Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-06-19

Says Black Will Be Unopposed.

Harry A. Black, the courteous
Clerk of the house for the past two
sessions, is a candidate for the Office
of secretary of state and it now looks
as if he would have no opposition
Bristol Herald.
Liquor Interests Count in Vermont.
The one great danger here in Yer
! mont is over-confdence on the part of
the friends of ratification. They may
wake up the morning after the cleo
ton and find that they have elected
16 senators who cannot be trusted to
vote for ratification. 1t must be re-
membered thet the liquor interests
are counting on Vermont as one OF
the Is states that they hope to hold
Issue.
Goal Bound to be Short.
The disparity between The aliot-
ment of anthracite coal to Vermont
for the winter of 191S-19 by the ma
tional fuel administrator and the ex-
pressed wants of the people of the
state indicates that many people will
have to burn wood or go heatless
through the next cold weather. The
desires of the people are far greater
than the amount appOrtioned to the
state. And inasmuch as there seems
to be little chance Of getting the ma
tional fuel administrator to increase
the allotment to be equal to the de-
mand it behooves Vermont people to
turn their attention toward getting
up a woodpile for their own use or
for sale. Many Vermont people are
in position to do this and, moreover,
the heating apparatus of their homes
is such that wood is almost as good
as coal Therefore, prudence eau
tons that the Vermont woodpiles
should grow rapidly in the months
intervening before the advent of cold
weather.-Barre Times.
A Vermont Hero.
Information that at least one YER
mont boy has been playing an impor-
tant part in the splendid performance
eS of the American marines on the
Marine salient in France causes a
glow of pride to come to the hearts
of Vermont people, albeit mingled
with sorrow that the gallant Second
Lieut. Max D. Gilfillan of ST. Johns
bury was severely wounded in action.
The record of the young man IN mill
tary records has been so good as to
win for him the French Croix de
Guerre, announcement of which hon.
or came only few days before the
cables told today that he was among
the casualties of the marine corps.
Lieut.. Gilfllan got his early training
with the old 1st Vermont regiment
and his progress adds testimony to
the value of that training as well as
to the natural abilities of the young
man. The whole state will join with
his relatives in ST. Johnsbury in hop
ing that he may recover from his
honorable wounds received in re-
pulsing the Germans.
The earnest wishes of Vermonters
will likewise go out to the relatives
of two other Vermont young men,,
the United States and who are today
reported as missing in action. The
men are Bugler Edwin N. Pope of
Hardwick and Corp. Frederick R.
Hyde of Chester.-Barre Times.
Republican Straws in Vermont.
Taking into account announced can
didacies, the retirement of Secretary
of State Frederick G.. Fleetwood of
Morrisville, and Attorney General
Herbert G. Barber of Brattleboro and
the way in which various names are
being considered by both newspapers
and voters individually, if the state
Republican ticket were to be named
at the present time, it would probably
run about as follows:
For governor-The Hon. Charles
H. Darling of Burlington.
For lieutenant governor-Forme
Mason S. Stone of Montpelier or for
mer Senator Frederick H. Rabbit of
Bellows Falls.
For secretary of state-Clerk of the
House, Harry A. Black of Newport.
For state treasurer-The Hon.
Walter F. Scott of Brandon.
For auditor of accounts-The Hon.
Benjamin Gates of Montpelier.
For attorney general-The Hon.
Frank C. Archibald of Manchester.
Rumor has it that former Lieuten-
ant Governor Frank E. Howe of Ben
nington may be candidate for the
governorship under certain circum-
stances, but his candidacy has not yet
been announced The Mortified
News hears that State Purchasing
Agent Dewey T. Hanley of Essex
may contest the denomination of
State Auditor Gates, though no such
move has been formally announced.
At this time there is not even men,
ton of any aspirant for Congress to
succeed either the Hon. Frank Il.
Greene of St. Adams, representative
of the first district or Hon. Porter H.
Dale of Island Pond, representative
Of the second district.
Under all the circumstances we do
not look for lively campaign in Yer
mont this year, since we are all too
seriously engaged in war activities
to spend unnecessary time in other
directions. Moreover the candidates
for state office seem to be distributing
themselves in a way that takes care
Of all parts of the state geographical
~ and in full accord with long-estab-
lished precedent which, when all is
said and done. continues to be no
small factor in Vermont politics.