Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-20
Lacked but Two Votes Of Unani
nous Election to Succeed
Himself as U. s. Senator.
WEIGHTS and MEASURES BILL
Measure Introduced Providing
for Standard, Commissioner
at Salary Of $4,000 and
County Inspectors.

Montpelier, oct. 1s.-With the exception
of Mr. Hunt of New Haven, who voted
for Charles A. Prouty. and Mr.. Wood
ruff OF Burke who cast his vote for
David ] Foster, % senators and 22l rep
rcsentatlves voted to-day for Carroll S.
Page to he United States senator from
Vermont for the full term Of six years
from March 4. next Twenty-Five members
If the House were absent when the vote
was taken
When Mr.. Hunts name was called. he
did not respond The clerk noticed that
he was In his seat and notified the
speaker whcreupon the chair stated that
Mr.. Hunt desired to he excused from
voting. but the House refused to excuse
him Mr.. Hunt then stated to save any
furth trouble. he desired to cast his
vote for Charles a. Prouty. The votes
OF these two members of the house pre-
vented what almost evcryone In and
around the Legislature hoped would be-
unanimous vote for Carroll :. Page
Mr.. Shaw of Stowe, neigh
Dor Of Senator Page. and one Of
TIE leading democrats in the House.
was chosen to nominate him. This Mr.
shaw gracefully did in the following
language;
NOMINATION. IN THE HOUSE.
MIR. Speaker and Members of the
Democrats. as the minority party in
Vermont are often called upon to en-
dorsc the action of their republican
friends This is no embarrassment to
"A right minded democrat when called
|
ure or the right kind of man
The majority of my constituents are
republicans. all of my associates from
my county are republicans. and in
obedience to their expressed WISH a
wish which. regardless of party lines.
does no violence to my own personal
desire. 7 rise. sir to place in nomina-
ton for that most important position
of United states senator. the name Of
! Hon. Carroll s. Page of Hyde Park, to
he his own successor to that high Of
| fee
Senator Page needs no euloCy from mo
| though | We're able to put into fitting
words my own or the peoples estimate
of his character as a man. or his ability
or faithfulncss as public servant. No
man in Vermont is better known and
none more favorahly known. His re-
putation as a cultured hroad-uinded
progressive business man ia not confined
10 the borders of his own State. His
name is familiar in every State in the
! Union and into every official position to
which he has been called. he has carried
the integrity, the devotion to duty, and
the splendid ability that have Away
characterized him as a man of affairs
As a new member of the United State
Senate he is not unmarked. There, as
eNeNNN here, ne has been a worker and
he mas been felt as positive force IN
that body Grant him a full term oil
service there and Vermont viii continue
In the future as In the past to have al
our national capitol senator thought
ful Tor his constituents. anxious for tbs
welfare OF mis- state, and lahoring always
and untrngly for measures that max.
''I 'l' HlNHeSt Eoon 10 tne country a
large
prompted ny personal friendship, and
on hehef or all my associates from
I."i''"'He' Hlost 'orulallN nominate th'
honora 20 carroll ;. Page of HYDE Parl
~ N"''eu states senator from Vernon
10Y 'he ensuing term
NOMINATION IN THE SENATE
The nomination Of Senator Page IN IN.
Senate waa mad. nv s.r,tor pil,a q
Lamoille county in tho fo,,ow,ne, words.
The dutv which ! am ,hor, ,o norf,-,,
is one of the most aor.eohlo nrivileyes /,
nv NE oxnerierco
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earliest bis,orv hoa,, ,,ns. fort,,ro,a :,
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source Oh Satisfaction mat We Cal
point !" our present Monuments IN ONO
an" mote mat th"re mas been no de'eri
ora"on'
IN placing In nomination candidat
lot - ; senator, II may not he out O
pace OF improper that say few WORD
pS wa! or testimonial. ! know the candi
GATE whom | am about to name. as n
can only be known, through years of INT
mate business relation. He is ma
sifhple In manner yet always dignifed
ever mlndful and considerable of his fel
lo"-helnss whatever their rank or statio
IN me- a man possessed of wonderful
resources and tireless energy. he ha
forged MS way In both business and pub
TIC me- from comparative small begin
nings' through his untiring efforts h