The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-19
SATURDAY EVENINGS CAUCUS.

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and Makes n Strong Fight Agains
Martin, but In Beaten-S0me 60 Rcpub
licans That Would be Salts ned wit
One Gr0ut.
The Republican caucus Saturda
evening was so managed as to keep tn
steam hooped up and those who went
to enjoy oratorical onslaughts of tn,
politicians on each other were disap
pointed. They are entitled to thu
credit Of being enough ashamed O
their wrangles and jealousies so tina
they didn't want them put in words.
The vote. though one of the larges
ever seen at caucus, was surprisingly
small, considering the amount OF wOrl
that had been put into the canvass
Leading Grangers had driven all owe
town to rally the voters for both tn,
Grout,s and the farmers were Out
in volume unprecedented since tn,
year Dea. Estey ran for governor. Sup
|plementing their efforts, was also the
Estey influence thrown for both tn,
Grouts and particularly against Martin
The result was victory for Mai
Grout for governor by majority of 65
But this vote was not held against thu
townsmen, Martin for congress, with
in about 80, and his ticket Of delegates
prevailed by 81 majority.
The caucus was called to order by
L. f. Adams, chairman of the towr
committee. and on motion of Col.
Thos. Harmon, Col. G. W. Hooker was
made chairman and on motion of Gen.
Estey, as usual, W. f. Hubbard was
made secretary. So far, evidently, the
program had been agreed upon by
both sides-for in the main it was a
line up for the two Grouts on one side
and for Stickney and Martin on the
other. Col. Hooker, on taking the
chair, gave an order, Reed fashion-bu,
unlike Reed in that he stated that ii
was subject to the approval Of the
caucus''-for its government, which he
said had been agreed upon after con
sultation with the leaders on both
sides. 1t was that the voting should
continue for one hour, Sheriff X. E.
Gordon should preside at the box fol
congressman and Col. Harmon at that
for governor. absolute fairness and
friendly rivalry" he said, should gov
ern, and he waved his hands, and the
voting began. The food OF farmers al
the very outset caused first consterna
tion and then lively hustling for votes
on the street, whence the Stickney
strength was mainly recruited. Dur
ing the evening at least four men who
have hitherto been Democrats voted,
and some of them were required to de-
clare their purpose to vote the Repub-
lican ticket this fall before their bal
lots would be accepted.
While the balloting was in progre ess,
the town committee for the next two
years was chosen, g. w. Pierce for
chairman, on nomination of Gen. Es-
tey, John l.. Knowlton, and H. F..
Weatherhead for the other two men,
bers, being proposed by L, f. Adams
and DR.. Webster.
The crowd waited till the end, fill
ing the hal, for the announce ment Of
the result, showing the Grout ticket
for governor to have 271 votes to 205
for the Stickney ticket, and the Mar
tin ticket for congress 243 to 222 for
the Grout ticket.
The delegates on the victorious tick
ct for the state convention were: j.
J. Estey, Kittredge Haskins, George
W Pierce, ID. p. Webster, Charles A.
Harris, Oscar It. Ware, Thomas Han
non, Fl. F. Weatherhead, John L.
Knowlton.
Those On the Martin ticket for the
district convention were: ID. P. Web
ster, l.. f. Adams, George S. Dowley.
S. s. Hunt, f. F. Gleason. George b.
Hit, c. C.. Fits. c. r. Crosby, G.
W. Hooker.
The defeated or Stickney ticket for
state delegation was: f G Crosby,
Geo \ Hines, E J. Waterman, S f
Lawton. S S Hunt, G 0 Robbins, w II
Bracket, Chas II Thompson, r Z Cor
don.
The defeated or W W Grout ticket
for congressional delegation was: J
Estey,G W Pierce. Z A Harris, John
III Wright, O 7 Ware, Thos Harmon,
f f Gleason, Hugh VI Adams, II f
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