Evening star., 1926-05-17
DaIc's Comment Brief.


publication whom he was informed
today of the decision Of Coy. Stick
ney to cnter the Republican primaries
for the Senate next Fait was
"Anilnosity and false issue vii
moi greatly influence the Vermont
electorate
Senator Dale has been at politica
odds with Gov. Stckney and At
torney General Sargent for years. "
fact. their differences run back sc
Years into the past, when in 1896
there was a strenuous contest in the
Republican state convention over the
nomination of a governor. and Dale
and Sticknev were lined up on op
posing sides. pale's candidate. Mag
Josiah Graut. Wor by single vote
1t Odds on Amendment.
Attorney Geenral Sargent and GOV
Stickney were opposed TO the woman
suffrage amendment to the Consutu-
tion and to the prohibition amend
ment. Senator Dale, on the other
nand. favored those amendments.
The announcement of Gov. Suckney
IS To the effect he Will run on a plat
form of absolute support of President
Coolidge The effort will he to con
vince the electorate in Vermont that
senator l)ate mas htt!t tpI'oStN ~ tALS
President and his policies.
John Barrett. former director of the
Pan-American Union. who a week ago
announced his candidacy for the SEN
ate against Senator Dale on similar
platform. has gracefully withdrawn
from the fight, leaving the field open
10 tiOV. StirkneN, so that the S0-Called
administration forces viii not be di-
vided.
Feud Began Years Ago.
The opposition Of Gov. Stickney and
Attorney General Sargent to the po-
litical ambitions OF Senator Dale
arose. however. long before there was
any question of the Coolidge admins
tration 1t was working. according
TO reports from Vermont, when Sena-
tor Dale was o candidate for Congress
in 1914. and President Coolodge'S ele-
walton to the White House was little
dreamed Of.
But the fact that Senator Dale vot-
cd against the President when he ve-
toea the soldiers bonus bill and the
postal employees salary bill and bill
increasing civil War pensions has
been seized upon by his opponents as
grounds for deuouncing him as un
faithful to the President. Senator
Dale pointed out at the time he was
elected to the Senate ne hau cam
lsaigned with the promise OF support-
ing the SodlefS poIll'S piii st,I1' NV
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ilaIe Voted tor Sargent.
Friends of Senator Dale today
pointed out that he had supported
he President on the tax reduction
bills on the World Court, on the
foreign debt settlements. They
pointed out. too. that he had voted
With The President on the nomination
,f charles r. Warren to be Attorney
General whose nomination was de-
tented in the Senate, and that after
ward. although he had long been
4 noiitical enemy of Sargent, when
he e'reSident nominated Attorney
General Sargent Senator Dale had
both spoken and voted for SarSentS
continuation
As D3le's friends see il, an effort
3s hejno made bv the Senator's
enemies 10 otlst him from the Senate
by beclouding the issue. They in
sist there is no real issue, since Dale
has supported the administration
'',,',, ''','lf net,1 ,,aIlta1readv referred
Coy. StickncYS term as Governor