The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-09-29
PRESS COMMENT
What the Newspapers Of Vermont
sDd Other States Are Saying
About Topics Of Interest to
Journal Headers.
A FOREGONE CONCLUSION.
burlington Clipper.)

The election of DR.. John A. Mead
for Governor was, of course, a fore
gone conclusion. That portion of the
party which opposed him so bitterly
and which refused to take its medi-
cine after the convention had nomi-
mated him, were much more interest
ed in humiliating DR.. Mead than they
were in aiding the success of the Re-
publican party. They did their level
best and. the vote shows how little
that best was. 1t was quietly but
confidently predicted that DR.. Mead's
majority would be the smallest ever
given to Republican candidate for
Governor.
This prediction was evidently pro-
noted by the hope that 1t would be.
The returns from Montpelier and
Franklin county were received with
satisfied smiles and there was many
jest passed over the wires from one
part of the State to the other when
1t loked as if the hopes of the re-
calcitrants were to be realized. But
the returns from the steadfast rural
towns Offset all the detection shown
in the larger places. The final MAORI
ty, although reduced from normal, did
not by any means fall off enough to
qualify as rebuke. 1t was by no
means a protest of an outraged peo-
pie. 1t was simply the protest of a
few of the disgruntled.
Tho uaothar moc oil that could
have been desired by the conspirators
They could not have had better day
If they had made it to order. The
heavy storm and the almost impassa-
BILE roads in some sections of the
State, made voting a decided difficulty
If the day had been pleasant and the
roads good, it is safe to say that DR.
Mead would have received almost the
normal majority. The main reason,
that the plans of those who were sc
anxious to defeat DR.. Mead miscar.
ried is that the people did not take
stock in the fight that was made
against him. They knew that it was
based upon charges that were un
founded and that were put forward
and circulated for effect only.
DR.. Mead is to be congratulated
Despite the great odds against him
despite the bad day and despite tn,
unfair methods employed to poison
the minds of the people in regard tt
his anti-convention campaign he wal
triumphantly elected. He has thi
great satisfaction. He is under NJ
obligations to many of the men VIII
heretofore have had so much to do IL
the political affairs of Vermont. H
is master of the situation. He cal
make his administration what he will
without asking would-be bosses, her
and there, whether it meets their plea
sure or not. In this regard he stand
in much different light than som
Governor and now that he has beel
We believe that he will honestl
endeavor to give the State the bes
that is in him. We believe that h
will be the Governor of all the people
We believe that he will have in vieN
only the best interest of the State a
large and we look to see the voter
with one accord giving him thei
hearty praise. We contended befor
the nomination that DR.. Mead woul
make a better Governor than any G
the candidates who were contestin
the race with him. We said that tn
people of Vermont would be forum
ate in securing his services as thei
, Gooernor and now taht he has bee
elected we confidently look to hir
to make good.