Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-07-28

A week ago Bertram r. Ellis editor OF
the keene Sentinel and Speaker Of the
Legislature of 1897, announced his can
didacy for tho governorship. lie was an |
active competitor for this office two |
years ago and then received consider
able support His affiliations always |
have been with the regulars.
THE DEMOCRATIC COMPLICATION |
All candidates. must be announced
eighteen days in advance of primary |
day In early September; but after that |
other candidates may go I'm on petit
tion. Tho prohibitionists and the So
cialists will In any event go by that
method. For the first time In the his
tory of the State the election of the
prohibitionist candidate who is John
G. Berry Of Plymouth, may be regard
ed as remote possibility, not by
reason Of any interest in his cause.
but on account Of the Intensity Of the
feeling between the regular organi-
lzation ana the reform elements Of the
Republican party. 1t Is assumed that
whichever one Is defeated will throw
much of Its strength to the prohibi-
ltionists, in case the democratic nomi-
nee does not ans v'er for harbor of ref
uge purposes. And this brings UP
the queer Democratic situation due to
the new luroh in radicalism.
The drnocrats have always wanted
to nominate last and take advantage
of any s'ratcElc opportunity which
the republican situation left for them.
They particularly need that privilege
this year u the republicans nominate
Bass, the candidate of the progressive
wing, as 1T Is now styled, of the party
the democrats would like to nominate
an oid-time regular who would draw
the support of the disgruntlcd repub-
ilicans, who would then be the regu-
lars. IF, however, the republican pri-
maries should nominate regular. the
democrats would like to put mug
wunp" in the field. Nike Mr.. Clarence
. f. Carr. who as a party candidate re-
ceived something like 1000 republic
- an votes two years ago, making phe-
nomenal run. If BASS should he nomi-
mated by the republicans, Carr would
be OF no particular value to the demo
: Gratis, because the uplift element
Il among republicans would be entirely
>. satisfied with Bass.
But how are the democrats to know
;, what to DO before they know the de-
II cision Of their opponents? Their actor
y in popular primary will be essentially
II n guessing match on republican pros
= poets Those democrats who think the
J., regular republican element will pre-
Il vail-e ssuming that 1t eventually ha!
u an aspirant against Bass-are likell
II 10 prefer Carr's candidacy in thei1
g own party, and vice versa. If both par
- ties should nominate Insurgents Of
/ mugwumps. or progressives, as thes'
/ terms are variously applied. thou
lie sands OF voters who have hoped t
20 have part in the scrap would have t
r take TO the woods, or vote for the pro
II hihitionist This is one of the conpli
sr cations due to simultaneous nomina
" lions.
+ CRUDrTIrS OF NEW MACHINERY
~, One feature of the New ITampshir
A. primary law which entities 1t to
certain commendation is the necess
i ~ of q deposit Of one hundred dollar
I; by any man who wants TO run for gov
10 ernor. This is some guarantee OF III
r good faith in the enterprise. Whe
an Rev. Charles X. Peacock Of New lp'
r. witch appeared the other day with thi
~ sum in hand to enter the politica
l. arena he found himself confronte
H. with the requirement Of the constitu
-, ton that any occupant of that offic
"a must have lived seven years In tina
III State; he had lived there but five an
:, so his money was refused at the CAT
- 1.-The republican regulars when cor
a. Ifronted in the Legislature with the d
~, rect primary bill, tried to make in
~. two notifications; they wanted the r.
ro ruircmcnt that q majority should
-, necessary to nominate, and In ORDER
- bring this about they were willing
-, Ihave cumulative or preferential ia
- lloting, such as some OF the westel
.oi states have adopted as the sequel
80 the popular primary idea. But the
- mon-pure reformers insisted up
49, the plurality nomination-An eleme
Of possible weakness. The regulars a
" so wanted a party registration In
- did not believe that ii would be sa
ii let the decision of the direct p
:" maries be governed by those who.
- the morning of the contest day. sa
fit to consider themselves republican
Here a compromise was reached. ~
''S year no party registration is In o
Grafton, but two years hence It "
). be. This year is the trial trip But I
we whole situation Is exceedingly int
no, esting. Some western bard of radici
Id. ism may yet repeat the lines OF WIN
as tier celebrating the victory OF IRE
er sellers under John L. Hale:
in God bless New Hampshire; from /
ate granite peaks
or The voice of Stark and LaaSd
ire speaks"
Tod Lincoln In the Boston Irahser'
Of