The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-01-25
JUDGE POWERS
SUCCESSOR IS
CHIEF TOPIC
Vacancy on Superior Bench Abb
serbs Legislatures Attention
GOOD LIST OF CANDIDATES
Gov. w. W, stiekney Of Ludlow, sena-
tor Butler Of Rutland and Repres-
entatlvss Fish and Watson.

Montpelier, Jan. 25-Judge George
NJ Powers of Morrlstown, was unan-
imously elected fourth associate mem
Der of the supreme court Saturday
morning in joint assembly. There
were no other candidates Judge Pow
ers is elevated from the county court
where he was at the head of the list
This leaves vacancy among the SUI
perior judges which will be filed prob
ably on Monday.
AS soon as ii was announced that the
governor had signed the bill for an
other Judge joint resolution was pass
ed for a joint assembly at 1l;45.
Lieut. Gov. Mead presided and Secre-
tary of State Bailey read the joint
resolution. The business of the cleo
ton didn't take over five minutes.
Speaker Cheney, OF Morrisyille,
placed the name OF Judge Powers be-
fore the joint assembly. He required
no eulogy He was one OF the ablest
and fairest members in the superior
court His election will meet the APP
proval of bar and people.
Senator Lewis of Lamoille, called
to mind that Judge Powers although a
resident OF Morrisville, was born in
Hyde Park, in fact in the house the
speaker now lived. On the bench
Judge Powers had given eminent sat
isfaction.
Mr. Williams of Newport, said the
only objection there might be to the
election OF Judge Powers would be
his removal from county court where
he had made such a splendid trial
judge and his departure from that
court would be regretted The cleo
tion was fitting and merited. The
election Of Judge Powers as fourth as
sociate Judge of the supreme court
was unanimous and by viva voce
vote
George NJ Powers OF Morristown,
was born in Hyde Park. December l9,
1861, is a lawyer and was graduated
from the University of Vermont In
the class of 1888. He was a messen-
ger in the Senate in 1872 and 1874
1886 and 1888, secretary OF the Sen
ate in 1890, 1892 and 1894 and held
the Office of states attorney for the
county OF Lamoille In 1888 and 1890
On the appointment of Seneca Hasel
tton as associate Judge, Judge Powers
was appointed reporter OF decisions
March 1902 and was appointed assoc
late Judge by Gov. Mccullough on
June I, 1904, TO fill the vacancy caus
ed by the resignation of Wendell p
Stafford and has received successive
elections by the Legislature since.
The election OF the fifth member Of
the supreme court called for by the
! bill passed by the House Friday wa:
a foregone conclusion Judge George
NJ. Powers, of Morrisvlle, was the
\ only candidate mentioned for that pc
sition, and resolution was prepared
/ at an early hour for joint assembly
| before noon, when it was expected
! that Judge Powers would be elected.
The elevation Of Judge Powers ere
! ates vacancy among the superior
\ judges, and for this position four &C
I tive candidates were in the field.
Friends of each candidate ha'
4 their coats of and were working hare
4 for them. The four candidates mos
! prominently mentioned were Gov. w
w. Stickney, OF Ludlow; Representa-
tive Charles d. Watson, of st. Adams
\ Representative Frank H. Fish of Ner
gennes and Senator F. NJ. Butler o
Rutland. Other names heard in tn
\ cloak room, but not as avowed candi
dates. were T. c. Mower, of Burling
ton, Hale X. Darling of Chelsea ant
\ Harland b. Howe of st. JOhnsbury
\ The House came together at 9;3
but was in session only few minute
\ as there was no business on the tabl
Y and that body had 10 wait for the Sen
ate, which convened at 10 o'clock al
i ter Lieut. Gov Mead called the commit
4 tees and read the riot act about re
porting bills. Only fifteen live bill
\ were in the hands of the Senate CON
8 mittee. The Senate was in session
. only few minutes and, then took
\ recess, during which the lobby subJec
\ of judgeship was again taken up.
The House passed the trustee pre-
\ cess bill after amending it. The bill
4 was Senate 176 introduced a few day
ago The judiciary committee pre-
\ posed an amendment making eXeml
4 ton $40 instead of So Mr.. Davis
\ Springfield, Mr.. Martin OF Brookllne
q opposed The amendment was ADOPT
q ed and the bill was read the thr,
4 time. On the question Of passage MI
d Williams of Newport, Mr.. Barber o
& Brattleboro Mr.. Wheeler of Sout
y Burlington favored. Mr. Davis o
\ Springfield, and Mr.. Tinsdale of 81
4 George opposed. The bill was passed
y Mr.. Wheeler of South Burlington
y moved to reconsider the vote whereof
4 the House refused third reading t
y H. AZ, relating to listers and inventor
D les. The motion was ordered to lie
4 This bill authorizes the commissioner
q of state taxes to hold meetings OF lis
n tiers for the purpose of instruction AM
y 1t is being saved in order to 90 some
z thing with this matter in the future U
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