The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-24
PAGE WRITING TO FEW
PROMINENT CITIZENS
Senator Believes He Is Entitled to Re
nomination on His Record
and Prospects.

\ number of letters have been re-
ceived in this section from Senator
Carroll :, Page IN respect to his can
didacy for the United States senate,
some containing a post card photo
Of the amiable member of the Vermont
senatorial delegation. 1t is known
that several have replied to Mr.. Page
and have given him the information
which he sought
A letter campaign which would
reach all the electorate is impracticabIe
so Mr Page is writing few Of the
prominent citizens -
The letter follows:
dy dear sir Id comes 70 mo
that Ex-Governor Fletcher has an
nounced his probable candidacy for the
senate and my friends are asking if
desire 4 reelection.
The question is a very natural one.
but before I answer il, il seems to me
quite proper that / ascertain the atti-
tude Of Vermont. | know of no better
way to secure the desired information
than to write to a few of the promi-
Rcnt citizens of the state asking there
for and l come to you hoping that,
whatever your preference may be, YOU
Will be kind enough to frankly give
me the sentiment Of your section as
you understand that sentiment to be.
There has been no time for wears
when seniority of service. experience
and sound business Judgment were
likely to be of greater value to Yer
mont-indeed to the entire nation -
than IN the rc-adjuStment Of our pres
ent social and economic conditions to
the changed conditions which are Ger
tain to confront us at the close of the
European war.
/ feel quite justified in saving that
no member of the United States has
been more highly honored by commit
tee assignments than myself, fact
which should not be lost sight of be-
cause the real work of THE senate is
done III committees.
Whenever the Republican party re-
turns to power in the senate, my rank
Is such that | can select the chairman
snip OF either the committee on print
ing, Indian affairs or agriculture and
forestry, the latter being Senator Proc
tor 5 old craftsmanship very i'm
portant place in view of Vermont s
large agricultural interests.
My rank would be good. on the com
mIttees on banking and currency, naval
affairs, education and labor and inter
oceanic canals. / am today a member
OF all these seven important commit
tees, as well as chairman of the com
mittee on transportation and sale of
meat Hcolucts
No new senator could hope to secure
my standing on committee assignments
IN less than seven to Is years, and as
every one here understands, seniority
counts for n great deal in the senate.
Do YOU think the First Congressional
district will chcerfully consent than
the Second district have three of the
four members of Vermont S delegation
in congress?
If the good people of Vermont are
satisfied with my senatorial steward
ship, 1 should feel very grateful if
they saw fit to honor me = as they
have done my good colleague, Senator
Dillingham-by a reelection.
l know I do not need assure YOU
that 1 shall be sufficiently appreeiative
of the favor you will render me in
answering this letter. Come when +
can reciprocate; you viii always find
my latch-string out.
Sincerely yours,
C. s. PAGE.