The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-17

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resentative of the farmer class, meets
with no opposition. The rivalry is for
the second senatorship, for which Hi.
ram o. Ward of Moretown, G. G. Put.
nam, Jr., of Middlesex, DIR. E. w.
Slayton of Warren, DIR. G. F. Camp of
Barre and E. f. Palmer, Esq, of
Waterbury, up to date, have been en-
tered. The abilities, merits and public
services of these candidates have been
set forth in the WATERMAN, and the
claims of the localities whose repre-
sentatives they are have been pre-
scented. All are known to their fellow
citizens. The delegates of the various
towns in the county will have before
them the reasons for the candidacy of
each man whose name will be proposed
for its consideration, and to that body
the friends and supporters of each will
appeal.
The situation in respect to the Office
of assistant judge is peculiar. The
custom has been to give these officers a
reelection, alternating the terms so
that there has always been in Office a
judge of one terms experience. The
duties of assistant judge, notwithstand-
ing some wrong impressions to the
contrary, are of an important and re-
sponsible character. The protection of
the interests involved requires pre-
vious acquaintance and experience in
the Office by at least one of the judges.
The bar realizes this fact, and hence
this wholesome custom and the almost
unanimous desire, in the present in
stance, for the reelection of one of the
present judges. Two years ago Hon.
o. L. Hoyt received his first election.
In the ordinary course of things Hon.
@. E. Jones, who is serving his second
term, would retire and his successor
would be selected at this time. But
failing health compelled Judge Hoyt to
resign in the early part of his term,
nhu llOh - LIZ hnHOO, WhOh ouuSo
Hoyt had succeeded, and who had
served the customary two terms by
election, was appointed to complete the
term for which Judge Hoyt had been
chosen. For the reasons briefly stated
above, it is proposed to retain for
another term the services of one of the
present judges. The matter of selec-
ton is not at all personal one. By
election and appointment Judge Lance
of Cabot has held the Office three sue
cessive terms. The sheriff also halls
from Cabot. These circumstances,
therefore, point to the retention of
Judge Jones if either of the judges
is taken. This is the view of the mat
ter'held by Judge Lance and his friends.
Judge Jones is not, of his own motion,
candidate for denomination. 1t is fair
to him to say that he makes no claim
to, and has no expectation of, re-
election. 1t is for the delegates to
judge as to the force of the argument
for retaining one of the present judges.
If the argument is good, and it GER
tainly seems to be founded on reason
and sound sense, Judge Jones will be
renominated and the services of a
singularly capable and efficient official
retained during the apprenticeship of
his colleague.
There have also been mentioned in
connection with the Office of assistant
judge the names of Charles A. Watson
of Woodbury., Mark Mears OF Marsh
field, Eber W. Huntley of Duxbury
and Warren G. Nye of Barre. Mr..
Watson is engaged in the granite bust
ness in Woodbury.; Mr.. Mears is we'll
and favorably known in his locality and
in the county; Mr.. Huntley has repre-
sented his town in the legislature,
serving on the committee on corpora
tions, and his standing in the COM
munity is shown by his frequent cleo
ton to important town offices and by
his long tenure of the Office of town
clerk and treasurer. Mr.. Nye is a sort
of common counsellor in his town and
community, frequently chosen for re-
sponsible offices and appointed for the
settlement of many estates-an honor
able, upright man, of clear mind and
sound judgment. All these men are
prominent in the business affairs of
their respective towns, identified with
their interests and influential in local
matters.
II there are other candidates. for the
offices of senator and judge they have
not come to the knowledge of the
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