The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-25
Former Announced Candi-
dacy for Governor a Few
Hours After Latter
POLITICAL POT
SET TO SETTLING
Lieut., Gov. Stone, Consid-
cred by Many as Candi-
date, Has Not Said So

Nermont's political pot started to
seething over night, as it were, with
the announcement of the Republican
candidacy of Frederick II. Babbittt of
Bellows Falls for governor, closely fol-
lowing the announcement of James
Hartness of Springfield for the same
position. As yet no definite statement
of candidacy has been made by Lieut..
Gov Mason S. Stone of Montpelier,
although there has been a great deal
of talk by the lieutenant governors
friends regarding the matter of pro-
motion to governor. Another possibil
ity as a candidate, heretofore recog
nized, has been ex Mayor Curtis s.
Emery OF Newport and formerly a
resident Of Chelsea Thus far Mr..
Emery has made no printed statement
as to his plans.
Frederick H. Babbitt, who to-day
announced his candidacy for governor,
states that he has not vet formulated
the platform on which he will make
his campaign but says that the issues
Of good roads. increased teachers sal
aries and continuance OF the state board
Of control will probably constitute i'm
portant planks therein,
Mr. Babbittt is president Of the
Robertson Paper company of Bellows
Falls, the largest manufacturers OF
waxed paper in the United States. and
for years has been prominently iden
tilted with Vermont matters In add
tion to holding many town offices. He
was representative from Whitingham in
the legislature of 1910 and senator from
Windham county in 1912 He was also
one Of the delegates at large to the
last Republican national convention.
Mr. Babbitt was president OF the
Greater Vermont association for eight
years during its most active period and
throughout the war served as state
chairman of the American Protective
league He was chairman of the high
WAYS transport committee and a mem
Der of the state committee of public
safety and the advisory board of the
Vermont coal commission. In addition
to his Bellows Falls business connec-
tiou, NJ Babbtt is director aud one
Of the largest stockholders in the Brat
tleboro Trust company.
The candidacy of James Hartness of
Springfield for the Republican nomina-
tion Of governor of Vermont was an
nounced last night. Mr., Hartness says
that it Is his intention to make cam
pagn on program of progress that
viii solve many of Nermont's problems
and that within short time he will
submit; this program TO the considera-
tion of the people
Mr.. Hartness is president of the
Jones & Lamson Machine company in
Springfield and has been one of the
moving spirits in the remarkable de
velopment OF that town. He is a Re
publican of lifelong standing and has
been actively interested in many phases
of public life.
In 1915 Mr. Hartness was appointed
10 the state board Of education and was
made chairman by GOV. Charles W.
Gates. which position he has held ever
since, being recently appointed 10 new
fvp-year term. During the war Mr.
Hartness was an active worker. tie
was appointed United States food ad
for Vermont, which posi-
tinn he later resigned because his time
and energies were taken up with other
war work. among which was service on
the interalied aircraft board, on which
he served as an American representa-
tive This work took him to Europe
during the war Mr.. Hartness was also
chairman Of the committee Of public
safety by appointment of the governor
At one time Mr. Hartness was pres
ident of the American Society of Me
chanical Engineers and was national
counsellor of the United States Cham
Der of Commerce His work in the IN
dustrial field was recognized IN 1910 by
the University Of Vermont, which con
ferred the honorary degree Of NJ. +. on
him aud in 1914 by Yale university,
which gave him the NJ. 4. degree.
Mr.. Hartness is an inventor. having
taken ont over 100 patents. and IS a
member of the Institution OF Mechan-
ical Engineers, member of the
American Astronomical society, fell
low OF the American Society for the
OF Science. fellow Of
the Roval Astronomical society Of Lon
don. i fellow Of the Royal Aeronautical
society and a member Of the Royal
club. He Is one Of the few
civilian aviators in Vermont and is
prcsident OF the Aero Club of Vermont