St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-08-17
THE REPRESENTATIVE CONTEST.
Three Candidates In the, Field and the Out
come Uncertain.

THE REPRESENTATlVE CONTEST.
Three Candidates in the, Field and the Out
come Uncertain.
The republican caucus in tie Town
Hall next Saturday afternoon promises
to be full of interest as there are three
candidates in the field, all Of whom are
sure of good support at Saturdays
meeting. Since last week three candi-
dates have withdrawn from the race,
either one Of whom would have made an
excellent representative. These are
Judge Henry c. Ide, William S. Boynton
and Perley F. Hazen. The day the
others Withdrew from the contest DIR.
Stiles announced that he was candi-
date and on Monday the friends of
George Ranney declared that they would
support him and would ask Others to do
the same. This leaves a three cornered
fight between Rev. George w. Patterson
of East st. Johnsbury, DR.. T. R. Stiles
and George Ranney.
Kew, u, w. PattefSOu.
Rev. Mr.. Patterson was the first in the
race and has put up a strong personal
canvass. He is well equipped for
public life, being graduate of St.
Johnsbury Academy, Dartmouth Col
lege, the Columbia College law school
and Andover Seminary. He began pro-
fessional life as lawyer as partner Of
Hon. Ossian Ray at Lancaster and his
law business took him into both the SUI
preme courts of New Hampshire and
Massachusetts,. Believing that he had
call TO preach he entered the theological
seminary and since graduating from
there has been Congregational pastor.
He comes of noble ancestry his father
being at one time Unted States senator
and for many years state superintendent
of education in New Hampshire Mr..
Patterson is a cultured gentleman of
wide reading and scholarship and would
make ready talker as well as an eager
listener if sent to Montpelier.
The friends of Mr. Patterson urge his
nomination because of his fitness for
public office and because they feel that
the village has so often claimed the Office
that this would be an excellent time to
give the honor to one who resides out
side OF the village.
DR.. T. R. Stiles.
DR.. Stiles has been a resident of this
village so long that no extended sketch
OF his life is necessary at this time. He
is native of Stowe, graduate of Stowe
Academy and was graduated from the
medical department of the University of
Vermont. He first practiced medicine in
! Sheffield, was a doctor in Barnet from.
1880 to 1887 and in the latter year
moved to St. Johnsbury. Since the lat
ter date he has resided here, where he has
built up good practice and is large
real estate owner He is actively inter-
ested in number of business enterprises,
being a director in the Merchants Bank,
president of the Fair Ground Company,
a member of the board OF pension exam
iners and was tor several years one of
the village trustees. He is man of
wide acquaintance and capital or labor
would receive just treatment at his
| hands.
| AS will be seen by letter from DR.. AL
drich in another column the medical pro-
fession will ask for legislation of vital
| Importance to the people of Vermont
and the St. Johnsbury physicians feel that
ii DR.. Stiles was elected he would prove
an able champion in worthy cause. Dr..
Stiles has many friends both among the
business men and the laboring classes,
who like his business.like ways and they
will express their appreciation at the
polls and at the caucus. While he is no
orator he keeps well informed on all
public questions, has the courage of his
convictions and can express them when
necessary.
George Ranney.
Mr.. Ranney is literally in the hands of
his friends as fas as his candidacy is con-
cerned and his friends are confident that
they are supporting one who is worthy
in every way to represent one of the
largest towns in the state at Montpelier.
Mr.. Ranney is welI.known throughout
this section from his business connec-
tions. Born on the Sullivan Ranney
farm in Kirby he was for many years a
runner for George H, Cross, the ST. Johns
bury baker. Then he started as mer-
chant in Barnet and for the last 20 years
he has been in the grocery business in St.
Johnsbury. He was village trustee for
two years and has been seectman for
the last three years, being chairman of
the board of selectmen at the present
time. He has managed the public bust,
ness with the same honesty and shrewd-
ness that has characterized his private
business and is the kind of a man that
his fellow townsmen delight to honor.
II nominated and elected he will prove
conservative and hard working repre-
sentative who would bring credit to
himself and the town