The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-08
Fight Over Ballot


Mr.. Diilinghams name put on the
State ticket with Mr.. Gates, while
Congressman Grcenes name stands
IN separate congressional ballot
ire so Characteristic and so ilunii-
mating, that we believe the voters OF
Vermont are entitled to a true state
ment of the whole inside Of this
amazing incident in an amazing ef
tort to throttle the voice OF the Nei
mont electorate.
Immediately following the State
convention the Free Pcess plenty
ioresaw what the next move Gf the
capital combine" logically would be-
md We promptly demanded thar the
Gates ticket be not further handi-
capped by making the senatorial bal
lot a tail to the Gates kite. We re
luested from the secretary OF state
4 statement of the facts in the case
is the right of the public in colnec-
ton with a public matter dealt with
by a public servant and found our
surmise was correct.
Secretary of State Bailey after Sc
uring an opinion from Attorney Gen
era Brown to the effect that the
state and senatorial tickets shoald
bo on separate ballots had virtual
decided 10 have the ballots so
Oh, and so far as we observed com
petent authority fully indicated that
conclusion in the case.
At this point former Secretary CT
State Fred ID. Rowland of Montpelier,
recognized everywhere as Senator
Dillinaham's campaign manager as
well as most intimate conndant
made an appeal to the secretary Of
state to print Mr.. Dillingham; name
with the Gates ticket When we ash
ed Secretary Bailey for his decision
for publication as news, he was natu"-
ally focced to disclose the fact that
Mr.. Rowland had asked for a further
hearing in the matter, but he did sas
he did not see how he could change
his position. despite the tremendous
pressure which was being brought
TO bear upon him.
Later on &c developed that 10 MGR
Attorney Clark c. Fits OF
Brattleboro, and the Hon. Hale X.
Darling of Chelsea, one OF Mr.. Fits
employed Office attorneys, had int
ested themselves in the legal aspects
of tho case. It was even intimatod
that legal proceedings might DE
brought TO forc0 the secretary @l
state to print Mr.. Dillingham; nan,
with the Gates ticket. hut Secretary
Bailey held his legal authorities 20
be sound.
Bearing in mind Mr. Hcaland's iu-
innate relations with Mr.. Dillingham;;
the fact that Mr.. Fits, representa-
tive of the big power interests is one
OF tho group of able aad brillian. al
torneys. including former Attorney
General John G. Sargent Of Ludlow
chief attorney To- tho American TX
press company and w. b. C.. Stick
noy. long attorney for the Boston os
Maine. tho New Haven and ether
great allied financial powers, who
bava heen actively pugbipr the can.
didacy OF Senator Dillingham; from
the very outset, let MS turn TO Scna-
tor Dflingham's discussion Of this
point.
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