The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-04-27

Wendell P. Stafford of Washington, ex-
Gov F. c. Smith and probably Governor
Mccall of Massachusetts, and Gen. Leon
ard Wood and others.
Col. Harvey Speaks.
+ Following the meeting the annual ban
quet was served to about $50, which was
an enjoyable feature of the evening. Then
came the address by Col. Harvey For a
considerable time Col. Harvey told stories
and anecdotes of men who have been
prominent in political life, keeping the
audience in laughter. Then he provided IA
literary feast by reading an article which
he had written for the forthcoming issue
of the North American Review, entitled
Nobody for Hughes-but the People 1t
was an intensely interesting political re-
view of his observations as to the prob
able outcome of the presidential campaign,
in which he scored Col Roosevelt and held
up Justice Hughes as an idol Of the pco-
pie. Everybody applauded, regardless OF
political affiliations. Because of the length
of the address it is impracticable to repro
duce it, but some of the more pointed and
effective paragraphs are given herewith:
when not SO long ago the Honorable
Henry a Cooper Of Racine, Wis, ne
marked somewhat grimly in the house d
representatives
easier to stand by the President, if the
President himself would stand still. W,
have to confess that no slight effort wa
required to suppress a sigh of sympathetic
understanding. But now when we paus
to contemplate the political happenings 0
the past two months and compare ever
the most notable contradictions OF GU
! President who Is, with the astonishing pei
formances of our President who was, "
feel as one abruptly transported from tn
rock of Gibraltar into the heart of a prai
! rie cyclone
: Speaking of Elihu Root as a candidate
he said: AS partisan, not only has h
earned the highest reward, but he eanno
O again be in a position to receive it. II
should be nominated We wish lie Nigh
i be. But we are concerned now, not wit
preferences nor with proprieties, but wit
prospects. The real questions are: Do tn
people want Mr.. Root? and Does the r.
. publican party think it could elect him
opposition to Mr. Wilson? Answer ii
7, first question and the second may be di
4 regarded
j "W-hoever says Our Colonel is a cand
q date is liar He is no hill-climber. L
Y is Mahomet. If the Mountain sees fit I
. come to him, it may bask in the glories
+ Heaven; if not, it can go to Hell. I wi
n not enter into any fight for the nomin
h tion and I will not permit any faction
% fight to be made in my behalf. Indeed,
le will go further and say that it would
,e mistake to nominate me unless the eou
X try has in its mood something of the h
,e roic; unless it feels not only ike devotil
itself to ideals, but to the purpose mea
10 urably to realize those ideals in action
IL This was the Message from Trinidad,
N since emphasized and amplihed, but IN
n sense repudiated or shaded. Did not @
1e Colonel attend the hallowed primary
ne his party, an enthusiastic gathering OF !
ye or maybe seven, and declare positively tn
IN he was still a Progressive and that. VII;
.e- ever else one might find to his disfavs
NJ nobody yet had questioned his America
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