The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-05-27
County Politics.

themselves confronted this year with
the necessity for putting their political
house in order several weeks earlier
than usual. They find the task COM
plicated somewhat by the tendency, at
the same time, of the state and district
pre.convention canvass, and the ac-
companying necessity for choosing
simultaneously state, district and
county delegates.
The work the convention will have
to do will be the selection of full
county ticket. The personnel of the
candidates. is at this time but partially
developed. 1t is certain that East
Montpelier will ask the nomination of
T. B. Stevens as senator. Mr.. Stevens
entered the canvass two years ago at
the eleventh hour, but received vote
in the convention that gives his candi-
dature fair precedence at this time.
East Montpelier is among the first of
the fine farming towns of Washington
county. T. B. Stevens is among the
first of the many excellent farmers of
East Montpelier. The appearance of
his farm and farm buildings is alone a
convincing campaign document. His
works testify to his thrift, intelligence,
good judgment and good management.
He has built the steps whereon he has
climbed. He is not fancy farmer or
political farmer. He has held
all the town offices and represented
East Montpelier in the legislature of
1872. He has demonstrated that he
has the qualities of which sound and
practical lawmaker is made. So much
for the candidate. East Montpelier
points to the fact that none of her cit
liens has held county Office since
1880, when Hon. j. A. Coburn re-
ceived his second election as assistant
Judge. In 1862 Hon. S. S. Kelton had
held this Office, and Hon. Clark King
was senator in 1874. So, what with
the quality of its candidate and the
meagerness of its allotments of county
honors, the town believes it makes out
very strong case for the senatorship.
An Office of first importance is the
states attorneyship. Judge Stanton
was first nominated to this Office in
1890. He performed its duties with so
much acceptance that he was renomi-
mated, not only in 1892 in accordance
with the custom, but for third time
in 1894 as special mark of approval
of his official record. Candidates. that
in 1894 would have been pressed were
held in allegiance in Difference to the
public desire that Judge Stanton be
nominated for third term. For this
office Fred A. Rowland, Esq. Of
Montpelier will be candidate before
the coming convention. Mr.. Howland
is member of the law firm of billing
ham, Huse & Rowland. He is man
of high character, of exceptional abil
ity in his profession, against whom nc
reasonable objection on any GROUND
can be made. His principles, his as
sociations, his environment, together
with his ability and professional skill
all afford the strongest guaranty thai
every duty of the Office would be faith
fully and efficiently performed by him
R. A. Hoar, Esq, of Barre, an attor
ney who has become well known il
the county, will, we understand, also b'
a candidate for the Office of states at
torney.
Excepting the office of judge of pro
bate, whose tenant, like the laws of tn,
Modes and Persians, changes not-ant
ought not to change-and excepting
the Office of sheriff, whose present eff
ficient incumbent will hold over, the :
rays of editorial inquiry have been IN
able to develop any authoritative can
didacy for the other county offices
For the second senator and for assist
ant judges the situation seems to b.
undeveloped. Everything is 6" in tn
air. By another week candidate
may materialize.