Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-02-21
4 YEAR or PRESIDENT HARRISON
The Vermont Federal Omces uuder Re-
Dubltcuu RuIe.

The Vermont Federal Omces under Re
publican Rule.
Col. Forbes writes in recent letter to
the Boston journal The first year of the
administration of President Harrison now
drawing to close, has seen fewer changes
in the federal offices in Vermont than
marked the first ~ months following the
inauguration of Grover Cleveland Presi
dent Harrison began his administration by
recognizing Vermont in the selection of his
secretary of war--ex Governor Redfield
Proctor. He next, on April ID, appointed
another \ermonter to an important place,
making Hon. Lyman E. Knapp governor
of Alaska. Before six months of his ad
ministration had elapsed President Harri
son honored Judge Wheelock G.. Veazey of
the Vermont supreme court with an ap-
pointment to the interstate commerce com
mission. Hon. H G. Fisk of Morristown
was appointed consul to St Johns, P =
and Willard Harrington, Esq of st. AL
bans was made consular agent at Stan
bridge, p Q early in August. The last
three offices were held by persons appoint
ed by President Cleveland Judge Veazey's
predecessor having been Republican,
Col. Aldace F. Walker of Rutland, VT
a year old, more than $50 Republican fed
eral officials in this state were suspended"
or removed in the interest of reform
and Democratic office seekers. With pos
sibly one or two exceptions, no removals
have been made of Democratic officials by
President Harrison, and no changes have
been made except where the incumbent has
served four years or where a vacancy was
created by death or resignation. The pol
icy early adopted by the Vermont delega-
tion in Congress of allowing Democratic
incumbents of federal offices to serve out a
full four years term has been observed in
presidential appointments.
On March 4, 1899, every presidential Of
flee in this state was held by Democrat
Early in May of that year Hon. Frank
Plumley of Mortified was appointed dis
trict attorney vice c. H. Pitkin, resigned
June 81 Fred G. Field was made postmas-
ter at Rutland to succeed L. w. Redington,
who had served four years. j. E. Stewart
succeeded G. c. Peck as postmaster at Mid
dlebury on September 10, 1899, the latter
having been appointed in June, 1885. Hon.
| G. G. Benedict took the office of collector
of customs at Burlington September /,
/ 1899 succeeding Col. B. B. Smalley, who
had held the office four years Ex Govern
or Roswell Farnham was made national
/ bank examiner in October, 1899, his prede-
cessor having had four years tenure of
| the Office Charles S Forbes of St Albans
succeeded A. j Sibley of Montpelier as
/ deputy collector of internal revenue for
| Vermont December l. Republican post
masters have also been appointed to sue.
/ ceed Democrats who had served four years
at Enosburg Falls and Vergennes.
During the first year of the Harrison ad-
ministration III fourth-class postmasters
have been appointed in this state, In most
cases the Democratic incumbents of these
offices had served four years term, their
Republican predecessors having been re-
moved by Cleveland's postmaster general
in 1885 to make room for Vermont Demo
Gratis. From March f. 1885, to March l,
1886, over 1870 Democratic postmasters
were appointed by Postmaster General vi
las, a number of whom are in Office at the
present time.
There are some 500 fourth class post-of-
fees in Vermont, nearly all of which were
filed by Democrats when Grover Cleveland
ceased to be President on March 4, 1889
Less than one-quarter of these offices have
thus far been filed by Republican aP-
pointees.