Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-12-03

Governor Allen NJ Fletcher and his
Warner A. Graham OF Bellows Falls.
returned to Burlington Tuesday evening
after busy day AZ Montpelier. during
which commissions were issued to the
members of the Supreme and Superior
Courts and to certain state officials
whose terms of office expired Decem
Der !. Governor Fletcher furnished "A
representative of the Free Press with
a list of the appointments, which are
given below. 1t will be noted that
there are some changes in the make
up of the courts.
In the supreme court are two new
members, leighton p. Slack Of St.
Johnsbury and Robert r.. Healy of
Bennington, Justices Seneca Haselton
and Loveland Munson being retired.
There are also two changes in the list
of superior judges The new Judges
are Walter a. Dutton of Hardwick and
James r. Donoway of Mddlebury, the
retiring members being Frank J.. Fish
of Ncrgennes and Judge Slack, who
becomes justice of the supreme court.
The new courts are commissioned as
follows, the terms of office dating from
and including December l. for two
years:
SUPREME COURT.
George NJ. Powers OF Morrisville,
chief justice.
John H. Watson of Montpelier, frst
associate justice.
William n. Taylor Of Hardwick, sec
ond associate justice.
leighton p. Slack of ST. Johnsbury.
third associate justice.
Robert l.. Healy of Remington,
fourth associate justice.
SUPERIOR JUDGES.
Willard w Miles of Barton. first STU
perior judge.
Eleazer l.. Waterman of Brattleboro.
second superior Judge.
Zed s. stanton of Roxbury, third su-
perior judge.
Fred NJ. Butler of Rutland fourth
superior judge.
Walter A. Dutton of Hardwick fifth
superior Judge
James b. Donoway of Middlebury.
sixth superior Judge.
OTHER COMMISSIONS.
Other commissions were issued by the
Governor as follows:
Robert c. Bacon of Brattleboro, as
member of the public service commission
for balance of the term ending December
81. 1918, and second commission as chair
man of the public service commission for
balance Of the term ending December 81,
1914
Herbert G. Barber of Brattleboro attor-
ney-general for a term OF two years from
December |.
William i. Dillingham;, Newman X
Chaffee Of Rutland, Warren r. Austin OF
st. Adams, trustees of the University of
Vermont and State Agricultural College
for term of six years
l.. G. Russell OF Middlehury, Judge of
the municipal court for the county of Adj
Olson to succeed James r. Donaway, re-
signed.
n. A. Norton of Lyndonville. States
attorney for Caledonia county to succeed
W. A. Dutton, resigned
Collins NJ. Graves of Bennington. re-
wiser OF bills
Regarding the appointment OF the SUI
preme and superior court judges, Cover
nor Fletcher made the following state
ment:
GOV. FLETCHER STATEMENT
The constitution contemplates and re-
quires the existence of courts at all
times. Therefore, it is my plain duty
to obey that mandate Ny action In APP
pointing for two years Is directly in line
with advice from the supreme court it.
self to the effect that that was the only
appointment could make, for neither the
Governor nor the Legislature could alter
extend or diminish the constitutional pro-
vision and limitation of the term OF two
years.
The law Of our sister States. New
Hampshire and Massachusetts, and other
States, which provides for the retire
ment Of Judges having reached the age
limit Of 10 under certain provisions and
conditions is in the Inc OF conserva-
tive, constructive, advanced thought. and
should result In active. vtrile, forceful
courts in touch with existing conditions
Any true or real betterment of existing
conditions must commence not so much
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