The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-15
ORANGE CO. POLITICS BOOMING
States Attorney ]. c. Sherburne May
Be County Senator.

Chelsea, June I5.--County politics
are beginning to show signs of activ.
ity and the aspirants for the various
county officials are circulating petit
lions among their friends and support
ters with the expectation of getting
their names on the ballot at the Sep
TENDER primary. John C. Sherburne If
Randolph, who has made most eff.
Gent states attorney of the county
during the past three years and whose
second term expires on Jan. 81 next, is
a candidate for senator and so far
as anything now appears on the po-
litical horizon he will not have oppo-
sition. His record as states attorney
has been such as to win for him the
confidence of the voters of the entire
county and he is regarded as the logi-
cal candidate for the Office and man
eminently qualified to fulfill the du-
ties of the position. Millward 5. Taft
of Chelsea and Hugh w. Hastings of
Bradford, both of them hustling young
attorneys, are avowed candidates for
the office of states attorney to succeed
Mr. Sherburne, and while neither of
them have been residents of the county
but very few years, which carries
with it the fact that their acquaintance
throughout the county may be limited
to quite an extent, yet the scribe,
whose good fortune it has been to
know both of them intimately during
their residence in the county, does not
hesitate to say for the benefit of the
voters of the county that they are
both young men of good Judgment,
business and legal ability and will con-
duct their campaigns on basis OF
fair play and whichever one of them
shall be the choice of the voters he will
endeavor to conduct the duties of the
Office with the same high standard of
efficiency as has characterized those
who have preceded him in the office.
George A. Tracy of Chelsea, the pres
ent sheriff of the county, has so con
Quoted the duties of his office during
the past two years as 10 entitle him
20 the continued confidence and support
|of the voters for another term and is
the only candidate, so far as heard
from, for the Office.
It is understood that the probate
Judges, H. T. Baldwin Of the Bradford
district and George l.. Stow of the
Randolph district, will be the csndi- |
dates to succeed themselves without |
contest. r. Nelson Darling of Brad |
ford. who is serving his first term as
assistant judge, IL a candidate TO sue
coed himself without opposition and |
he fully measures up 10 the high stand
dsrd of the men who have preceded him
in that Office. Judge Benjamin X.
Adams. whose second term of assistant
Judge from the west side Of the coun-
~ will expire on Jan. 81 next. is not
a candidate TO succeed himself and IL
is understood that there may be
contest to I'LL this office. ExSherif
AFRO A. Reed of Williamstown, who
is well and favorably known through
out the county. and Familiarity known
10 almost everyone as Dock" Reed,
has tossed" his hat into the ring as
a candidate TO succeed Judge Adams,
and il is also rumored that Edward
w. Kent Of Randolph Center, also a
former sheriff Of the county, will be a
for the Office and a. both
Dock" and ed" have passed tie
stage of a novice in the game of poll.
tics. there promises to be something
II interest doing in this contest pro-
vided that the rumor of Mr.. Kent's
candidacy materializes TO be q fact.
Will s. Bryant Of Randolph. who
Tor several years has been a deputy
sheriff, Is the only candidate thus far
in sight for the Office of high bailif,
nd his experiences in official life
should eminently qualify him ss the
ogicsl candidate for the Office.