The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-06-25
The Candidates.

The NanulualcS.
HON CARROLL S. PAGE of Hyde Park
was born in Westfeld, Vt, in 1S43, and was
educated at the Peoples Academy, the La
noble County Grammar School, and the
Lamoile Central Academy His principal
business is that of sorting and selling green
calf-sSins, and his is said to be the only es-
Enlistment of just that kind in the country.
The magnitude of the business he has built
up by push, energy and skillful manage
neut here among the remote hills of Yer
mont, off from trunk lines of transporta-
ton and far away from the great markets
Of the country, is surprise to every one
who has investigated it, and, among other
things, illustrates Mr. Pages splendid ca
pacity for business management, in general
and in detail He is also prominently con-
nected with other local enterprises, business
and financial. He has been an active worker
in the republican party for many years, hay
ing been member of the state committee
since 1872. OF this committee he was sec
rotary for ten years, and afterwards he was
chairman up to this spring, when, becom-
ing a candidate for nomination to the gov
ernorship, he resigned. lie was district
delegate to the national convention i'm 1880.
He has been register of probate for the dis
trict Of Lamoile, and from 1866 to 1872 he
was county treasurer. In 1869 and 1870 he
represented Hyde Park in the house. and in
1874 he was senator from Lamoille county.
He was appointed inspector of finance by
Governor Pingree in 1884, and was reap
pointed by Governor Ornsbee in 1856,
Hon. HENRY A. FLETCHER of Cavendish
was born in that town in 1889, and was edu-
Gated in the common schools and at Ches-
ter and Ludlow academies. He is and
always has been a farmer. During the wal
he served in the Sixteenth Vermont Regi-
ment, attaining by promotions the rank OF
lieutenant. He represented Cavendish in
the lower house in 1867 and 1868, and again
| in 1878, 1880 and 1882, serving on the gen
| eral committee in 1878, on that for the re
vision of the laws in 1880, and as chairman
| of the committee on banks in 1889. He wa,
an ad-de-camp on the staff of Governor
Proctor in 1878 So In 1886 ne was senator
from Windsor county.
CHAUNCEY w. BRowNELL, JR., Of Bur
lington has been secretary of the senate fo
ten years, having served from 1874 to 1SSt
as assistant secretary He was born il
Wlliston in 1917 and located in Burlington
in 1878. He is graduate of the Universit,
of Vermont and of the Albany Law School
In 1884 and 1886 he was states attorney 70
Chittenden county.
HENRY f. FIELD of Rutland is a well
known business man of that place. HI
was born in Brandon in lS43 and receive,
his education in the schools of that town
He is a banker by profession, and has live'
in Rutland since 1862. His town and count,
have honored him with many Offices. II
1857 and 1865 he was assistant doOr-keepe
of the senate, in 1861 was deputy secretar.
of state, in 1884 was senator from Rutlan,
county and in 1855 was member of tn
house.
Hon. T.. HENRY POWELL is as the Spring
field RcpubNcdB calls him, " the spare
monument on the old ticket, having bee
lucky enough to be renominated as audito
of accounts. He is a native of Richford
and was born in 1889. He was educated a
Pottsdam, n. Y, and Fairfax academies
entering the University of Vermont in 1864
He enlisted as first sergeant in the Tent
Vermont Regiment, and was later commits
stoned as Northumberland of the Tent
United States Colored Troops. He read lay
and was admitted to the bar in 1866; wa
inspector of customs from lSG6-lS6S; wa
states attorney for Franklin county in 1877
| and 1874. was a member of the house /
1S7i and in 1873 was a senator In til
same year-1S7S-he was elected auditor {
accounts.