The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-24
Will Issue a Statement to the
Newspapers for Publica-
ton on Friday
REV. FRAZER METZGER
IS OUT SCOUTING
Rutland Herald Has News of Interest
ing Developments in Senatorial Sit
uation = Goodness Between Progress
sives and Nom artisans.

patch from Orleans:
= 1t is no secret here among the of |
fcials of the non partisan Prouty club,
which was formed some months ago tod
further the prospective candidacy Of
Charles A. Prouty of Newport for the
seat in the United States Senate now
held by William P. Dillingham;, that
Mr.. Prouty will issue a statement to
the newspapers next Friday in which
he will, in substance, formally an
nounce his intention to become can
didate for the Senate.
Metzger Wants to Be Senator.
1t is an open secret that Mr.
Prouty's friends have worked tooth
and nail to secure the support of the
Progressive party of the state for Mr..
Prouty and the secret has leaked out
here that the Progressives are unde-
cided as to whom shall be slated as
candidate for the Senate
1T is generally understood that Rev.
Frazer Metzger of Randolph wants to
be the candidate and that he has the
support of the chairman of the Pro
gressive state committee, Dr. H. Nelson
Jackson of Burlington. Both Metzger
and Jackson have been scouting ia this
county during the past "a hours but
bull moose are an unknown quantity in
this section of the state.
Jackson Causes Discomfort.
No denial is made that the non-par-
tisan Progressive workers, who have
been campaig ning for months in an en-
deavor to corral the support of the
Progressive party for Mr.. Prouty, are
decidedly piqued-some are angry
over the clever attempt of DIR. jackson
to eliminate Mr.. Prouty, so far as the
Progressives are concerned, in favor OF
Mr.. Afetzger.
- Many of the Progressives of this
part of the state say that the party is
bound to 90 on theroeks if DR. Jack
son is permitted to frame up things in
| favor of his friend Rev Mr. Mertzger
of Randolph.
! The Herald correspondent also inter
viewed Secretary Colby Stoddard of the
| non-partisan Proutv club. Mr.. Stod-
dard, in answer to a query in regard
i to the expected announceme Friday
said: The statement which Mr.
/ Prouty will make will be perfectly sat
| isfactory to his friends. -
/ Mr.. Stoddard gave to the Herald
representative the following letter from
Mr.. Prouty:
Prouty's Letter to Partisan Club
The letter is as follows:
Washington, d. c., June s, 1914.
| :" Non Partisan Prouty Club, Orleans
! Vermont:
Gentlemen: | am just in receipt o
letter from you stating that report
are being circulated in the press an,
by individuals that / have declared il
writing and personally that | do no
desire the position of United State
senator; that | did not welcome sup
port to that end and would not scrv
If elected. You ask me if these state
/ ment are true.
They are not The only politica
| office in the gift of the people of m
native state which | have ever covete
| is that of United States senator an
| personally an election to that positio
| would be most gratifying. I deepl
/ appreciate the efforts of your member
| and my other friends in my behalf. al
i the more because they have not bee
/ solicited, directly or Indirectly.
II If chosen | should be glad to serv
Il to the best of my ability, which vo
gentlemen are kind enough to overrat,
II Very truly yours,
II &C. A. PROUTY.''
i Rev. Frazer Metzger of Randolph
: two years ago the Bull Moose cai
Il didate for governor, was in Rutlan
/ last night on a trip of political inspe,
/ ton, as he expressed it. He was a,
II companied by Ernest Kelley of Sail
II bury and Prof. Raymond Mcfarland {
Il Middlebury, and DIR. H. Nelson Jacl
II son of Burlington arrived later in tn
II night.
y The information received by I'll
= Herald from Orleans was much in til
nature of a surprise to Mr.. Metzgt
! and The emphatically declared that /
had by no means decided to enter I'll
political field in the role of offic
seeker at the present iuncture, b,
neither would he absolutely deny tn;
he would ultimately accept nomin
tion for the United States senator's
togar if it were offered him
Referring to the story that on Fir
day OF this week Charles A Prout
would definitely announce his cal
candidacy for the senatorship on
bipartisan ticket, Mr.. Metzger eoul
not pretend to speak with much al
4 thority, but he was plainly sceptica
He had heard of nothing of the sor
he said He did not believe M
Prouty had fully made up his min
All of the men in the part Y al
4 prominent Bull Moosers, and they WEI
out last night with J. @. Jones an
! D. E. Martin, recognized leader of II
party in Rutland. Mr. Metzger ";
very frank to say that the visit was
political significance.