The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-15
TURNING DOWN OF
DALEY RAISES
A RUMPUS
Former Bennington Citizens
In Storm Center
TROUBLE AT BRATTLEB0R0
William r. Daley was Judge For
TWO Years and Public Wanted
Him ReappoInted.

The appointment by Governor
Fletcher of Lawyer Frank E. Barber
to succeed William X. Daley as mu-
nicipal judge at Brattleboro has caus-
ed smething of an, uproar in that
community. Inasmuch as both Daley
and Childs are former residtns of
Bennington, the following letters in
the Brattleboro Reformer OF Wednes-
day will be of interest:
Editor of The Reformer:-
What Democrats and progressive
Republicans have so justly complain
ed OF in the government of Vermont
has new illustration in the appoint
ment of Frank K. Barber TO the num-
cipal judgeship against the strong
endorsement of the community for
the retention of Judge Daley. 1t
would be interesting to know what
sort of a pull firm OF brother law
yers has with the executive depart
ment of the state In the light Of
events, however, it is natural TO sur
mise that Mr.. Fletcher, finding him
self between two raging political
fires in last years campaign, was re
ceptiye 10 political and official consi-
deration, in the event of his election;
because 1t has never required half so
much evidence TO prove that pigs win
riot up potatoes as that sheep will
commit such depredations. i think
but mildly voice the indignant SEN
timent OF the legal and business in
terests OF the town in the following
letter to one who has so wantingly
disregarded the wishes of an outras
ed constituency and whom your edi-
torial hears too mildly upon.
r. s. Childs.
Brattleboro, VT, May 10. 1913.
Hon. Allen NJ. Fletcher, Governor,
Cavendish, VT.
Dear Sir: With William h. Daley
endorsed for municipal Judge by eve
ry lawyer of the town of Brattleboro,
save one; every member OF the coun-
ty legislative delegation. save one,
and approved by every local mer-
chant, and nearly the entire business
community, you name today Frank
Il. Barber for the Office.
Just what the people of Southern
Vermont, and especially Brattleboro,
think of your action could not be ex-
pressed to you in complimentary
terms, because this appointment does
not seem to have been influenced by
either public sentiment or judicai
merit, but by purpose to discharge
a political debt. You would not be
fiattered by the vote you would re-
ceive in this home town of the Brad
legs, Kelloggs, Fields, and Tylers
were you again to be a candidate for
public office.
If, in the face of the Overwhelming
desire of the people interested in this
court and the maintenance of its
standard; you could consistently
take the action you have, you could
hardly ever again point to the time.
honored maxim, The right of the
majority to rule"
Yours truly,
Rollin s. Childs.
The editorial referred to in Tues
days Reformer is as follows:
Governor Fletchers appointment
OF Frank +. Barber to succeed Viii
liam r. Daley as municipal judge of
this town will not be received with
widespread approval in Brattleboro.
This is not said in disparagement of
Mr.. Barber, who is a worthy young
man and will no doubt attend to the
duties of the position to the best of
his ability. But IL is not to the ere
dit of the governor that he should
turn down an official whose record
was clean and whose satisfactory
service was evinced by the endorse
ment of practically all of the bust
ness men of the town and a majority
of the lawyers who had occasion to
practice in his court. We wish Judge
Barber well in his new position and
trust that he will enjoy to the full
the honor that goes with the title.
Furthermore, we hope that IL he
serves as faithfully as Judge Daley
has and at the end of his term wants
reappointment he will not be the vic