Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1892-06-17
HAVE No USE FOR EITHER.
MIDDLEBURY REPUBLICANS AGAINST
col. FULLER AND DIR. KENT.

day evening, when delegates to the coun-
ty and State conventions of next week
were chosen. The town hall was filed
to overlooking. The county delegates
favor Howard Clark of Lincoln for sena-
tor and the State delegates are not for
Col. Fuller of Brattleboro for governor.
The only real controversy of the
evening grew out of the senatorship
in the north end. The friends of
both Mr.. Clark and DR.. Kent had car
ried on an active canvass, the result of
their efforts being that pretty much every
voter in the township was on hand and
ready to cast his ballot one way or the
other. The chief objection raised to DIR.
Kent was that he voted against a court
house in Middlebury while member of
the legislature in 1850. He was sum-
moned before the caucus by his friends
in order that he might tell the facts. 1t
appeared from his recital and from state
ments made by others that the story as
told by his opponents was substantially
true. His hackers thereupon gave up
the fight and the leader of them moved
that the Clark delegates he elected unan-
imously, which was done.
Judge Slade, chairman of the town
committee, called the caucus to order at
I 80 p. N. c. NJ. Wilds. Esq, was
chosen chairman. No secretary was
elected.
w. II. Bliss, ESD, moved that the eau
Gus proceed to the choice of delegates to
the county convention.
Col. L. Nj. Chapman said he had been
requested TO present list of delegates,
Dut peiore reading 1t ne wanted TO be
satisfed that the one whom they would
support Tor senator IN the convention
was suitable man. Early III the can
Vass MS sNnpathles were with Or. Kent
OF bristol, put on Monday ne mad heard
Tor the hrst time certain stories. II they
were true no one in Middlebury ought
10 support nm IL they were not true,
the voters should know it. lie moved
an adjournment for half an hour i'll order
that Dr. Kent might he brought in and
tell the caucus all about it. Mr.. Bliss
moved that the election of county dele
gates he taken up; the motion was lost.
Mr.. chapman motion was amended by
I. H. Williamson so aS to make the time
or the adjournment five minutes. and
III that shape the motion was carried.
l)r. Kent appeared upon the platform
and was introduced by the chairman.
iiis recital OF the courthouse story was,
IN substance, that at the session OF the
legislature OF 1850, when he represented
Bristol, bill was introduced appropriate
ing S3o.OuO Tor new court house in
Mlddlebury. 1t was referred to com
mittee composed of the members from
tne county ana he was made chairman OF
that committee. lie was friend of the
Dlll from the frst. There were at least
tilree dlstlnct 1actlonS-one Tor the bill
as IL STOOD, one Tor eNpendlng SoOOO or
so III repairing the OLD building and still
alolher opposeu 10 any Appropriation
Whatever. At no time during the hght
uiu lie near OF proposition TO remove
tile court mouse 10 Nergehnes' lie went
10 Work lor tlle plll ana trleu TO harlno-
iilze the lacliohs: Oh the day OF the
liual Note Oh the olli ny the committee ne
tolu Mr' w llus tllat IL would be accepted
ny lie committee II lhe appropriation
were reuuceu 10 oZ',oOV. Inc Irlenus OF
the plll Woulu not permit OF reduction
III the amount ana tile Dill was Killed IN
lhe colhlhlttee, Ills constituency dld
not oppose tile oiil' put told MN 10 90 as
lie lhou@'lt oeSt III tiie matter
Dr' heht answered hulhper or ques-
tlohH asked IN reply TO one ny y. IL.
stewart he saiu that lie dld not vote for
the orlSlllal plll (approprlatlnS o,OOO),
ana III replN 10 another SAID he dld not
.ote lor any olli lor the purpose, thihk-
ing 1t Tor the oest interests of the county
not 10 40 50
Mt. "ilus calleo Jud ge Slaue 10 the
chair ana gave ms version OF the court
mouse aiiair' hrst' however, warning his
hearers tilat he was an interested witness
ana lhat tley must make due allowances
on tiiat account. Inc controversy came
up III the legislature after the county had
peeh surreu up by the congressional
campaign OF Messrs' stewart ana Joyce,
III Whlch the former was defeated, the
northerly towns OF the county not sup
porting nm Mr. scranton OF Nergennes
opposed Mr. stewart; was elected to
represent Nergennes III the legislature,
ana as such representative gunned the OPP
position to the court house. Before the
courthouse niil was introduced he had
talk with Dr. Kent on the train. The
doctor gave him TO understand that he
taVoredythe blll and that he should like TO
Introduce 1t. lie did so. 1t was referred
TO committee made up of the % menu
bers from the county. The point aimed
at by the promoters of the bill was TO OBJ