St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-27
ANOTHER CANDIDATE.
A Coed Werd fer Hon. Henry Ballard
for Lieuaenana Governer.

A Coed Word fer Hon. Henry Ballard
fer Lfeusenans Governor.
Under the nom de plume OF Republican"
the following letter recently appeared in
the Burlington Free Press:
Vermont deserves an able man for lieu
tenant governor. She ought to have
man of influence and of recognized ability,
a man of genius as speaker and of tact
and experience as presiding ofhcer,
man, too, that would bring something
of dignity to the chair OF the senate that
the senator's might feel somewhat. at
least, the potency OF his influence and the
impress of his character. He should be
a man, too, selected not to satisfy class
or section, not to fill out the ticket to
complete simply a trade after getting
such man at the head as is desired.
These features and characteristics sug-
gested are OF weight any year. They are
of especial force this year for they will
appeal to the voters conspicuously and
gam votes for the ticket when votes are
important to send out next September,
the result to indicate that Vermont has
set the pace, has blazed out the way by
which the other sister states may come
to republican victory in November.
Henry Ballard has never been an Office
seeker. His prominence in politics has
arisen largely in aiding other candidates
in convention and rally and in advocacy
OF principles of party in campaigns for
party success. Since 1868 no presiden.
tial campaign has occurred in which his
voice has not in this and other states
sounded to the public ear as republican
for that which he believed most truly
republican.
But public office has claimed him some
6aIo ia RI he
ventions of 1884 and 1888, a member of
the state senate from rs to 80, mem
Der of the lower house from 'SS to 80
and for two years Burlington's city
attorpey,-to these positions, one and
all, Mr.. Ballard brought unusual ability
and force and a genius of a high order
for construction and execution.
So well known is the work of Mr.. Bal
lard as a lawyer that it would seem
nothing need be said. For nearly 40
years an active practitioner at the Yer
mont bar, this long record has brought
him into the courts Of every county in
the state where almost since the begin
ming of his practice he has been regarded
as an attorney dangerous to the oppos-
ing side. His ability on the public plat
form has been carried into the court
room and down to and including his last
case tried at the term of Chittenden
county court adjourned this week. The
arguments of Henry Ballard have always
attracted more than the usual number
of court room spectators.
A man OF scholarly tastes and attain
ments, eyer a discriminating reader of
books and man earnest along ali the
lines to better himself, Mr.. Ballard has
shown to advantage that he deserved TO
be, as he is, graduate of the University
of Vermont and of the Albany Law
school.
One OF the fast thinning ranks of the
6. A. R. boys, Henry Ballard enlisted as
a private a month after graduation from
college, was commissioned second lieu
tenant and served with the army of the
Potomac through the peninsula cam
paign of 1862.
A native OF Vermont and lifelong
resident with us, an upholder and an
advocate ever of state advancement and
state development, he could come to any
office within our state or from it admira-
bly, equipped and fully endo wed.
We do not know that Mr.. Ballard is
candidate for any Office, yet the selection
of lieutenant governor, let it fall any
where within the confines of the state.
could reach no more fitting man.
More, there is something of obligation
resting upon the party to recognize
somewhat effort so strenuous, so long
exerted and so ably and so conspicuously
brought forth.
If the voice of the party can this year
speak as it would by representation to
and most worthy members, one certainly
the equal of any, we are convinced it
would name Henry Ballard.