St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-23
County Politics.

on September II the people of YER
mont have the opportunity to vote for
something more than United States
senator. They will have opportunity
to vote for all the state officers and
the county officers. The liberal ad-
vertising of some of the candidates
for United States senator has made 1t
appear as though they We're the only
men in the field but they are not.
The nomination of state and county
officials will be quite as important as
the selection of a United States SEN
ator. Therefore it is important that
the voter be out to vote on September
IL.
Aside from the lieutenant COVER
norship and the state authorship
there is no contest in sight in the state
republican nominations. In county
matters there are only two contests in
sight. one is for two county senators
for the state senate. w. A. Kicker Of
St. Johnsbury, w. P. Russell of Kirby
and NJ. G. Morse Of Hardwick have
all fled petitions and their names
will be on the ticket as candidates
for the senatorship. Two of them will
be nominated.
There seems title doubt that w. A.
Kicker, as ST. Johnsbury's man, will
be one of the republican nominees.
Custom has fixed the practice of CIV
ing one of the senatorships to st.
Johnsbury. and Mr.. Kicker is the only
candidate from st. Johnsbury. Mr..
Kicker is very generally known
throughout the county. AS a stock
and wool buyer he has been in close
touch with nearly all the farmers. AT
home he is recognized as one of the
men who does things and he has been
the man behind the wheel in many of
the public undertakings of this town.
If Mr.. Kicker is chosen the contest
for the other senatorship will be be-
tween Messrs. Russell and Morse.
Both men were members of the house
of representative from their respec-
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is a lawyer and stood well in the
house, but Mr.. Russell apparently was
the more effective member. Mr.. Rus
sell was really the father of the direct
primary bill and was very influential
in getting that measure through the
house. He has a wide acquaintance
throughout the county, has done
much good work in the construction of
highways and is one of the workers
in the Caledonia County Farmers as
ISOLATION. Everyone speaks well of
him as citizen and this reputation and
wide acQuaintanceship would seem to
give him the advantage in the contest.
We have nothing to say against Mr..
Morse, but he certainly is not so gen.
orally known throughout the county
as Mr.. Russell.
Worthen will be presented for sheriff,
and Assistant Judge Dole and Q. c.
Woodruff of Burke seem to have
clear field on the assistant judgeships.
There is one other contest and that is
for the states attorneyship, the can
didates being N. A. Norton of Lyn-
donville and James B. Campbell of St.
Johnsbury. Mr.. Norton stands on the
record Of his two years service and
Mr.. Campbell relies on his ability as
a young and promising attorney. Mr..
Campbell kindly withdrew from the
contest two years ago TO give the Of
fee to Mr.. Norton, and his friends
now feel the honor should come to
him.
So it will be seen the voters have
the opportunity to make a selection
between men for some of the import
ant Offices and they should all be at
the ballot box Tuesday September IL.
and make the first direct primary vote
for state and county officers really the
voice of the people.