The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-10-12


been nominated by the governor as an
alternate on the Worlds Fair commission
from Vermont In place of Hiram Atkins,
deceased. The president of the United
States makes the appointment on recon-
mendation Of the governor.
IT is currently reported that the member
from Bradford will move to amend the SYM
Dol feature of the proposed Foster law by
substituting q hottie for an eagle as the
guidon for the illiterate democratic eye.
Thus no democrat will be decoyed into
voting the ticket of any other party.
ONE surprise was the result OF the
ballot for assistant secretary of the senate.
1t was thought that G. f. Dana of New
Haven had mortgage on the position. 1t
when b. q. Day of Craftsbury finally Sc
cured the plum.
GovERNoR-ELEoT FULLER presented quite
distinguished appearance when he was
presented within the bar of the house to
take the oath of office. After the oath had
been read to him, he seated himself squarely
at the table, adjusted his eyeglasses, and
wrote his name in bold, free hand,
GOVERNOR DALE was originally slated for
the Craftsmanship of the judiciary commit
tee, an office for which he possesses high
qualifications and to which popular assent
had assigned him. But Mr.. Dale is not in
rugged health, and he asked to be relieved
of the duties of so responsible post.
ONE of the solons who sat within fifteen
feet of the governors voice slept soundly
through two.thirds of the inaugural adj
he awoke, with where-was-I -at?" ex-
preston on his face, and listened atten-
lively to the remainder of the address.
T. j. BoYNToN gracefully moved, in behalf
of the democratic contingent, to make
Speaker Stickney's election unanimous
and it would have added grace to this act to
have seconded the nomination of honest
John Merriteld for clerk, instead of COM
polling a ballot by nominating democrat
against him.
SOME of our friends of the Vermont press
are taking us to task for calling for the re-
peal of the Australian ballot law. We
wait, brethren of the quill, for some good
arguments from you why it should be
maintained. The mere statement that it is
good thing does not establish the fact
Barton Monitor.
THE first scrap" of the session in the
senate came yesterday morning when Sena-
tor Haskins asked that his bill amending the
ballot law be referred to the judiciary COM
mittee. Senator Merrill objected, and
argued that it should go to the committee
on elections. By rising vote of the senate
the bill was referred to the committee on
elections.
GOVERNOR PAGES suggestions of means
for relieving lliterate voters, under the
Australian ballot law, from the too assidu-
GUS attentions of officious ballot clerks were
heard with an amused interest. Particu-
larly novel was his suggestion of fountain
to indicate to the unettered eye the names
of the prohibition candidates.
Hon. S. b. HEARD of Chelsea. Judge
H. S. Peck, Col. T. S. Peck and Robert
Roberts, Esq, of Burlington, Hon. Victor
I n
eral Gilmore of Fairlee, G. w. Writer'S, Esq,
of st. Adams, f. j. Bartlett of Plainiield,
members in 1890, were among those about
the capitol last week "Wednesday.
THE member from Montpelier embodies
in bill his idea as to what repairs the bal
lot law of 1890 needs. He would have the
business of marking the ballot of the litter
ate voter intrusted to a ballot clerk from
both the democratic and the republican par
ties, and would keep away from the sacred
area around the booths every person, official
or otherwise, who is a candidate for office.
All well enough, but not deep or compre-
hensive enough.
WHAT is the ground of the contest in the
case of Davis of Danville? "Pure cussed-
ness" This bit of colloquy was heard in
the lobby of the house on Monday. Honest
George Davis is not the man to hold or to
try to hold an Office that does not belong to
him. In so far as he has right and justice
on his side he will maintain his case-no
further. He is good enough democrat for
good republican, and that takes a mighty
good one
GOVERNOR FULLER has made the following
staff appointments: Daniel p. Webster of
Brattleboro, encouragement, with the rank
of brigadier-general; Erastus w. Jewett of
Swanton, inspector of rifle practice, with
the rank of colonel; Amasa o. Gates of Nor
risville, james e. Pollard of Chester, John
G.. Foster of Derby Line, Charles G.. Gill
more of Swanton, Harry f. Parker of Brad
ford, Edward S. Bates of Bennington, aides
de-camp, each with the rank of colonel.
The Vermont legislature opened it's bien-
NAL session, Wednesday, with great deal
OF sterling material in its composition, and
the freemen whom they represent wait ex-
pectantly for the proper adjustment of sew
eral important matters, among which the
question of double taxation, and the trim
ming up of the new ballot law seems to be
at the forefront 1t is hoped, also, that the
problem of highway Improvement will be
given equal Importance during this session.
- Woodstock Standard.
WHEN the laymen are agreed as to the
legislative offices the clergy or their
friends-can be trusted to get up scrap"
The recent contest over the chaplancy in
the house is case in point. An interested
observer OF the means employed to defeat
an OppOuCnI VI tltCb d lTltDu UDuS IlldU the
friends of opposing candidates circulated
falsehoods about opponents asserting
things that were untrue, and the untruth OF
which was readily discoverablc. 1t is de-
plorable that even in the matter of elect
ing chaplain false and unfair means will
be employed,
AMONG local matters of great interest that
Will engage the attention of the legislature
is the proposition to change the shire town
of Windham county from Newfane to Brat
tleboro Changes of this kind convulse a
county. More than thirty years ago the
shire of Caledonia county was changed
from Danville to st. Johnsbury. Opposi-
ton to the measure was carried to the verge
OF instruction. A proposition is also mooted
to annex Wllliamstown, in Orange county,
TO Washington county, to which commu-
nifty, in respect of political, judicial and
business matters, Williamstown naturally
belongs.
=" ST. JoHNsDURY has been placated by the
state administration by the appointment of
an urchin of that burg TO position as page
in the house. The town already has a fish
hatchery located, DR.. Bullard and another
museum OF natural curiosties, and is now
talking about a line of cable street cars.
Talk about your boom townsi" Thus the
Hardwick Gazette. Well, so lively page
as Harry Cross and so irrepressible citizen
as DIR. Billiard would be boom enough for
any town-say nothing of a fish hatchery,
electric street cars, the promiscuous and
effervescent johnson of the Republican