Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-07
ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY.
Carroll s. Page Wishes a Reelection
to the United States Senate - Elk
poets to Stand or Fall on His Record.

Carroll s. Page, junior senator from
Vermont, who is now completing his
second term in the upper branch of
congress-, Tuesday made formal de.
claration of his candidacy for another
term. His statement, which has been
forwarded to the newspapers of Yer.
mont, is as follows:
To the People of Vermont:
| am candidate for reelection to the
United States senate.
No extended reasons for this announce
ment are necessary. For many years |
have been before the people of Vermont
in both business and official life Anything
! might say of myself would neither add to
nor detract from my record. 1t has been
made, and upon it l expect to stand or fall.
My position upon all questions coming
before congress is matter of public rec
ord | have undoubtedly made mistakes,
but / have never lodged the responsibility
of voting on any roll call. | know that
do not need assure Vermont that / have
always voted conscentously and as in my
judgment would best conserve and promote
the interests of my state and the country.
Whether / have or have not given
prompt attention and painstaking care to
every requirement of my constituents is
for Nermonters who have entrusted their
interests to my keeping to say.
l stand squarely upon the Republican ma
tional platform. Especially as a member
of the committee on naval affairs have |
earnestly advocated preparedness in that
department of our national defense.
The rule of promotion in the United
States senate, through seniority of service,
has given to Vermont, because of her re-
tention of her senators, a measure of in
huence which none of the smaller and
very few of the larger states have en-
joyed.
Every one conversant with national
legislation understands that the real work
of the United States senate is done in com
mittees. My position on important com
mittees-especialy naval affairs, banking
and currency, education and labor, and
agriculture and forestry-gives me stand
ing in legislation matters which no new
senator could hope to reach in less than
eight to fifteen years.
On the committee on agriculture and
forestry my rank is such that with the
change of administration which we conf
IDENTIFY expect on the 4th of March,
should automatically become chairman.
This is the position occupied by Senator
Proctor at the time of his death, and is
vastly more important to Vermont than
any other in the entire line of chairman
ships.
1t behooves Vermont to send as her SEN
ator the man who can serve the state and
the nation with the greatest possible eff
cheney at this critical time. If | am that
man | should be returned. If l am not
there should not be the slightest hesitancy
about retiring me and selecting another.
| have received hundreds of letters urg
ing me to announce my candidacy and
offering as a reason therefor the fact that
we are today confronting critical condi
tons, both social and economic, with pos
sibe foreign complications so disturbing
and perilous as to demand, in the halls o
congress, that matured judgment and ex
perience which can come only through lonl
service.
l keeny appreciate the many expression
which have come to me approving my sen
atoral stewardship. l hope for the en-
dorsement at the primaries of both III!
former supporters and the young men o
Vermont who have come to the polls since
my last election and who now share the re
sponsiblities of state and nation.
If the people of Vermont see fit to homo
me by a reelection, / shall be duly CRATE
| full.
CARROLL S. PAGE.