Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-09-25
DOORKEEPERS AND PAGES
Appointments for the Legislature
Some OF the ONCE Seekers in Con-
nection with Organization OF
the House.

Montpelier, Sept. 23.--Sergeant-at-Arm
w. Brock gave out this afternoon his list
of appointments to positions in the State
house during the coming session of the
Legislature with the exception of sweep
ers. These will be chosen later and will
all be from Washington county. The APP
pointments are as follows:
Assistant sergeant-at arms, j. +. Adams,
Swanton.
Door keepers, Uriel L. Comings Wind
sor; Loomis ]. Knights. Middlebury; Alon-
20 Herrich, Poultney; Franklin b. Morse,
Wolcott.
Pages and messengers. George NJ. Da-
Wis, Chelsea; Alfred D. Simpson, Shelf
field; Cecil s. Winch, Northheld: Geo. A.
Mathers, Bennington; Phillip Howard,
Craftsbury; Jesse a. Harvey, Newflne;
Horace A. Colburn, Rutland, Frank o.
Wheeler Burlington; George c. Munson,
Burlington; lockwood H. Brown, Rich
ford.
Mr.. Brock has not assigned these ap
pointeos to their various positions and will
not do so until they arrive at Montpelier
and he has had an opportunity for per-
sonal interview with them. Two of the
door keepers will he assigned to the house
and two to the senate; four pages to the
mouse and two to the senate. The remand
or will he appointed messengers for the
State officials.
HOUSE AND SENATE OFFICE SEEK
ERS.
With the appointments of Mr. Brook
made public, interest naturally cent RS
around the various positions in the gift OF
the house and senate, of the chief eNeCu.
tive. and other State officers. In the senat t.
il is practically certain that the Hon
Chauncy w. Prowncll of Burlington vii
receive the unanimous and unsough
oil of 90 tbo.
body. The suggestion of Mr.. Brownell'.
name for this position meets with genera
approval, not only because Of his persona
worth but because of his exceptional egis
lative ability and experience.
For secretary Of the senate Walter X
Framework of Rutland, assistant secre
tarv of the Legislature of 1895 and 1910
and Charles 7. Walter, editor of the st
Johnsbury Republican. are the only known
candidates Mr., Farnsworth was in Mont
| peler to-day and Is confident that he vii
| be elected. His claim for support Is baset
/ upon his valuable experience during III
! last two sessions of the Legislatures Mr.
Walter is also confident that enough scna
/ tors will vote for him to secure his cleo
| ton. His claim for recognition in this in
| stance Is that this office has not gone T.
| the east side of the State in many year
and that his election would be a graceful
| recognition of the newspaper fraternity o
! the State.
No objection is heard to the election a
| chaplain of the Senate OF the Rev. NJ
Winslow Farman, the blind clergyma
from Westfed. No name In opposition t
him is likely to be mentioned.
Frank W, Sault of Morrisvlle and Stan
ley c. Wilson Of Montpelier are candidate
for Official reporter of the Senate. MI
/ Sault held this position two years ago bu
it is understood Mr.. Wilson has the strong
ed endorsement of the two from the dali
newspapers that will be represented at III
capital during the session. for the benen
of which the official reporters OF the Sen
ate and House are appointed.
NO CANDIDATE FOR HOUSE CHAP
LAIN.
1t would be useless at this time to pre-
dict for a certainty who will be speaker O
the House of Representatives, and so ia
as is known no clergyman has as yet an
nounced himself as a candidate for char
lain of that body. 1t can be said with cer
tainty that no clergyman in Barre o