Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-04-17
MCCULLOUGH AND STANTON.
Will Carry Washington County Nearly
solid Sharp Co ltest over County
Officers.

Montpelier. Vt. April 1.-THE political
situation in Washington County is growing
interesting. Several new candidates for
county Offices have been announced and
with the number now in the contest all
signs point to lively CauCuses in the towns
and to a still more lively county conven-
ton. The gubcrnatorial canvass has little
interest for Washington county so far as
contesting the matter Is concerned for 1t
is recognized by all parties to the strife
that Gen. Mccullough will carry almost
every If not every convention vote III the
county. The county will also stand old II
support of the ION. Zed S. Stanton Tor
lieutenant governor
The contest over state senators bids fair
to he sharp. Already five candidates for
nomination are in the field and it is under
stood that the returns are not all in yet.
Ryle +. brennan of Woodbury., Chester
NJ I.add of Worcester. n. ID. Phelps of
Barre, John Dillon of Barre and a. d..
Bragg of ayston all seek the honor. This
year Washington County is to nave three
senator's for the first time.
States Attorney r. A. Hoar Of Barre is
seeking a denomination hut trcre is to be
sharp opposition from Montpelier. Mr..
Iloar has been very successful prosecut-
ing officer. but Montpelier lawyers feel
that since he has held the office four years
he has held it long enough. In Nontpn-
her there are three candidates in tho fe d,
f. l.. Laird, F. Il. Thomas and +. Al. liar-
lNey. Mr.. Laird was n candidate before the
city caucus four years ago but lost there
to Mr. Hoar and did not otter the county
caucus. Mr.. Thomas and Mr.. Harvey are
both rising young lawyers. The former
has been prosecuting grand juror here. The
latter is now clerk of the Rail DAD commits
sion. Mr.. Laird is considerably older than
the other two Montpelier men and has "A
large clicrtagc.
Three candidates have already been an
nounced for the office Of sheriff, they being
Wilbur +. Shepard of Barre \. {. TEN
pleton of East Montpelier and NJ. T.. Chase
of Roxhrry. 1t is understood that the
friends of Sheriff G. C. Graves of Water
bury are urging him to be a candidate for
reelection and although it has not yet be Ell
announced. lie will probably enter the coil-
test Mr.. Graves is serving his second
term as sheriff and has given satisfactory
service. Mr.. Shepard has been deputy
sheriff for ten years and his friends he
lieve he has earned the higher office. Mr..
Tcmpletcn has been deputy for four years
and served as constable for several years
before that. Mr. Chase has also had sew
eral years experience as deputy.
For the nomination for assistant judge
of county court to succeed the Hon. c.
D. Edgerton. whose term expires next fan,
+, Ransom Wells Of Mlddic.cx and Rufus
NJ. Percy of Woodbury. are candidates and
l.. o. Leonard of Calais may also be pres
Tented Mr. Leonard was IA candidate two
years ago.
As will be seen from the above list of an
didatos the city of Barre has candidates
for three of the important county cilces.
There is Il feeling in other parts OF the
county that three offices are too many for
Barre to- ask for though it is thought that
two should 60 to Barre this year. Tbs is
likely to have considerable influence on the
faction of the convention il the present
signs are true. The contest over the ONCE
of sheriff while likely to be sharp VIII be
perfectly friendly for the candidates are
the best of friends and seem TO wish to
trcnt one another with perfeCt IllrnCss.