The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-08-25
MAX L. POWELL
ALSO A CANDIDATE
Burlington Man Announces His Will
ingness to Accept Republican GU
bernatorial Nomination.


the Burlington city hall Saturday even
ing to consider Max L. Powell S can
didacy for governor. Although the no
tice of the meeting was late and many
did not know about it $50 of Mr.. Pow
ell IS friends came out and gave him a
most rousing reception. F. c. Lyon
presided and II. L. Bingham acted as
secretary.
Lawrence BARLEY was first called up
on and gave characteristiclly clear-cut |
argument in favor of Mr.. Powell s can
didacy and referred to what he had
done and is doing to increase Burling-
ton s prosperity.
j. S. Flint said he was in favor of |
move and hoped it was not too late tol
land Powell in the governor s chair.
Elias LYMAN talked in the same vein
and promised his enthusiastic support.
w. B. McKillip said this was the first
time he had attended Powell love
feast, " as he had always fought Pow
ell before, but he felt at home and
would do his utmost and he said he
thought there was a splendid chance toi
win.
John Seth spoke in superlative terms
of the candidate and brought down the
house when he said: eff Max Powell
had as much physical strength as he
has mental strength and courage he
would be the white hope of Ameri-
ca. - The meeting voted unanimously
to urge Mr. Powell to make the fight.
Lawrence BARLEY, w. B. Mckillup ana
J. S. Flint were appointed an executive
committee.
Mr.. Powell was called upon and said
in part:
have had no intention of being a
| candidate for governor until within a
| few days When my friends have come
to me l have repeatedly said that l
would not force my candidacy upon
| BurEngton; that Burlington must de
| eide first if she has a candidate and,
| then, who the man should be. / said |
| should make no canvass to determine
that sentiment, had no gubernatorial
| bee in my bonnet and would be glad to
| support any other man the best senti-
ment could agree upon.
Some Of my friends that l mentioned
| would rather see governor than to be
| governor myself. No one wanted to
make the race and my friends have re-
ported a strong sentiment in my favor,
which this meeting attests.
If / had been crazy to be governor
| should not have hesitated to an
nounce my candidacy before. l have
never been bashful in this respect.
What political honors l have had
have had to fight for, so | don't shirk
from u contest. While | have been
called almost everything. | have never
i been called a coward or a " trimmer.
If | make this fight it will be because
| Burlington wants me to Ii will he
your fight as well as mine, and it will
be some fight, too. 1t is not too late
in my opinion. No one has foreclosed
the gubernatorial market. 1t is any
one s race to data free-fora all that
; will take more than the usual number
of heats. We have had no governor
) for twenty years The largest city anG
/ second largest county is not asking
over-much then in this line. [ don I
believe in long platforms. / am not Sc
wise in statecraft that | have solveC
l all problems to my own satisfaction ane
{ believe chief executive should have
an open mind to hear both sides an,
render decision when the evidence i
e in. OF course there are many questions
t like good roads, economical and bust
D ness-like administration, etc, abou
A which all agree. l am and always hav,
: been a Republican. If that is trea
son., in the words of Patrick Henry
r make the most of it The Republi
t canism of Lincoln and Grant, of Gar
+ field and Mckinley is a good enough
! brand for me. The history of gu
- achievements for the past half century
and they are without PARALLELS i
the main the history of the Republi
l. can party, and it is a glorious recoro
Il We have not now and never have ha
- | bosses in Vermont The Vernon
neck is so made that it can be fitte
neither to a collar nor yoke. Bccaus
some of our sister states may be boss
ridden and some of those bosses be Re
publican, l have not thought it nece;
IS sary to leave my party any more tina
- | would leave my church because
didn't like the minister To thos
who have left Us and are coming bac
C and there are many say welcome
e with arms wide OPEN This is a GOV
e eminent Of parties and the best kin
of a government to have. Two grea
- parties are enough and the more clos,
II ly matched they are, the better til
1t government. We can accomplish T,
|. forms far better within the party tina