Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-04-23
JUST PLAIN POLITICS
PrOuty. Dale, Stafford Page. Amey'
Fleetwood all Mentioned

rext frperen's meeting. and around
TIE halls Of the capital the ncEel 100
oies ard in the dining rooms between
TIE discussion Of matters OF lsEls-A-
tor nav occasionally be heard the
casting Up for the next blsanlAl
election. and some have the haruIhooc
TO try % lift the veil further tnan
that INTO the future
The signs % the times 50 the
ruuors among the legislators nd
cate. are that Lieut. Gov Mason =
Stone VII be q candidate for governor
next year and Il 50 MS friends believe /
he vii VII a. the primaries II spite
of h5s vote q the barge terminal 4
PROPOSITION. In fact the only other 4
name mentioned 50 far as beng o. .
sufficient strength % have reasonable 4
hone OF beating the well known and 4
poouIar superintendent Is that OF \
Prank PIunley Of Mortified. who IS /
accredited with 10 inclination % De I
governor. Some wonder what the at
tirude Of that pinch hitter Fred Bah
bItr. Of Bellows Falls, VIII De II the !
6nalS-
Now and then one Of the prophets
ventures that Senator Dillingham; VIII
be 4 candidate for another term and
l. S1bstzntlAte this points 20 the ex-
trenely favorable impression he
made when he addressed the joint as
eenbIy. Still full OF vim and actIvI-
- Notwithstanding the fact that ne
Elu Be IS years q age next Deem
ber. he VII OF the return 20 power II
congress OF the Republican party, as
sumo the rank II the party's council
. which his seniority and influence
entitle him and which no new man
could hone 20 secure until ne had
years OF service and training
While OF course, there Is always 3
possibility those with 4 prophetic eye
venture again that az the proper time
Congressman Porter Dale VIII Dc
candidate 70 succeed him
Then comes speculation aS % how
Ex-Governor Allen NJ Fletcher VIII
ac- under rbs tzncss-whsth-
er ne VIII Be satisfied % 80 oy and
see the prize louzed for by him 80 20
another. A biz OF guessing : noted
- 70 whether or net ChaS- 4 Prou-y
OF Newport VIII ny another crack 81
the ssrat0rshlp and the guess : usC-
ally that he wElI not -ry- A few hints
have been thrown out that Judge
Wendell ?. Stafford Of St JohIsbury
ard Washington VIII Dc 3 candidate
for The United States Senate
In the event OF Porter Dale trying
for rEe United States senate. several.
L ! said wlLl Be II the field % sue
ceed him
Several legislators intimate that
Senator Harry 3. Ausy q Island
Pond Is getting himself n condition
for 3 run for congress az some future
date ard VIII make = fight against
any odds for the place There are
some who talk Of senator Auey for
governor Harry likes 20 speak n
public and likes public positions
where he : on the lob when needed
John Gordon OF Barre has for
some time cast his eyes lOnEiugly on q
seat IN congress. Some believe he vii
get after i next year without fail
Then the suggestion has been made
that Atty. John y Harvey OF Brat
tlebcro Is OF congressional timber and
Ray shy his hsa6-Eear into the ring
Besides Capt z ". Gibson OF Brat
tfeboro : hack from the military ser
vice and Is credited with = decided
inclination 70 get into 4 place n con-
EreSs- His friends think that he .
entitled % substantial recognition 50
the wise fellows believe that altoEsth-
er there vii be something doing On
the east side next year.
On the west side the rUEorS are
less pronounced. Several have con
necte6 VI Senator Martin : Villas OF
Burlington with the lieutenant gov
erucrship and some opi1e that maybe
Speaker Dana would Ike this place
But outside Of these TWO the C-aclss
ID % this time are silent
1t VII Be three years more before
4 successor % Senator c ) Page vii
b elected The wiseacres generally
q successor % Senator C. :. Page VIII
retire ~ the end Of MS term. which
vii bring hin past 50 years old That
Congressman Frank L Greene vii be
candidate % succeed Senator Page
: generally agreed TIE ouly other
name mentioned As likely % be \
candidate 70 succeed Mr. Page = that
q Justice George NJ Powers Of Nor
rlSville-
When Il comes % q successor 20
Congressman Greene when he may 20
INTO the senate, the prophets are
somewhat a. sea They agree that
several OF Tire vest side would ike
che 100 bot seem unable 70 pick the
winner. Some have n Eotloz that
Recneld Proctor would Ike % ST with
ne mighty a. washrIzrtoz- Others
vo1ce- II the popular Fred C Fleet
WOOD MI then make = break fer cen
EreSS
~O-he-z believe that Senator Via.
Eko has come fast % the front Of re
cert years. VIII make speaking can
palE-- which Re has foz16 very e.
fectIve n his o~n county. I'd a-S
down Tire west SIDE Il try % breas
INTO Waxhs-Etc1- Stil otksrx have :
acton that Atty Warren 2 Austin o.
Burlington and s. ATbArx hax \ de-
sire a. the tine % get frto eongreSs
ard VIII give vent 20 this desire n
t1e rrSt reaSo-zble opportunity Sew
era Believe that ex-Gow. Frank =
Here q Bennington VII be 4 the
xeld
Anyway. taking politics wzs o-e
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