The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-09-18
F. E. BARBER FOR SPEAKER
5ratteboro Man interviewed by Free
Press Reporter.

BrattIeboro Man interviewed by Free
Press Reporter.
Now that the primaries are over
and candidates are really in the field
as the accepted nominees OF their par
ty for the coming November elections
speculation as to the personnel OF
the Vermont legislature Of 1923 is be
/ coming more interesting. One of the
most important Offices to be fl ed in
the coming legislature Will be that OF
speaker OF the House Of Representa-,
tives.
A number OF names have already
been mentioned for the office, among
them Orlando l.. Martin Of Painfield
nominee of the Republican party in
that town; Harvey r. Kingsley OF
Rutland, selected to run on the Re
publican ticket for representative
from that city; John W. Gordon OF
Barre, whose name has been brought
forward during the last day or two
since he ran so strong in the primar'
les; II. Albon Bailey of Winooski, a
prominent member of the House in
the last General Assembly; and
Frank +. Barber of Brattleboro. also
one of the leaders of the House in
1921.
Mr. Barber, the last named gentle.
man. was In Burlington Friday even
ing. registered at the Hotel Vermont.
A Free Press representative. know.
ing OF his recent success in securing
the Republican nomination for town
representative in the primaries at
Brattleboro, interviewed him and in
quired as to his intentions in con.
nection with the speakership.
Mr. Barber stated that he expected
in the event of his election to the
House, to be cand date for the
Speakership, He realized, he said
that IT is somewhat early to begin to
talk about becoming candidate for
the speakership, as the November
elections may upset many plans, but
should the voters OF Brattleboro see
fit to return him to the legislature
again. he feels that his legislative
experience and his knowledge of par.
liamentary procedure entitle him to
consideration for this important po.
sition.
by way of introducing Mr. Barber
to those who may not be acquainted
with him, it may be explained that he
is Brattleboro attorney the brother
of former Acknowledgement Herbert
G. Barber Frank r. Barber repre-
sented the town of Brattleboro in the
House in 1921 and took very active
part in that session as chairman Of
the appropriations committee, second
member of the judiciary committee
and member of the committee on
rules, He was also floor leader on a
number of important questions.
AS chairman of the committee on
appropriations, Mr. Barber had the
opportunity to get in close touch
with the financial matters of the
State. lie went into them thorough
ly and. from his Investigations he
has made of late some very definite
recommendation to the people of
Vermont,
Mr.. Barber stated that he is thor
oughly in accord with the platform up
on which Redheld Proctor was nomi'
mated for governor. If Mr. Proctor
is elected in November, as now seems
likely, Mr. Barber feels that he could
serve the people of the State as
speaker of the House and work in per
feet harmony with the new governor.
AS an indication of this harmony
iw.th Mr. Proctor's platform, it will
be remembered that, as far back as
, last September, when speaking at the
conference of women voters at the
University of Vermont, he had adyo'
Gated the cutting down Of commits
sions and combining Of such depart
ments of State government as could
be we'll combined for the more eff.
cient and economical management Of
State affairs At that same meeting,
! Mr.. Barber advocated the adoption of
the executive budget which would
place in the hands of the chief exc.
cutive of the State the responsibility
for the expenditures of The State.
These two points are embodied in the
{platform of Redfeld Proctor
Another change in the handling OF
the affairs of the State that M
Barber advocates is changing the
rules of the House and Senate Sc
that the budget bill, providing for the
necessities of government such as
the Noads, the schools, the courts, the
State institutions, etc, should be IN
troduced during the first or second
week of the session, having been pre-
Yiously prepared under executive su
peryision. The necessary State eX
penses should have the right of way