The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-29
SEEKS TO BE VERMONT
ATTORNEY GENERAL
Elmer Johnson of st. Adams Declares for
100 Per Cent Prosecution Of the Law
and fearless and Impartial En-
forcement of the Laws

st. Adams, July 29.--Elmer johnson, a
well known attorney of this city, this
morning announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination to the Office of
attorney general Mr.. johnson is one of
the leading members Of the franklin
county bar and in 1912 represented the
county in the Senate. Mr.. johnson 3
statement, in which he declares for 100
per cent prosecution of the war, for ma
tional prohibition and for an impartial
and fearless enforcement Of the law, is
as follows
To the Republican voters of Vermont:
am a candidate for the office Of attor-
ney general ] respectfully solicit your
support if you find me worthy Of the
high honor | ask. As this appeal goes
out to many men with whom have not
the pleasure of personal acquaintance,
it is fair that | state my attitude toward
two or three questions that now occupy
place in the public mind,
] am in favor of prosecuting the war,
at whatever cost, until German militar.
ism is so shattered that Germany will
no longer be dangerous. Treaties be-
tween nations are without value unless
backed by conscience The German
conscience is minus quantity, therefore
we cannot rely upon her promise TO keep
the peace. One of the conditions of peace
should be the surrender of the kaiser.
/ favor the national prohibition amend
ment
| am and always have been opposed to
the open saloon and to the liquor traffic
Ill -. Il
enforcement of the laws, but this TO be
done in a conservative manner entirely
divorced from all forms of the spy sys.
tenn.
| favor woman suffrage
II ! am elected shall try to make
good.
| have always voted the Republican
ticket.
Dated at the city of st. Albans, this
10th day Of July, 1918. Elmer johnson.
Elmer johnson was born on a farm in
Troy, Feb. %, 1873 the son of Darius T.
and Emma (Chaplin) johnson. He at
tended the public schools of his native
town and took business training at
Eastmans National Business college,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. He read law in the
office of Frederick w. Baldwin of Barton,
and was admitted to the bar in October,
1896. He began the practice of his pro.
fession at Enosburg Falls, where be lived
for FIVE years. He removed to St. Adams
in 1902, where he has since lived He
was states attorney for Franklin county
from 1908 to 1910 and state senator
from Franklin county from 1912 to 1914.
While at Enosburg Falls he held the Of
fees of village trustee and school com
missioner and he has held different mi.
nor offices in st. Adams. He is now
president of the board of trustees of the
st. Adams public library and president
of the st. Adams Cooperation of Saw
ings and Loan Association, a banking
institution which he was instrumental in
establishing. He is secretary and treas
urer of the Franklin County Bar asso-
citation and a member Of both the Yer
mont and American Bar associations.
Since his admission to the bar he has
been in active practice, principally in the
trial of cases.
In 1894 he married Miss Sarah Rey-
nolds Of Lowell, Mass. they have one
son, Philip, now Il years of age and in
the naval service.