The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-06-25
WILL RESIGN
STATE OFFICE
Sec. of State Bailey to Go to
The University of
Vermont
TO FILL NEW OFFICE
OF COMPTROLLER
Date of His Resignation AS
Official of State Not
Determined

Burlington, June 25.--Guy w. Bailey
of Essex Junction, secretary OF state
was elected to the newly created Office
of comptroller of the University of Yer
mont at meeting of the board of trus'
tees held Saturday afternoon The Of
fices of treasurer, registrar, superintend.
ent of buildings and grounds and pres
ident's secretary will be merged in this
new office.
Mr. Bailey was the only person consid-
cred for this office by the trustees. He
was selected on account of the executive
ability and capacity for organization
which he has shown in his present posi-
ton. He is now serving his fifth term
as secretary of state and during that
time the duties of the office have in
creased far beyond anything that was
imagined when he was elected. Under
his supervision, the licensing and reg
ulation of automobiles have grown into
business of vast proportion. This de-
partment is practically one of his ere
alton and the body of automobile laws
largely written under his direction.
These laws are considered among the
best in the United States and they
have been copied very largely by many
other states. The revenue derived from
the automobile business has grown from
small proportions to hundred of thous-
ands of dollars annually.
Under Mr.. Bailey's direction. the state
publicity department has been estab.
ished and has reached degree of eff
cheney equalled by very few OF the
states of the union. He has been vitality
interested in the development OF the re-
sources of the state. Under his admins
tration thousands of tourists have been
attracted to the Green mountain state
Guy Wihfred Bailey was born in Hard.
wick, VT, May Z, 1876, and located in
Essex Junction in 1882, where he has
since resided. He was educated in the
common schools of Hardwick and Essex
Junction, was graduated from Burling-
ton high school in 1896 and from the
of Vermont in 1900, receiving
the degree of A. B. Mr.. Bailey special
zed in Greek and received special hon
ors in that subject. He is a member
If the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity and
the Phi Kappa honorary society. He
studied law in the Office of Allen Mar
in of Essex Junction and with Brown |
Taft of Burlington and was admit /
ed to the Vermont bar at the October
ERIN of supreme court in 1904.
He was elected to the house of repre-.
entatives from the town of Essex in
904, and served on the committee of
and revision of bills, being
of the last named committee.
from December, 1904, to October, 1906,
lie was clerk of the commission to re.
Use the public statutes. He was re-
lected to the House of Representatives
n 1905. He served as member of the
ommittee on ways and means, judiciary
nd revision of bills, being chairman of
he last named committee. He was one
t the commissioners to edit the public
tatutes in l906-07. He was elected sec
etary of state in 1908 and has been re.
lected without opposition in his own
arty since that time He has been a
lember of various commissions, among
he most important of which were the
on workmen's compensation
nd uniform accounting. He was dele
ate to the Republican national conven-
ion in 1916. He is a trustee of the Wi I
ooski Savings bank and has been
-ustee of the university since 1914, s
Sec. of State Bailey's Statement. c
Secretary of State Guy w. Bailey to.
ny gave out the following interview /,
,garding his contemplated resignation =
office of secretary of state to accept /,
lie position of comptroller in the Uni
ersity of Vermont: 81 shall not as .
lme the duties of my new position I'M !
| fall, the exact date not as yet having
zen determined upon.
"Mr. Smith, the present treasurer, has
zen very anxious for long time to be
lieved of his duties as treasurer and !
Is frequently expressed himself as hop
e that would accept the position in
der that he might devote his time to
ore pressing duties connected with 9TH G
interests in which he is interested, so >
all take up the matter with him and u
k that he fix date.
while | have been considering the
after for several months, / have de- =
rred acceptance since / felt that there U
IRE certain matters connected with the
ice of secretary of state that ought to
worked out and perfected before leav- !,
2 the Office. By fall the rush of this u
sr's business will be over so that my g
ccessor will have an ample opportuni- !,
to become acquainted with the ma u
merry of the department before the OIL
sh of business in 1918 commences.
Il have not as yet forwarded my resig- al
ton as secretary of state to Governor ~
aham and shall not do SO until the ca
lie of commencement of my duties as
nptroller is fixed. The resignation win u
forward in ample time to enable Gov
sham TO select my successor.
While it is with considerable regret
It give up the duties of my present NJ
'ition. vet do so feeling that my in II,
est in the state viii not sbste by so 90
NC, but on the contrary, I shall have
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