The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-10-22
CANDIDATE FOR
V|CE-PRES|DENT
GIVEN A J0L I
William Grant Webster Thought
Bennington a Republican City
DEMOCRATS IN OFFICE
New York Lawyer Is Touring Yer
mont to Secure Place on
Primary Ticket

William Grant Webster of New
York is making a tour of the Sta. e
securing signatures tc' petition,
which when filed and filed with the
secretary of state at Montpelier, will
make him a candidate for vice-pres-
ident with the vo-ers of Vermont at
the 1920 election His petition is now
more than two thirds completed.
Mr.. Webster reached Burlington
Monday night, but he was in Benning-
ton the latter part of last week and
secured a number of signatures to his
petition While here he cal ed upon
Village Clerk William p. Hogan and
asked for signature
you've called at the wrong place,
said the clerk as he passed the petit
ion back over the high counter. I'm
on The other side of he fence"
You the city clerk CT Bennington
and democrat?' exclaimed the can.
didate.
Sure I'm a democrat from heels
to hair" returned the clerk.
Where will find the mayor?" per-
sisted the man who seeks to fill the
shoes now Occupied by Tom Marshall
Oh, he's democrat, ;oo," replied
the clerk
What! A demo cratic clerk and a
democratic mayor; thought Benning
ton was republican city! Where's
the chief of police?"
He's another democrat" cheerfully
lied the clerk in order to make it un
animous.
The candidate sadly folded his pet
ition, tucked it into the inside pocket
of his coat and sadly left the office.
On his tour for signatures Mr. Web
ster carries election records to show
that he received the endorsement of
Oregon for vice.president in 1915, car
rying the primary of that sta e by
$4,000 majority on the same ticket
with Charles e. Hughes, Senator
Cummins OF Iowa and Senator Bur
ton of Ohio, who were contestants for
the presidency. Mr. Webster's vote
was higher than that received by any
of the candidates for first p ace on
the ticket He also entered the Iowa
primary against Ell Senator Elmer
j. Burkett of Nebraska, native of
Iowa and came within 4,617 votes of
carrying the state. He carried 43 of
the counties and won three cf the
congressional districts in the State
His vote in the three States for vice.
president totalled 9840 His name
was presented by Oregon to the re
publican national convention at Chi
cago four years age
In three other States, Ohio Mime
sofa and West Virginia the name of
William Grant Webster appeared up
on the republican primary ballots as
candidate for president and he polled
3O,665 votes. His rival on the ticket
in Ohio and West Virginia was former
Senaf-r Burton of Ohio but Mr.. Web
ster received over 10 per cent of the
republican vote in the Ohio primary,
and nearly % per cent of the West
Virginia vote. He carried one county
in Wes' VIRGINIA and made a heavy
run IN Lucas county, (Toledo) Ohio.
Mr. Webst p awyer, a member
OF the bar of New York, and CT the
bar of the Suprel;e Court of the
United States He was graduated from
Harvard University and later became
associated with the law office of Ro.
bert T. Lincoln in Chicago, shortly
after MIR. Lincc In retired from the of.
flee of ambassador to Great Britain