Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-06-13
COUNTY POLITICS AGAIN.
Call for Convention Revives the Discussion
Over Different Candidates for County Offices
Contests Likely Over Senatorship from
South End and Probate Judge for Westmin-

ster District
4 The call of the Windham county
committee for the Republican coun-
ty convention which will be held in
Newfane July has revived the dis
cussion of local politics which had
hitherto been forgotten in the intense
interest over the gubernatorial cam
paign. 1t is probable however that
there will be comparatively. little fight
ing over the different plums which are
to be distributed by the Republican
voters of the county although there
are always scrambles after some of the
more lucrative offices. The senator
ship from the southern part of the
county seems to be the principal topic
for discussion in Brattleboro at pres
ent. 1t is conceded that the senator
ship belongs to Deerfield valley this
time but just who is the man for the
place is not yet known. The name of
c. d. Spencer of Wilmington has been
mentioned in connection with this of
fee since county politics were first
agitated months ago, but of late it has
been rumored that the people of Viii
mington were not in favor of Mr..
Spencer. 1t is not known exactly how
much ground there is for this story but
the utterances of the Deerfield Valley
Times would seem TO refute it. Since
the strong showing made by the local
option Republicans throughout the
county there has been some talk of
running local option candidate for
senator and some of the more radical
supporters of the anti prohibition
movement have gone so far as to say
that there will be an entire local OPP
tion slate. 1t is probable however that
if the proper candidate is presented
from the Deerfield valley he will be
nominated.
As far as is known there is only one
avowed candidate for the senatorship
from the north district and that is
John l., Divoll of Rockingham, a
prominent farmer of that town. If his
name is brought before the convention
dorsement of the delegates as the SEN
atorship belongs to Rockingham this
year \ hot fight is on over the Office
Of probate judge from the Westmin
ster district, among the candidates be
ing Iina II. Allbee, the present regis
ter of probate, H. G.. Ryder and
George A. Weston of Bellows Falls and
Hon. \. f. Cudworth of Londonderry.
MIR. Ryder is an attorney in Bellows
Falls as is also Mr.. Weston, the pres
ent states attorney. None of these
is especially entitled to the
office unless it be in his own opinion
and the outcome cannot yet be pre-
dicted.
Hon. T. L. Waterman will as a mat
ter of course be renominated as judge
of probate for the Marlboro district
there has been considerable
talk of a new man for the place. In
all probability the proper man could
beat out Mr.. Waterman for this office
but none of the politicians seem to be
able to pick out the person who could
10 the trick.
None of the other offices will create
much fight as there is very little oppo
sition among the candidates. Anthony
f. Schwenk is the only known candi-
late fol the Office Of states attorney
md as he is unqualfiedly we'll fitted |
or the place and the Office belongs to /
this year his name will |
meet with no opposition. A. W. J.
Wilkins of Putney will run again for |
nigh sheriff and Hon. Daniel Kellogg |
If Westminster and Hon. Frank Wor
len of Halifax will again be allowed to
III beside the presiding judge at the |
Nindham county court.