The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-22
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Wednesday September %, 1915
SENATOR JOHN w. WEEKS
Massachusetts Man In Field For the
Presidency.

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| Presidency.
While no candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination for President should
be supported who possesses no quail
flcation excepting that he comes from
| New England, it has never happened
| that a candidate, who possesses all
other qualifications, has for that rea-
son been disqualified. The Republi-
| cans of the country have taken. their
| presidential candidates Z from New
England in the past and they are
ready to take one again whenever
the right conditions prevail. These
| conditions seem to prevail now.
Every New England state is doubtful,
and collectively they form doubtful
section-a section, too, that is rapid
ly increasing in population. The six
New England States will send SO dele
gates to the Republican Convention
next June, and there is every reason
for considering favorably a candidate
otherwise available who has the
united support of New England
great in territory and in manufactur
ed and agricultural products.
New York may present IA candidate
to the Convention; likewise Ohio, IL
lnois Indiana, Iowa, Idaho
In territory, the six New England
States include an area of 5000
square miles; New York, $4,000: Ohio
1900; Illinois, $1,000; Indiana, &c.
600; Iowa, $4,000; Idaho, $4,000. Ger
tainly by comparison New England is
not territorially insignificant.
Turning to the more important con
sideration of production of wealth,
we find that of agriculture and manu-
featured products, the New England
States contribute annually a valua
ton of approximately $500 millions;
New York. $500 millions; Ohio, 1900
millions; Illinois, 1900 millions; lndi-
ana, 7S0 millions; Iowa, SIS millions;
Idaho, $50 millions.
New England is therefore on a
parity with the other localities men
toned if the relative importance of |
these communities is being consider
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in the person Of Senator John W.
Weeks a man who possesses all the
qualifications properly demanded in
a Presidential candidate, a typical |
New Highlander, born in northern
New Hampshire, on the border OF |
Vermont, and now representing
Massachusetts in the United States |
Senate.
Like most men who have made
good in the world, he was born poor
and has fought his way up When
he was in business. he was a banker, |
an honorable calling which com
mands the services of some of the
most substantial men in every com
munity, but, when Mr. Weeks enter
ed Congress, he gave up all asEve
connection with business and when
he entered the Senate, he retired ab-
solutely from all his business afIilia-
tons, even those which were merely
nominal.
Mr.. Weeks has been successful in
whatever he has undertaken He
has abundantly met all the demands
that have been made upon him. as
Mayor of Newton, Mass, as Repre-
sentative in Congress and as Sena
tor. He has been promi. Vt in sup
porting and shaping our most import
ant legislation, and is most familiar
with public affairs. He has been tried
in many ways and not found wanting.
The person to trust for the future is
one who has been found trustworthy
in the past. Such a man is Senator
Weeks. New England should avail
herself of the opportunity, and nomi-
nate him for President. The first
step is to give him the support of
New England's SS delegates, Let
there be unity of action in the New
England States.