The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-04-05
UNDER THE PLUM TREE
Vermont Democrats Who Are Elk
perlenclng Expectations.

uG COAiCoPChNShI Vi NhN
Burlington Free Press writes as fol-
lows:
Rutland, April 2.-Considerable in
terest centers in this city as regards
the giving out of the federal patron
age for the State of Vermont and
other possible appointments that are
due the loyal democrats of the state,
and this is only natural in that the
leaders of the battling factions in the
party are both residents of this
county National Committeeman
Thomas II. Browne of this city is the
leader of the "old-line regular" demo
Gratis and James E. Burke of West
Rutland heads the self-styled pro
gressive" members of the party.
Those seeking office are now anx-
iously watching the actions and
statements of President Woodrow
Wilson concerning the method of
dealing out patronage and its subse-
quent result in the various States
where there are no democratic rep
resentatives in the national Con-
gress. The Burke faction is depend
ing on Secretary of State William ].
Bryan while the Browne faction is
banking on the fact that they con-
troll the State organization by a CON
siderable majority
There is already much gossip
| about the State relative to the candi-
| dates for the places that draw salar-
| les from the government. At a re-
cent meeting of the State committee
| in Burlington it was decided to have
all applications for Office forwarded
to the proper departments in Wash.
! ington by the national committee
man. II was voted to have these ac-
companied by petitions and with the
endorsement of the State committee
man from the county in which the
town is located.
ColIectorships Biggest PIums.
The two real plums are supposed
to be the collectorship of the port of
Burlington in the first congressional
district and of Memphremagog in the
second district. In many instances
petitions have already been circulat-
ed for these offices and for the first
district the names mentioned include
George w. Burleson, who is at pres
ent deputy collector at the port,
Mayor James +. Burke of Burlington
and Herbert S. Comings of Richford.
1t is generally supposed that Mr..
Browne of this city will also be a
candidate for the position but as yet
he has made no announcement
For the collectorship in the second
district the following are being men
toned: j. G. Ullery of Bfattleboro.
Herbert G. Pape of Barre. Harland B.
Howe of St Johnsbury and Charles
A. Bancroft, who is at present
deputy collector at the port
For the office of United States dis
trict attorney there are at present
three active candidates. Thomas w
Moloney of this city, V. A. Billiard of
Burlington and Fred l.. Webster of
Swanton, all well-known practition-
ers.
There are four men now seeking
the office of United States marshal,
two of them from this county. They
are James j. McGuirk of East Wall
ingford, A. c. Mason of Pawlet, Fred
c. Martin OF Bennington and limo.
thy Hinman of Newport.
There is of course considerable
nPNNhAaNAOh III ali Alt lONl6 III the
State as regards the postmasterships
but in only a few OF the larger places
are many candidates mentioned. A
few of the names mentioned for post
masterships are:
Candidates for postmasters.
St Johnsbury. A. G. Gleason, c. F.
Beck and Frank S. Lanctot.
MfHdla HWY
John Lovett.
Rutland, p. NJ. Meldon, ]. d. Han
rahan, W. l.. Davis and w. S.
Smith
Manchester. Robert orvis and
Frank Ragon.
Barton, Cornelius Buckley and Al
ton G. Baird
Bennington, Emery S, Harris and
Ward Lyons.
Burlington, John r. Kelley, Thorn
as Larner and NJ G. Leary.
Randolph, p C. Dodge
Montpelier, L. b. Brooks, Lewis
Wood, Burton Bailey, A. ]. Sibley
Daniel Donnelly.
In Bellows Falls and Brattleboro
there is very little talk and no candi-
datesc have been really placed in the
field as yet.
Promises from either side are now
looked upon with no little suspicion.
Mr.. Browne refuses to make any
statement and he says that he has
only promised to- support many of
his friends. Mr.. Burke said today
that he had absolutely nothing to
say.