The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-12
WARDEN CHASE IS
A CANDIDATE FOR
COMMISSIONER
Bennington Man May Head Fish
and Game Department
HIS SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT
Apparent knowledge Of the Needs Of
Department Makes Good I'M
preston on Legislators

appointment of committees In the
House and Senate yesterday the leg
islature can be said to have held its
first real business session this morn
ing which has taken up with several
actions looking to more rapid ac-
complishment of the affairs that will
come before it.
Gov. Mead today sent to the House
message with reference to the fed
eral income tax law which has come
up for action before many of the state
Legislators during the past year.
The first bill to pass the House
during the session of 1910 went
through this afternoon under sus-
pension of the rules for that purpose.
The bill which was introduced by Re
preventative Page of Hyde Park, a
son of Senator Page, is one authorlz-
ing the rebuilding of the county build
ings for LamoiIle county at Hyde
Park, destroyed by fire during the
past year. The bill provides for a
court house and Jail and iailor's res
idence at an expense of about 100000.
The county already has in the treas
ury about $4,000 received from insur-
ance on the burned buildings. The bill
provides for the levying of 5 per
cent tax upon the grand lists of the
several towns in the county until the
debt is liquidated. Representative
Page made an effective speech in in,
PRODUCING the bill which was passed
without opposition.
An absorbing topic Of conversation
about the State House has been the
returns from the last census and the
change It will make in the represen-
tation in the Senate. II is figured out
that the only change will be the loss
OF one senator from Orange county
bringing 1t down to the level OF La
noble and Grand Isle counties and
the gaining OF one senator by Chitten
den county, making her representa-
ion in the Senate four instead Of
three.
One Of the state officers pretty sure
Of reappointmeRt is c. w Gates
OF Franklin, state highway commits
sioner. The success which has at
tended Mr.. Gates work and his per
sonal popularity is such that no othe
name for the place is even suggest
ed and II is doubtful II any othe,
nomination for the job were sent t
the Senate II that body would con
firm II.
The situation in regard to the STATE
fish and game commissioner is n III
tie different. The Office is now he'll
by John w. Titcomb OF Lyndonvllle
appointed by Governor Prouty to I'll
the vacancy caused by the resigna
ton of Commissioner Thomas. MI
Titcomb's ability to Ill the position
is not questioned but It is pointed on
that the State might not care to pa
a $500 salary to a man and not re
ceive all OF his time in return. MI
Titcomb has a position with the telt
phone king. Theodore N. Vail OF Lyr
donville which he probably would no
care to exchange for the state ofTlc,
where he would be at the mercy o
; every incoming governor. Then, too
II is pointed out that the duties o
the position do not absolutely demand
the services of such technical,
trained man as Mr.. Titcomb, who Is
) by reason of his long service In thi
state and at Washington, recognize,
as an authority on fish culture. Il 4
he'd by one who has had experience
in the office that man who is abb
to command some influence in IN,
! legislature, man possessed OF sui
flcient knowledge of human natur
to pick out wardens who would no
be obnoxious in the enforcement o
the fish and game laws, in short
man with good, large fund OF CON
mon sense, ought TO be qualified L
I'LL the office. But Governor Mea
may conclude thatservIces OF such
man as Mr.. Titcomb. with only por
ton OF his time given to the work
are worth more than those OF a mar
without any experience IN the ofilc,
and give him the appointment. Mr.
Titcomb left a position In Governor
Meads scale factory TO take up IN,
work OF FISH culture so they are by
no means strangers. A candidate fol
the position is Harry Chase. count,
warden Of Bennington county. Al
VIII be seen by the biennial report o
the state fish and game commissions
Mr. Chase makes a very compreher
sive sub.report, which includes som,
excellent recommendations showin
That Mr.. Chase Is not only interested
In the work but very well qualified I,
perform II