The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-19
GATES CALL WAS SPONTANEOUS.
Randolph Herald Considers II Best Move
Republicans Could Make.

sincere and spontaneous. 1t could not b'
resisted and ought not to have been. Th'
active candidates were each and all mer
OF personal strength and worth who pur
sued the nomination fairly and honora
bly,, according to accepted standards, but
the party in and of itself had determined
that there was another who in the exist
ing juncture, combined more elements
OF availability, and even his refusal to
enter the field actively, and his known
and accepted Discrimination to run II
nominated could not prevent the honor
looming to him. All that he needed TO
say was that if nominated, under the
circumstances, he would feel compelled
10 accept. Having said this, the re-
mainder took care of itself. The Gates
movement developed strength that did
not result from or depend in any consid-
Ierable degree upon the manipulation,
real or imagined of any cliqae OF poll
ticians interested in having him named
in order to promote other candidates. 1T
frosted upon the sincere desire OF the
party to name the strongest man to lead
in the coming fight. 1t is but natural
that some OF the defeated candidates
should feel humiliation over the selec-
ton OF Mr.. Gates, coming as it did, and
they may be humored TO the extent OF
hearing their excuses and even some as
pensions, but they will soon realize
probably do now-that the honest wish
of the party prevailed and that this was
the real matter at issue.
Ii Is indeed an encouragement when a
| thing like the nomination of Mr.. Gates
occurs. The Office sought the man here
| if it ever did, beyond the pale OF ques-
ton. 1t sought Mr.. Gates because he
was manifestly qualified for it, and in
addition possessed unusual qualities as
candidate. He is plain, common, every
day citizen of the state, vino makes no
claim to greatness, but has shown high
executive ability, rare tact, and UNI
usually good judgment in very respon-
sble department of the states affairs.
He knows Vermont physically better, we
should say, than any other man, and he
knows its citizenship, by and large, at
least as well. This should be OF i'm
mense advantage to a governor. Mr..
Gates has few enemies or detractors for
one who has been so long at the front
where he has had chance to make
many. He is poor in this worlds goods
and his nomination proves that wealth.
either latent or active, Is not essential
to political preferment in Vermont. De-
spite statements TO the contrary il will
be seen that Mr. Gates desires and will
labor for such conditions as fill restore
unity in the Republic caFty No Pro-
gressive need feel that Mr., Gates il I'M
sympathetic toward the things that he
most strongly believes in, or that he will
be subservient to the dictation OF any
interest that is not primarily the interest
of the state as a whole.
Orange county is particularly gratified
that the second place on the ticket came
to her son, Hon. Hale X. Darling of
Chelsea man thoroughly qualified by
native ability and by experience and
training for the Office. Mr.. Darling will
be cordially endorsed by his own county,
we predict. The other places on the
state ticket are well filled-some by vet.
Grams of proven worth and Others by
new material The whole
ticket, from top to bottom, deserves the
support it will doubtless receive at the
polls.
The party platform received little at
tention. 1t is unfortunate that more |
thorough expression OF party sentiment |
cannot be had at such times. but con-
yention with various candidates. to con- |
slider is a poor price TO thresh out ques-
tons of high moment. Ordinarily, the |
personal issues obscure the academic |
ones, and what the committee on resolu. |
tons frames up goes through, as it did |
in this case, without material change. |
We find no particular fault with the
platform, but lament the conditions that
serve TO stop proper consideration of the
principles of the party.
The nomination of William p. Dilling
ham without opposition was generally i
discounted ahead. He had no active RI
Talry to meet within his party. At the
Iame time even the Montpelier conven-
ion contained the seeds OF diseord which
night have manifested themselves had il
promised results worth the effort. Mr..
is undoubtedly the choice of
considerable majority of the Republi-
an residuum and his selection is most
natural and fitting The real test will
ONE at the polls in November.
Congressman Frank J.. Greene won
deserved denomination in the first dis.
riot without a murinur Of protest II
will be almost the same in November In
he second district, the prize went to
Ion. Porter II. Dale OF Island Pond after
protracted convention contest. Mr..
)ale won the nomination by an effective !
ersonal canvass, TO which he had de-
oted months of time, seeing voters and
citing pledges of support. In an or
mary campaign this would not have 5
ulled him through. but there was little {
interest, the caueuses were lightly at !
ended and the men he saw went to them {
a sufficient numbers to give him the =
,ad. Mr.. Dale is a gentleman of char
cter and of fair ability, but we ques- s
ion if he measures up to the stature OF 7
timber He has been an 7
ID liner and such liberalism as he has
hown seems to have been awakened BY
he exigencies of a campaign in which he n
as closely pressed by a conservative h
I the clearest type. Mr. Dale's election v
by no means assured-Rsndolph Her a
Ia and News. n