The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-07-09
COVE RN0R SHES
FROM CALLING
SPECIAL SESSION
Indications He May Refuse to
Summon Legislature
SAYS WILL ANSWER LATER
Growing Impression in Rutland That
Clement viii Not Do AS
Harding Says He Promised

Rutland, July 9.-Governor Percival
w Clement has been home for two
days and has not yet called special
session of the legislature and some Of
the people in this city who know him,
think that he has no intention Of
doing so.
The governor was interviewed yester
day by the St Adams Messenger with
the following result:
Governor Clement returned late
yesterday afternoon after an absence
of several days from the state, during
which he was in conference in Wash.
ington with Senator Harding, the Re-
publican nominee for President. The
press dispatches, following the CON
ference, were to the effect that Gov
ernor Clement indicated" that he
would call special session of the leg
islature without delay.
The only thing definite that Cover
nor Clement would say this morning
was that If he called special session
he would do so before the date set
by the Governor of Tennessee in his
call for special session in that
Southern state
AS a matter Of fact, Governor Glenn
ent was most reticent this morning.
He did not say that he would call J
special session. He did not say that
he would not call one. But what is
most significant Of all is that he did
not in any way repudiate The Asso-
ciated Press dispatch of last week.
In fact, when he was asked if all
that could be said of the matter was
that "he still indicated he would call
session. he answered: Yes The
governor further said that there were
some details which were still giving
him concern and which he must clear
up before he made any definite an
nouncement.
He said that he would have a
statement to make for the public
within few days last week he in.
formed a Newhampshire. newspaper
that he would make a. statement Mon.
day or TUESDAY of this week after his
Ireturn to Vermont, but evidently His
Excellency has not cleared up some
matters in his own mind as yet.
1t is an interesting fact that the
governor did not return to Vermont
1until the time limit said to have been
set by Lieutenant-Governor Stone had
all but expired 1t is generally un-
derstood hat before Governor Glenn
ent woulu consent to make visit to
Washington to consult with Senator
Harding he demanded assurances that
the acknowledgement would not act
during his absence and call a session.
II is known that the national COM
mitteeman for Vermont, Earl S.
Kinsley, of this city, was active in
securing a promise and it is accepted
that Mr.. Stone assured the chairman
OF the Republican national committee,
VIII Hays, that he would respect the
governors request.
1t is felt in Montpelier that the
lieutenantgovernor looked at the
matter in such way that he felt
Governor Cement would "see the
light after a conference with Sen
ator Harding and that, therefore, he
would do all that he could to bring
the two men together, Consequently
he pledged himself not to act while
Clement was absent from the state on
such a mission.
But it is further said that the lieu
tenantgovernor placed a time limit
on the governors absence and that
the time expired at midnight last
might. The governor was back in
the state well inside the limit, having
arrived at his home here at about S
O'Clock last night.