The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1862-05-13
From the Rutland Herald.
TIE MEN OF VERMONT.
20. nlLANp NALL

Virginia has. not iuaptly, been called
The Ji,thcr ot Peeadtms. Five Of her
sons, while residents Of the State. have
been al different times called 10 that high
position. The government OF the United
States hld been organized, at the com
mencement Of the present administration,
some s'.Nenty-t~o years. OF this period,
Virginia has furnished the Chief Magis-
irate Of the Republic rliirtS six yeais--or
one bali Of the time. With tie present
incumbent, sixteen different individuals
have filled tie Presidential chair. and five
Of them, or nearly one third, have been
taken ON Virginia.
In an equally appropriate manner, Is
Bennington County entitled TO the appel
alton OF the Nofher II Governors OF Ver-
mont. Verm nj having declared her,, It
Of right. a Free and Independent STATE,
organized her government y the Gle tion
iof Governor aud ohrr SAFE ofcers.
and Ivy the assembling Of her first Le-is-
lature in March 1913. Eighty three
years have now elapsed, Of which the
sons OF Bennington Comfy have tiiled the
4 Guternatorinl Chair lweniy-scven years,
or about one third of the tune. Vermont
was admi ted INFO the Union, and became
one of the Tn ted Stacs OF America IN
1891, some seventy years a-o; about
/ hrer-eighthS of the Time Bennington
County has furnished as With oar Goser-
nms. Smcc l77S. inclnding our present
incumbent. twenty four df'e'ent lndiYidn-
ais haze be II elected 10 the office Of Gov
ernor of Vermont. OF these, six. or one
qpartcr, lave been selected from that
County, and four OF them have been les-
dent. OF the town OF Il nnilgton.
llILAND HALL, the tweaty third Gov
ernor # Vernon, VA, born al Benniog-
ton ON the 20 h day Of Jult, 1895. HIS
hoyhood and youth Was passed on his IA
ther's farm il Bennington. Ills earl J ed
nc ,tion was limited, having OILY the ben
, fit OF n common school ,ducauon.
lie su lied Iaw. AID was admitted io
the Bar in Bennington COUNTY IN 1919
He established hinstli in practice AT Ell
ungroll. and has co III ued 10 reside IN
his native town from that time 10 ia,
pres nj, except when engaged in ofi;a
duties.
He was Clerk Of ihe Supreme an(
County Colrts for bennington County II
1928. He remained as such bit singl,
wear. Tie year following he MAS electft
States Attorney for that County and WA
reelected in 1880, le3l and 1882.
la 1927 hs represented the to@n OF hi
atiyity ~ the House OF Representative
If Vernon, Since which time, he ha
) been. almost constantly, in public lie
) I'll his retirement from the Gubernato
rial chair.
In 1888, he was elected Member Q
Coagrrss from the Southern District {
Vermont. lie represented that Di,irie
in the United State, House Of Repre- en-
taiyes len years. receiving five d'hrren
elections. During portion OF this time
he was Chairman uf the lious" Commit
lee Of Reyolut oaary claims. lie game
an enyiable reputation for b course j
resisting certain claims from Virginia. 10
pay for alleged services during the Res
olntionary War. An appropriation 10
: their payment had, if We aye not mislak
: en-, passed the Senate, comparat vel
without opposition, and was before III
Hou.e for concurrence. They were e
i lrrred TO the Committee Of which NJ
! Hall was Chain man, and upon close q
n yesligalioa. hc found aud - reported, tlis
they wrra unioanded and fraudulent.
+ Through his exeriions the claims wef
c finally r'jecied. During bis Congre,sioI
c al career, he acted and voiel with ii
i Wing Party.
e lie was, from 1919 to 1916, Bank Con
i nissioler The duties VI which oilise, q
. examination u the condition of tie scye