Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-10-13

,ress over Bradley Barlow. The nom
nation was bolted by Mr.. Barlow. A
usion was made with greenbackers
and democrats; money was freely
used in the campaign, and Gen. CIRCUIT
was defeated. The injustice of the
act was felt all through the state, and
the refuent wave of favor was such |
that in 1880 both friends and former |
political enemies made haste to right |
the wrong, and he not only received
an almost unanimous nomination, but
a triumphant election to the forty
seventh congress. AS frst-term
member in the house of representa-
tives he began his work under disad
vantages, but the Congressional Record
shows that he was neither an idle nor
a silent member. Among the most
important measures which he advo-
Gated in congress may be mentioned
the creation of cabinet officer for the
head of the agricultural department.,
the Geneva Award, the American
shipping bill, the North Dakota Terri
tory bill, and bill on French spolia-
tons. During the full term of his
congressional service he was very
faithful to duty, doing great amount
of work, both for the country and his
constituents. just at the close of his
work at this time in congress, he was
Frustrated by very severe illness
which threatened life for some days,
and made him unfit for labor several
months afterwards. The new ap-
protionment had diminished the num-
Der of Representatives in Vermont to
two, and the state had been divided
by legislative act into two districts,
by line running along the Green
Mountains. This brought Gen. circuit
into the second district, and it come
to be felt that the interests of the dis
trict and the state demanded that he
be returned to Washington from this
district. At the time the caucuses
were held before the district conven
ton, Gen. Grout was busy in Wash
Iington, and few days later PROSTATE
with sickness, so that his canvass was
mot looked after, and the friends of
Judge Poland taking advantage of the
situation, carried majority of the
primary meetings and the conven-
Ition. Many were dissatisfied with the
result, and there was strong dis
position to bolt the nomination. Gen.
Grout discountenanced the move,
and counseled his friends to support
the nominee. At the September cleo
tion a large number of votes were
cast for Gen. Circuit, but Judge Poland
won, and his work in congress was
very creditable to the state and to
himself. Previous to the time of the
district convention in 1884 Judge Pol
and took himself out of the canvass,
and the names of Gen. Circuit, Col. G
w. hooker, and William P. Dilling
ham we're most prominently men
tioned3or member of congress. Gen.
circuit was successful in the conven
ton, andwas elected by vote said to
have beer the largest given to any
congressman chosen from the state
in many years. (
Gen. CIRCUITS course in congress Fs
been in keeping with his characSr;
he has been very faithful to thu
terests of his constituents an MS
friends; he has besn ambitiouf'o ao
we'll whatever he has under,Aen 70
do, and has succeeded. H'niS e1
haulted and difficult sr0r,'e' uen.
: Grout has been able as al piaces
n where he has been place ~ exceed
Is the expectationof his onuS anu TO
i disappoint hisfivals,
t. While Gen. GputAs oeen largely
ell engaged in porica 'Halrs' ne has all
,e the while kepap good law practice,
- 49, 49, he, engaged in many i'm
Id portant civ'nf criminal suits. Pro-
r. o;nent an g them were the cases
:, 80 - and Turner indicted for
y, 10y md Moore for forgery.
-, - - Iders, lefore whom the Hay
y, was tired, remarked to the
70 hat Gen CIRCUITS effort before
90 ~ was ontof the most able ar
ho 1nts he overheard. Turner was
,,d litted, and More was released on
,;a 1own bail, aftt disagreement of
=. he jury. Gen Frout, without dis
to DER counsel was the
4 chief man on theefense in these i'm
portant cases. is somewhat sim
} gular circumstaP that in a large
. practice of severyears Gen Grout
!, only lost a cine case, where he
: brought the suit, epared and tried
9 the case. Wiener he has put him
j self into case, has managed it
It with admirable 81 and with great
r wisdom. AS an apcate he is pleas