News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1896-06-04
COUNTY POLITICS.


upon Tuesday, June 30, as the time
for the county convention. This is
about the time the convention is
usually held, and will meet with gen.
eral approval. 1t comes just before
the farmers get busily engaged in
haying and gives two months for
active campaign work.
AS to the ticket, or who will be
placed upon it, little can be said at
this time. 1t is proper, however, to
give a resume of the names suggested
for the various positions.
For Senator Lamoille county as
heretofore has a number of excellent
men, and in almost every town can
be found several who would ably
and acceptably represent the county
in the Senate.
The name which apparently meets
with general favor and which will in
all probability receive the nomina-
tion is Roger W. Hulburd of Hyde
Park. Mr.. Hulburd is one of the
leading young attorneys of this
county, a graduate of the U. V. NJ,
and the Albany law school, and with
al a young man of excellent charac-
ter and remarkable ability. By hard
work and close attention to business
he has built up a lucrative law prac-
tice, and is regarded as an attorney
of power, and a wise counsellor. He
is the present States Attorney of
this county and in that capacity has
served his State we'll. The sugges-
ton of his name meets with a hearty
response from all sections of the
county, and the nomination will
probably be made without opposi-
ton. The fact that Hyde Park hasn't
had a Senator since e. S. Page filed
that position twenty-five years ago,
isanother argument why there should
be no opposition to this candidate.
Stowe also has a very excellent man
who would ably fill this position in P.
D. Pike, whom that town hopes will
be the choice of the county some
time. W. II. Parker, Esq, of Cam
bridge, who has frequently been men,
toned for this position, in recent
interview, remarked that Cambridge
has never had a Senator, except as
the outcome of a fight between other
towns" and that when the people of
Lamoille county want him they twill
speak; that he is busy man off in
one end of the county and pasn't
time to pre- empt any Senatorial
claims. Wallace is able and efficient
and his friends hope sometime to. see
him in the senatorial chair.
Hon. E. H. Shattuck of Water
vile, who was a candidate two years
ago, we understand will not enter the
field. C, II. Stearns of johnson re-
fuses the use of his name this year,
and we believe the same is true of
Judge Pearl of the same town.
For Judge of Probate Hon. E. G.
White, the present excellent incum-
bent, will have no opposition either
within or outside of the party. We
think we are correct in making this
statement, as the Judge was endorsed
by the Democracy two years ago,
and we know of no reason why a
similar movement will not take place
this year.
For Sheriff there appears to be a
unanimous wish that the present
efficient and worthy incumbent, j.
7. Stevens, be again given the posi-
ton. Mr.. Stevens is most excellent
Sheriff, performs his duties we'll and
faithfully and will probably have no
opposition.
For States Attorney the only
name mentioned is that of F. Gleed
Fleetwood of Morrisville. Mr.. Fleet
wood was admitted to the bar in
1894 and is promising attorney.
He is the present Clerk and Treasurer
of Morristown, is a man of ability,
and as States Attorney will serve his
constituency faithfully and we'll. Be.
sides all this, he is very genial fel.
low and is held in high regard by all
For First Assistant Judge, Hon
H. H. Churchill of EImore, who is fin.
ishing up term as Second Assistant
will, according to precedent, be ad
vanced, succeeding Hon. H. M. Cor,
nell, who for four years has served
the county well and faithfully. AS is
well known, Judge Churchill is g
farmer, a very worthy man, and
makes good Judge.
For the second place there are va.
rious names suggested. G. M. Watts
of Stowe, H. A. Jackson of Water
vile, p. S. Scribner and c. A. Reed o.