The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-10-08

document. When the House and Sen
ate, in joint session proceede to linn
Der up, Mr.. Ellis produced what he
said was minority report of the
canvassing committee" 1t was de-
clared out of order and was then
withdrawn.
The message that never came from
the Grand Isle would be doubtless
be interesting.
Though the tension surrounding the
election of Governor was great, the an
nouncement that General Mccullough
had the majority of the votes cast caused
but normal outburst of enthusiasm.
| Fifteen seconds later it was over and the
joint assembly righted itself and proceed
| ed to confer upon Zed S. Stanton the |
second honors of the long contest.
Among the Senators who look and act |
as though their victuals and drink are
blessed may be mentioned Charles J |
Russell of Hinesburg
1t was certainly case of cold feet that
was recorded upon the log of the Grand |
Isle Wednesday night.
In the Senate no man will more COM
mand the respect of his colleagues than
the honest Scotch Englishman, Robert
! Cartmell, one of the members from Add
son.
Now it is claimed that after all these
strenuous days Hon. p. w. Clement needs
a rest, and that he may get beyond the
reach of politics and politicians he will
leave for Europe next week. Prominent
local-optionists deny this md assert that
he will remain on the firing-line and con-
tinue to champion the cause of license
until something drops one way or the
othec.
One week from next Tuesday the
joint assembly will elect or re-elect
"a United States Senator without a
jar
Which is the minority party in the
House? If the speakership vote is the
crit rion then it is the Clementines.
In t at case the Democrats are the
maj minority and the late Glenn ent
adh rents the minor minority. The
quo lent of this sum is that Ellis of
Fair Haven, the ten vote speakership
candidate, is the minor "leader, -
while Representative Porter is the off
clal leader of the major. 1T is we'll to
have this thing understood, if posi-
BILE.
Senator Annis is making most agree
able impression among his associates in
both houses as an excellent specimen Of
the young men in the political life of the
State. He is certainly alive and
thoroughly wide-awake and will most
assuredly make most creditable record
, AS usual the DAILY JOURNAL is &C
credited as being "it'' by those who look
both for the piquant and the serious facts
in legislative proceedings.
, Conversation with various leading
,, Democrats in the Legislature indicate
their deep and wide disgust at the utter
collapse of the Local-Option claims, as
they related to the governorship, and
they do not hesitate to condemn the
: Chinese method of gong cheating and face
making warfare pursued by their quasi
allies. One Democratic leader of the
House, who was led to expect great things
from the uproar, is reminded of the Irish
mans method, which consisted only of
: ga hi of noise Safe to say that there
S will be very little talk about "fusion" two
years hence.
Gov. Mccullough is to occupy the
Jewett house on lower State street as the
executive mansion during session. Mrs
Mccullough and party arrived in the
private car "Mansfeld," from Burlington
} on Thursday and the family at once took
/ up their residence at the Jewett mansion.
? Adjutant General Gilmore has the
| figure and face for his Office but his
grip gives one the belief that he has
suffered compound fracture of the
wrist in no less than eleven places.
Ex-Gov. Ormsbee of Brandon, with
a distinctlively Kentucky colonel air,
is familiar figure about the corrid-
iors. His laugh is one of the gen
uine.
Editor Howe of the Bennington Re-
former hardly l"oks as though he had
! worried out thirty-two years of sun
shine and fr st yet he celebrates the
thirty second niv ersary of his birth
{ today.
When F. w. Agan, candidate for
lieutenant governor, arrived in town
on Monday he was appointed by a
prominent license Representative and
, asked what he should do. Mr.. Again
] instructions were few: $50 out and
| get acquainted and make friends "
Judging from the size of the McCul-
Tough majority it must seem that the
man must have impaired the instruc-
tions to others of the local option be-
liCl anu tlIdb tllcy llOi Ouly
friends wisely but too well-for their
own interests
Preble, the gentleman from Shore
ham, enjoys an occasional game of
checkers and put up several good stiff
ones with Jack Sibley of Mont
pelier at the Pavilion Thursday af-
ternoon.
Many of the members, who sport
the compass and trowel emblems at
tended Are You Mason?' at the
opera house on Thursday evening
Appearances seemed to indicate that
J for the time being they were MA
sons" and not legislators GA little
nonsense now and then is relished"
by Virtue and wisdom"
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