Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-10-25
MARTIN AND DUNNEIT
First to BE Judge and the Latter Dis
trlrt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Agrees
Upon Them.

Montpelier. Oct. 1S.-Cnited States Sena-
tors Redheld Proctor and w. =. Dilling-
ham. and Representatives d. j. Foster
and Kittridge Haskins, composing the
Vermont delegation in Congress. after
being in consultation in this city two days
over the choice of man to recommend
to President Roosevelt for appointment
as United States judge OF Vermont. to
succeed Judge II. II. Wheeler resigned,
unanimously agreed this afternoon upon
James l.. Martin OF Brattleboro. the
present United States district attorney
for the vacant iudgship. and on Alexander
Dunnctt OF st. Johnsbury for district
attorney to fl the vacancy caused by
the elevation of Mr.. Martin to the bench
The salary of the United States district
Judge Is 5000 per year ard of the dis
trIct attorney s3,on per year.
The name OF O. NJ. Barber of Benning-
ton has been prominently mentioned In
connection with the district attorneyship
in the event that Mr., Martin was made
Judge. Senator Proctor this afternoon
made the following statement:
THE consideration of some one to take
the place of Mr.. Martin as United States
district attorney became a matter of much
the conflicting candidates. of Mr.. Dunno Il
and Of Mr.. Barber. both of whom are ad-
mirably equipped for the position. Nj.
Dunnett was an applicant at the time of
the last appointment OF Mr.. Martin as
district attorney, at which time Mr.. Bar
Der was not in tho field. and. before he
made his candidacy known, some of the
delegation were so far committed to the
l,a ,l,lp
ton MS a whole were unable 70 give to Mr.
BARRIERS candidacy the consideration II
would otherwise have received. Ms. Bar
hec's strength, however, was such that the
delegation were unable to agree upon
what action should be taken until he, hay
ing learned of the situation, generously
volunteered to relieve the delegation of It's
embarrassment by declining 10 be further
considered as candidate.
Senator Proctor will go to Washington
the first OF next week to place these nomi-
nations in the hands\ OF the President.
! James Loren Martin of Brattleboro
republican; district attorney; born II
in Landgrove, September l3, 1876 and il
therefore 60 years old. He is n lawyer
and located in town in 1888; was educated
low, \. H.. and graduated from tn
Albany law school in 1858; member o
the General Assembly from Londonderr,
in 1874, 20 rs, 80, 80, and from Brattle
. boro in '92. He was speaker of tn
House of Representatives in 1878, 1880 AM
1882 He has held the usual town offices
and was States attorney for Windhan
county in lS74-7G and State commissions
of taxes, 1S9O-92. He IL now serving hi
third term as United States district at
4 torney.
| Alexander Dunnett. ex-State senate
and prominent lawyer of St. Johnsbury
was born in Peacham, November 70, lS2
educated at South Ryegate, Randolph
normal school, and law office of N. /
Boyden, of Randolph, completing studie
at Boston Law school; admitted to tn
bar of Orange county, June term, ISL
NJ. Dunnett moved to St. Johnsbur
in 1883 and entered into partnershi
with f. T. Nichols In 1896 he form
ed partnership with l.. !. Slack, hi
present partner, achieved celebrit
in his conduct of defence in the Wa
murder trial. States attorney of Gale
donla county from 1886 to 1890; was chaii
man of general committee. and membe
of committee on judiciary In Stat
Senate of 1890.