The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-27
Won't Appear as Candidate in
Massachusetts, Primaries
SINCE F0Ss IS ON TICKET
A Scheme to Fix Up a Ticket to Be
Known as Clark and Foss and Thus
Bag All of New England Has
Thus Fallen Through.

Washington, d. c., March 27.--It was
announced here yesterday that Speaker
Clark win not contest for delegates in
Massachusetts, This reversal of an an,
nouncement from Clark headquarters on
Monday night came after there had been
much parleying about the course of Gov
Foss. SCHEME to fix up a ticket OF
Clark and Foss and bag all the New
England delegates to the convention
seems to have fallen through.
Representative Curley of Boston, WIN
was the active promoter of the Clark
and Foss ticket, gave out this state
ment:
Gov Eugene n Foss OF Massachu-
sets teephoned Mr. Curley that he is
not candidate for president, but de.
sires, nevertheless, that his name appear
on the ballot as preferential candidate
to be voted upon at the primary on
April 30.
'Mr. Curley, upon receipt of this,
waited upon the Hon. Champ Clark and
Is authorized to announce that, in pursu-
ance of the policy adopted by Mr.. Clark
Of refusing TO permit the use Of his
name against any candidate in his home
state, Mr.. Clark will not allow his name
20 go upon the ballot in Massachusetts, >
Representative Curley conferred with
Gov. Foss in Boston last Sunday and
announced upon his return here that
the governor told him he would not b.
q candidate and that the field was omen.
Speaker Clark's managers then arranged
to put ticket in the field. After re-
sewing a telephone message from Gov.
Foss yesterday, Mr.. Curley informed
Speaker Clark of the governors decision.
following which Mr.. CuTley made public
his statement.
Boston. March 27.-Gov. Foss made
known his attitude toward the Demo
cratic presidential nomination in state
ment given ont by his secretary, Dudley
NJ. Holman yesterday. He Is candi-
date to the extent of permitting his
name to go on the ballot in Massachu-
sets, and he is willing to be placed in
position where he may respond if the
Democratic national convention should
decide that he is the most available can
didate.
The position the governor has taken
places him definitely in the race AM
will serve to keep the other candidates
from coming into this state with delega-
tions. The statement will clear up the
uncertainty that has existed as to
whether the governor was willing to let
his friends go ahead in his behalf
The statement follows:
"The governor is not candidate for
the presidency, if by candidate is meant
he is an active seeker for presidential
honors. He has been unwilling to allow
his name to 20 on the ticket in Massa-
chusetts because he has felt that to do
so would make him an avowed candidate
for the presidency, position which BE-
has been unwilling to assume.
Massachusetts has just passed pres
idential preference primary act, and the
leaders of the Democratic party in this
state have insisted that, as the governor
is undoubtedly the overwhelming choice
Of the people of this commonwealth. he
should waive his personal feelings IN
the matter, for they feel that he has
no right to refuse to allow the people
an opportunity to express their prefer.
ence, and his name. therefore, viii 90
on the ballot.
"He is not seeking the nomination,
nor will he make any contest for it, so
far as attempting TO secure delegates is
concerned, either in this or any other
state.
'1f the convention at Baltimore should
decide that he was the man to carry
the Democratic party on to victory, his
friends feel that he should be in a posi-
ton TO respond"