Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1893-03-02
CONFIDENT OF VICTORY
REPUBLICANS NOMINATE EX-ALDER-
MAN N. X. BROWN FOR MAYOR.
An Enthusiastic and Largely Attended
Cauous-Speakors Urge Concerted 40
tion and are Loudly Appla ,ded-Aider-
manic Nomin ations In Several ards,

City Hall Friday evening, and ex-Alderman
n. King Brown was selected as the mayor
atty candidate.
The attendance was exceptionally large
and all seemed to be of one accord The
plans OF the speakers to unite, ''bury the
hatchet' and support Loyalty the nominee
OF the caucus, were received with unbound
ed applause.
In the absence of Gen. w. W. Henry,
chairman of the city COMMITTEES, Mr.. w. II.
Lane, jr., called for order and read the call.
Col. L. A. Woodbury. was elected chairman
and w. II. Lane, jr., was chosen secretary.
Upon taking the chair, Col. Woodbury.
said that they came together to select some
one for standard bearer at the March cleo
ton. He hal been out of the city for 10
days and did not know what the feeling of
the republicans was in regard to who should
be the candidate, but he surmsed that it
was to select some one who could be elected
and to do this personal preferences should
be laid aside fApplause.1 1t was no OBJ
ject for man TO be selected unless he could
be elected. The question was who among
our many respectable, honorable and en-
inent men could be elected No nc au ought
to be a candidate himself. [Applause
w. w. Walker said that it was the first
time he had attended a city caucus in q
long time and he felt as though the defeat
OF the republican candidate last year was
because republicans did not take off their
coats and work. He presented the name Of
last years candidate, Mr. Elias Lyman.
Robert S. Styles, who has been neigh
bor Of Mr.. Browns in business for 25 years
past, placed the name of his esteemed towns
man before the caucus. He referred to Mr..
Brown as an honorable. conscientious,
Christian man and said that if Mr.. Brown
was elected mayor the affairs of the city
would be administered without the fear or
favor Of any man.
Mr.. Lyman being otherwise engaged
whom Mr.. Walker presented his name,
stated that he could not accept the nomipa-
tion on account Of business matters, and
said that his defeat OF year ago had moth
ing to do with his declining to be candi-
date
Hon Henry Ballard, after pulling off
his overcoat and stepping into an aisle,
made rousing five minutes speech.
He said that he believed the time ripe
for the election of republican mayor of
Burlington and for giving the party an
opportunity to right the wrong OF two
years ago. He would present the name of
ex-Alderman h. J. Booth He had heard
more OF the reignt kind of talk in the last
week than be hal heard before in years.
He was not championing ths candidacy of
any particular man but wanted to go in
harmoniously and hep elect republ-
can mayor. He was sure the .
selected would receive the united
aud hearty support Eof all repunicnrs.
After the names shad been seconded, B s..
Barrett offered the following resolution
which was adopted with a hurrah: RE
solved, that whoever is the nominee OF this
caucus We agree to support him heartily"
The caucus then proceeded to ballot, with
the following tellers: j. w. Roberts, j. B.
scuily, R. S. Styles and w. F. Hendee.
During the balloting Messrs. j. L. Cush-
man, b. s. Barrett and f. S. Pease and
Elias Lyman We're appointed committee
to nominate city committee. Thsy re-.
ported as follows: f. b. Taft, II. w
Hall, T. +. Ahearn, w. s. Vincent and c.
L. Smith. The report was accepted and
adopted.
The ballot resulted as follows:
Whole number of votes. o0s
Necessary to u choice. -. lO4
y. y. Brown had d.................... Us
T.. j. Booth had Z,
scattering. ..'.,......... .......... .......
Mr. Brown was thereupon declared the
nominee Of the caucus
FIRST WARD REPUBLICANS.
The republicans of Ward one met at tho
Spear engine rooms Friday evening and after
the meeting had been called to order by J.
II. Chambers, &. A. Rumsey was elected
chairman and L. F. Engesby, secretary.
The following nominations we're then made:
For alderman, L. L. Davis; ward clerk, 2.
B. Keller; inspectors of election, j. H.
patr oh, L,oIo
These were elected: Ward committee, Hem
ry Nash, George Stevens, G. w. Keeler;
canvasslng committee, o. S. Storrs, VIII
lam Brunell, Peter Cayo.
FIRST WARD DEMOCRATS
The representative democrats Of Ward
one assembled in the Spear Engine rooms
Friday evening and, after the reading of the
call by z. +. Dowd, chose A. p. Bears
chairman and p. +. Dowd secretary.
The following nominations were then
made. For alderman, J. j. Mclaughlin;
clerk, j. II. Byrnes; inspectors of elections,
l.. L. Ryder, j. H. Chambers, +. +. Per-
kins. These were elected: Ward commit
tee, j. Il. Henry, John Collins, jr.,
Patrick Henry; canvassing committeeman,
Joseph DeGratf, Charles Killam, Frank
Shehan, Edward Bushey, II. J. DuBuc;
city committeeman, j. F. Henry.
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.
Tho Second ward democrats met at the
ward house Friday evening and organized
by eiecting A. g. Crane chairman and z. c.
Dodge secretary. These nominations were
made; For alderman, J. II. Holton; schoo
commissioner, j. b. Wheeler; ward clerk,
w. l.. Stone; inspectors OF election, John
Roby, j. l.. Duhamel N. L. Chamberlin.
These were elected; Ward committee, Fred
Dougherty, F. Y. Thbault, n. b. Short
sleeves; canvessng committee, james
Guilds, Fred Whittle, Fred Bedard, Pstrich
Sheahan, Frank McDonough; member Of
city committee Freeman Saltus, jr.
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
At the Fourth ward democratic caucus
which was held in the City Court room Fri.
! day evening, G.. w. Beckwith was elected
! chairman and l. j. Rush was made secre
tary. The nominations made were as fol
lows: Alderman, j. E. Burke; school com
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