Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-04


administration Of thai o,,ce, and natural
~ would like to. make his tenure cover
tho traditional period accorded to his pre-
uecessors. With a rival candidate in sight
in the person OF w. T. Scott OF Bran.
don' the people OF Montpelier in parti-
cular and Washington county In general
realize that they ar askinA or a big
share OF pie In preser -. 20 the people
OF the State a candidate for each Of two
high offices. When 1t comes to decidiny
which Of the two offices concerns them
most 1t looks us though there IL mora
genuine life In Mr.. Deavitts Candidacy
for treasurer than In Mr.. De Boer'o for
governor. It IL an easy Inference TINT
if one Of the two candidates must be
cropped there will be leasr reluc lance in
permitting Mr.. De Boer 20 step down
from the lofty pedestal upon which he
stands, awaiting the call Of the people.
HOT CONTEST FOR SECOND PLACE
| The most interesting contests in sight
as features Of the coming state conven-
ton Will be for the offices OF lieutenant
governor and attorney general Guy w
Bailey OF Essex Junction appears to be
sure thing as the nominee for the office
Of secretary of state which he now holds
There are in the field four aspirants for
the lieutenant sovernorship and two for
the attorney generalship.
OF the men aspiring to the Office OF
lieutenant governor Willard r. Barnes Of
Chimney Point will 70 to convention with
the united delegation of Addison county
| behind him. Frank f. Howe of Benning-
ton who was speaker of the house in
the last legislature will have a Aght to
secure a united delegation in his favor
from Bennington county, one reaeon
being that Frank G Archibald OF Man
chester, who represented Bennington
county In the State senate Of 191O-11, is
candidate for attorney general and is en-
deavoring to promote his own candidacy
at Howc's expense Archibald Is II sup
porter of Max l.. Powell. Of Burlington
as a rival to Howe. and his attitude Is
ascribed to the double Influence of per-
sonal antagonism to Howe and personal
friendship for Powell who was his col
league from Chittenden county In the
senate. Powell Is making a persistent and
well directed campaign. personally and
by letter, and he sees his own chances
in n rosy light in spite OF the fact that
there is rival candidate for lieutenant
governor In his own city Of Burlington.
| This rival is G. W. Brownell, who appears
TO have the support of a local element
antaGonistic to Powell. The senator. how
ever. affects TO be undisturbed by this
candidacy.
Alr. Powell has made Roadway in other
parts OF the state than In h's own county.
as The Herald representative learned, re-
sulting to some extent Of course. from
the influence of men who have been his
colleagues In the senate and of those two
were senators when he was secretary
Of that body. Perhaps the greatest men
ace to his candidacy in his own county.
aside from the fact that in Secretary Of
State Bailey there already Is one assured
candidate for a state Office In Chitten-
den county. Is that r.. Il. Brown Of
Burlington is favored by the bar OF Chit
tenden County for the Office Of attorney
general and is largely favored by law
yers outside of that county.
The conditions existing in Bennington
and Chittenden counties in relation to tho
Observation-Disclosures would seem to
indicate that. with the undivided support
OF Addison county behind him, Mr.
Barnes stands an excellent chance Add
son county has managed. for the first
time in a long period. to pull itself to-
gether, and Barnes has been tho coales-
cent element in harmonizing the republi-
cans Of the county. There might be more
enthusiasm for him than Is sxpressed
but tho lack In that direction Is fully
made up by the determination to be a unit
for once in the state convention. and to
secure whatever advantages may accrue
from The county's new found harmony
This harmony. by tho way has develop
cd so fully that Robert w. McCuen of
Vergennes and Frank Dyer Of Salisbury
are mentioned as sure winners OF sena-
torial honors. AS the situation stands they
already have been nominated, practically
SOME SENATORIAL PROBABILITIES.
Incidental to the probability of McCuen
going to the senate there are several
other members OF the last house Of repre-
| sentativos who expect to find their way
into the senate chamber. and their
chances look good. Among them are
Charles A Calderwood. Of Bellows Falls
and David A. Elliot Of Hartford.
| TO return to the matter Of the lieut.
enant goverrorship there DO not appear
TO be any best bets among the four
candidates. Their contest promises to be-
the nose exciting thing in the State con-
venton. Speaker Howe had warm friends
in every part OF the State. won largely
by means of what members of the last
legislature regard as able and honest per-
Torrance OF the duties of speaker OF the
house. Senator Powell Is, an astute poll
tician and knows how to make every
wire he is laying a live wire In all ways
Mr.. Barnes OF Chimney Point will enjoy
the prestige. as already stated. OF bear
ing the banner of a harmanized county.
Mr.. Brownell has many friends all over
the state as we'll as in his home county
and city. And all this, far as can be
seen Mt present, gives the lieutenant gov
ernorshlp as the best possibility for a
guessing contest in connection with the
state convention
AS to the attorney generalship The
Herald representative was unable to
gather any impressions that would just-
fy forecast as to the result, or the
prediction even of class contest. An
opinion might be expressed. but it would
be merely A personal opinion, and not
sufficiently based to he worth advancing.
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