Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-05-18
County Nominations.

As the time is drawing nigh when the
Republican county convention will meet to
select candidates for county officers and
state senators, desire to make few sug-
gestions in reference thereto
And first l remark that, according 10
long usage as well as equity, the two sen
ators this year should come from the back
towns, the present senators being residents
of Brattleboro and Rockingham. These
two large towns, though containing less
than two-ffths OF the population Of the
county, have mOnOpolized one-half of the
senators for many years and the small
towns have acquiesced. not without consid-
cradle growing, but so far without seri-
ously kicking, though they will undoubt-
eddy resist firmly any increase of greedi-
ness. 1t may therefore be taken for grant
ed that the long-standing rule that the
senators shall be taken alternately from
the river and back towns will not now be
dishonored, and that the two new senators
will come from towns other than Brattle-
boro and Rockingham: and fortunately
the smaller towns can furnish plenty of
good senatorial timber. In this probate
district, for instance, there are Withheld
and Reed OF Vernon, Clark OF Halifax.
Chase of Nottingham, Chandler, Mann.
Russell, Kidder and others of Wilmington,
Jones of Dover, Adams and PrOutv of
Marlboro, Dr. Weston of Newfane, and
many others who might be named. Be
yond question the smaller towns should
confer together and unite their full force
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nation beyond peradventure. The north
probate district also has plenty of good
men from whom to select. The two dis
tricts should act in entire harmony
Another thing: 1t is whispered about
with bated breath that the old-time bosses
are scheming to make war on our venerable
probate judge, Royal Tyler, who has serv-
ed the people so ably and faithfully these
many years, and whose soundness of mind
and judgment We're never clearer than
now. In fact, our probate court as now
organized, with Hon. L. W. Stoddard as
register, may safely challenge comparison
with any similar court in the state. Why
then this secret plotting to slaughter
Judge Tyler? Simply because there are
too few offices TO satisfy the appetltes of
hungry seekers, and another man wants
the place. just this and nothing more.
The people may be trusted to put their
brogans down heavily on such foolshness
as this.
When in the natural course of events
successor TO Judge Tyler must be chosen,
Register Stoddard, a modest, thoroughly
honest and competent man, who never
seeks office, and who has the business of
the probate office at his fingers ends.
should be made judge, if due regard is had
TO the public interests and not some mex
perienced person, whose chief qualihca-
tion woHld very likely be a lively appetite
for the spoils. But Mr.. Stoddard ii is en-
tirely safe to say, will make no move TO
supplant his official superior.
Bratteboro, it is said, will be modest
this year, only demanding the Judge of pro-
bate, senator and high sheriff, with of
course, liberal share of smaller crumbs.
She has lots of hungry mouths TO feed,
many of them always wide open for the
public pap, To be forewarned is to be
forearmed therefore, fellow Republicans
of the overshadowed towns, keep your
eyes and ears open and strike out manful-
ly, straight from the shoulder, at all trad
ing plots and plotters wherever found
j. f. WARD.
Wilmington, May To- 1894.