Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-12-26
CLOSE IN NEW HAMPSHIT E.
About an Even Division Over Governor
and senator.

Concord Letter to the Boston G!oheJ
Senator Burnhams successor Is the
burning political problem of the hour
The old guard Of the Republican party
Is backing Ex-Governor Quinby for the
position. but Rosecrans w. Pilsbury. edi-
tor of the Manchester Union. also wants
It, II some Of the old guard leaders had
their way about 1t they would dump both
Quinby and Pilsbury and trot out new
man for the place. This element doesn't
think that either Quinby or Pillsbury can
win.
There s some talk Of putting forward
Sherman Burroughs of Manchester or ex-
Senator William f. Chandler Senator
Burnhams predecessor. of whose pro
gressiveness' there can be but little
doubt Mr.. Burroughs is one OF the abb
est progressves in the State and up to
the Taft fight was looked upon by the
Bass Churchill wing of the party as one
Of their "white-haired boys"
Burroughs. however. didn't see his way
clear to follow the Roosevelt men into
! the Bull Moose party and went out for
| Taft. campaigned for him and was once
more restored to the good graccs of the
| old guard Some of the 7. r. men haven,
forgiven HIN for this, but some of the
| more practical ones say that 1t would !,
much better to have a half progressive
| at court than no progressive at all and
are willing to cast their lot with him
| New Hampshire democrats feel that
they will have the next senator from tn,
Granite State. For several months they
looked upon Henry E Hollis of Concord
as their only candidate for the position
Mr.. Hollis had the field to himself unit
after the election. when the democrat.
made sweeping gains and all but succeed
ed in landing their candidate for govern
or Samuel d. Felkcr Feker had a sub
stantial plurality. but under the const
tutional provision requiring a majorit!
of the votes cast the election was thrown
into the House.
AT the election last month New Hamp
shire voters adopted the plurality amend
ment to their constitution, and there 4
talk Of Felker taking the question to tn
supreme court in the event of his falinl
to receive the Office Of governor at tn
hands Of the Legislature. on the groun
that the voters of the State adopted tn
plurality amendment. The Governor an
council after having canvassed the vot
declared the amendment to the consttu
; tion part of the law of the State, bu
shrewd politicians claim that this con
tention will not hold long after 1t get
into the courts. Such view Of the lay
would be retroactive, they assert.
1t Is also claimed that the Legislator
being the sole judge of Its own men
bership. such a contention would no
even be passed upon by the highest coul
Of the State.
Charles +, Carr, who had much to d
with the successful management OF tn
State campaign, surprised Hollis and HI
u friends by entering the democratic sens
+, torial race after the State election la.
q November. but Hollis and his friends sa
y that the latter will have an easy time d,
feating the former for the nomination
b the caucus.
Hollis Is a radical democrat. a folowt
OF william J. Bryan from the later er
trance into national politics. There al
@ quite a number Of conservative democra
- who oppose Hollis, Most of them a
! lined up for Carr The present outloc
!, IL that democrats, republicans and BIT
"a Moosers will caucus the night before Il
II, Legislature meets and nominate cand
:, dates for the various offices to be hll
by tho Legislature.
q Leading republicans admit they a
a. facing crisis In the party history
II their State and acknowledge that it IN;
\. mean the parting OF the ways. In Ne
Hampshire. as In many other States. the
doesn't seem to be any head to tho X
publican party. lot OF former leade
and near leaders and would-be leade
stand around and talk. but that Is abo
y all It amounts to.
Democrats think they sec before thu
IN a great opportunity 70 capture the 60
=. ernorship and the censorship. but tn
10. realise that they are UP sgcinst some
II the most practical politicianS In the Sta
a on the other side OF the fence and III
" they Win whas thsv ere STRIVING for