The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-07-01
STATEMENT MADE
BY FRANK {. HOWE
Bennington Man Candidate
for GOvernOrship IL Gra-
ham Is Not in Field
HE WOULD GIVE
WHOLE TIME 70 STATE
Speaks Particularly of the Duties Which
Vermonters Owe to the Young Men
Who Have Gone into Country's War
Service.

BENNINGTON, July 1.-Frank I.
nington Banner, a former speaker OF the
Vermont house of representatives and Tor
mer lieutenant governor, has sent out to-
day to the newspapers of Vermont state
ment to the effect that he will be a eandi-
date for the Republican nomination for
the governorship provided that Gov. Gra-
ham is not a candidate. He also states
that in the event of his election he will
be prepared to give his whole time to
the services of the state. Following is
the letter IL fall:
The time is at hand when the people of
Vermont must add to their other obliga-
tions the duty of selecting their state Off
GERS for the coming term, and | take this
opportunity to make my position known
to my fellow citizens.
1t has been my hope and desire that
Governor Graham would consent to re-
main in office another two years, and
have earnestly urged him SO to do. He has
made an exceptional governor. From the
beginning of the crisis created by the war
he has had in hand the relations of the
state to the federal government, and un-
der his guidance Vermont has made rec
ord of service exeelled by no other state.
He is better fitted to continue as governor
than is any other man to take his place.
| If Governor Graham can be persuaded
to serve in his present position, he will
| have my loyal support If, however, Gov
dat.
| for the Republican nomination for governor,
provided there is manifested by the yot-
ers any considerable desire that | should
| thus serve | have no wish to win place or
have no money to build up political organ
| ization, and would not use it for that pur-
pose if | had If should be elected gov,
ernor of Vermont, | am prepared to give
my whole time to the service of the state;
and | will not use the office or my time
while holding it to further any future po
litical ambitions. | have no other ambi
ton than to serve Vermont TO the best
of my ability
My platform is to aid Vermont to d,
the utmost In behalf of America and he
allies in the present war and to so devel
op and conserve the resources of the stat
that Vermont may be prepared for TIN
newer freedom and broader usefulness
that will surely follow the victory tina
must and will be won.
! Vermont set the standard of loyal de
votion to the cause of the United State
even before war was declared and ha
gladly done more than almost any othe
state in behalf of her sons in the army an,
: navy This standard must be maintaine
and, even though the expenditure involves
. be considerable, state pay should be pre-
vided for all men and women from Vei
! mont serving in Uncle Sans uniform.
To those soldiers and sailors engage
in just war and to the boys and girl
who are to be the men and women of te
morrow Vermont should stand ready t
= give her best The future will justify th
burden incurred in their behalf The res
of us must be prepared to labor and {
sacrifice.
If there are idlers in our ranks, the
r should be put at work; if there al
l hidden resources, they should be draw
out and utilized; if there is privai
greed or selfish ambitions, they shoul
7 be set aside.
For the future, / would advise earne
and intelligent preparation: for those wi
are risling their lives in the great eau.
would urge generosity; for the rest
g us | would demand faithful labor, thrift
economy and patriotic standard of Ii
e ing.
II / shall be glad to hear from the peop
of Vermont, from both those who ma
= approve and those who may dsappro,
= of my candidacy The voters themselv
: should make the decision.
: FRANK L. HOW.