News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1884-11-20
Election ofsupreme coursJudges

Inc joint legislative assembly or
Friday reelected all the old judges,
with the exception of Judge Redfeld,
who had declined, and elected Hon,
William II. Walker, of Ludlow, TO be
the sixth assistant judge. Represent
t~atives' Hall was crowded with spec
~tators, ladies and gentlemen. The
ball was opened by Mr.. Dillingham;,
of Waterbury, who in n very strong
and candid speech presented the rea-
sons why Chief Judge Royce should
be reelected. He was followed by
Messrs. Stranahan of St. Adams, in
a short and forcible speech, Needham
Of Leicester, Pilling of Bennington,
Fisk, of Isle La Motto, Abel of West
Haven, Stickney, of Bethel, Dear
born of VershiIe, Kenfield Of Hyde
Park, Rev. Theodore A. Hopkins of
Burlington, Major Josiah Grout of
Derby, Fullerton of Manchester, SEN
GATOR Mott, Bailey of Wells River,
Judge Thompson of Irasburgh, HID
bard of Burlington. Butterfield of VIII
mington and Senator Ide of St.
Johnsbury. Mr.. Ide stated that he was
authorized by Judge Ross to say that
he was not a candidate for the office
of chief judge, and that the use of
his name was against his wish.
Nevertheless he was nominated
by Mr.. Glover Of Groton, Senator
Hobson of Brighton, Mr.. Fairman of
Fairfax, and Mr.. Clark of Halifax.
The result of the ~balloting was that
Judge Royce received 100 votes, Ross
II, Powers s, Jonathan Redfeld-
whoever he may bel. ex-Judge Bar
rett l and seven votes were blank, so
Judge Royce was reelected. 1t is
proper to say at this time that the
vindication which Judge Royce has
now, for the second time, received at
the hands of the Legislature must be
peculiarly CRAFTY ing to him, in view
of the indisputable fact that the most
outrageous lobbying was done against
him. A large and vindictive delega-
ton from st. Adams urged members
to vote against him sin season and
out of season." und stories have been
told which their authors must blush 10
think Of the remainder of their lives,
if they have the remnants of shame
in their souls.
Judges Ross, Powers, Veazey,
Taft and Rowell were unanimously re-
elected.
There were three candidates for the
sixth assistant judgeship-Hon. VIM.
H. Walker, of LUDLOW, Stephen c..
Shurtleff, of Montpelier, and Hon.
Laforrest II. Thompson, of Irasburgh.
Judge Walkers claims were advocat-
ed by Hugh Henry, Senator Horton
of Chittenden, Col. Franklin of New
fame, Mr.. Cudworth of Londonderry.
Senator Field of Rutland, Mr.. Full
erton of Manchester, MIR. Stone of
Jericho, Senator Paul of Woodstock,
Mr.. Hopper of Salisbury, Mr.. Green
of Plymouth, Mr.Lewis of Vergennes,
Mr.. Prouty, of Newport, and Mr..
Butterffeld, of Wilmington. Mr..
Brigham of Bakersfield, presented
Mr.. Shurtlef and he was seconded by
Messrs. Dillingham; of Waterbury and
Stanton of Roxbury. Judge Thornp-
sons advocates were Judge Carney,
of Bennington, Senator Hebard Of
Chelsea, Senator Hobson of Brighton,
Mr.. Tracy of Chelsea, Senator Curtis
of Dorset, Senator Mott of Alburgh,
Major Grout of Derby, and Mr.. Jack
man of Waltham. On the frat bal
loting there was no choice. Judge
Walker had 124, Mr.. Shurtleff ii,
Judge Thompson So, ex-CoDgress-
man James III. Tyler 1, and Repre-
sentative Walker of Peru l.. The
second ballot ended it, of course,
since Judge Walker only lacked three
votes of an election on the first bal
loting. Judge Walker had 131 votes,
Dir. Shurtleff II, Judge Thompson
80, and Representative Clark of Hal
flax, l..