Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-07

Another remarkable man was Stephen |
r. Bradley, who was elected to the Senate |
in 1901 when Vermont was admitted into |
the Union. He was then only 80 years of
age and with the exception Of one six
year term when the opposite political
marty was in power he was in the Senate
for the % years following when he retlr-
cd in hs sixtieth year. He was five
times elected president pro TEN OF the
United states Senate, position also held
bv Senator Edmunds. Collamer like Ed
munds also received votes in a republican
national convention for president And
Bradley was one of the leading men of
New England in his time
Elijah Paine who defeated Bradley for
the six-year term above mentioned, was 81
when elected and declined to stand as a
candidate for reelection in order that he
might accept a federal iudgeship and he
held tho latter for over 40 years and until
| the time of his death.
Israel Smith went to the Senate at the
age OF a and after a few years resigned
State Judge Samuel S. Phelps, the father
was only &c years of age when first elect
that it has been the policy of this state
since her admission to the Union to send
her younger men to the Senate and to
continue them In office until they died
or resign. And the most brilliant careers
have come to those who were under 80
years Of age when they went to Washing
ton to commence their service.
The entries for the September prima ries
from that of Senator Page can he con-
sidered at this time. And even II the state
were called upon to take up n new man
at this time II is doubtful if Governor
Gates at 80 or Ex-Governor Fletcher Mt s9
would he as available ms a younger man
like Frank l.. Greene at Is, Guy W. Bailey
at 20, George VI Powers AZ 81 O. NJ Bar
her Mt 5s, Fuller c. Smith NJ r., Frederick,
G. Fleetwood at q, or Frank G. Partridge
at So, If the vacancy 10 he filled were or
the west side And II we were looking
for candidate on the cast side would
naturally turn to such men as Clarke G
Fits at As, Wendell p Stafford al 81. Hor
ace +. Graham at -. Fred A. Rowland
at II. George ~. Prouty at 81, or Porter
II. Dale at 40
1t makes no difference whether we lool
in the first or in the second congressional
district there are able men both side.
of the mountain, and as long az there arr
: 1t does not seem necessary TO select three
out Of four Of the congressional Celega
} ton from one congressional district. TIT
fact that Senator Pages educational bill
does not bear his name has parallel II
the case of Senator Edmunds whose an
ti-trust law bears the name OF Sherman
but is generally known that Edmunds ant
not sherman was the father of the Sher
man antitrust law
But aside from any consideration o
the mountain rule the fact that Senate
Carroll s. Page Is our senator with egh
years OF service behind him. and the gree
, business and financial problems followin
the present war ahead of us. and tn
fact that his training makes him an es
pecially valuable man for the solution O
such problems, make him the best ma
= Vermont can send to the Senate at thi
= time. Judge Staffords speech at tn
= Greater Vermont meeting has been fire.
I quently referred 10 in this campaign an
e he SAYS should send the man Vernon
e wants and needs there and not send som
man because he wants 10 go Vernon
8 wants and needs Carroll s Page. in pref
e erence to the other candidates a this pal
h ticular time.