Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-16
EVOLUTION or GOVERNOR TOSS AS A NATIONAL FIGURE

Vermont takes an active abiding interest in her
derng children especially when they prodga sons IN any
particular Foss has become prodigal in
his political pcurcsueness and in the estimation OF vermont
this invariably symptom of the need OF maternal soic
ude lie began life outside the paterna root under unusual
auspices. According less authenticated tradition
when he produotcd from c University of Vermont regis
c~~d eor he would marry the daughter Of
rich manufacturer into politics and become congressman
uattguhh,u OF Vermont has already allowed ms
political accomplishments his youthful ambition lie
has become and govcrnoct of state when seems
to think well of adopted Vermoncrs, and there is somewhat
imminent danger that he may figure national politics If he
had remained his native he would have been able
TO accomplish all this for the Green Mountain State
know how elect democratic representative in Congress In
deed barely possible that he would have been able
to enter Congress from the state of his adoption
NAMED a republican,
Having changed his partisan coat vaulted into
the meght and his star apparently still in the ascendant
This thought leads inevitably consideration of the fact that
rule the public places premium upon political insurgency
the world in general logged along paying little heed to him
The moment he kicked the political the whole co
try began to watch him. and limited he may have
place on the national ticket of his party.
Whatever one think of the sometime charge that Gov
majority voting su0agsts of MASSACHUSETTS, take him
seriously enough to keep him in the executive chair ndcr
present party outside of Bay should be inclined
accept the verdict of that commonwealth in his
w j. Bryan i'll using the language recently quoted in
graduating Governor FoSs upon rcccction It is not impob
able that the possibility of the selection of Foss candidate
for the viceesdcncy had already suggested itself the Ne
baSkan Be tins as may our special Washington correspon-
dencc has shown that FosS already being seriously
Sdcrcd strong for second place the democratic
tiona ticket
That himself is considering the matter Of
looming large the democratic horizon manifest In
mysterious report printed that he would
~ retire at the end of his present term This served
for him that he had idea of retiring from
politics. although he might be candidate for third
governor.
Now OF his friends vcnturng discuss his prcS
dental proportions although of their number
ognize the fact that the Bay State sufficiently pivotal
if Governor FosS Of full presidential draw
chief nomination to this of the United States.
Students of politics realize that the reelection of Governor
Foss under all the line the
presidential nominations Som" people have talked about the
democrats having carried Massachusetts but matter of fact
the republicans carried the Bay with the single exception
of the govcrnorShp The reelection OF Foss is therefore,
personal tribute showing that he than his party
The logical conclusion he could win
didac for vice president.
II has been minated that the Massachusetts delegation
the national convention would pledged to tos for either
president president He is credited with the belief that
democratic progressive be chosen the paryS cand
date president and that the party platform stand
for progressive legislation
This is probably diagnosis of the democratic sit
ltion and the chances that W. Bryan knew entirely what
he about he said We greatly pleased
suit Massachusetts, If Governor Foss placed upon
democratic national ticket if is evident that he will have
large degree of influence in shaping both the nominations and
the platform.