Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-10-12


painstaking and thorough in his work
and in my judgment is well equipped for
the position to which he has been ap.
pointed" -
Justice Gould, who was prominently
mentioned for the appointment, was not
at the city hall this afternoon.
District Attorney Baker.
United States Attorney d. w. Baker
had this to say about the appointment:
II am highly pleased by the decision of
the President to fill the vacancy on the
bench Of the court Of appeals by the an
pointment of Assistant Attorney General
Robb. From my knowledge of his legal
attachments l am assured that he will
add great strength to the bench and nv
pei sonal acquaintance with the man sug-
gests how desirable and courteous mem
Der will be given the district judiciary
Mr.. Robb is eminently qualified for the
office. Besides his knowledge and accom-
plishments IN the law he is courageous
in his views and of a very sincere dispo-
sition and of very energetic mode of life
His career has been as active as 1t has
been varied. and its present ascendcncy
is due to his earnest and able labor
He has represented the government in
many important cases. among which was
the trial and conviction of United States
Senator Burton, Mr., Robb not only rep
resented the government in the lower
courts but also was successful in the
supreme court of the United sta ties
against the combined efforts OF FIVE or
six of the leading lawyers Of the country.
l am sure he will prove very able, in
dustrious and affable member of the
bench"
Mr.. Robb's Record.
Charles H. Robb is Vermonter. He
is not quite 80 years old His boyhood
was spent on farm in Windham county,
and his early experience was that of
every ambitious farmer boy who has to
make his own way in life. He had "a
struggle to secure an education finally
graduating from Glenwood seminary. a
Vermont institution. This was in 1886
He afterward taught school for some
time, pursuing his studies while teaching
For three years he was a law student in
the office of Haskins & Stoddard one of
the leading law firms of the state. the
senior member of which now represents
the Second congressional district in Con-
gress.
Mr. Robb was admitted to the bar in
his native state in 1891. and his career
has been one of rapid advancement since
that time. After being admitted to prac-
tice in Vermont he familiarized himself
with the Massachusetts practice and was
admitted to practice in the highest courts
of that state.
Mr. Robb located at Bellows Falls, vt,
where he practiced his profession about
ten years, and where, in 1897, he married
Miss Netre M. George, who has many
friends in Washington. The young at
torney had not been practicng law very
long before he was elected states at
torney for Windham county. His admin
istrauon OF that office brought him into
public notice, owing to his rigid enforce
ment of the laws, particularly the pro-
hibitoTy law, which in many parts of the
ct a 70 xasn- aY-6a a far
onsrrated that prohibition law can be
enforced where local sentiment upholds
such action. 1t was the strict enforce
ment OF the law by Mr.. Robb that ulti-
mately resulted in the repeal of the pro-
hibition law in Vermont and the enact
ment of a local option law in it's stead.
Successful In Private Practice.
In his private practice Mr.. Robb is said
to have been successful, having han bust
ness in three Vermont counties and two
New Hampshire counties He was be-
coming so well known that he attracted
the attention of Senators Proctor and
Dillingham;, who secured him an appoint
ment in the internal revenue bureau OF
the treasury five years ago. There he
handled inheritance tax matters, being
called upon to solve many problems of a
knotty legal character His work was
highly appreciated by Commissioner
Yerkes.
After he had been in Washington for a
time Mr.. Robb was introduced to Attor-
ney General Knox, with a view to Sc
curing him a judicial appointment in
Alaska. Mr.. Knox at once appointed him
a special attorney in the department of
justice. He was soon thereafter sent to
the post Office department as an assist
ant attorney general. He had hardly
become settled there before the discover
les of the graft of Machen, Beavers and
others gave him something to do. He
was placed in charge of ferreting out the
facts against these men. With a courage
which commended itself to the President
and Postmaster General Payne he thor
oughly sifted all the facts and conducted
all the preliminary work leading up to
the prosecution of these men, and after
ward advised with the special attorneys
employed by the government, one of
whom is now Secretary Bonaparte
Since the conclusion of the post Office
cases Mr.. Robb has been placed in charge
of many other delicate and important
matters, one of them being the prosecu-
ton of Senator Burton of Kansas. Mr..
Robb argued the appeals of Burton before
the United States supreme court, his
mastery presentation of the government
side winning him general commentator.
The statements from. the Star are main
ly correct Mr.. Robb is the eldest son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Robb of West
Guilford. Judge Robb attended the Brat
tleboro high school in the class of 1887
but left the school at the end of the
second year to study at Glenwood semin-
admitted to the bar he practiced a short
time in Readsboro and Florence, Mass,
before settling in Bellows Falls.