The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-04-30
DILLINGHAM; CLUB FORMED IN
HOME TOWN OF SENATOR
Aggressive Fight for His Retention
IN the PIPER House Of Congress
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VIII Be Made
A Dillingham; club was organized
az Waterbury Friday night. Repre-
sentative citizens OF Senator Dilling-
hams home town came together and
took the first formal action in an or
gnnaat.on looking to reelection Of
the senator.
e. L Moody was chosen chairman,
In his opening statement he said that
this was TO be an active, aggressive,
progressive campaign, clean and above
board for the retention IN the United
States Senate of man whose ability.
experience and high character are gen
orally recognized. La a time like the
present. when we are facing critical
conditions, both at home and abroad,
the extent and complications of which
no man can fOrsee. the importance Of
having as a senator from Vermont a
man Of tried experience and proved
ability must be SO plain TO the thought
ful citizen Of Vermont that no argu-
ment IS necessary 10 convince them Of
the proposition, declared Mr. Moody
The following officers were elected
President, g. Il. Moody. vice resi-
dents. Earl A. Boyce, G. H. Dale; sec
rotary, G, G. Graves, treasurer V. l..
Perkins; executive committee, II. c
Whitehill,R W. Demeritt, b. +. Wal
lace; finance committee, W. b. Clark,
II G. Lamb, o. T. Scott; membership
committee, T.. Il. Campbell. W. +.
Towne, Carl C. Evans, b. r. Demeritt,
n. H. Hill, S. G, Wheeler
Statement Issued
Secretary Graves gave out the fol
lowing statement:
a circular letter dated April 20,
1914, from Orleans, VI, in further
ance Of the so-called non partisan
movement, contains some statements
that call for reply. Among other
things, the sircular says:
Our canvass shows that Senator
Dillingham; is the only candidate who
must be taken seriously as an opposi-
ton candidate and we have looked
in vain for any announcement from
him that he is a candidate
IL is true that Senator Dillingham;
has made no public announcement that
he is to be a candidate, but II has been
no secret, however, that Senator Dbl
bingham is a candidate TO succeed him
self, and on one occasion an intimation
TO the contrary in Vermont news
paper was specifically denied and cor
rected.
ITO prevent further circulation of
reports like the above, desire to state
on the authority of Senator Diling-
ham himself that he is candidate for
nomination and reelection to the
United States Senate on the republi-
can ticket; and will add on behalf of
his friends and supporters from all
quarters Of the State indicate his re-
"The circular above referred to re-
lies in canvass made by sending let |
tiers To the one thousand persons |
whose biographical sketches appear
IN the book entitled "Men Of Yer
mont Trustworthy information |
from over the State indicates that
now, as IN the past, very large ma
iority Of any representative list Of
Vermonters will favor Mr.. billing
ham for the Senate. The condition
d the pubic sentiment IN the State Is
he non-partisans received from the
comparatively Few responses which
he non-partlsan received from the
me thousand men whose biographies
appear IN Men OF Vermont" The
many farmers, business men and 9th
~ whose names do not appear in
hat publication, and who for good
'easons have always been sriunch
Importers OF Senator Dillingham;,
how no sign Of abandoning a public
'iiicial who has consistently legislat-
d for the best interests Of the State
md whose entire record has been so
lean, able and creditable as his.
The circular also suggests that Mr..
should retire and rest con
ent with honoTS already won. His
friends believe that 'honors already
yon in the Senate furnish ground for
~ reelection rather than reason for
us retirement and afford the best
iossible expectation of further honors
0 be won in the future.
Favored Fewer Southerners
When at the head Of the Vermont
elegation TO the republican national
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