The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-27

out as the gentleman who licked Hap
good He is one of the tallest men
in the whole legislature One of the
House pages who saw the two men
together remarked that if Mr.. Cross
man was as fat as Senator Oryis he
would weigh six hundred Mr. Cross
man is precisely the opposite of his
predecessor. Mr. Hapgood High state
officials have estimated that Hapgood
was the most expensive man ever in
the state legislature, because of his
habit of wasting thousands of dollars
worth of time chewing the rag and
debating questions of little importance
except to advertise Hapgood. Mr.
Crossman makes no speeches but is
always ready to vote with intelligence
and fairness. He is a member OF the
committee on Public Buildings.
Herbert w. Morgan of POwnal has
the most important committee posi-.
lion Of any representative from Ben.
nington county, being a member OF
the committee on corporations, the
! second most important committee OF
! the House and the one which has 10
| look the sharpest lest no job gets
through, carefully disguised as a
measure of public good. Mr. Morgan
is we'll fitted for the position, being
keen and level headed and willing 10
work long hours, which is what all
the important committees have TO do
TO keep up with their work
Dr. Crosby A. Perry OF Readsborc
is easily the most popular member OF
the House from Bennington county
| His long experience as a physician
gives him knack OF getting ones
confidence and his qualities as man
and gentleman enables him to hold
the many friends he makes He is IN,
only veteran in the House from this
county Is chairman of the committee
on Military Affairs and also a mem
Der OF the committee on Public Health
He is one OF the busy members Of the
House but doesn't object to that as
he has always been a hard worker
having one of the largest practices oil
any physician IN the county and at
| the same time finding opportunity Il
give his services 10 his town i'm man,
positions OF trust.
George b, Sheldon of Rupert Is on,
OF those genial men who make friend,
anywhere. He was dOOrheapcr uf H.,
Senate two years ago and so had ,
good start and II Is safe to say thai
there are few members of he egi sla
ture who are as well acquainted
among their fellow members as r
Mr. Sheldon. He is a member Of IN,
committee ON Elections which has b.
fore IL some of the most imporfan
bills OF the session and az the sam.
time mas had two closely cOnteste.
election cases to decide Mr.. Sheldul
has taken an important part I'm shan
ing legislation and has introduced scN
eral important measures.
One of the Quietest and most uuob
trusive men In the House is HarlanD
b. Woodcock of Sandgate but he al
ways has a smile and joke for hi
friends and there is no more homes
and conscientious member of IN,
House than he Mr. WoOdcock Is
MEMBER of the committee ON Stat
! Prison and with the other member
uI the committee. visited the stat
lprison at Windsor some two week
ago and made a careful report on IN,
condition of the institution.
Everett leray OF Searsburg q
the author OF one OF the most sensi
bile bills introduced IN the House thi
session IL proposes that ~ freeman
+ meetings IN towns OF over 5000 inhCl
itants the polls shall open at six %
clock In the morning hut that d
towns of under 400 inhabitants m
polls do not open until one o'clock q
the afternoon In the little towns
! is silly and useless thing to keep IN
/ polls open all day To get In from
T to a hundred votes when two to fou
! hours would be ample, At the sam
, time In the big towns che polls ough