St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-28
THE COUNTY CONVENTION.
Plenty of Candidates for the Various
Offices,

Plenty of Candidates for the Various
Ofices.
The republican county committee have
called the county convention in the Ar
mory at 2 o'clock, June 25, and asked
George P. Blair to act as chairman. In
terest centres IN the nomination of two
senator's, two side judges and the states
attorney and there is plenty of good ma
terial already in the field.
St. Johnsbury has two candidates for
state senator, DR.. T. R. Stiles and Leigh
ton P. Slack. DR.. Stiles was in the field
two years ago for this office, but gra-
ciously withdrew in favor of Alexander
Dunnet and his friends now feel that he
is entitled to hearty support He has
represented the town in the House credi
tably and is not in sympathy with the
present high license movement. Besides
large following in this town he expects
support in the other towns in the county
where he has been located.
Mr.. Slack needs no extended biographi-
cal notice as he is we'll and favorably
known throughout the county. AS
states attorney he was in favor Of en-
forcing the laws as he found them in the
statutes and he is now, and will be if
nominated and elected, an earnest advo-
cate of the prohibitory law. His friends
also urge the advantage of having law
yer in the upper branch as many legal
questions are apt to come before that
body. Mr.. Slack is assured OF good sup
port in his own town and when the con-
vention meets expects that delegates
from many of the other towns in the
county will support him.
For second senator, which is always
given to a resident in another town IN
the county Kirby will present P. H.
Graves, Waterford, Frank W. Hastings,
Lyndon, ]. 7. Gleason, Danville, S. D.
Morse and Rvegate w. J. Henderson.
There are six candidates in the field for
states attorney. St. Johnsbury claiming
three Of them-David E. Porter, 6. c.
FRYE and H. A. Farnham. The outside
town contributes three more, Melville
| G. Morse ann Walter A. Dutton, both
OF Hardwick, and N. A. Norton Of Lyn-
donvile. Mr.. Porter is the present in-
cumbent and is lead to expect a second
term because states attorney in this
county has usually been reele It'd. He
is now in excellent health and mutually
resents the criticism OF any neglect Of
official work when sickness incapaciJ at
cd him from public service so much of
the time. Besides his native town OF
Burke he is assured OF support in the
convention from other towns and ex-
poets to carry large following at the
St. Johnsbury caucus.
Mr. Frye has ben a member of the
Caledonia county lar for the past five
years and is one of our rising attorneys.
He has large support in ills town and
will secure a goolly portion Of the dele
gates from the other towns. He is thor
oughly conversant with the criminal
laws of this stat ard if nominated and
elected will be a credit to the office. His
friends are putting up an energetic can
vass in his behalf and feel encouraged
over his prospects.
The candidates for side judge include
fudge ". H. Glchrist of McIndoes. A. B
Stoudard, D. E, Rugges and Stephen c
Otis, all OF Sutton, E. H. Lyford o
Peacham and 7. A. Meader Of Ryegate.