing to have his name used in connec-
ton with the governorship canvass, but
will not enter any scramble in order to
get the nomination. Mr.. Smith is an
able business man and it is believed by
those who know that he would make an
excellent governor. But it isn't the
right time for him to sit in his office and
wait for the nomination to come to him.
Nj. j. Hapgood of Peru, will also accept
the nomination. Hapgood is at times a
little inclined to be eccentric but some
of his eccentric ideas really happen to be
along the line of progress. The follow
ing from the Bennington Banner might
be regarded as an impartial expression
of the general interest thus far taken in
the governorship question:
from an esteemed upstate friend asking
US to let him know how Bennington vot-
ers feel as to candidates for governor
We have looked the ground over as care
fully as possible and have found two men
who are for DR.. Mead, one for Fleet
wood, one for Hapgood and two thous-
and three hundred and seventy-one who
are waiting to be shown.
The Waterbury Record, which paid a
deserved tribute to Hon. Charles p.
Smith the other day while not endors-
ing him has this to say about the situa-
ton
If Chittenden county instructs her
delegates for Hon. c. p. Smith, and
Addison county does likewise for Hon.
j. f. Weeks, and few other counties
in the State should follow suit, the State
convention will be very interesting to
watch We see sufficient breakers
ahead to make it certain that the gov
ernorship race is not yet won.
AS matter of fact eighteen news
papers in Vermont have taken no posi-
ton as yet on the governorship and in
all probability it will be three months
before the State republican convention
is held. There is time in which to select
a governor who will be a credit to Yer
mont in every way, and as matter of
fact many people have expressed them
selves in favor of a short campaign,
feeling that they have been "drummed
to death. "
All of these influences and conditions
are plainly inclining people toward Mr..
Smith as representing the kind of man
as well as the method which should pre-
vail more and more in the choice of a
candidate for the high Office of governor
of Vermont, and the more people think
about it the more they realize it. Bur
lington Free Press.
n. 7. Cults for Senator.