Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-03-03
CAUCUS NOMINATIONS
For Brattleboro Town Officers

To ne voted for at the Annual March
Meeting Next Tuesday.-PeOpIe's and
citizens Tickets in the Field.
The Democrats met in caucus in the
lower town hall Saturday evening at 1880.
DR.. Conand was chosen chairman and
Michael Moran secretary. W. II. Childs,
Miller and d. T. Perry were appointed
a committee to file nominations, in case
the Democrats were not given a fair repre-
sentaton on the ticket nominated at the
Republican caucus.
The caucus warned to be held by the
Republican town committee, was called to
order in the town hall half an hour later by
Geo. b. Hit, chairman of the committee.
Col. Hooker was chosen chairman, and A.
b. Hall clerk The nomination of officers
then began, the Democrats present taking
part in the proceedings, in accordance with
the suggestion of the committee. The
ticket selected was as follows:
Moderator, Gen. j. Estey.
Town clerk, WINS. Newton.
Selectmen, G A. Boyden, A. B. Hall ID. T. Per
ry.
Town treasurer. George 5. Dowley.
Overseer Of the poor, Cot. Geo. W. Hooker
Constables Thos. Harmon Luke Weatherhead
Collector Of taxes r. E. Gordon.
Listers, John S. Cutting, K. Gordon, A Mar
shall.
Auditors, II. F weatherhead, H. B. Chamber
lam. Marshall.
Trustee of public money. VIM S Newton.
Fence viewers, J. Gray Estey, L. d. Taylor
L KnowltOn.
Grand jurors Leander Thomas J L. Knowlton
Inspector Of leather. w II Kinson
Pound keeper. George b. Hit
Surveyor Of WOO d and in pector Of lumber and
shingles, j. p. Helyar
Town agent, Wells F. Jones'
J. l.. Martin suggested that the ticket be
known as the Republican Democratic tick
ct. n. T. Ryan thought Citizens or Peo-
pies ticket preferable. Frank Pratt said
that there was no authority for calling the
ticket Republican, emocratic." As it
was understood that another ticket was to
be in the field as a - Citizens ticket it
was decided to designate the one put in
nomination at this meeting as " Peoples -
ticket.
A. B. Hall was named for first seectman
but he refused to be nominated for that
office, and took his old place as second
selectman. Some one nominated b. A
Clark in opposition to D. T. Perry as third
selectman. but the vote for the latter was
almost unanimous. j. L. Martin declined
to serve as third fence viewer. Col Has
kins urged Mr. Martin not to decline
whereupon the latter returned the compli-
ment by nominating Mr.. Haskins. but he
also declined. 5. n. Herrick was named
for road commissioner, but the vote was
strongly in Col. Rockers favor.
When Mr.. Hit was named for pound
keeper Col Hooker caused an audible smile
by remarking, " That's the way / began
Mr. Hit"
After this ticket had been nominated
the voters of the village district filed out
those from the other parts of the town re-
naming to nominate a board of school
directors. DR.. c. 5. Clark suggested that
the board consist of six members, and
named Edward c. Dunklee Geo. H.
Thomas, j. G.. Stafford, c. d. Whitman,
j. 5. Cutting and II. II. Wheeler. The
motion was lost, however, six voting for
and seven against it, the others present not
voting. These nominations were then
made:
Judge II II. Wheeler, TO serve one year; George
II Thomas to serve two years: j. : Cutting 10
srrv- three years.
The Democrats had every reason to be
satisfied with their representation on the
ticket. especially as they were given two of
the three selectmen, and they filed no
nominations.
The Citizens ticket, which was put in
the field by West Brattleboro men, names
s. n. Herrick for moderator; G. A. Boy
den, b. \. Clark and Geo. W. Walker for
selectmen; ;. \. Herrick for road COM
missioner; 5. 7. Davenport. j. q. Stat
ford and c. ID. Whitman for school direct
ors; and {. +. Bingham. c. A. Harris
and II. +. Weatherhead for auditors. The
other officers are the same as on the Peo-
pies ticket