The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-09-22
STATE JOURNAL.

highest number of votes, should be adj
mitted, but law and precedent are against
this Rutland Herald.
THE Argus finds consolation in contem-
plating what might have been" Very
profitable diversion. 1t might have been
good deal worse and would have been II the
| republicans had all come out Woodstock
| Standard.
THE Burlington antagonist of Eli Perkins
Is cheerful chap. On one page of his paper
of Wednesday he quotes part of the New
York Herdld's Vermont correspondence and
terms it untruthful, while on another page
he prints another extract which he evil
IDENTIFY wishes his readers to take as gospel
truth This is mixing up things more than
the election was mixed.-Rutland Telegram.
For clerk of the house no name has yet
been suggested except that of the present
clerk, W. w. Stickney, Esq, of Ludlow.
He has already had large experience,
going step by step, as second and first assist
ant, and clerk in 1924. A large portion of
the members will be there for their first
term and will need Mr.. Stickney as clerk all
the more on that Recommendations Rails
Times.
REVIEWING the list of senators elected to
the legislature, we find that five lawyers
have been elected instead of two: Baker
of Rutland, Clark of Castleton, Stoddard of
Brattleboro, Hale of Lunenburgh and Bates
vi Db, JOHnSDuTy, one more IMAM IN 1904.
Clark of Castleton was a member of the
house in 1884, and among its most efficient
members; also Hale of Lunenburgh.-Ne
| senger.
RUTLAND, the largest town in the state,
and which elected its representative by the
largest majority, will go unrepresented in
the next legislature on account of the in
eligibility of Mr. James F. Hogan, who was
chosen. Section % of the Constitution pro-
vides that no person shall be elected a
representative until he has resided two
years in the state, the last of which shall be
in the town in which he is elected" Mr.
Hogan went to Rutland in November, 1885,
from ST. Johnsbury, but had previously re-
sided in Rutland. His disqualification has
Just been discovered. This will be a great
disappointment to the people of that enter
priSing town.-McSSenger.
If there is to be change made in the
Office of quartermaster-general of the state.
we quite agree with the Rutland Herdld.
1t says that " some of the militia officers ex-
press a wish that Captain f. A. Morse of
Rutland be elected this autumn to the Office
of quartermaster-genera now held by II.
X. Idle of st. Johnsbury. 1t is not known
whether General Ide will be a candidate or
not. Captain Morse served as quartermas-
ter of the First Vermont, and afterward of
the Seventh for about nine months, when
he was made captain and assistant quarter
master and stationed at New Orleans"
lnlS Is an once tndU mas Deen COnCeueu 10
the veterans since the war closed, and in all
probability it will be so filled by the next
Legislature. Messenger.
The tremendous effort made by the pro-
hibitionists has PANIED out very poorly.
The 1852 votes received by their candidate
is not one-fourth what they confidently ex-
pected. The fact is that since it has become
known that that the definite and avowed
purpose of the prohibition leaders is to de-
stroy the republican party recruiting has
been stopped. Their recruits were almost
wholly deluded republicans. The mask
once off, republicans can no longer be de-
luded. Another feature of the returns is
the gradual dissolution of the small green
back vote formerly cast in the state. In
1882 there We're ]. 556 votes cast for a green
back candidate for governor, whereas only
30 votes were cast this year for green
back and scattering" The party prohibit
tlOnlStS have started on the same downward
road as the greenbackers and in year or
two will be just as few.-R1tland Telegram.
II seems to be generally expected that
QuartermaSter-general Idle will not be a can
didate for reelection, and we understand
that the friends of Colonel w. II. Gilmore
of Fairee will present his name for the
office. Colonel Gilmore's army record of
three years and faithful service in the Eighth
| Vermont was highly honorable one, and
his standing as a citizen is equally high.
He represented Fairlee in the house in 1878
and was senator from Orange county in
1880. He was member of Governor Bars
tow's staff and was prominently mentioned
for the Office of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in
1882, but declined to be candidate for the
office at that time. He is one of the most
prosperous farmers in Orange county and
is president of the Orange County Agricul-
tural Society. He has executive ability, a
wide personal acquaintance and high repu-
tation for fidelity to every duty, and with
out any disparagement of past or present
candidates, it can be said that the state
would he sure of a faithful and capable
quartermaster-general in Colonel Gilmore
Free Press
THE members-eect are mostly new and
inexperienced. Only few of the last house
have been returned and few more have
had experience in former legislatures. A
very important point, then, in the efficiency
of the house, in the correctness and dis
patch of business, is the selection of the
right men as officers. Major Josiah Grout
of Derby will be a candidate for speaker,
and from our knowledge of the members
elect we think the position will be given
him by general consent. He has had long
experience in the house and is familiar with
the work. He has often occupied the chair
and is an excellent presiding officer. At
the close of the session, when Judge Powers,
then speaker, received his election as Judge,
Major Grout was elected to fill the vacancy
He served during the last days of that
session and at a special session of two or
three days the following year. He then
served acceptably and is fitted again to
take up the work and make irst-class
| speaker. At the last session he was promi-
nently named as candidate and had many
friends. He is a representative farmer, too,
and well acquainted with their needs in
| legislation. All interests will be faithfully
and honestly cared for in his hands, Nep-
port Express.