The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-21
CANDIDATE FOR
COUNTY SENATOR
Edward C. Crosby of Brat
tleb0ro Makes An
nOuncement
REPRESENTATIVE IN
LEGISLATURE OF 1912
Actively Interested in Public Matters
and Is Certain to Receive Heavy Vote
Mr. Dunham Not to Be Candidate,
Reformer Is Informed.

Announcement is made herewith by
Edward c. Crosby of Brattleboro of his
candidacy for one of the two Windham
county senatorships. Mr.. Crosby is the
fourth candidate to enter the field and
the first one from Brattleboro. The
Others are Emory Melendy of South Lon
donderry and w. g. Adams of Saxtons
River, from the northern tier of towns,
and Adm f. Miller of Dummerston, from
the southern tier There has been some
expectation that Senator George L. Dun
ham of Brattleboro would stand for re-
election, but The Reformer is informed
that 9Ir. Dunham will not be a caRdi-
date.
Mr.. Crosby represented Brattleboro in
the legislature of 1912 He is recognized
everywhere as worker and pusher,
man always actively interested in the
welfare of the community and state, and
he is sure to poll heavy vote. His let
ter follows:
Editor of The Reformer -
Dear Sir May / ask if you will kindly
publish the following letter, and accept,
in advance, my thanks for your cour-
tesy.
To the voters of Windham county -
The younger generation may not know
their history well enough TO remember
that today is the 61st anniversary of the
battle of Bull Run, the beginning of
long struggle to preserve the union of the
United States and to make the nation
the power in the world it now is. The
young men of those times were the ones
who saved the union, freed the slaves.
and started the country on a line of
/
our country free; one reason is because
the people are free to express their opin-
ion, free to vote for their leaders from
the highest to the lowest in Office.
Now, then, we all know there are times
set apart for the election of our officers
and representatives. Our fall elections
| IN Vermont viii soon be in order. Among
other things to be decided Is the ques-
ton of who viii our county send to Mont
pelier as senator's for the coming ses-
sion of the Vermont legislature. / have
wondered whether the people of our
county would feel that / was capable of
serving as one of the senators from this
county. The more [ thought of the mat
ter the more it seemed to me that | was
| one Of the most logical candidates of
the times, as a result of a long residence
| in the town and state, identified with
the business interests of the town, the
county and the state, and experience in
other large projects in and out of the
state.
With all due regard to the other can
! didateS, whether known or to be known,
| hereby announce myself as a candidate
| for the office of senator from this end Of
the county. Platforms and promises (as
! the saving Isl are made for the purpose
/ OF election. I do not come before You on
any particular platform. My idea of SER
vice Is that a person elected to this
Office should use his best business judg-
ment in meeting the problems of govern
ment and laws as they may come up
| from time to time during the session
casting his vote accordingly. Further
! than mis- no man can honestly promise
l am now 50 situated that. if elected,
l could give my entire time to the COM
| ing session of the legislature / once
saw in an advertisement in a Texas
| paper, reading about as follows: 4,
| John Jones, a resident of this county,
am a candidate fer sheriff / consider
myself capable of filling the office ac-
lceptably; | ask your votes.' [ feel
something the way the above advertise
ment reads, namely, that / am capable
| OF filling the Office of senator, and | ask
your support at the coming election
/ EDWARD G.. CROSBY.
Brattleboro, July 21, 1922.