Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-03-17
East Side Congressman
burlington Free Press

The chief question in Vermont to-
day politically as we have already
intimated is fWho's Who? Any ade-
quate answer to the problem would
require several sittings. The only
satisfactory way to deal with the pro-
blem under the circumstance is to
take up one office at time. We have
already discussed various features OF
the governorship situation. This morn
ing we turn to the question OF con-
gresham on the east side.
Ordinarily the Hon. Porter II. Dale
would succeed himself in this presl-
Dental wear without the possibility
of a doubt. AS the situation stands,
however, we expect the considerations
which have resulted in the sudden pro-
lection of no less than four guberna
torial hats in the political ring, will
later lead to the throwing of SINH
lar number of congressional head
gear into the arena.
Those neople who desire to liber-
alize the national political situation,
will naturally seek the most direct
route to that goal. That way lies
through the doors of Congress, which
deals with federal prohibition legis-
lation. Congressman Dale is con-
sistently "dry." Consequently he
must reasonably expect under the cir
cumstances to have "wet" opponents,
and one or more damp rivals IN the
congressional election.
If two or more wet candidates for
Congress are to appear, then it is to
be taken for granted that political
strategy will encourage the appear
ance of another 'dry" candidate so
as to offset the division of the vets
between two or more candidates. How
ever the Rutland Herald hears that if
Dale should be nominated, as now
seems likely, then the democrats, it
is alleged, consider this year promis-
ing for injecting some such person
atty as that of Harry Writers of ST.
JohnsbuTy into the second district
campaign for Congress. 1t thinks
that Writers, running on a straight
issue of the appeal of the Vollstead
enforcement act and resubmission of
the eighteenth amendment, would GER
tainly bring an element of the pic
turesque into the situation and might
give Dale some bad half hours. The
Herald adds this commentary to the
whole situation:
| Starting with a dispatch, dated
at White River Junction for conven-
fence, which projected the name of
Lieutenant Governor Mason S. Stone
into the public view as a contender
Tor the republican nomination for
Congress, in the second district, the
rumor market is further enriched by
the fact that Ernest W. Gibson of
Brattleboro is being consistently urp-
ed to try conclusions with CONGRESS-
man Porter FL. Dale in the primaries
| Gibson with the American Legion
Affiliations and his known abilities as
campaigner, would be nearly as for.
midaDle an opponent for Dale as would
Stone. Either would be a perplex-
ing and uncertain element to contend
with, and both would constitute a
anything" o''
1t is well known fact that the Hon
John W: Gordon of Barre and the
honorable Harry B. Amey of Island
fond have hitherto allowed the infor-
NATION to percolate in various direct
IONS that at the right time thew might
De Wiling to spend a few wears in
washington officially. If there is to
De congressional mix-up, then some
asplrants may enter the ring to "pet
IN hne on general principles who
ordinarily might not think of becom-
ing candidates. at this time. With
an the considerations mentioned in
VOWED it is hard to tell where or
wnen the political kaleidoscope will
stop turning now that its div and
oe"Hoerlng revolutions have begun.