The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1892-12-16
VERMONT sPOILS.

Col BRAD. Smaliey Will Fhrcei Ou1 INC
PIums-There are Only 600 Ofhces for
10000 Democrats What the Leaders are
Expecting to Get.
The 10000 Vermont Democrats who
voted for Cleveland and Stevenson on
Nov. Sth, are making the necessary pre-
liminaTy arrangements for hlllng the 6OO
odd Federal offices in this State after
March 4th, 1893. Many Of these "reve-
nue. only patriots have already hled
their intentions to become Government
officials under the incoming administra-
ton. The average Vermont Democrat
believes that to the victOrs belong the
spoils, and since he has been prevented
for party reasons from holding State Of
fees under Republican Administrations
since 1860, he naturally and intuitively
looks to a Democratic President for a
reward for his Jacksonian patriotism and
steadfastness in the years gone by.
The distribution of Federal patronage
in Vermont will, after March 4th, 1898,
be controlled by Col. Bradley B. Small
lev, Secretary OF the Democratic National
Campaign Committee, late candidate for
Governor, and State member OF National
Committee. Ills wishes in the dispense
ton of the offices in Vermont during the
last Democratic Administration were
consulted by President Cleveland, and
his valuable services in the campaign
lust closed make him more influential in
these matters with the next President
than before. Col. Smalley is, in the
opinion of his friends, entitled to
most any Office in the gift of Grover
Cleveland, and he can probably have any
office he wants. His name has been sug-
gested by some for Postmaster General,
- =, 1lHyt
fers to be Collector of Customs for the
District of Vermont to any other posi-
ton. Col. Smalley will have no Compel
itor for the place and he will probably
succeed Collector 6. G. Benedict, whose
four years time expires Sept. LIST, 1898.
He held the Collectorship four years I'M
der Cleveland, being Mir. Benedicts pre-
decesspr.
Col. Smalley has closed up his wor k at
National headquarters, and returned to
his home in Burlington last week. He
informed the Journal correspondent to-
day THAT he had devoted eight months OF
his time to nominating and electing Mr..
Cleveland, and that he now proposed to
rive the next three months to his bust
ness affairs. He says it will be time
enough to talk about changes in the Fed
eral offices after Cleveland's Inaugural
ton. Nevertheless, Burlington is mean
while getting to be a veritable Mecca foT
Democratic politicians, and every incom-
ing pilgrim is greeted with smile and
cordial grasp of the hand by Mahomet
Smalley. and all depart feeling that it is
well to be Democrat in this year OF
grace. The dispensation OF fourth class
post offices will probably be conducted
under Mr.. Smalley's astute lieutenant
Gen. T. j. BoyntOn, Chairman OF the
Democratic State Committee. The cam:
paign for Federal Offices is being mapped
out, and the field movements will begin
in due season.
Conspicuous among the 10000 Demo
Gratis of the Green Mountain State who
walked up TO the ballot box on election
day and voted for Grover Cleveland is
the Hon. Edward J. Phelps, ex-Minlstei
to the Court of St. James. This dlstln
guished VermOnter has been prominent
figure on the Cabinet states published il
Democratic newspapers, rumor having
assigned him to the Premiership of the
next Administration. The journal cor
respondent had chat with Mr.. Phelp:
as he was leaving his home in Burling
ton, in the course of which conversation
reference was made by your correspond
circles of his name in connection witt
the office OF Secretary of State unde
Cleveland. Mr.. Phelps smiled and said
cit is not at all likely that | shall be of
fered the position, as there are other mel
who have rendered the party greater ser
vice and are more entitled to it. The OF
flee of Secretary of State" he continued
sis a very important and responsible one
and the international questions that will
probably come up for discussion and ad
Indication during the next four year
will demand most careful attention ant
the exercise of superior diplomacy" MI
Phelps is counsel for the United State
i'll the Behring Sea arbitration and eX
poets to go to Paris some time in Febru
AIRY to present the case of this Govern
ment before the commission. He antici
pates an amicable adjustment of the sea
fisheries dispute at an early day TIL
friends of Mr.. Phelps in Vermont be
lieve lie would accept the offer of til
Premiership of Cleyelaud's Administra
ton.
Among the Democratic leaders in Vel
mont who are willing, no doubt, to &C
cept of Government office may be men
'' toned Col Herbert f. Brigham of Ba
kersyille, Hon. S. G. Shurtleff of Mont
pelier, former candidates for Governor
T. J. Boynton, John A. Senter, Esq, /
W. Morse and A. j. Sibley of Montpe
Ter; F. w. McGettrick, L. A. Ashland
G. ID. Watson, G. A. Skeel and Capt. Gee
3. w. Burleson of st. Adams; j. j. Ell
wright, Esq, James A. Brown, Esq, j
Ii. Holton, Joel Linsley, E. NJ. Sutton
George w. Beckwith and Z. G. Dodge Z
Burlington; p. NJ. Meldon, Esq, NJ. .
Moloney, Esq, DIR. d. j. Hanrahan, l
X. Peck and N. S. Stearns of Rutland
ii. W. Martin and John Robinson {
Bennington; John Donnelly and G. F.. {
Kimball of Vergenncs; G. c. Peck {
Middlebury, N. p. Bowman and Elish
May of st. Johnsbury, w. b. Wall {
West Randolph, George o. Guild and
b. Kimball of Bellows Falls. DIR. j.
Conland, +. w. Childs and i. w. Ma
shall of BrattleborO, v A. Billiard {
Underhill, George r. Gurnsey and 1
w. Stocker of Windsor, II. l.. Kenyon {
Mortified, and several thousand other
Many of these party leaders held Office
of profit and trust under Grover Clev
land, and some doubtless hope to agai
flil the same positions. For District A
torney the most prominent names me-
toned are those of f. w. McGettrick
st. Adams, John IL. Senter Of Montpe
Ter and V. A. Billiard of Underhill, NJ
McGettrirk was Special Inspector
Customs, Mr.. Senter was National Bar
Examiner under Cleveland, and NJ
Billiard was leader of the Democrat