Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-12-08
A SUCCESSFUL vERMoNTER

! Through the kindness of ID. II. Morse,
! ESQ, we are enabled to publish the fol-
/ lowing article from the Cambridge( Mass. }
Chronicle of Nov. 10, 1892, concerning a
I Vermont boy who is making his way up
! the heights 10 lame and fortune;
/ "The campaign which has just taken
place in the eighth congressional district
is regarded ~ one of the most brilliant
ever conducted in Massachusetts. The
public desires always to know something
of the leaders who help to win good bat
ties, and We give some facts about the
man who served as chairman of the eX-
ecutive committee.
Forrest {. Manchester was born in
Randolph Orange County, Vermont, Sep
TENDER II, 1853. He is the son of Albert
B. and Ellie beth M. (Sessions) Manches-
ter and comes Of old New England stock
in all his ancestral lines. Mr.. Manchester
spent his early years at home on his fathers
farm, and be prizes them as among the
best i'll his lie, He was educated in the
common schools, the Randolph State Nor
NAL school and st. Johnsbury Academy.
Like many ccnatry boys, he taught school
and worked - various employments dur
ing vacations TO pay for his education.
He was graduated from the Boston UNI
versity lay school in 1884. and continued
his legal Studies in the office of ex-Govern-
or CASTOR, being admitted to the bar in
1885, he entered at once upon the practice
OF law in Boston where he still has bust
ness. He L. married and lives in Winches-
ter Coming TO the city an entire stran-
ger, he has, BY industry, patience and per-
severance, aiteined position creditable
to him.
"His firsg york to attract attention was
persistent iight in behalf of the farmer
against the ring of produce frauds that
had been operating on large scale for
years. His efforts to secure their convic- /
tion and tbeD 20 prevent their pardon are /
well remembered by the prosecuting Of |
ticers and the governors council of that /
time.
ale was the only counsel for the Bos-
ton Fruit and Produce Exchange when il \
won the celebrated "peach casen against 4
the New York & New England, New
York q New Haven & Hartford, the Penn
sylvania, The Central OF New Jersey and
the Lehigh Valley railroads before the
interstate commerce commission, obtain
ing decision which saves Boston fifty
thousand dollars year in freight rates
when there is a peach crop, and which
presidents of national i'm
portance.
"Mr. Manchester is now counsel for the
town OF Winchester. He has always taxi
en- great interest in the Republican par
~, doing much work on committees, and
has been secretary of the town council of
ior six years, a member of
Mr.. Lodge committee in the old sixth
district and at The executive committee Of
he Republican club of Massachusetts,.
He has never held an office nor been a
,aough often urged to run, pre-
erring to devote himself to his profession.
through ms 'ervices on committees and i
otherwise, he has acquired a wide ac- {
luaintancesbip with public men and.
when MIR. Mccall decided to be candi-
late, Mr.. Manchester was selected to man. Z
ge the canvass for the nomination.
The feil dealing, diplomacy, tact and
-ood humor, = hich won tWenty-seven of :
he twenty-nine delegates of Cambridge :
o Mr.. Mccall end made him the second :
hoice OF the friends of both the other
andidates, sttracted widespread atten-
ion.
Mr. Manrnester presented Mr.. McCaus
anne at tie convention in a forcible and =,
rinning manner.
after the nomination was made, Mr.. a
lanchestef Desired that some one else be c
lade chairman of the executive commit e,
se and urged Il strenuously; but he was =
chosen and entered upon Il
he task OF hsrnonizing the warning fac o
ons of Cambridge, Somerville and Bos- y
IN, an undertaking appreciated only by Il
lose on the COMMITTEES. d
"The harmony with which the whole
did its splendid work during
ie last month OF the campaign, changing
district that was Democfatic by I.3iO in
- TO the Republican column, defeating II
n. Andrew ny 1850 majority, tells the ~
ST. ~
9 Mr.. Manchester modestly says that it e
as the candidate, together with the ex- u y.
llent detail work Of Mr.. J. A. Bailey, Jr., K,
ie secretary 81 the committee, backed up az
loyal committee, that won the VIC =
~, but 3 nile 70 a certain extent that is ~
ne, no candidate, no assistant and no III
mmittee, strong and valuable as it was. 50
uld have Won the splendid victory OF rs
It week Viinout the direction, manage ne
ent, tact and judgment of a man like pr
7. Manor ssfer. To him belongs the IL
-gest share ~ the victory" H.