Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-10-21
Elections Yesterday.
Judges OF Supreme Court and other on
eIaIs Reelected, Including gen. Estey
as Brigade Communicative Csntssts-

Judges OF Supreme Court and other on
eiaIs Reelected, Including gen. Estey
as Brigade Communicative Csntssts-
MONTPELIER. Oct. 20.
The seven judges of the supreme eORFt
and the other officials of the state elected
by the legislature for the coming tive years
were chosen today in joint assembly.
Every election was a rejection and there
were only two contests to mar the unanim-
ity of the occasion. The result Of The
| elections is as follows:
Judges of the supreme court: Jonathan
Ross of st. Johnsbury, chief justice; Rus
sell s. Taft of Burlington, first assistant;
John W. Rowell of Randolph, second
assistant; James NJ. Tyler of Brattleboro,
third assistant; Loveland Munson Of
Manchester, fourth assistant; Henry r.
Start of Bakersfield, fifth assistant; La
forrest II. Thompson of Irasburgh, sixth
assistant.
Superintendent of Education, Mason S.
Stone, Montpelier.
Sergeant-at-arms, T. C. Phinney, Mont
pelier.
Adjutant and inspector general, Theodore
5. Peck, Burlington.
Quartermaster general, W. II. Gilmore,
Fairlee.
Judge advocate general, Edward L.
Bates, Bennington.
Brigade commander, Julius j. Estey,
Brattleboro.
Trustees of University of Vermont and
state agricultural college: Senator Justin
S. Morrill, of Stafford, Cassius Peck OF
Burlington, Gardner S. Fassett of Enos-
burg, term of six years beginning Decem-
Der l. 1899, and to fill vacancy, Nelson W.
Fisk of Isle la Motto.
The two contests of the day were for
the positions of superintendent of eduea-
tton and judge advocate general. For the
| first of these the candidate against Mr..
Stone was DR.. Charles Il. Dunton, the
member of the house from Poultney. The
result of the ballot was:
Whole number cast 25S
Stone had III
! Dunton had 81
Gen. Bates's place as judge advocate
general was disputed by Senator John B.
Pickett OF Bradford, who was defeated by
the following vote:
Whole number cast 257
Bates had 166
Pickett had 90
Scattering /
Few new bills of importance heve ap-
peared in either house today. Several bills
have passed each house, but no bill of gen
eral interest has yet passed both houses
and gone to the governor.
The Central Vermont Reorganization bill
continues to engross general attention. II
anybody knows exactly what the bill
means he has yet to make his information
public. Some people claim that the bill is
drawn in the interest of the Grand Trunk,
as under the agreement referred to in the
bill the Grand Trunk would get larger
share of the stock and bonds than anybody
else, while others claim to know that it is
an adroit plan to temporarily satisfy the
Grand Trunks claim until the road is re-
organized in shape that will put it in com
plete control of the Vermont board of di-
rectors which the bill provides for. There
is opposition to the bill here among some
members of the legislature, but it may be
the mere natural distrust of the unknown,
Notes.
A bill introduced in the house yesterday
by Mr.. Cove of Lincoln provides that
boards of selectmen shall be elected one
each year for terms of three years. II
would do away with having all new men
on board.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Wright o.
Westminster, providing for the election oi
road commissioners by ballot, was refused
a third reading by the house yesterday.
, Mr.. Barrett of Mount Tabor has pla1
r embodied in bill to allow an individual
, to deposit 5000 in a savings bank without
It's being taxable instead of $500 as al
present.
, As far as can be learned every member
of the legislature is in favor of Dewey
memorial in the shape of a drill hall al
Norwich university, but the movement
seems to lack head.
Speaker Haskins yesterday nominated
Judge James NJ. Tyler for Judge in the
joint assembly and Senator Hit nominated
Gen. Estey for brigade commander. Sena-
tor Hit also made the best speech of the
lot in the contest over the state supernten
dency. 1t was in favor of DIR. Dunton, the
I. defeated candidate.