Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-06-13
ross FOR THE U. 9. SENATE

When one says floss for the Senate,
N may mean Ex-Governor Eugene N.
Foss, Of Massachusetts. or Congressman
George Edmunds Foss, Of Illinois. nam
ed after our former distinguished towns
man, Senator George F. Edmunds. Both
Of these distinguished brothers have had
senatorial aspirations. and Vermont has
watched both Of these distinguished sons
with no small degree of interest.
At this particular time it is Congress-
man Foss, Of Illinois, who is candi-
date for the United States Senate. in op-
position to Mayor William n. Thompson,
of Chicago, and another distinguished
republican, Medin Mccormick. a former
conspicuous progressive and champion
Of Theodore Roosevelt Mccormick is
one of the two congressman at large
which the Prairie State has in Congress.
the other being the Hon. William e.
Mason.
| CONGRESSMAN Foss tells the Chicago
Tribune that he is a candidate and gives
some of the preliminary detail as fol-
, lows:
II am now a candidate for senator"
Mr.. Foss said. Il am confident that I
will be nominated. My campaign plat
form and my reasons for entering the
contest will be set forth formally in a
statement that shall issue tomorrow.
My campaign already has been started.
II propose to make a speaking cam
paign covering the entire State" Mr..
Foss said. THE time and place at which
I shall begin will also be determined at
to-morrow's conference. 1t is probable
that my first speech will be made with
out delay, probably before I return 10
Washington. I have just been advised
from the capital that there is no bust.
ness Of Importance before the House OF
ing legislation having been sent over to
the Senate, while the House just now
is marking time. Unless some emergency
arises, therefore. 1t is probable that ]
shall begin operations in Illinois irpme-
diately."
The Tribune comments upon the sen.
atorial situation and the position Con-
gresham Foss would vacate as follows:
This puts Congressman Foss directl,
into the senatorial race and adds thirt
factor to the republican situation. Ths
declination of Former Governor Deener
to become candidate three weeks since
had left the contest between Congress
man Medill Mccormick and Mayor Will
liam Hale Thompson.
while there Is nothing definite from
Mr. Foss, it is supposed that he will
not figure longer as a candidate for re
nomination for Congress in the twenty
NTH ward-Evanston-La Lake county dis
triot. the tenth. and starters for tina
place are expected to be announced to
day.
Friends of Mr.. Foss suggested yes
terday that the strong possibility exist
that the Deneen group may indorse Eos
for the senatorship in case the row owe
the makeup Of the republican count,
primary ticket becomes more involve,
than at the present time
Congressman Foss has had a long ex
perience in Congress, having served NJ
less than ten terms, not counting tina
now In progress He would have ha,
another notch on his congressional gun
but for the incidental fact that in tn
republican cataclysm of 1912 no. togethe
! with Frank l.. Fowler. democrat. wa
defeated by Charles M. Thomson, pro
gressive. However. Congressman Eos
speedily came back" and has continue
: to be an authority on naval matters, hav
ing long been a leading republican mem
Der of the House committee on the nav,