The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-21
FOR HENRY BALLARD.
Correspondent Wants Him For Lieuten-
ant Governor.

ant Governor.
TO the Editor Of The Times;- Vermont
deserves an able man for lieutenant-gov-
ern0r She ought to have a man OF infiu-
ence and Of recognized ability, man OF
genius asa speaker and Of tact, and expe-
rience as a presiding officer, man, TOO,
that would bring something Of dignity to
the chair OF the Senate that the senators
might feel somewhat at least, the potency
Of his influence and the impress OF his
character He should be man, too, Sc
sected not to satisfy class or section,
nor to till out the ticket to complete simply
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 viii APP
peal TO the voters eonspicugasly and gain
votes for the ticket when votes are imeor-
tant to send out next September, the re-
suit to indicate that Vermont has set the
pace, has blazed out they way by which the
other sister states may come to Repphll-
can victory Ia 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 presidential
campaign has occurred In which his voice
has not In this and other states sounded to
the public ear as a Republican for that
which he believed most truly republican.
But public Office has claimed him some
times. A delegate to the national con-
ventions Of 1884 and 1888, member Of
the state Senate from '7s to so, member
OF the lower house from Ss to 80 and for
two years Burlington's city attorney--tO
those positions, one and all, Mr. Ballard
brought unusual ability aud force and q
genius Of high order for construction
and execution
So we'll known is the work Of Mr.. Bal
lard as lawyer thar It wotid seem moth
ing need be said For nearly forty Gears
an active practitioner at the Vermont bar,
this long record has brought him into the
courts Of every county Ia the state where
almost since the beginning Of his prac9see
he has been rega ded as an attorney dan
gefous to the opposing side. His ability
on the public platform has been carried
into the courtroom and down to and in
ending his last case tried at The term Of
ChIttenden county court adjourned this
week, the arguments of Henry Ballard
have always attracted more 1ssaii the usual
number Of court room spectators.
a man of scholarly tastes and attain.
meHts, ever a discriminating reader Of
+ books aud a man earnest along all the
lines to better himself. MI Ballard has
shown to advantage that be DESERVED "a
I be, as he Is, q graduate OF the University
of Vermont and Of the Albany Law
school
One of the fast thinning ranks of the G,
A. r. boys, Henry Ballard enlisted as a
/ private month after graduation from
college, was commissioned second lleuten-
ant aud served with the army Of the Poto-
mac through the peninsula campaign Of
[ 1867
A native Of Vermont and a fife-Iung res
dent with ns,an upholdef and an advocate
ever OF state advancement aud state devel-
opment he could come to any Office within
our state or from II admirably equipped
and fully endowed
We do not know that Mr. Ballard is q
candidate for any Office yet, the selee-
tion Of lieutenaHt-g0y let II 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 some.
what effort so strenuous, so long exerted
and so ably and 50 conspieu0usly brought
/ forth
II The voice Of the party can this year
speak as it would by representation to put
IN nomination one OF its best known and
/ most worthy members one certainly the
equal Of any, we are convinced It would
name Henry Ballard
REPGB BLIgAN.