The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-14
Denies That He Is Cham
pion of Special Inter-
ests in Congress
ALWAYS FAVORED
UNFOLDING LAW
Is Not Aligned with Aldrich,
Penrose and Elkins in
Corporation Interests

cred here last night, United States Sen
ator Dillingham; replied to some of the
charges brought by Charles A. Prouty
who is seeking the senatorial seat on a
non. partisan basis.
Senator Dillingham; said in substance
About year ago | informally an
nounced my candidacy for reelection
| Suggestions Of Mr.. Prouty's possible
candidacy also appeared and he was
quoted in Vermont paper as saying
that if he did become candidate it
would be as Republican
Mr.. Prouty was perfectly free to en-
ter the contest in the Republican party
and Republicans were free to support
him, but in February political machin-
cry was set in motion to run him as a
non partisan.
1T has been stated that Mr.. Prouty
did not seek the Republican nomination
because OF the absence OF a primary
system, the inference being that the will
OF the people could not find free ex-
preston under the convention method.
The Republican party is not at fault
because the primary was not utilized in
making nominations. The voters de-
cided in favor OF the system in March
the Republican orga nization sought the
cooperation OF the Democratic and Pro-
gressive parties in giving the people an
informal primary in which to express
their preference for candidates. Both
parties declined and the caucus and con
vention system Of making nominations
necessarily followed. The excuse, there
fore, lacks force, for NonPsrtisan
Prouty club had been organized and was
active before the people passed upon the
primary question, and Mr.. Prouty was
definitely allied with organizations OPP
posing the Republican party long before
the public knew whether the legislature
would be called in special session to en-.
act primary legislation. A more reason.
bile reason for not seeking the Repu5.
lican nomination is found in Mr.
Prouty's letter of June "a 10 the Non
Partisan Prouty club in which he ex-
pressed the belief that Mr.. Dillingham;
could not be defeated in the Republican
party.
III ! have been untrue 10 the interests
Of Vermont, while Mr. Prouty is the
embodiment Of virtue and ability why
did he not seek the support OF the Re
publican party Why form non parti
san clubs Why not Republican clubs :
Il is claimed that he was afraid of the
Republican machine What machine
he knows and his supporters know that
here is no Republican machine in Yer
mont and they know that ! am not and /
lever have been allied with political /
machine.
No systematic preconvention cam
laign was made in my behalf but IN 4
tate convention, composed largely 81 I
lnpledged delegates. ! vas unanimously 4
nominated
IT has been insinusted that a Repub.
lean state convention, under the caucus
ystem. would be so controlled BY out
ide corporate interests that Mr. Proutv,
!, the alleged enemy Of such interests
would have been defeated IN IL contrary
o The will Of the people. Such insima
ions are base SANDER on the people Of
ermoni and more especially on the +
elegates in the recent Republican con
ention. which was admittedly one II
he most representative bodies of Yer.
POINTERS ever assembled
"The truth !. that Mr. Prouty know
hat he could not win in the Republt
an party and in spite of biz lifc-lons
filmtions with that party he sought
b reach the goal ~ bis ambition by al
ealing 10 al IL opponents he person
ily sought the support of the progrrs
ives. and ss matter uf necessity tr-
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ons satisfactorily and was accepted as
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