The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-10-09
Legislative Notes.

Legislative NOTES.
Fred c. Rossman. the man who
beat out Happy Hapgood of Peru is
away back under the gallery in seat
178.
Guy NJ. Page, assistant secretary of
the senate. is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Vermont and a law student
in Darling & Movers Office at Bur
lngton.
George A. Sheldon of Rupert who
was doorkeeper in the senate two
years ago, has plainly gotten the hab-
it. He is back this year as a real rep
resentative.
Senator E. B. Finn Of Windsor sta.
ted Wednesday that he had resigned
as a judge of the court of claims and
added that he intended to introduce a
bill to dispense with that court en-
tirely
Thompson of Arlington does not
look as if he would have been so
thoughtless as to defeat an old war
horse like J. X Batchelder, but the
Bennington county delegation is In.
clined to think Batch" has II com
ing.
Representative f. H. Gebhardt OF
Shelburne is a pleasant looking indiv.
idual and has entirely recovered from
the leg drawn and attenuated appear
ance which marked him at the time
of the notable Webb campaign" OF
1902, Of which he was a distinguished
and anguished part.
The Democrats held a caucus Wed
nesday night and about 30 OF them
were present. They are a lively and
energetic bunch and include such we'll
known names as G.. ID. Watson of St
Adams, NJ. G.. Leary of Burlington,
Harlan B. Howe OF st. Johnsbury, Rev
]. Wesley Miller of Bethel, G.. n. Til.
den of Barre city and ]. w. McGara-
CHAN of Richmond.
Since the promotion OF Frank c.
Williams from the Third 90 the Rcai
House he vacancy ~ Speaker of the
Third House has not yet been filed
MIR. WILLIAMS occupied this position
two years ay) With ma ke1 ability
ard his gracious presence vii be 6h.
&. Cnt ir the loJl es and cloak rooms IL
its sual capacity.
Mr. Calhoun OF Middlebury had the
satisfaction Of finding his nome IN
bronze letters on his arrival at the
state house. One OF the big boilers
used for heating the capitol was man
ufactured by him and bears or its
front in bronze letters the inscription,
"A. Calhoun, Middlebury.' MIR. Cal
houn is the son of veteran Democrat
at Vergennes but has wandered from
his fathers political path.
Frank L. Fish Of Vergennes made
touching re'e,once to Fred Hamilton
fnnppr clerk ~ tho House, Ia uomi
mating Charles A. Plumley. Mr. Ham
ilton was good clerk and will be
missed. Mr.. Plumley learned the
ropes under Speaker Cheney and In
Harry Black and Julius Wilcox has
wide awake assistants. Wilcox was
senate reporter two years ago last
session, is now a novice at law, and
withal an excellent and accommodate.
ing youth and a satisfactory appoint
ment.
Among the gossip I'm the corridors
one hears the assertion that when the
Democrats In the Legislature make
the best impression and have the most
influence on legislation they manifest
the least partisanship. This was he
case In the banner year OF 1899 when
there were nearly seventy members of
the minority party In the house, and
again two years ago when the Demo
cratic representation was small but
powerful. In fact the Democrats
were influential In shaping the impor'
tant legislation OF 1906. The minority
PARTY this year has some able mem
beers but they declined to make any
party nominations In the organizations
Of the house
Washington county orators were In
evidence Wednesday and the speech
es OF o. l.. Martin, OF plaiuheld and
Harry Daniels OF East Montpelier and
the few pointed remarks OF +. II. VII
der OF Waitsheld. showed that they
are able to get upon their feet and eN
press themselves This coterie does
not include MIR. DeBoer OF Montpelier
who is always expected TO give a gooe
account of himself While Mr. Dan
iels was speaking one woman specta
tor leaned over and wanted TO know
from a friend what minister was talk
ing. The oratorlcal Cow was In con
nectlon with the election Of chap
lain. Rev MIR. Fiske received excel
lent support. but there is doubt II h
would have been able to receive thl
nomination even n Mr. Hough didn'
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