The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1922-10-12

The Democratic primaries nom.
mated Tor United States Senator. Dr.
/ william p Mayo o. Northheld ot
the total vote In the primaries Nj
Greene received about eighty pei
csat and Dr. Mayo twenty per cent
since Senator PAGE vas reelected
for his present term on November q
1916, BY q vote OF 1852 10 1885
for Oscar c Miller. his Democratic
Iopponent. the election Of Represen.
tatiye Greene 10 the Senate is assured
at the polls ia November By very
large majority.
Never a Democrat
Vermont enjoys the unique dis
tinetion among the states OF the
Union Of having been continuously
represented IN both the United States
Senate and the House OF Representa-
tiyes by Republicans ever since the
organization OF the Republican party.
During this period Of siXty-si1 years
the Green Mountain State has never
elected a Democratic electoral ticket
nor a Democratic governor. The
Legislature has also been uniformly
Republican in both the State Senate
and House Of Representatives.
when Representative Greene
passes from the House TO the Senate
on March 4 next, TO take his seat as
the successor of Senator Page, he
will be the eleventh Republican SEN
ator from Vermont In an unbroken
party line. His predecessors, Jacob
Collamer, Solomon Foote, Justin S.
Morrill,, Luke =. Poland. George +.
Edmunds, Redfield Proctor, John w
Stewart, Jonathan Ross, William p.
Dillingham; and Carroll S. Page, con
stitute a galaxy Of strong men Of
national reputation. OF the entire
number only one. Justin s. Morrill,,
was directly promoted from the low
er to the upper house of Congress,
and Congressman Greene will there
fore be the second so honored.
Neither Senator. Morrill, nor Repre-
sentative Greene ever held an cleo
tive public office before entering
Conrgess. II is regarded as a re-
markable recognition of Mr.. Greene's
standing In his native state that he
was so unopposed in the primaries,
and was by common consent conced- :
ed in advance a nomination that is
tantamount to an election.
Frank Lester Greene
Frank Lester Greene, the next
senator from Vermont, was born in
St Adams, Vt, February 10, 1870 !
Owing to family reyerses he was
obliged to leave school at the age of 1
thirteen and took a position as err
rand boy in the audit Office of the
Central Vermont railway. Taking
up the study of shorthand, he quick
~ perfected himself therein and in a
years time became stenographer in
the roads general freight depart
ment. Subsequently he was promot-
I'd TO chief clerk, a post which he
held until 1891, when he gave up
and entered the news
paper field as a reported for the St.
Albans Daily Messenger. A year
alter he had risen to the position of
assistant editor, and in 1899 was
endered and accepted the editor
hip.
EARLY taking keen interest in
matters, Mr.. Greene served /
n the Vermont National Guard from
october 4, 1855, to 1900. advancing
rom private to captain. When the
var with Spain broke out he recruit
d Company b. First Infantry, Yer
mont Volunteers. and was mustered
nto the United States service as its
aptain. serving for a time as adiu
ant general. Third Brigade. First
Third Army Corps At the
lose Of the war, Terminating a ser
ice that nearly cost him his life due
o typhoid fever contracted in the
.rmy. Capt. Greene was commission
d Colonel and Aid-de-Camp on the
tan OF Governor Edward C. smith
# Vermont
an 1905 Col. Greene was delegate
t large TO the Republican National
and in 1914 was chair
rau m tHa Vermont state Republic
an convention. Although serving
As state weIl as the governors APP
aintee on various commissions. one
+ which was called upou 10 prepare
nd propose amendments TO the state
his first candidacy for
nd election to public Office came
hen be was chosen 70 the represent
be state IN the si&U-secoud Con
ress Ga GiunE out the uneEpired
ran of The late David j. Foster He