Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08

/ Prouty ana Dillingham;, and the question,
as many delegates realized later on,
was whether they should promote a pro-
gressive tendency. standing on principles,
or vote for a party name merely, and
help reactionary tendencies.
During the forenoon of the convention
the sentiment for Prouty was so over
whelming that It's opponents gave up all
hope Of heading 1t off, and only when
Dillingham; men from Montpelier, who
later forced fusion in their own county,
took the floor and pleaded for the nom
nation of straight democratic cnndi-
date for senator and only when other
issues were injected into the contest did
ment temporarily succeed After the dele
gates had time to think over the situation
and realize what republican organiza-
ton had been working in their conven-
tion to block n spontaneous movement,
resentment grew, and the tide OF senti-
ment toward Prouty spread until Mr. Wat
son withdrew, and the democratic state
committee acting under authority Of the
convention to fill vacancies. unanimously
voted to endorse the candidacy of Prouty
for the Senate.
II is significant that the very men who
sought 70 prevent democrats from endors-
Ing a progressive republican on the plea
Of n straight ticket are now seeking to
encourage democrats to vote for n reac-
tionary republican for United states
senator. or to go in an entirely opposite
direction from that they first urged.
This feature of the situation IL we'll
stated by the Rutland News, which deals
directly with fundamental principles
recognized IN all the parties as essential
to progress in government, as follows:
THE dccllnatlon of Charles n. Watson
of st Adams to he the democratic candi-
date for United states senator will upset
the calculations of some people, but to
the majority Of voters of all parties II
will, we believe, appeal as the wise thing
for Mr. Watson to do The st. Adams
man, who IL one of the ablest members
of the Democratic party, is really In
sympathy with and friendly to Charles A.
Prouty. He clearly saw that, remaining
n candidate, he would tend to withhold
considerable number Of votes from Mr..
Prouty.
He doubtless also clearly understood
that those responsible for his nomination
in the state convention We're for the most
part mon who at heart wished to adj
vance the interests Of Senator billing
ham. with Mr.. Watson out of II, the
issue will he drawn clearly between Mr.
Dillingham; and Mr., Prouty, or rather
between the principles and policies for
which they stand. And this Is Just where
the people at large as we believe, would
like to have the issue drawn.
There is no third party as between
Mr. Dillingham; and Mr. Prouty. All
voters stand for what the one or the
other of them stands for Why befuddle
things by having a third candidate? Mr.
Watson annoys some republicans and
some democrats by withdrawing from tho
ticket, but he does the thing that will
appeal to the best Judgment Of the larg-
est number OF people"
The St. Adams Messenger, which is in
close touch with the local situation as
regards Mr. Watson, thus comments on
other features thereof:
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'Ion' 1t Se'i"S ii"'n 'l7' MI ""'e''i
hau Il" plcEl"uS Nh""'eutc VI ""'t was
uhder way
N'. N'''"' says "'"' present p'".i
car "ilIH'neH'S "hohE my own menus
MAKO ''' ProSPec'S OF vote Oh iui'
P"'N H"'i'R'" 80 qu'sl'ohaole that am
u""''.i"t ~ enter 'ne contest ne r'hN-
l"S Vi '"'s statement creates the peHei
IN 'h' re"uer MN" 'hh'' had MT wat
sun peoh OH the scene IN burlington or
i'"" ne 'iu exact ana nun information
reSalu'nS 'he very pronounced sentiment
Tor Mr. FroutY' ne never would nave
S's'i"e" MS ""I'nsheSs 10 accept the
nomination. II was spiehnld trinute
10 the Hoiu MI WATSON mas on MS party
.i'"t "e WAS se'ec,eo AZ burlington ana
IL extremely "o"ot'uI II any other
man conld nave turned the trick
ne SITUATION was quite unique HAD
'"eIe peeH Some other democrat opposed
l" MN rather imam man VINO never ne
i"hSeu u MS party ME- WATSON unques-
uonhDIN would nave neon Wiling to abide