Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-04-09
Vermont In the Capital.

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known Senator remarked TO me the 9th
er day "has its full quota Of Vermont
ers." Levi +. Morton. the vice-P Presi
dent, lived on time in the CT. Noun,
tain State.
! Redfeld Proctor, the genial Secreta.
| ny of War, is a fair example of Yer
mont representation. He lives in q
handsome house on Mass. Ave. ant
treats with equal dignity, senator and
citizen, patrician and pebeian.
Geo. f. Edmunds is considered to
be among the foremost on the Senate
floor and has an undisputed reputation
as politician Of ability. He is DOW
sixty-three years old but still retains
the vigor and ability which has charac-
terized him since entering upon the po-
litical stage. lie was a member of the
State Legislature from lS54-59, serv-
ing three years as Soeaker, and was
president pro tenn. of the State Senate
during 81 and '62. He took his seat
in the Z. S. Senate Apr. 5, &c, and
has been a member Of that body twen-
ty-fve consecutive years. In '76 he
was a member OF the electoral Com
mission.
His colleague, Hon. Justin S. Nor
rill, has held for many years an unsul-
lied reputation as ear-headed finan-
cier. He was born April ii, 1910,
and was a representative in the 34th.
35th, seth, 37th, 3Sth and 39th Con-
crosses. On March 18th, 1867, he was
elected TO the u. S. Senate and has
held that position more than "a years.
Hons John w. Stewart and w. w.
Grout are the Vt. representatives here.
Mr.. Stewart was born in Middlebu-
ry, and was for eight years a member
OF the VT. House of Representatives.
Four years of that time he was Speak
er. He was a member of the State SEN
ate two yearls Gov. in 20 to ~ and
has been member of the u. S. House
of Representatives for eight years.
Mr.. Grout was born at Barton May
"a, 1886. He served with distinction
in the war, enlisting as a lieut-col. and
made brigadier in 1864. He was a
member of the VT. House in 6S, '69,
20 and IA and of the Senate in '76,
and pres. pro tenn. of that body. He
was elected to the 47th, 49th 50th and
jlst and 52nd Congresses. He Is the
chairman of the committee on District
Affairs and as such his name is famil-
ar to most of our citizens. A number
if other legislators have been at one
ime or another residents of the Green
Mountain State, among whom Is Mr..
Goodrich of Florida.
Hon. Wheelock G.. Yeazey, one OF
he five commissioners of Interstate s
commerce and the commander-in-clref {
f the G.. A. r., is anative of Vt. The i
on of the late eminent Judge Weston
; a native of West Randolph and Is
lerk in War Department. Mr.. Chas
!. Gould holds high position here as
he chief of the Abrading Division in
he Patent Office. He is native of, '
nd spends the summer in, the lower 5
art of the State. The Sec'y on the h
taft of commander-in-chief, Veazey, !,
.yman S. Emery, is the Gen. Sec,y of !
ne Associated Charities of the Dist. :
Ie halls from Bethel. The founder
nd ex-commander of Phil. Sheriden
'ost, Ia, Geo. S. Emery is well known :
/ G.. A. r. circles and halls from the :
ame place. Mr.. +. r. Thompson, a :
rominent citizen of this city, is YER
lonter. Myron NJ. Parker, well : :
nown and enterprising real estate deal I I
; is a Vermonter. Rev. Geo. B. Patch {
astor of the Unity church, recalls ma
' pleasant incidents in his early life
,ere. Mr.. Patch returns home every
,mmer. AT the set
no apart of semi-circular hall, in the
apitol which was,as stated in the spec
/ act. sin order that each State should
md the effigies of two of her chosen
ms to be placed there permanently,
ermont was the fifth state TO respond. OF
0 this hall, which is known as the v
all of Statuary Vermont has contrib al
ed the statutes of Ethan Allen and al
lcob Collamer. Ethan Allen was
horn 1897, died 1893, colonel of the
evolutionary Army, the captor of Ii al
nderoga in the tname of God and y
e Continental Congress. The ar
It was Larkin G. Mead, and the stat OF
was placed here in 1881. The 9TH ye
statue is of Jacob Collamer, who was ra
BORN 1892, died 1865, postmaster ye
neral of Pres. Taylor's Cabinet, and U
S. Senator at the time of his DEATH" be
In naming the ay- tn
ues and streets the name of Vermont an
Is given to one of the elite avenues of err
E CITY. IfCt. Avenue is the Fifth ye
venue of Washington, then Vermont tn
re. is ssFifth Avenue, No. ~ It's pr
ersected by Iowa and Thomas cir WI
e a,.d terminates at the pres.dent;s 20