The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-11-28
Local Progressive Leader
Doesn't Believe That 1t
Was Made
ANNOUNCEMENT
CALLED PREMATURE
Chairman Charles II. Thompson Says
Party is Satisfied With Conferences
With Interstate Commerce Commits
sion in Regard to U. S. senatorship.

Since the announcement IN Wednesdays
paper TO the effect that leaders 81 the
Progressive party in Vermont were eN-
pecting to hear from Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Charles \ Plouty in regard
70 accepting the Bun Moose nomination
tor United states senator from this state
there have been interesting Development.
ii the situation. Title despatch which
gave ont the news ot Commissioner
Prouiy.e attitude was sent from Montpel-
len and stated that Judge f. W. Gibson
ot l'rattlehoro was among those who at
tended a conference in Montpelier Tues
day when the nomination was Offered"
Mr. prouty
In a letter published below Judge Glib
son states that ne has not been at any
such conference and that he knows Of no
select few of the Progressive party who
could make such am offer as that said to
have been rendered Mr. Prouty
Mr. Prouty himself at Boston Wednes-
day characterized the statement as '1ue-
mature lie stated further that he had
never announced that he was candidate
for senator although he had been asked to
take the position. and that if he did oe-
come a candidate it would be a "A Rcpub-
lcan
10 further complcatc the situation
Charles tt. Thompson. chairman of the
Progressive state executive committee.
sent ont yesterday from Montpelier the
/ following statement
The Progressive party OF Vermont has
nothing 10 add to ITS announcement OF
YESTERDAY az We are satisfied with all our
/ conferences with Air G. L. Plouty since
/ last June to date AS we have bet stat
/ ed. We are not responsible tar thc head
1 lines at any paper ae we Me not puhlish-
ers. bHt il may he failly inferred by tile
voters lu Vermont that Nt know our own
plans and are playing th5- game ln the
open.
/ Judge t;ihsons statement follows:
Regarding the report Of a conference
Iol the Progressive party leaders at which
the nomination for United States senator
from Nermont 10 succeed Senator DlIuc-
ham j. said 70 have been tentatively
offered To Interstate Commerce Commis-
sioner Charles 4. Prouty | wish to say
that have not attended such a confer
ence anywhere.
Furthermore | do not believe a nomi-
nation to that office has been offered to
anyone, | know Of no select few OF the
members of the Progressive party who
could make the offer in any form The
nomination must come from tine ProgIes
slvc party voters through a convention ol
= direct primary. and be expressive Of the
desire Of the rank and file Of the party
members.
The telegram as sent out may he m
attempt on the part OF some ambition,
leader of the old party OF his agent who
fears the candidacy OF Mr. Prouty T.
smoke hin ont in such a way Il. to gan
some political advantage
SO far as | know from the Progressiv,
point the press statement was unauthor
zcd. 1t was premature 10 sax the least
Mr.. Prouty i one Of Nermonts ables
sons In the senate lie would. in IN,
opinion, make brilliant record lie il
thoroughly progressive III his potica
views. With such views. he might unde
certain conditions be acceptable as can
ddate.
f w. GIBSON