The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-07
SUGGESTS BAILEY
FOR u. S. SENATOR
H. Nelson Jackson of Bur-
lington Will Not Become
Candidate for Place.
MUST CONTINUE
WORK FOR BUDDIES
Claims Over 1000 Voters Signed Petition
for Him-Thinks Bailey Should BE
Drafted by Citizens and Could Win
Nomination.

for Him-Thinks Bailey Should BE
Drafted by Citizens and Could Win
Nomination.
BURLINGTON, July Tn letter
made public today, III. Nelson Jackson of
this city declines to become a candidate
for United States senator and suggests the
name of Guy W. Bailey, president of the
University of Vermont, for the position.
Mr. Jackson's letter follows:
Citizens of Vermont:
My "buddies" of the American Legion
and many other citizens in various walks
of life have petitioned me to be a candi-
date for United States senator for yer-
mont. When | was in London in June
representing the American Legion at the
British Legion convention | received the
following cablegram:
''To Col H. Nelson Jackson, care of
Col. George Cr0ssfield, vice chairman
British Legion, London, and Bearing
Bros. 4 Co, Ltd, s Bishopsgate, T.. G. ,
London.
I'm last four days over 1000 Vermont
men and women have petitioned you to
run for United States senator. VIII you
consider the candidacy
"(Signed) George Il. Whitney, Harold
/ Powell, Howard Adams, Ray Thomas,
/ George Mathers."
| To which / replied as follows:
/ London, June 6. 1922.
/ George f. Whitney, Harold Powell,
/ Howard Adams, Ray Thomas, George
/ Mathers, Burlington, Vermont.
Am certainly very grateful for your
/ cable stating that in four days over 1000
men and women of Vermont have petit
toned me to be a candidate for the United
i States senate. 1t is a great compliment
and / want to thank you but must think
/ it over. My first duty is to my disabled
buddies and their dependents. Am sail
ing on Majestic tomorrow, arriving about
! June H.
(Signed) H. Nelson Jackson
Since my return to Vermont number
/ of the citizens, men and women, person
/ ally have solicited me to run. They say
they want to lift Vermont out of its polit-
/ ical Fut | realize there is much to their
complaint and that Vermont must be put
| back on the map and awakened from its,
sleep.
10 attempt this is a strong temptation
and the personal expressions from my
comrades and citizens in general are very
alluring.
But | undertook the Job of standing
/ between my disabled buddies and the
/ United States veterans bureau; and /
must continue TO do SO no matter what
4 the personal sacrifice may mean and no
matter how unpopular i may become with
the veterans bureau.
The rehabilitation Of the ex-serylce
man is but begun and the obligations of
our country are increasing, not decreas-
/ ing. To those who read the self-satisfed
/ statements of the veterans bureau / say
there is another side, pitiful and heart
| rending, which they never hear of, and
/ cannot believe possible How quickly a
grateful nation turns to the selfish pur-
suits of peace after its best young man
hood has been racked and tortured by
/ war and disease How quickly our peo-
pie forget, while cheap politicians scram-
bic for places in the veterans bureau and
| arc more concerned about the welfare of
their henchmen than disabled soldiers
After being elected national vice-com-
mander of the American Legion | asked
the privilege of leading the New England
committee on rehabilitation. We have
had several hearings before the veterans
bureau and others are pending. / cannot
in justice to this work | have taken or
in fairness to the ex-service men drop il
Tor political preferment. | would rather
serve my disabled comrades.
The problems of the disabled soldiers
are inextricably bound up with the ques-
ton of reconstruction. The welfare of
our state and nation requires that we
4 send public officials to Washington who
realize this and who will treat the ques-
tons arising in sympathetic and states
i manShlp manner. Men and women
throughout our little state want a new
dispcnsation. They want to put a stop
to hereditary succession" the curse Of
Nerm0nt's political life There is only
one way to do it and that by drafting a
man who is above all class interests, who
has ability and high ideals. and is a clear
thinker and withal fair-minded There
i such man in Vermont and he is Guy
W. Bailey, president of the University
Of Vermont. If he will run. he will win.
If ne wins, he will help build up YER
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FL. NELSON JACKSON.
Burlington. Vermont. July . 1922