St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-10-01

Burlington; lockwood H. Brown Rlch-
ford.
Two of the doorkeepers will be
assigned to the house and two to the
senate; four pages to the house and two
to the senate. The remainder Will be
appointed messengers for the state ottlc-
ials.
1t is probable that Hon. Chauncey W.
Brownell OF Burlington, will be the
unanimous choice for president pro tenn
pore of the senate. Editor Charles L.
Walter, of the St. Johnsbury Republican,
and Walter K. Farnsworth OF Rutland,
assistant secretary of the legislature IN
1898 and 1900, are candidates for secre-
tary of the senate. Mr.. Walter bases
his claim on the fact that the office has
not been on the east side of the state for
many years and that his election would
be recognition of the newspaper ira
ternity. Mr.. Farnsworth asks for the
office on the ground of his previous expe
rience. Frank w. Sault of MorrisviIle
and Stanley c. Wilson of Montpelier, are
candidates for reporter OF the senate,
and there seems no doubt that Rev. M.
w. Farman, the blind clergyman, OF
Westfeld, will be the unanimous choice
for chaplain of the upper house. Thomas
{. Cheney of MorrisvilIe, is sure of re-
election as clerk of the house and his
assistants will doubtless be Fred L. Ham
ilton of Salisbury, and Charles A. Plum
ley of Mortified. For official reporters
OF the house the names OF Edwin Law
renee of Rutland, J. W. Sault OF st. Johns
bury, and ]. H. Mimms of st. Adams,
are mentioned. c. S. Dana of Fair
Haven, will be chief clerk in the office of
Secretary of State Fleetwood, and W. W.
Russell of White River Junction, will
assist Treasurer John l.. Bacon.
Clement Confident.
A representative OF the Boston Herald
interviewed Percival w. Clement at
Young's Hotel in that city the other day,
and elected from him thetollowing state
ment concerning the situation in YER
mont:
II expect now. more than at any other
time during this canvass, to be elected
governor of Vermont. | am sure that
Gen. Mccullough is farther from being
elected governor than he has been at any
time. When the Mccullough leaders an
nounce that they have a majority Of the
senate and the house pledged to him,
they state that which is not so. AL
though they have been making an effort
to place every man who will sit in the
legislature, they have not been able to do
SO. There are 80 senators and 246 rep.
resentatives, but as several towns failed
to elect representatives there will be
about PIP votes in the legislature. We
claim that 112 men, pledged to the local
option ticket, will vote tor me. That is,
we are sure OF those 1 10 votes, and the
other side has conceded us from 112 to
lis. Mccullough is sure today OF only
from 80 to 100 votes. That leaves be.
tween 60 and 70 doubtful votes. Neither
Gen. Mccullough nor any one else but
the men themselves know for whom they
will vote. The ballot will be secret
one. Upon these figures l certainly am
not prepared to believe that Gen. Nc
Cullough will Win"
Suit Against Mccullough.
A new sensation in the gubernatorial
was sprung last week when L.
C.. Sturdevant OF Weybridge, brought a
suit against Gen. ], G. Mccullough to
recover a sum OF money alleged to be due
from him Tor services rendered in the
campaign. An itemzed account shows
a balance of $217 claimed to be due to
Sturdevant. Gen. McCulIough's friends
claim that the suit was brought to preju-
dice the people against him and if posi-
BILE to get affidavits showing the i'm