Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-10-18
COUNTY POLITICS.

appears to be Steamlng CnuS carry III
the season and will no doubt reach
the boiling point little later In the
winter. The ST. Johnsbury Republl-
can in a pleasantly on Orleans County
politics says:
The Orleans county town that does
not happen to support lecture
course will, nevertheless have plenty
of entertainment this winter for the
politicians are coming out of the tall
timber and are beginning to scratch
the bark off the trees.
Harry A. Black of Orleans and
Aaron II. Grout of Newport have
both declared themselves as candl-
dates for states attorney. mus
early in the evening and from some
distance down the road the contest
looks a triAe Black for Grout.
Then Clerk Rufus Spear of the fub-
lie Service Commission would be Will,
ing to probate the last will and old
testament of Judge Alfred.
And when it comes to side judges,
county senators, ct cetera. every
body's in! The waters fine. but
Caspian Lake, MemphremagOg, Crys-
tai Lake and Glover Pond are all COW
cred with white caps and indicate an
approaching storm. In county poll
ties Orleans is always quite some.
The Express and Standard in speak
ing of the states attorney contest
says:
Mr.. Black is a rising young law
yer, is first assistant clerk in the
house Of representatives and ore of
the town grand jurors. Grout IS
we'll known, is a bright speaker and
has had much to do with public
affairs. Each candidate will find
May supporters, and probably the
best man will win. Many conditions,
however, point quite favorably
toward young Black.
The Lyndonville Journal in COM
menting on the situation SAYS:
With Harry A. Black and Aaron H.
Crout. both Of Newport, as candidates
for states attorney in Orleans county
the contest looks like an interesting
one.
It would seem from this comment
that Orleans county had quite a rep
utation for politics-and possibly not
undeservedly. One thing sure IN the
coming campaign is the fact that al
the candidates are men Of ability, al
least so far as candidates. are an
nounced. We note that the Newport
contemporary believes conditions
point favorably to Mr.. Black fol
states attorney. The Monitor does
not make it a point to interfere ii
north-end politics and prefers to lei
north-end sentiment largely settle it,
own contests, but south-end sentiment
to some noticeable extent appears tt
favor Mr.. Grout.
Along the line of county polite!
and in response to letter published
by the Monitor two weeks ago from
'Insurgent" Of Westmore, the Elk
press ana Standard replies:
The Westmore "Insurgent" in tn,
Barton Monitor has it in for Newpor
pretty bad. This leads US, in justice
to Newport politicians. to make
few explanations. In the first place
let it be remembered, Newport is tn
county seat. This may account for
few of the sins "Insurgent' has il
mind. 1t concentrates many Of tn
Offices at one point, and makes NOR
candidates for Office from that point
This is true. Remember, however
that many of the officers were frs
elected outside of Newport, move
here, and ever after, if up for office
they would be up from Newport
This is wherein. they sin.
Now as to the Offices already hel
in Newport as compared with tn
other towns-bearing in mind that
is the county seat. States Attorne
Wright is from Barton-resides Their
The municipal court Judge. F.
Thompson, was chosen from and r
sides in Barton. Of the assistar
judges, E. A. Ferrin is from Hollal
and F. M. Sears from Irasbur
Judge of probate, F. E. Alfred is Il
only Newport man who ever filled tn
office, and if reports are true, the
are as many candidates for it outsi
the county seat as there are aroul
it. E. J. Hill is also the first hi
sheriff Newport ever had, Sher
Miles being elected from Barton a
moving here with the county Sc:
Clerk and Treasurer H. B. Cushm
came here in the same way, bel
elected in Irasburg. So wherein
newport SO LerrlDiy Slnneu! a SC
man from any town is not barr
from seeking office. and we thi
they show their hands pretty We
AS to the states attorneyship, il
well known that office drifts back 6
forth from the north and south Ell
therefore the next term drifts
way, and naturally the candida
will be from this way. Not that
believe in this order of things,
it has become the rule. With tn
explanations wherein should Newp
be so greatly under the ban?
The fact remains however t
(Newport being one of the sma
towns in the county so far as
number of delegates in the next
publican county convention is {