Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-10-30
Yours,
MONTPELIER, Oct. 2S

MONTPELIER. Oct 2s.
| To the E,ltor % the Free Press and Times.
The elections Of state officers, yesterday,
verified the predictions of your corrospon-
/ dent The present popular and competent
incumbents. IN the Offices of Secretary Of;
State, Auditor, Sergeant-at-ArmS and Ad-
| jutant-General were reelected without Re
publican opposition. ana the first two with
| out any opposition, and Mr.. Kingsley. OF
Rutland, succeeds Gen. Lynde, # Marl-
| bor0. as Quartsrmastcr- General. |; i re-
ported that q message from the latter gem
tleman, or from some Of his friends, went TO
Col Kingsley in the morning, proposing
that the latter should withdraw and ALLOW
Mr.. Lyndc to be reelected, promising that
he would resign within thirty days, when
Mr.. Kingsley would be appointed by the
Governor. This proposition was respect
fully declined by Col. Kingsley. There
was considerable talk in Joint Assembly
by Senator Granger, Mr.. Smalley, Mr..
Chamberlain of Jay, and others, about
two years ago, and some twenty Repub-
licans cast their votes for the Democratic
candidate in consequence. The mass OF the
members, however. evidently Jaw nothing
very dreadful in bargain, which on the
part of Col. Kingsley was 4 simple with
drawal at that time from a doubtful ecn-
test, under promise from the Quarter
master General that he would not again be
a candidate; and Mr. Kingsley. who lacked
but three votes Of majority on the hrst
ballot, was elected high and dry on the sec
ond The moral OF this result is :: lst. that
bargaining in Offices is poor policy, and
%, that if you do make bargain. 1t Is best
TO live up TO it. Quite .augh was
occasioned by a remark of the member
from Rchiord, who. in seconding Mr..
kingsley's nomination, said. that since
seeing the small regard paid to the West
side of the mountain in the allotment of the
State Offices, it had ceased to be surprising
that proposition was on foot to eede that
side of the State to the Caughnawaga and
St. Regis Indians. who claim it as their
hunting grounds.
A change was made in the Office of Judge
Advocate General. This is an Office of not
the slightest account, the sounding title
being the sole emolument attached TO Il.
and that is commonly made to go round
about as rapidly as possible. This year it
does not 90 outside of the ancient city of
Vergennes, Col Lucia of that city succeed
ing Judge Advocate General Southland, Of
the same place. Col. Lucia will probably |
not write his title in full in the hotel reg
listers, when he visits Boston.
Mr. Phelps of your city, closed the arga=
ment for the contestant in the Cornwall
contested election case, this evening. in the |
Representatives Hall. Though an argu-
ment before the committee on elections, it |
was also, in fact an argument before the
House. for a large majority of the members
were present to hear it. The case has been
closely and ably fought on each side, and
each side feels confident of success.
Mr.. Gilman OF Montpelier intrOduced ,thls
morning, bill to repeal the sections of the
existing liquor law that provide for the
arrest of intoxicated persons and their con-
finement until they have so far recovered from
their intoxication as to be capable Of testi-
flying properly in court of justice and
for the arrest and prosecution of the person
who sold the liquor Another is so amend
ed that the only penalty for selling intoxi-
eating liquors shall be fine of $40, thus
,spealing the increased penalty for the
second and third offences, and the impris-
onment for the third ofense. This bill has
no chance Of passage.
Tomorrow, the Legislature takes free
ride to Waterbury. to visit the Reform
School. Yours, - "