Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-15

tne lily nan fIludy evening WIN an attend
ance which filled the room. f. b. Taft of
the city committee called the caucu, to or
der and read the call. II. $. Peck was
made chairman of the meeting and W. b.
Gates was elected secretary On motion
the chairman appointed Moses Murray. c.
r. Nash and A. $. Webb telcrs Nomina
tons for mayor being called for. Hon Henry
Ballard said it occurred to him that this was
good time for republican caucus to nominate
O candidate for mayor with the expectation
that he would be elected. The times were
favorable to republican success. We have
had about II months of Grover in clover
and everyone knows what that means. Hard
times will occasionally prevail in all conn
tries for Il brief period. But never in the
world have there been so many business dis
asters many abandoned indus
tries and so many unemployed men
as during the last nine months under the adj
ministration of Grover Cleveland and the
democratic party. There is an old saying.
Give a rogue rope enough and ne will hang
himself and that is what the democratic
party is doing. We had 20 years of repub-
lican prosperity and now we are experience
ing democratic adversely Mr. Ballard cited
several recent municipal elections where
republican trumphs have shown what the
voters think Of the democratic administra
ton, and said that wherever the voters had
had a chance to do 50, they had expressed
their condemnation of the democratic party
and its methods Continuing, he said a
vote for Il republican mayor in this city
| is vote for the republicanism of Lincoln
| of Blaine, of Grant, of sherman, of Sheri-
dan and of Mckinley. A vote for repub-
| lcan mayor is vote for return to that
policy which gave our country unexampled
prosperity for 80 years 4 vote for Il demo.
| cratic mayor is vote to strike down the
American policy of protection and a vote to
| strike down the purity of the ballot box.
Mr.. Ballard then placed in nomination M
| W. j. Van Pattcn, a man who is closely
identified with the business prosperity of
| Burlington, patriotic, philosophical aud
ready to help every good cause His name,
Mr.. Ballard said, would harmonic any fool
ISL differences that may exist in the repub-
lican party of Burlington. j. B. Scully and
Elias Lyman seconded the nomination and
the ballot box was then opened
On motion of }. W RUSSELL committee
consisting of G. A. Rumsey. l.. II. Beaupre,
j. B. Scully, T. f.. Wales and j. W. Rus
sell, one from each ward, was appointed to
nominate a city committee of one from each
ward for the ensuing year. They reported
as follows f. B. Taft, Napoleon Laurv, T.
f. Aheln, d. W, Robinson and L. j. Smith.
On motion Of Robert Roberts the report was
accepted and adopted At the expiration
of the hour allowed for the ballotng
the box was turned, 1t was found
that w. j. Van Patten had every one of the
393 votes cast and he was declared the
unanimous nominee of the party for mayor
The caucus then adjourned.
Democrats Renominatc Mayor Haselton.
The democratic city caucus was held Mon
day evening in the City Hall. witha large at
tendance. Clarence Hicks of the city COM
inittee called the aSsemblage to order W.
} E. Hall was elected chairman and John Null
, queen secretary. G.. \. Hubbard presented
! the name of Seneca Haoelton a. a candidate
| for mayor. The nomination was seconded
by j. A. Brown and T. NJ Sutton J. a.
! Kelly, &. L. I.aFountain and L. L. Knott
, We're appointed as tellers and after an hour
ballotlng it was announced that Mr. Hasel-
, ton had received Al votes out of the Az
cast. The caucus then adjourned.
D Fourth Ward Republicans
The Fourth Ward republican caucus was
| held in the City Court room Monday evening
\. l.. Walker of the ward committee callet
= the meeting to order. :. NJ. Flint wa,
: elected chairman and W. +. Weller. sec
y rotary. Bennett Turk presented the name
) of F. c. Harrington as the party's caudi
date for alderman and he was unanimously
j nominated by reclamation. \ committee
consisting of Frank Brown, \. L. Walker
and G. H. Kin,ley, appointed for the pur
J pose, presented the following ticket: Fol
ward clerk, W. L. Weller; for inspectors
of election, F $, Pcasc, h. f. Brown. q
l.. LaFountain. s. N. Flint, James Ne
Cuen and g. NJ. Lamhkin were elected ware
committee, with Fred Miller, W. l.. Nc
, Cormick and William Dunn, canvassinl
committee.
Third Ward Democrats.