Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-06-04
ADDISON COUNTY POLITICS.
Candidates for Senators, states Attorney
and Various County Oficers.


Middlebury May S1.-Thcre is bound to
be n little fun in Addison County politics
pretty soon, as the County Convention to |
nominate the Republican candidates for
county offices has been called for June l6, |
in Middlebury and there are many as |
pirants for most of the offices. The Mid
dlebury caucus to elect delegates to the
County convention Will be held next We'd
ncsday evening, June Bird, and the p dele
gates from this town Will have command
ing influence In the convention, but may
not be able to get everything that they
would like to have. There are some old
scores between Bristol and Middlebury
but they are perhaps not liable to crop out
in the convention this year. 1t is hoped
that they are settled.
Before going into County politics any
further 1t might be we'll to look over the
general situation in the state. The people
down this way were much disappointed.
though not at all dismayed, over the result
OF tho caucus in Burlington on the
Govcrnorship. It at once became nppar-
ent hero that 1t wouldn't do to let things
run hit or miss The revelation of the Sc
cret work Of the Stckney people in Bur
lington has been sufficient to open the
eyes of the Grout people in this County to
the necessity of going to work and doing
good work. Tho Mddlebury caucus will
not be held until June 10, but most Of the
prominent Republicans in Mddlebury, as
well as throughout Addison County, are In
favor of Major CIRCUITS candidacy andnow
have their eyes opened to the methods of
tho opposition, there will be no chance to
steal march on Mr.. CIRCUITS friends down
this way. But IL is certain that q great
deal of work has been done and is being
done In secret for Mr.. S;ickney, and it be-
hooves the friends of Major Grout to dis
cover the play and do their best to check
mate IT, 1t isn't probable that the Stick
ncy workers will try to play any such
game in Mlddlebury as tho Republicans
here are now up to their dodge, but they
are liable to do 1t in the smaller towns In
the County whose caucuses Will come at
/ the same time with or Immediately follow
! that of Mlddlcbury. SO, fore-warned Is
fore-armcd. Ever since the Mckinley fe-
/ yer over-ran this part of Vermont but lit
! tie interest seems TO have been taken IN
! the State campaign. but now, especially,
! since the Burlington caucus, every body
seems to be walking up to the necessity OF
| immediate and telling work.
! Now, as to the county convention.
Things are in somewhat inchoate state
at present but the probabilities are that
| DR.. A. A. Dean Of Bristol will be nomin-
! ated for Senator from the North, or New
| Haven district without opposition, Messrs
| Willard r. Barnes of Addison and Reuben
Parker of FerrsburRh. whose names had
been put forward by their friends, having
practically withdrawn from the canvass in
! the South district IL looks as there might
be something of n contest. The friends OF
| DR. w. n. Platt of Shoreham, the present
Senator for the South district. have about
given up any intention OF trying to get
him another nomination. and OF course II
he Is not re-nomfnated, Senator D. II.
! Lewis of VerRennes would not expect an
I other nomination. AS a matter Of fact,
| both gentlemen may be consdered/out OF
tho race. Judge Slade of Middlebury has
been frequently mentioned as n fitting
candidate for Senator from the South end
hut he Is not turning n hand over to Sc
cure the nomination, and II he gets 1t, (,
vtl come TO him unsolicited Tho gentle
men who is most talked OF at present for
the nomination is Mr.. D. II. Bennett oil
Brldport. who has been a merchant there
for several wears. is a prominent citizen, a
good nll-arounl man. and one who would
do honor to the office II he should secure
tho nomination. There are several other
nsnirants for the senatorship In the
South district. all good men, but theii
names an, SO many, that to tell the truth
they would be literally two numerous &c
mention. However it goes, the candidate
nominated will surely be a good man ane
n good Republican.
The only two other matters about which