Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1875-12-17

VERMONT IN Conversation the first time
since the death Of Judge Collaner, in 1855.
Vermont is without an entire delegation OF
her own SONS as her representatives in both
houses. and for the first time. since 1853. with
a representative other than . native OF tho
State. Charles IL. Joycs-with tho excep-
ton oil Matthew Lyon. also representative
from the district of which Rutland county
formed parts the only foreigner EVER
elected to either branch of Congress from
Vermont and in one sense he is the only
one, for at the time Of Lyons orth-ne
was native of Ireland-Vermont and Ire
land equally belonged to Great Britain.
OF our own delegation the senator's and two
representatives, were born in Vermont.
namely. Justin 5. Morrill, in Strsnord
George + Etmunds in Richmond; George ".
Hendee. Stowe and Dudley c. Depison an
Royaiton. Charles II. joyce Was born 10
England and came 70 the United States and
Vermont in 1896. They are ali Republi-
cans, and with the exception Ut Senator
Morrill, who classes himself as a farmer,
are attorneys. The only college graduate
of the number is Dudley G. Denison who Is
a graduate of the University Of Vermont.
The other native Vermonters now in Con-
gress are Stephen W. Dorsey. OF Arkansas,
a native of Benson. and Aaron II Cragln,
of New Hampshire. h native Vi Weston, IN
the senate. Both are Republicans, the
former being railroad president and the
latter an attorney. Ia the house, are john
A. Kasson. Of Iowa, native vi Burlington;
George Willard, of Michigan, native OF
Bolton and W illiam Ii. ii. Stowell, ma
tive of Windsor. They are all Republicans.
Mr.. kasson is an attorney, and graduate
of the University of Vermont IN iol2 MT
Willard an editor, and Mr.. Stowell mer-
chant. Lucien B. Caswell. Of Wisconsin,
new member. is a native of Swanton.
an attorney and Republican. 10 these,per-
haps, should be added George w. Gate,
native of Montpelier, claiming seat from
the eighth Wisconsin district by majority
of two votes. Jefferson =. kiddor. of Ran
dolph, formerly lieutenant governor OF Yer
mont, is the delegate from the territory Oh
Dakota lie is lawyer and Republican.
Including our own delegation, and not IN
Guiding Cate, of Wisconsin. there are four
native Nermonters in the senate and seven 10
the house, or eleven in all. 10 the last
Congress there were nineteen Vermonters-
five in the senate and fourteen in the house.
Of these four are members OF the present
Congress. The other eleven failed OF q re-
election a. follows Matthew IL. Carpenter,
senator from Wisconsin, native OF More
town and the following representatives
Robert 5. Hale, of New York. native OF
Chelsea; H. Boardmsn Smith. of Now York,
born in Nottingham; Walter l.. Sessions.
of New York, born in Brandon /; Barbour
Lewis, of tennessee, native OF Alburgh )
James H. Platt. Jr,, of Virginia, born OF
Vermont parents in Canada; ); Allen
Barber, of Wisconsin, a native OF Georgia {;
Charles \ Eldridge. of Wisconsin. born IN
Brldport and Philetus Sawyer. OF Wiscon-
sin, born IN Whiting and two OF our rep
sentatiye-, Luke P. Poland. born in West
ford. and Charles W. Willard IN Lyndon.
All were Republicans except Charles A. b.
bridge. .nd all attorneys, except Phlletus
| SAWYER. lumber manufacturer and James
Ii. Plat;. Jr physician. The only lioer-
ally educated were Charles w. Willard. u
/ graduate Of Dartmouth. and Robert ) Hale
and james Ii. Platt. Jr., Of the University
| of Vermont Hosea W. Parker. Demo
cratic representative from New Hampshire,
received AN academic education at South
Woodstock. and was lawyer by profession
-Ruiaqd Globe.