The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-09-09
INTERVIEW WITH eoV-ELEcT
DR.. Mead Gives His Reasons for Cut
in Normal Republican Plurality

DR.. Mead Gives His Reasons for Cut
in Normal Republican Plurality
A Herald reporter called upon Gov
ernor-elect Mead at his office at the
Howe Scale works Wednesday and
asked if he had any statement to
make pertaining to the election. DR.
Mead replied that he had not thought
of making any public statement for
the press and, in fact, had been thor
oughly occupied with his business af-
fairs for the last two days having
been absent from town most OF the
time for the past two weeks.
In response to the question as to
whether he was satisfied as to his ma
jority for the governorship, he re-
piled that under all circumstances he
felt his majority was all that could be
reasonably expected lie stated that
the campaign which has just closed
was without question without paral-
lei in our state. For the last few
months there has been a general I'M
rest in political life throughout all
the states and which has. to a great
er or less extent, affected Vermont
There has been apparently much sew
ere criticism as to the revision Of
the tariff bill and this has manifested
itself in various local elections as
there is feeling, which is quite gen
rial, that the revision downward
should have been more pronounced
and the people have been led to be
lieve that the present high prices of
living are due to a certain extent TO
the unsatisfactory changes In our tar
IN legislation.
| Again, there Is another feature
which he did not appreciate till near
ly noon Tuesday and that was, the
feeling of antagonism toward the re-
publican party because OF the increas-
ed assessed valuation in our town and
state Many Of the workingmen have
been led TO believe that this was a
very unjust act on the part OF the re-
publican representatives and that the
time OF election was when they
should show their disapproval of this
increase Of valuation. This certain
Il y, in our town, had quite an effect.
DR.. Mead then continued, stating
that the character OF the weather or
| Tuesday was surely most depressing
and that to a very great extent q
large falling of OF the vote he attrib
uted to this cause. as surely election
day was accompanied by some OF tn,
most severe storms OF the season ant
was general throughout the Who'll,
state.
He was then asked II there wer,
lany other influences OF a political ma
ture which had seriously affected III,
results OF the vote OF yesterday II,
replied that. unfortunately for him
I self he was not the choice OF thos,
parties who had dominated the politI
cal affairs OF our state for the last few
years and that their opposition 10 hi
campaign was surely most bitter nj
p TO the time OF the convention. Sine
the convention. many OF those VIII,
, had been strong and active in thei
! opposition 10 his election had accept
ed the results Of the convention an,
favored HIS nomination. but on tn
other hand. there were quite a larg
number. who had been prominent Il
A political life as republicans In on
. state for many years who had see
NJ TO criticise the head OF the tickle
. and have used every means in thei
I power to cut the majority to the low
= est possible point and even. II poss
a bic, to defeat him at the polls. tn
!. doctor thought that the results OF IN
election showed that the influence q
n the latter gentlemen had not been q
all prominent and In fact was not fe
y seriously outside OF three counties.
Q He felt that had the day OF electio
been reasonably pleasant that surel
r there would have been good, stron
3 leverage majority for what Is know
MS on years" He referred 10 IN
fact that Senator Pages majority
1880 was 12.6aS and that ex-Governt
+. u. Proctor's majority at the tin
a. OF his election was li.i6i and thi
y Redneld Proctor's In 1878 was 1868
y, and that II his majority had equal,
or exceeded these that on the who
: he could have no reason for complain
Or. Mead stated that he desired
thank his many friends IN all par
L OF the state for the very able suppo
which they had given him during IN
campaign and for the loyalty mar
10 Tested 10 his cause. He felt that IN
was n kindness which he probah
~ would never b" 'hle to repay.
As to his administration In responl
TO question. he stated that Il won
2 be his earnest ondoavor 10 admlnlst
y the Affairs Of our state for the ne
two years on strictly business lin
= and hoped to leave the general anal
= Of the state In as prosperous co
dition as he had received them.
. DR. Mead stated that IN his acce
y lance OF the nomination nj the %
N ventlon held IN Montpelier on June
, he had referred TO the many featur
, which would be made prominent
" his administration and thus ala n
think II necessary 10 discuss the sar
further at this mcfarland Ueral