The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-24
MOUL1ON BEATS
BARBER FOR JUDGE:
Successor to Judge E. L.
Waterman Elected on
First Ballot
JOHNSON CHOSEN
ADJUTANT GENERAL
Much Cratory Released at Joint Legis-
lative Assembly Yesterday After
noon-Attorney General Nominated
for Judgeship by Mr. Durham.
Especial to The Refolmer.)

MONTPELIER, Jan u.
sherman r. Moulton of Burlington was
elected sixth superior Judge for the state
Of Vermont; Col Herbert T. Johnson Of
Bradford received the election to the office
Of adjntant general OF the state for the
ensuing two years; and Martin : Villas
If Burlington Edwin w Lawrence OIL
Rutland. and Henry NJ Mcfarland Of
1yde Park were elected trustees OF the
University OF Vermont for a term OF six
ears yesterday afternoon at the regular
biennial meeting of the general assembly
or the purpose Of electing justices of the
supreme court, superior Judges, sergeant
,t-arms, adjutant general and three trus-
ICES of the state university
Stiff contests developed in the election
If the sixth superior judge and IN the
CAGE for Office Of adiutant general. The
Winning candidate IN each case won out
y good majority on the first ballot,
however Nh Moulton received l49 out
II 23S votes cast, the other votes being
asst as follows: Herbert c. Barber OF
}rattehoro, IS; William II. Fairchild OF
'airfcld. 81 Out OF the 229 votes cast
or admtant and Inspector general, Col.
Johnson received $50 and Major Lee ;.
'illotson, 20.
Re elections to the supreme court Of
cnnont were as follows Chief justice
i the supreme court of Vermont. Hon.
John II. Watson OF Montpelier: assoc
tie Justice, Hon Seneca Hazelton Of
| burlington: second associate justice, Hon
| george H. Powers OF MoTrisyille; third
| associate justice, Hon William H. Taylor
| Il Hardwick; fourth associate Justice,
| Ion. Willard NJ Miles OF Barton
| Superior Judges were elected as follows
/ Il but the sixth superior Judge being ne
Elections, sherman r. Moulton filling the
,laee made vacant by the retirement OF
| Judge +. L. Waterman Of Brattleboro
| gho was not candidate for reelection:
| tnSt superior nudge, led :. stanton oi
| toXbUFy; second superior Judge, FREQ
! H. Butler Of Rutland third Superio,
udge, Frank J. Fish Of Nergennes; fourth
/ uperior Judge Leighton p. Slack OF st
Iohnsburr; fifth superior judge, Stanle,
Z. Wilson OF Chelsea: sixth superior
udge, sherman Il. Mouton OF Burlington
For sergeantat-arms, Mr.. Estee q
| Montpelier nominated the present incum
rent, Dwight J Dwinel of Montpelier
rhe nomination was seconded by Mr.
| 1'Brien Of South Burlington, and Mr.
)winell was unanimously elected
All OF these newly elected officers vii
)egin on their new terms of service Feb
/ 1919, and the term Of each is tw
Years, with the exception OF the trustee
the University Of Vermont, who al
Elected for six years.
Col Herhert r johnson. the new ad
utant general, is native Mennonite
nd has worked no from the ranks in tn
rational guard and other state troops, IN
! i he at present holds the rank OF colone
nd commands the Vermont Noluntee
Militia Col johnson was born i'll Brac
erd Jan p, 1872 He IS a graduate c
! Bradford academy In 1889, when onl
! = years OF age. he Joined the Nationa
Guard Of the state as q private, and h
aas been connected with this organic
ion continually up 10 1915 Col JOIN
on has been acting adiutant general sine
Dec |, 1917, when Adiutant General Lo
;. Tiliotson secured leave for foreign Sc
vice
sherman L. Moulton, newly elected
superior Judge was born in New 4or
i ty Of parents who are natives OF We
l mont. He spent large part Of his chile
: tood IN Randolph He graduated frol
!: Randolph high school, received his A.
{ icgree from Dartmouth college, and Il
), law degree from the Harvard Law scho'
n IN 1901 In the same year, he was 2,
il mitted to the Vermont bar, ranking I'll
highest of any who took the examination
>. In 1903 Mr.. Moulton began the practit
: # law IN Burlington first being membC
/. 81 the finn Of Cowles & Moulton. whit
later became the firm Of Cowles, Moultc
Z Stcarns Mr.. Mouton retired from tn
\ frm III 1912, and has since practiced la
: by himself.
: Attorney General Barber was nominate
II sunerior Judge by Mr.. Durham
Rrattleboro, seconded by Mr.. Leach
Pawlrt Mr. Cudworth cf Londonderr
AIr. Drury Of Weston. The name 81 TIo
W II Fairchild OF Fairfield was presen
ed ly Senator Steele OF Franklin. secondt