The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-02-07
HUSBAND AND WIFE
SEEK SAME OFFICE
Herbert A. Dorr and Mrs. Dorr, Both
Running for Town Clerk in
Richmond, Mass.

Pittsfield, Mass, Feb. THE Berk-
shire town Of Richmond with popu!a-
tlon of SCI and 227 voters, Of, whom
eighty seven are women, presents the
unusual spectacle of a husband and
wife as rival candidates for the com
bmed offices Of town clerk and treas
urer, which carry q salary OF 5000 with
fees that average $40 a year Herbert
A. Dorr has been nominated by both
Democrats and Republicans for the
Offices. Upon learning after the eau
cuses that her husband was to have
no opposit on Mrs Dorr decided to run
on the simple platform; Il am eligible
and ! am qualified
Nomination papers were circu ated
in her behalf by Mrs Charles b. Lock
wood. twenty names being required.
AS practically every voter in town had
attended one of the cgucuses, Mrs
Lockwood found it impossible in zero
weather and with drifted roads to OBJ
tain more than seventeen names. Not
di .couraged, however by tn setback,
Mrs. Dorr and her friends were more
determ ned than ever, and they have
had stiekers bearing her name printed
to paste on the ballots at the town
meeting tomorrow.
u am running for these Offices, not
essentially to oppose my husband, for
there Is no trouble between US said
Mr.. Dolr today, but rather to get the
attitude OF Richmond voters toward
women holding pub ic Office, Some
men hold that although women have
the ballot they are not eligible to of
fee and should not expect TO be elect
ed During the two years that my
husband has been clerk and treasurer
! have done practically ] the work
except gning checks ! feel, there
fore, that | should receive the salary
direct. even though admit get most
OF II now under the present arrange
ment
after my husband had been NOM
natsd by the Republicans the Demo
cratic town committee sent delega-
ton TO him and asked him if he would
accent the Democratic nomination. He
told tlem he would il they would get
me do the work. They said that was
alright Mr.. Dorr lays he IS going to
vote for me and | have heard him re-
quest some OF his men friends over the
telephone to do the same hope to
pet a good substantial vote from both
men and women. As this is my first
year in politics | hardly expect TO be
elected, but win have made q begin
ming anyway
Mrs. Dorr, who is 80 years old, was
Miss Mabe. Frances Ewell of Boston,
nurse, formerly in the family Of the
Rev. and Mrs. WIN am Merriam Crane
of Richmond. She is chairman of the
Richmond League Of Women Voters
which was organized several years ago
through the efforts of Miss Heloise
Meyer, wealthy society woman, OF
LenoX.
Mr.. Dorr belongs to one of the Oldest
and most prominent families in Rich
mond. The original deed Of the old
homa pace that he sold several years
ago was from a land grant dated l76S.
He now owns a productive farm Of 100
acres on the Richmond-Lenox State
road. He is one OF the comparatively
few remaining sheep growers left IN
Berkshire. having flock OF fifty thor
oughbred Shropshires. He has been
so successful in the induJtry, despite
the dog menace, that the State Board
of Agriculture has appointed him It's
official sheep demonstration agent for
this region.
He never took a prominent part in
town pol tics until two years ago when
the Republicans nominated him for
, clerk and treasurer and he was elect I'd
by a large major ty. In fact his wife
Is his FIRST real political opponent Mrs
Dorr enjoys life on the farm far more
than the bright lights Of a city. She
also is an enthusiastic sheep raiser
and during the recent lamb season she
alternated with her husband In being
up all night caring for them with a
bottle. Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr have five
children. They have been married
twelve years.
Mrs. Dorr gives to Mrs. Lockwood
her campaign manager, credit for hel
successful entry into Richmond poll
tie, Mrs. Lockwood attended the
Walnut Hill school at Boston and was
in the class of 1899 at Wellesley HeI
husband Is now in India. She conducts
her own 100 acre farm, She also be
longs to one Of the old Richmond fam
lies. She still has some spoons that
her great grandfather, Selah Andrews
made out Of silver dolarj She has a
wonderful old mahogany grandfather
clock and antiques Of great,value. Hel
father, Or, Galusha b. Bach, was q
surgeon For four years in the civil wal
from New York State.