The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-16
Mr.. Rabbits Views

In personal interview f. Fl. Bah
bitt has authorized the representa-
tive of the Times to state that he is
a candidate for senator from the
Westminster district of Windham
county. This will be agreeable news
to Mr.. Rabbits many friends who be
lieve that he will serve the state well
and faithfully if nominated and elect
ed. In a letter 10 the editor Mr..
Babbitt says:
| noticed in a somewhat rambling
and curiOusly worded prediction re-
Gently copied in your valuable jour
nal that there was possibility that,
because | had been so fortunate as to
achieve some commendable degree
OF distinction in the last session OF
the Legislature, that there had been
some talk ;mong my friends and
neighbors of sending me back again
to the legislature OF 1912. with the
probability that would he made
speaker. wish to say for your in
formation. and that OF your readers.
that my ambition lies along other
lines. have already promised
Charles A. Plumiey of Mortified who
for many years has been highly com
mended as clerk OF the House. my
support so far as | was able to give
any.
My desire at the present time is
10 represe the northern district Of
Mindham county as senator in the
upper branch of the next legislature
nave been promised by every rep
resentative OF Windham county and
great many more who were not
representatives, that this worthy am
hltion on my part should he carried
out ! am pronouncedly and ayow
eddy a candidate from Bellows Falls
TO tie Vermont Senate of 1912 An
early announcement OF this desire on
my part may in some way help me
as much as II might help the guber
Material question. am convinced
that have friends throughout Wind
ham county who will work for me in,
this direction. aud as soon as / re-
cover from the lamentable injury
which lave jast received. shall
satisfy myself what the situaticr is.
Mr. Babbitt also has some ideas on
what names the head OF the state
ticker should carry He is a believ-
er In the old fashioned way OF cam
paigning and the attitude OF Hon.
J. A. DE Boer toward the nomination
does not appeal to him. Regarding
Mr.. DeBoers attitude he says
For great many years II has been
the invariable custom, and In my
mind the custom Is n good one. for
the candidate for any particular of
fee TO announce himself and seek the
votes OF his friends, and other who
may become interested, as Il is only
In this way that the mans record,
his past actions. and his present att.
tude can become known.
At the present time few people in
| Vermont although they believe i'm.
plicitly In Mr. De Beers honor and
integrity, know what his attitude
woulG be Ia connection with the gov
ernorship, or where he would stand
II he should become governor. 1t is
only by long and early canvass that
these things are brought out aud the
mans friends, and the public az
large. know absolutely IL he Is worthy
of their confidence. their esteem and
their votes at the proper time.
Mr. DeBoer In the writer's opin
ion will never become Governor OF
Vermont II he takes the calm and
somewhat Indifferent attitude that
Is indicated In his interview will
the editor OF the Barre Times. Il re
quires man who Is doing exaotl,
what the Honorable Allen NJ. Flet
cher OF Cavendish Is dolng--express
ing his views without the least hes
itancy, making himself known IN all
portions of the state. aud making
friends wherever he goes This was
the way In the old days, and It Is the
present method.
As regards MIR Fletcher himself
he Is certainly fully up to the cub
ernatorial Callbre OF recent years
his experience in the Vermont Leeis
lature exceeds that OF any other man
In Vermont. aud he has arrived al
those years when gubernatorlal hon
ors are possible and proper In m,
recent service at Montpelier. hivar
iably observed that where Mr. Fiet
cher's opinion did not always prevail
Il was invariably respected. aud ths
recent past has shown that most ..