Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-08-10
A DRAWN GAME
IN ONE ROUND.
1t Is Not n Prize Fight This
Time,
ScrImmage, Brought Down Here from
Bellows Falls for n Days outing.

But Just Cheerful Little POst-Omce
scrImmage, Brought Down Here from
Bellows Falls for n Days outing.
1t isn't a prize fight with four-ounce
gloves this time, but another kind of bat
tie. 1t was fought in Crosby block We'd |
nesday morning. The principals were |
very much in earnest-or one of them, at |
least-but the encounter furnished lots of |
fun for a few wicked Republicans. 1t |
wasn't Brattleboro fight, but an imported !
contest from our neighbcrng and highly |
esteemed village of Bellows Falls.
1t is no secret that there are several
Democrats in that community who would
be willing, for a consideration, to serve
Uncle Sam as post master to succeed Bar
ney Cannon, whose term Of service expires
within month. There has been an un-
usually goodsZed list of contestants, but
these gradually narrowed to three-C. W.
Butterfield, Alfred Dow and Andrew Jou-
bert-all of whom had petitions out. But
terfed had been longest in the field and
had the longest petition.
Three weeks ago this trio came to Brat
tleboro and held a consultation with the
'powers that be, in the form of F. j. Hol-
man, Windham county member of the Dem
ocractic state committee, j. G. Ullery,
chairman of the county committee, and a
few Democratic sidelghts. The candi-
dates were urged to submit their claims TO
caucus on the celebrated "Windham
county PLAN but the proposition was de-
clined with thanks. Finally it was sol
EMMY agreed in writing with Mr. Holman
that all their petitions up to that time
should be dropped, a new canvass made,
and the man who got the most names
slOul1 bp rapppnuapIaJ for aNpn;ptr,aut
In token of this agreement the petitions
were turned over to Mr. Holman, who
locked them up in his desk. The time al
lowed for the new canvass was until Au-
! gust 4.
Soon after this agreement Joubert with
| drew, leaving the field to Butterted and
Dow. Tuesday Mr.. Holman came up from
Barre, Mass, to hear the case, and We'd
nesday morning the contestants came down,
duly armed and equipped. BY mutual
| consent each was represented by counsel,
Thos. L. o. Brien of Bellows Falls appear
ing for Dow, and Geo. b. Hit of Bratte-
boro for Butterfed. The scrimmage was
held in Ullery's office. According to the
program previously arranged, Holman and
! Ullery We're to look over the two petitions
and say which was the stronger and more
representative but in the first round But
terrified made a break by demanding the
return to him of his original petition. To
this the other side objected, on the ground,
first, that it wasn't material to the contrO-
versy, and, second, that it was locked up in
Homan's desk and the key was lost. To
speak absolutely by the book, Holman had
left his key in Barre (perhaps in his wife 5
dress pocket, where no man could ever
hope 10 find III. But Butteriield, through
his g.l Mp II. 10
generously offered to open the desk at his
clients expense and produce the petition,
but this proposition the other side rejected
Butteriield's resources were by no mean.
exhausted, however and soon Deputy
Sheriff Starkey appeared, armed with writ
OF replevin, and accompanied by II. NJ
Wood as professional lock breaker. Ho
mans desk was rudely broken open, anC
the precious document retrieved. 4 this
point arose very weighty question, thai
OF the value of the petition, and the conse
quent amount for which a bond to Mr.
Starkey should be given. Col. II. +. Tay
lor and Deacon C. F. Thompson, two vir
tuous Republicans, sorrowing at such evi
dence of Democratic depravity, were APP
pointed as appraisers. In their delibera
tions about one hour was spent. WheI
questioned as to his own idea of the valu,
of the document, Mr.. Butterfield proud,
performed the cliuker act above his heart
and dramatically exclaimed: II cherish i
as an expression of the confidence of III,
fellow citizensn' The value was final,
fixed at SO, and bond duly given. Thu
petition once more in their hands, the But
terrified party renounced the written agree
! ment, filed protest and departed.
This practically closed the proceedings
Il az, Il 1
making the trpartite agreement by tn
fraudulent representation from the loca
; "powers that be- that no petition owe
three months old would be considered b
the post-otice department. This III
"powers that be- deny, saying that thi
: idea OF Buttertield's arises from a chanc
i remark quoted from Col. Smalley.
On BOWS new petition there were 81
: names, of which Holman and Ullery It
jected 80, leaving him 464. The exaC
number on Buttertield's is not known, bu
= it was considerably less. Butter6eld claim
e that public opinion in Bellows Falls ha
: been unjustly influenced against him
i severat occurrences-notably by the al
pointment of his nephew, f. II. kimball a
deputy for the sale of revenue stamps, whic
displeased most Bellows Falls Democrat
1t The Dow men say, of course, that Butte
J field repudiated his agreement because h
u had got left on a second canvass.
! Soothing Republicans with an inside ii
/ say that, in point of fact, the Windhal
county bosses at heart favor neither Do
!, nor Buttertield, but have their eye on FL
; gene S. Leonard. 1t is very pretty fgl
/ and the Republicans are not in it.
. 1t is understood that Holman and Ullel
+. will recommend Dow's appointment, an
e they say there should be no doubt that
Is will have the office.
/ 1t is said that Mr.. Butterfield will tai
% his petition to Washington in person, rel
f. ing on aid from fir ends employed in Il
u departments.
d Y. G. A. NOTES.