The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-07-25

! pelier will be renOmlnated with de-
served and hearty unanimity. He is
man of large and varied business ex-
perience, clear mind and remark
ably sound judgment, broad and lib
eral in his views of state policy and
| true to the interests of his immediate
constituents. Custom aside, the re-
nomination of Colonel Smith will be a
well-merited honor.
For the new senatorship the names
of several prominent citizens are men
toned. Mr.. Frank A. Dwinell of
Plainfeld is perhaps the youngest
of the list. Mr.. Dwinell is one of
many bright young republicans of the
county, capable and wide awake, a good
business man and intelligently familiar
with public affairs. Whether he is ac-
lively candidate or not we do not know.
That he is meritorious we believe, and
further, that whatever is the issue of
the contest before the coming conven-
ton Mr.. Dwinell's day is as sure to
come as anything in the future can be.
Hon. u. S. Stanton of Roxbury
frankly avows himself candidate.
Our friends at "the summit have a
commendable way, when they want or
mean a thing, of saying so candidly
and of going in straightforward way
about their business. Their man is a
favorite in the county. He has had
good training for the office of senator.
Experience in local affairs, in general
town business and in the schools, ac-
quired as town official of many years.
standing, in legislation as the repre-
sentative of his town for two biennial
terms, in legal matters as an attorney
and assistant judge of Washington
county court, should leave no room for
questioning his competency for the
office of senator. Two years ago he
was prominent candidate for the
speakership. He was an influential
member of the house railway COM
mittee and illustrated his fidelity to his
constituents and to his own convictions
of right by standing up manfully for an
efficient railway commission and other
| Just measures of reform. 1t is only a
question of time when Judge Stanton
shall be a senator, if the people should
determine that for the present he must
| 1 10 Lob 10
Third in the order of seniority-we
trust our friends have no spinster sem
sitiveness respecting the manner of
their enumeration-is DR.. w. A. Jones
of Waitsfeld. We have on many &C.
casions spoken in terms of high common
dation of DR.. Jones as man, citizen
and public official. In our estimation
it would be difficult to overestimate his
qualifications for any county office in
respect either of character, ability or
temperament. He is merchant by
occupation. He has passed through
that primary school of public life, the
town offices, but has been particularly
identified with the schools of his town,
which have a high reputation for ex-
cellence. In 1880 he was Waitsfield' IS
representative in the legislature. He
was made chairman of the grand list
committee, and to his faithful labor,
painstaking care, well-balanced mind
and sound judgment is largely due the
celebrated measure of that session
which has wrought so great reform in
the states system of taxation. He was
reelected in 1882, and again, as chair
man of his old committee, directed the
difficult work of formulating the " act
revising, consolidating and amending
the laws relating to the grand list" a
measure that completed the reforma'
tory work begun in 1880. So well was
this important duty performed no sub
sequent legislature, dispite the in
eradicable tendency to tinker" the
statutes, has approached the grand list
law with serious purpose to change
its matured provisions. DR.. Jones has
a capacity, tried and proved, for i'm.
portant affairs. He not only does wei
in any office, small or great, in which
heis placed, but one feels after his worl
is completed that he has done the bes
that could be done under any circum
stances. His ability, his character, hi
experience is guaranty that whateve
trust is reposed in him it will be fully
and faithfully discharged.
If is is not quadrangular, it Seems
destined to be a three-cornered figh
for the senatorship, and at the remain
: ing angle of the contest stands tn,
name of George w. Randall of Water
bury. Mr.. Randall is the senior of tn,
men mentioned for the nomination
He is Waterbury boy "to the name
born" type of class of self-mad
men who, tariff or natural advantage
aside, have done much for the pros