The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-04-01
PLUMLEY TO TRY
TO GUST KIT
HASK|NS
Mortified Man Announces Can.
didacy For Congress
BEATEN BY HAskINs IN 1900
Mr.. PlumIsy 10 a. Yssrs Of Age and
Has Had . Varied and success.
full Career.

Mortified. March 3l.-The News
formally announces that the Hon.
Frank Plumley OF this place, is can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for Congress In the second district, In
It's issue Of today In the following ed.
itorial:
THE News Is pleased to formally
announce the candidacy Of the Hon.
Frank Plumley for representative to
Congress from the second Vermont
district
IN 1900 Mr. Plumley was candid
ate for congressional honors. Hon.
Porter II Dale OF Island Pond, Hon.
Wendell p. Stafford Of st. Johnsbury,
and Hon. Kittredge Haskins of Brat.
tleboro, were his opponents the latter
leading him by very few votes.
Mr. Plumley's support stood by him
with splendid loyalty ballot after bal
lot. as did the supporters Of the other
candidates. A protracted nights strug
gle confronted the convention with
the probable Ill blood natural to fol-
low such contest, to end as such con-
tests usually do with the defeat of the
original contestants through a dark
horse brought forward as comprom.
| ise
1t was then that Mr.. Plumley in the
spirit OF party harmony. forseeing the
logical result, generously withdrew and
Mr. Haskins' nomination Immediately
followed.
Two years ago there was a strong
demand that Mr.. Plumley again be
q candidate. Mr.. Haskins pleaded for
another term that he might serve to
the end Of the Roosevelt administra-
ton. This was recognized as rea-
sonable ambition and this, with GER
tain personal reasons, decided Mr..
| Plumley to decline to enter the can.
vass In 1906. Mr.. Haskins was hand.
somely renominated for what was gen
orally understood to be his last term
In Congress.
With the completion OF his present
term, Colonel Haskins will have been
longer In Congress than most of the
representatives sent from Vermont in
the past. and no one will claim that
his services have been more than of
average character.
Sketch OF Mr.. PIuniey.
Frank Plumley was born In Eden,
December II. 1874. He enjoyed the
benefits of the simple education which
fell to the lot of the farmers son, sup.
plemented by course at the Peoples
academy at Morrisville. He taught
school for while, then studied law
with Powers and Gleed at Morrisville.
In 1867 he entered the law department
of the University OF Michigan and took
course In literature In that institu-
ton. He was admitted to the bar In
LamOille county In 1869 and went to
Mortified where he formed a partner.
ship with Heman Carpenter, one of the
leading lawyers OF the state. He serv.
ed as states attorney from 1876 to
1880. and among his most important
cases were the celebrated Carr and
Meeker murder trials.
Mr.. Plumley represented Mortified
In the legislature of 1882 serving on
the judiciary and insane committees
In 1886 he was chairman of the Re
publican state convention and was
appointed a delegate to the antisaloou
conference. held in New York In the
spring of 1883. The same year he
was chosen delegate at large to the
Republican national convention ant
was member Of the committee or
the platform. of which William Nc
Kinley was chairman. In 1889 he wa.
| appointed United States district attor
, ney for Vermont, a position which HI
. held during President Harrison's ad
ministration.
He was senator from Washington
county in 1894, president pro tenn o
that body, and was a member of thu
! Joint committee on temperance and o
the senate committees on rules an,
Judiciary.
In 1903 Mr. Plumley was appointe,
an umpire Of the British Venezuela
' and Dutch.Venezuelan claims, whicl
:, were heard In Caracas that year, an,
! his opinion read In these commission
: established a new precedent In inter
national law which has been recon
! mended as an authority. In Decembe
, 1904 he was appointed as sole umpir
! !, to pass upon Franco. Venezuelan claim
y involving between $S,000,0 900 and $40
!. 100000. The awards were made dul
ing the summer of 1905. He Is no,
!. chief judge OF the court Of claims.
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