Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-07-16
PLUMS FOR VERMONTERS.
Hon. j. i. Martin Will BE L. $.
District Attorney.

At meeting of the Vermont delegation
in Congress, held in Washington Tuesday
night, it was unanimously voted to ask of
the administration the appointment of Olin
Merrill of Enosburg Falls as collector of
customs for the district of Vermont, to
succeed B. b. Smalley; Zophar f. Mansur
of Island Pond collector of customs for
the new district of Memphremagog;
James L. Martin of Brattleboro for United
States district attorney, to succeed John
II. Senter of Montpelier, and Fred A.
Field of Rutland as United States marshal
to succeed Emery L. Harris of Benning-
ton.
Olin Merrill was born in Plainfield in
1854. He is a manufacturer, being the
senior member of the B. j. Kendall Spav-
in Cure company, leading industry of
Enosburg Falls He was educated at the
Vermont Methodist seminary, was a mem
Der of the House of Representatives in
1890 and of the Senate in 1892; was sec
ond assistant clerk of the House in 1878
and 1850, appointed railroad commissioner
in 1894, and served as chairman of the
Republican state committee in the last
state and national campaigns, distinguish
ing himself by his unusual executive abil-
lied the state forces so Systematically.
Il. NJ. Mansur was born in Morgan, in
1S43. He is lawyer. He was educated
at Derby academy, was a corporal of
Company X, 10th Vermont Volunteers,
serving three years in the war of the re-
bellion; was postmaster at Island Pond
from Feb. p, iS67, to Nov. 10, 1885. He
has held many town offices, represented
ri ir,t ho TIo,,oo ofp tot
in 1856, serving on the judiciary commit
tee and on the committee of military af-
fairs. In 1894 he was elected Lieutenant
governor of Vermont. He lost an arm
during his military career.
The Office of collector of the district of
Vermont has heretofore paid $4,000 to
Sl7 900 a year, according to general re-
port. 1t is probable that the income will
be about equally divided between the two
districts, and that Mr.. Merrill and Mr..
Mansur will each receive $4,000 to $4,000
year.
Fred A. Field has held many positions
of trust in the town and city of Rutland,
and during the Harrison administration
was postmaster there. He is an active
member of the local lodge of Knights of
Pythias, and is past grand master of the
grand lodge of Vermont in that order.
The marshalship will pay salary of $500
year.
James Loren Martin was born in Land
grove in 1876. He was educated in the
district schools and in the Londonderry
and MARROW On. II. academies. He studied
law with Judge II. H. Wheeler and at the
Albany law school, and was admitted to
the bar in 1860 He practiced law in
South Londonderry until 1SS2, when he
bought out the business of the late Chas.
y. Davenport and moved TO Brattleboro.
In lSS2 he formed a partnership with +.
l.. Waterman and later Geo. B. Hit was
admitted to the firm. Mr.. Martin was the
representative from Londonderry in the
legislatures of 1874, 20, rs, 80 and 81,
and was speaker of the House during his
last three terms. He won the reputation
of being the best parliamentarian who ever
presided over the Vermont House. He
was elected representative from Brattleboro
in 1892, but refused to be candidate for
speaker. He was appointed tax commits
sioner by Gov. Dillingham; and Gov. Full
Ter. He is interested in manufacturing
enterprises in Brattleboro, and elsewhere,
and in large real estate operations in Texas.
He stands in the front rank of the lawyers
of Vermont. Mr.. Martin has done notable
work on the stump for the Republican
party, particularly in New Jersey. He
was one of the first Vermonters to declare
in favor of Mckinley for presidential can
didate, and did much to bring out the dec
laration for the Ohio statesman in the
convention which elected delegates to st.
Louis. 1t is understood that Mr.. Martin
was offered recently the ministership to
Venezuela and other diplomatic appoint
ments, and it is known that he declined
to accept the assistant secretaryship of war
The salary of United States district attor.
ney is $4,000 year, and Mr.. Martin will
have time to give attention to much gen,
eral law practice.
In the list of consuls appointed this week
appears the names of Gen. VIM. w
Henry of Burlington, who will go tC
Quebec, and Delmar Vail of Orwell, who
will go to Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Island. Gen. Henry had a brilliant wal
record, entering as private and being
promoted successfully until he reached a
colonelcy. He was bIeveted brigadiel
general for gallant and meritorious con.
duct and Congress granted him a media
for gallantry at Cedar Creek. Gen. Henry
has served as a state senator from Wash
ington and Chttenden counties, as United
States marshal seven years, as mayor ol
Burlington, and as immigrant inspector
four years. He is a member of the Bur.
lington firm of Henry, johnson & Lord
The Quebec consulship has a salary Of
$500 annually and the fees have some
times amounted to $4,000 a year. The
salary at Charlottetown is $500 a year
and the fees in 1896 amounted to 1882.
Vermont now has six consuls, more
than has usually been allotted to the
state. Smith of Middlebury is at Leghorn,
Italy; Dennison of Pittsford at Wood
stock, Canada Foster of Derby Line, con-
sui general at Halifax, n. S., and Linsley,
gold Democrat, is allowed to hold over
in Coaticook, Canada.
For district attorney, there were five
candidates-W. A. Lord of Montpelier, G..
E. Lawrence of Rutland, James L. Martin
of Brattleboro, Wilder L. Burnap of Bur
lington and Alexander Dunnett of St.
Johnsbury.
There were also five candidates for
marshal-Herbert E. Taylor of Brattle-
boro, L. A. Drew of Burlington, Fred A.
Field of Rutland, f. f. Brownell of Bur
lington and Luke Parrish of Randolph.
The Congressional delegation had been
evenly divided on the Burlington collector
ship, Messrs. Morrill, and Powers favoring
Col. Benedict. 1t is understood that Mr..
Morrill, finally "swapped" Benedict for
Martin. The choice of Mr.. Martin barred
out Col. Taylor, whose support for the
marshalship was stronger than that of any
other candidate,