The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-03-14
From Dor Exchanges.
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So9C9 " ohldll POA III the state OF
Vermont. Office itch is nearly cpl
demic.
(Lyndonville Journal
Rumor has it that the present Cal
edonia county senators are to be can
didates for reelection. If this
proves true it will be new depart
ure in the politics of the county.
The names of Charles. H. Stew
ems, of st. Johnsbury, and Judge J.
T. Gleason, of Lyndonvil1e, are mem
toned as possible candidates for
state senator. 1t is an open secret
that DR.. T. r. Stiles, of st. Johns
bury, would accept a nomination
for the same office.
windsor Journa1.)
The announcement is definitely
made that Horace F. Graham of
Craftsbury, VT, will be a candidate
to succeed State Auditor Barber.
Mr.. Graham is a graduate of Column
bia college school of political sci
ence, and school of law, class of
1888, and was admitted to the bar in
October, 1888. He was a member of
the general assembly of 1892, serv-
ing as chairman of the committee on
revision of bills, and was again a
member of the house of 1900, serving
as chairman of the committee on
corporations and as member of the
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and judiciary. He is now serving
his second term as states attorney
of Orleans county. 1t is also stated
that ex-Fish Commissioner Horace
w. Bailey of Newbury will be can
didate for the authorship, with 9TH
ers to follow.
Mortified News.)
To see The Rutland Herald begin
to snuggle up to General Grout,
whom it has treated with scant cour-
tesy for years past, is one of the
amusing features thus early in the
gubernatorial campaign.
white River Junction Landmark.)
No opposition to the reelection of
our townsman John L. Bacon as
state treasurer has been manifested,
nor is it likely that any will be. Mr..
Bacon's administration of the duties
of his office has been so efficient,
and personally he is so popular,
that any other candidate would have
no showing at all.
(Morrisville News and Citizen.)
We congratulate the Secretary of
State, the present incumbent we
mean, on the arrival Of daughter
in his family Feb. %. After all,
wife and children are more to be de-
sired than long continuation in a fat
office. Rowland is certainly in luck.
bellows Falls T1mes.)
E. F. Gebhardt, private secretary
to DR.. W. Seward Webb, and mana
ger of his She1burne farms, was in
town last week. He made several
ighbor1y calls on business men
and local politicians, and the pre-
is that he did not forget
to intimate that DR.. Webb is quite
the proper man to make governor of
Vermont this year. How much en-
enlargement Mr.. Gebhardt received
we are unable to say but we wager
that he found a few who are not of
his way of thinking.
bennington Reformer.)
Gen. Grout is in the worst predic-
ament that fate ever placed him.
He has just written letter to the
Randolph Herald and News in which
he is not a candidate for the sena-
torship unless he is candidate,
that he won't be a candidate for the
senatorship without being candi-
date, and few more similarly lucid
statements that ring with no uncer-
tain sound, but these are not what
got him into trouble. In the course
IF his letter he quoted the saying
Evil to him who evil thinks, and
said it was an old Morse proverb.
Most of us didn't know whether it
vas from the Morse or from. Ben
but the state authority on
Incient history, the Burlington Free
Press, says the saying dates from a
ocia1 function pu1led,off in the time
# Edward III of England. Being
defeated for United States senator
5 a trivial matter compared with
Getting caught attributing testimo-
lia1s to the wrong almanac.
(Northfield News.)
On the other hand the voters in
II fairness will hardly discriminate
gainst long time resident of Yer
mont simply because he happens to
e wealthy man, if he has demon
trated his ability and worth, as in
he case of one of the present candi-
ates, Gen. J. G. Mccullough. For
1ore than a quarter of century
e has been a voter in the state,
oming here after having won dis
inction in his chosen profession of
lw in California; and during his
)ng residence here he has always
hown a deep interest in his adopt
d state. Gen. Mccullough has
much to the advance
tent of the Republican party in ma
oual council. He has been accord
4 public recognition by his party
! this state. AS senator from
ennington county in the general