The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-03-03

Section of State Comedies Wind
ham, Bennington, Rutland and Addi-
son Counties to Rabbit
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, March
Being a gathering place for travel
ers from all parts of Vermont, this
village is admirably located as 20
litical gossiping center, and one hears
all sorts OF speculation and prediction
regarding various Republican candi-
dacies The political gossipers are try
ing to figure out the chances of sue
cess of the three candidates for gov
ernor, Frederick H. Rabbit Of Bel
lows Falls. James NJ Hartness OF
Springfield and Curtis S. Emery Of
Newport, and the concensus Of opin-
ion seems to be that the latter has Tie
lead in the scoring.
As one goes north the sentiment for
Mayor Emery grows, and as one turns
to the south he finds the gossipers
talking about Babbitt and Hardness.
If one should attempt to inventory the
strength of the three candidates he
would be inclined TO concede Wind
ham, Bennington. Rutland and Addi-
son counties to Rabbit TIarrnoSa
would naturally he credited with the
support of Windsor county. where lie
lives, and possibly Chittenden En-
cry is said to be reasonably sure Of
Orleans county, where he makes his
h., oil
wears his home He should be strong
in his native county, Essex, and get
his share of the voters in Washington
county. His friends claim he viii get
a big slice of the votes in Franklin
and Grand Isle counties Lamoille
county would naturally be strong for
Emery. and Caledonia is credited a,
being favorably disposed toward tho
Newport candidate.
This sort Of figuring puts Emery. the
former collector Of customs ut New
port, well ahead of the other two can
didates bat the friends of Hartness ana
Rabbit declare that both men are
bound to show increasing strength a.
the campaign progresses
Mr.. Iiartnes5, because If his train
ing in big business as the head of the
nationally Jones and Lanson
machine company and from his prom
lnence in war work. both at home "a
the state food administrator. and IN
France a. nm expert in aviation mat
tiers, is said to appeal to the business
interests Of the state to greater de-
gree than does Mr. Rabbit, who i
wealthy paper manufacturer
Mr.. Babbitt however, has the al
vantage of Mr. HartnesS in the fact
that he has much wider circle of ac
quaintance. Babbitt and HartneSs are
adopted sons of Vermont. the former
being a native of Keene, and the lat
ter of Schenectady, n. r. Mr. Emery
is native of Bloomfield and the
length Of his service has probably been
tenfold that of Mr. Babbitt and twice
has been in the public life of the state
The gubernatoral campaign will IN
terlock to a considerable degree with
the election of congressman this year
as the local optionists who are inter
ested in Mr.. Rabbit are not going
to be interested in the candidacy of
Mason s. Stone of Montpelier it, Lieu
tenant Governor Stone, as he is ex-
peeted to do, makes a try for the seat
Of Congressman Porter H. Dale of
Brighton. With the expectation that
Vermont will lose one of its two con
gressmen under the next apportiOn-
ment. as based on the 1920 census.
Lieutenant Governor Stone is said %
be making plans for long resideEle
in Washington, it being his expecta-
ton that two years hence Congressman
Frank l.. Greene of the first district
Will seek and secure the seat of United
States Senator Carroll s. Page. thus
leaving the election Of congressman
a statewide proposition
It is claimed by Mr. Stone : friends
that he cannot be pried away from his |
seat if he secures the place now held |
by Congressman Dale of the second i
district, nor beaten as a candidate for
congressman at large when the time
comes for Vermont to so choose its |
representative. Mr. Stone is credited |
with a wider and more intimate ac-
duaintance among both men and women |
than any other man in the state be-
cause of his long service as the head |
of the state educational department.
lie is known to be in favor of woman |
suffrage If the ambition of Mr.. Stone
TO 90 to congress is to be killed il T
must be done this year, say the local
optionists.