Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1905-11-20

DOUBTS but thaI MT. ReumOUu - Wfn
qualified for the position and weuid
make an excellent judge.-News aud
Citizen.
The entrance of Walter A. Dutton
into the case this time has mixed the
signals Among those who st emed
in the past to be good judges of politl-
cal ques ions of this sort they were
of toe opiuicn that w. w. Miles OF
Barton was slated. Mr.. buttons
closeness 10 GOV. Bell makes him a
factor to be- reckoned with. The Gus
tom has been In many instances IN
the past to appoint the reporter OF
decisiona, who in this case happens
10 be John w. Redmond of Newport.
Judge Powers aud Judge Haselton
received their appointments alter be-
coming reporters. This way the
Judges select their successor.-Rut-
lana Herald.
As a general thing we are not much
in favor of the advocacy OF any can
didate on the ground of his geograph-
ical location, but this is one instance
where geography surely ought 70
count La the present, make up OF
the supreme court the east eide OF
Orange county and the entire coun-
ties of Orleans, Essex and Caledonia
are left without representation on
the bench. This often makes the
speedy transaction of court business
difficult and expensive.
Other things being equal, Judge
Starts successor should De CHOSEN
from this corner OF the sGaGe.-oU'
Johnsbury Republican.
Hon. w. w. Miles, Barton's candi-
date for the vacant position on the
supreme bench of Vermont, is re-
ceiving the stanch support of some of
the ablest men Of the etate.-Boston
Globe.
The campaign for tie vacant judge
ship is be coming simpliied IT reports
from about the state can be believed.
@. P. Hogan of St. Adams and f. O.
Williams of Newport have declared
themselves out OF the race buy John
Redmond of Newport, the supreme
court reporter, is said TO be still seek
ing the support of attorneys for the
place.
A report comes from another quar-
ter and from a party ii close touch
with Gov. Bell to the effect that the
situation has already simmered down
30 the choice between two candidates
and they are Hon. w. w. Miles Of
Barton and w. A. DuttOn of Hard
wick, executive clerk. Upon the
vacancy in the supreme bench in this
city one of the first names heard men
toned was that Of Mr.. Miles, but
when Mr.. Dutton appeared on the
scene as a candidate astute pOlit clans
shook their heads and admitted that
the situation was such that they could
not guess the winner until Governor
Bell had passed upon the matter.
When he will do this is not yet known
but all the candidates have had
enough nice things said about them
to give heavy sugar coating to the
pill of disappointment that may come
to them.-Montpelier Journal.
The above clippings simmer the
matter down to about one of two
things; the appointment of either w.
w. Miles of this place or w. A. Dutton
of Hardwick, and as the matter of
location enters largely into this ques-
ton it seems reasonable to expect that
Mr.. Miles would have the preference.
Geographical conditions are most
thought of Brightly too in this ques
ton but wrongly in most political
questions) and this being the case We
are no better of in this section with
a Judge at Hardwick Than we are as
the distribution of the bench is now.
With judge at Hardwick, a Barton
or Newport attorney would of neces-
sity spend two days to get there aud
back and transact business; he might
as well go 80 Montpelier, is would be
as expeditions. Then, toe, judge at
Hardwiek and judge at Worthwhile,
why, THAT'S putting the trosGHg all
on in one place, no mistake.