Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-02-22
For Speaker of the House.

Orange county is the only county in
the Second Congressional district which
has not one or more candidates this
year for the Office of governor, United
States senator or representative in Con-
gress. Though she might reasonably
claim the successorship 10 her own
lamented Morrill,; though her quota of
governors and Congressional repre-
sentatives has been far below the aver
age in number since the formation of
the state and in spite Of the fact that
the hills and valleys Of old Orange are
still, rs ever, producing men Of superior
calibre and character she is putting
forth no aGpirants to these honors this
year. She is content TO support the
good men Of other counties, and she
asks no special favor because Of her
modesty and iorbearance.
There is, however one place within
the gilt of the state that she believes
she has a man well qualified to till II
it shall be the desire Of the voters of
Chelsea to return 10 the Vermont
House Representatives next tall Hon.
Curtis 5. Emery, he will be given an
earnest and loyal support from his own
county and from other portions of the
state for that post of honor, dignity
and importance, the speakership Of the
House.
1t is too early rs yet TO predict wheth- !
er he will win or not, but from the Of !
fers of support that have come so
generally, and unsolicited, he is likely /
to be the tayorite Of large number OF
the representatives, the enters the list.
Mr.. Emery is one of the best known
and most popular citizens Of Orange
county. He has attained bis promi-
nence, not by any train Of fortuitous
circumstances, but by his own merit.
lie made q good record at the bar. lie
has been for several years clerk of Or
ange county and as such his duties have
been ereditably performed. He is a
young man, of pleasing personality.
good habits and high character. He
represented Chelsea in the House in
1888 and again in 1898. During both
terms, and especially two years ago,
q
his town had excellent reason to feel
proud of its membership in the law
making body. The work that he did,
without osIentation, the positions that
he took and the few speeches that he
made, all commented him us a man of
exceptionally good judgment, earnestly
trying to serve his constituents and
the state to the very utmost OF his abil-
ity. He was thoughtful, careful, con-
scientious, and whenever occasion de-
manded, earnest and eloquent in sup
port or opposition. Among the mem
bers Of the House of '9S, none. carried
home a better or more consistent rec
ord than Mr.. Emery.
On Il number of occasions, Mr.. En-
cry was called to the speakers chair,
temporarily, and though the duties
were new to him, he acquitted himself
so handsomely that more than once the
remark was made, Chelsea can have
a speaker, sometime, ifshe wants" He
ha~ a pleasing voice and manner Tor
position OF this kind, aud his discre-
ton would serve him well in fulfilling
the other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. far
more trying-that good speaker
must have.
From close personal acquaintance
with Mr.. Emery, as well as from an
everyday observance OF his work in
the present House, we are led to hope
that circumstances will be such that ne
will be Il candidate for the speaker
ship, and we have every confidence
that if he is chosen the House OF 1900
will have an eminently fair, judirions.
gracious and pleasing presiding officer.
STATE OF OHIO. CITY or TOLEDO,