The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1922-06-23
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Congressman Greene is the
logical candidate for the Unlteo
States Senate when Senator Page
retires next March. Senator
Page is retiring voluntarily be,
cause of health conditions. Sena.
tor Page has been an able and
painstaking senator giving the
best of his talents in the public
service. Among a group of law
yers, he has been a business man
with a business mans point of
view and methods. A man of
broad judgments, he is also a
man of infinite detail and every
problem has been given minute
study as it came before his COM
mittee.
Congressman Greene has made
a name for himself in the lower
house. He has shown himself
to be above partisan politics
when great issues were before
the house and during the time OF
the war legislation, he was con-
structive but safe and sane in
the measures he advocated and
oftentimes a leader in putting
them through. There has been
a growing circle of voters in
Vermont who have felt that his
apprenticeship in the house was
ably fitting him for the Senate
when the time came for the
promotion; but with his fine
sense of the fitness Of things,
there has neven been a sugges-
ton that he was waiting for
senatorial shoes or itching to try
on the toga. Now the time has
come to promote his candidacy
and we feel that Franklin Coun-
ty has the opportunity to repeat
the history of Orange County
when one of her citizens, Sena-
tor Morrill,. was promoted from
the house to the senate and
served so honorably his state
and his country. The Free Press
of recent date says of the sena-
torial situation:
The announcement in the Free Press
that Senator Page would return to
Washington before voluntarily retiring
A.
end of his present term calls attention
to an unusual situation. 1t is almost
unnecessary for Congressman Greene to
announce his candidacy for the Senate.
since his friends long ago took that
matter in hand and did it for him. as
have many people outside of the State.
What is more to the point. 1t seems
to be taken for granted in Washington
and elsewhere outside of Vermont. as
IL has long been recognized in the
State, that Congressman Greene has
not only earned promotion but is also
practically assured OF election as the
successor of Senator Page. Tt is no
secret that other members of the dele
cation and Senator Page himself have
treated Mr. Greene as the probable
successor to the senatorship when the
former might retire.
On the other hand Congressman
Greene has shown his fine sense and
appreciation of the eternal fitness Of
things by recognizing his place. He
has never in the slightest degree shown
any disposition to crowd out Senator
Page. The relations between the two
are of the most delightful character.
much the same as political father
and son.
The way IN which the senatorial sue
cession is regarded in neighboring
States is we'll illustrated by the COM
ment of the Times-Leader of New
Haven. Conn.,, which under the caption;
1.-THE Vermont Senatorship." says:
There is much interest throughout
New England in the identity of the man
whom the people of Vermont will select
to fill the vacancy in the United States
Senate due to the contemplated retire
ment of her present junior senator.
Carroll S Page. The leading candidate
at the present time appears to be Con-
gresham Frank L Greene. who was
for many years editor of the st. Adams
Messenger. The record of Mr. Greene
as congressman is one Of earnest en-
deavor and great accomplishment, and
his promotion to the upper branch OF
the national legislative body seems like
ly to be the outcome of his success as a
representative.
1.-THE State which produced George F
Edmunds and Redfield Proctor will no
doubt grasp the opportunity to place
another man of similar calibre in it's
delegation to the United States Senate
by elevating the brilliant st. Adams
editor"
We are so familiar with CONGRESSMAN
Greene's modesty of himself that we
are inclined to say he would question
comparison with the two distinguished
Vermonters named. Yet the compare !
son is made by a newspaper which |
knows what 1t is taking about and one |
that cannot be regarded as prejudiced |
either for or against Congressman |
Greene. 1t is no small thing for a |
State to have men thus appreciated in !
neighboring States. and we believe /
Congressman Greene will be a shining