Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-01-26
THE POST-OFFIOE FIGHT.
w. II. Minor Is the straight
Democratic Candidate.

Lieut.. Burns Also Enters the Field---a
Happy state of "ConHdence"---John
Calvin Speaks Again for the dyed
in-the-WOOls."
The caucus of the "Unterrifed" to
nominate a candidate to be supported for
postmaster, which was held last Saturday
evening in the vacant store in the Ninton
building, called out an attendance of nearly
100 Charles Endlich who was elected
chairman, briefly stated the purpose of the
meeting and the reasons which had made
it seem advisable to take this action. n.
r. Ryan was clerk of the meeting. There
was no discussion or speech making beyond
the statement made by Mr. Endlich, and
when he had finished, a proposition for an
informal ballot was made and acted upon
This resulted in a vote of 30 for w. II.
Minor s for George 5. Burns, s for Frank
5. Pratt, for f. w. Childs, and a half
dozen scattering As soon as the result of
the ballot was declared Mr.. Pratt moved
| that the informal ballot be adopted as ex
pressing the sense of the meeting and that
Mr.. Minors nomination be made unanim-
| Gus. The motion was carried without
dissent. A working committee to get out
the voters and look after the interests of the
candidate was appointed, consisting of n.
| T. Ryan, p. NJ. Baker, +. S. Pratt, w. H.
Kinson, f. p. Bowker, VIM. BOyce, j.
| O'Neill, Daniel Manning, Charles Endlich,
John Connors and Thomas Long.
Since the caucus Lieut.. Geo ii. Burns
has filed petition with the town commit
tee, duly signed by the required number of
names, to have his name entered as can
didate to be voted for, thus assuring a tri-
| angular fight and more interesting per-
| Torrance when the show materializes a
week from tomorrow. The entrance of
Burns to the list is protest of the cold
Liners against what they are pleased to
call the decision of the anti-Chids Demo
Gratis to take ''yearling' for their candi-
date. The alluson is, of course, to Mr..
Minors recent entrance into the ranks of
the Democracy. Minors friends claim,
however, that the newness of his CONVEX
sion is offset by the fact that Childs is mo
Democrat" because he accepted Office and
served four years under Republican adj
ministration.
Mr.. Minors Republicanism appears to
| have got fatal wound at the rally held on
Edward Crosby's lawn one August night
during the campaign of 1SSS, for he says
| that he has never acted with the Republi-
cans on state and national issues, except to
| vote for Fuller for governor, since that
| time. We don't exactly regard him as a
| martyr, but he nevertheless thinks a man
| should be credited with the courage of his
| convictions when he comes ont a Demo
! crat in Brattleboro and invokes thereby
! the prayers and jibes of his Republican
! friends. His supporters urge for him, and
| with truth, that he is wide-awake and
| enterpriSing man, full of public spirit,
| generous, and an active supporter of all
! local enterprises like the Valley Fair, the
creamery, and everything which tends to
| promote home interests. He counts him
self true son of Brattleboro from the
| fact that he began his business life here,
and for 20 years has been identified in one
way or another with the business of the
town.
If everybody is as confident and happy,
after the caucus is over and the appoint
ment is made, as both sides are now. Brat
tleboro will have at least two postmasters.
The Minor men are "surprised' at the re-
ports which they are receiving, and at the
accretions which hourly come tumbing
into their ranks. The Childs men. it is
needless TO say, stand on the record of
their candidate during his eight years term,
and on the broad principle of civil service
reform which demands his continuance in
office They also are confident, and expect
to pull in with majority of three to one.
| The question appears to be whether that
side is going to stand by the result of the
caucus if defeated. On this point they are
non-committal. To the unprejudiced Re
publican mind the reasonable probabilities
would seem to be with the young Democ-
racy,' formerly known as the "anti-At-
kins' wing, but it is very evident that they
are just nervous enough to make the stu.
alton interesting. If names count they
have got pretty good endorsement in the
1000 or 1900 signatures to the petition for
Mr. Childs's reappointment. The Dyed
in-the-Wools' claim to have $50 votes
| pledged for Minor, with - to % more in
sight. OF one thing We may be sure-no
grass will grow under the feet of either
side during the next seven days.
Lieut.. Burns and his friends are not
talking so much about their confidence"
but they are going to give the straight
Bourbons chance to stand up and be
counted. Their candidate was born sc"
he has good war record, and he saws in
the trankest, openest way, that he wants
the Office for what there is in it, and be-
cause it belongs to a straight-out Democrat
who has never been guilty of any political
heIesies or detection from the party ranks.
We are glad it isn't our fight.
The call for the caucus requests "All
patrons OF the Brattleboro post-office who
voted for Cleveland and Stevenson in the
last national election, and all who have be-
come legal voters since that time, or &C.
knowledge allegiance TO the party, to ex-
press their preference for a candidate for
postmaster between the hours of , and
$3.50 p. NJ, Saturday, Feb. 8. The Aus
tralian ballot will be used under the rules
governing legal elections"
John GalvIn SUI on neck.