Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-06-12
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Local Politics.

The Pot is BubbIing FuriousIy, and
the Excitement VIII CulmInRte in the
Caucus Tomorrow Afternoon,
We do not recall as much interest in DO
litical matters in this village as has been
evinced the past week. Local issues in a
number of cases are closely interviewer
with those of county, district and state,
and reports of trades and deals in various
ways are freely talked. The caucus called
for Saturday afternoon is a combination
one. Delegates are to be chosen then to
represent the town in all three conventions.
1t will be harder to disassociate the influ-
ences of each contest from the other than
if they were held separately. 1t is safe to
say the caucus will be large one, if not
the largest ever held here. The call names
the state convention first and will probably
elect those delegates first. Considerable
work has been done in the interest of both
Mr.. Grout and Mr.. Stlckney, and both
sides feel confident of being able to elect
their delegates. The two tickets as made
up last night, subject to change, are as fol
lows:
Grout.-C. w. Osgood F. P. Ball, N.
G. Williams, Henry A. Thompson, Chas.
E. Howard. 40
Stickney.-L. NJ. Read, c. H. Williams,
n. L. Divoll, j. f. Alexander, p. II. Had
ley.
Regarding congressional district conven-
ton delegates, it is generally conceded the
caucus will be unanimous in instructing
them for L. NJ. Read as the first choice of
the town. Should Mr.. Read not secure
the nomination in the Montpelier conven-
ton it is probable large majority of the
voters here would favor Gen. Grout re-
tanning the position another term.
An important matter of which little has
been said is the necessity of naming some
one to succeed Judge Read as Judge of
Probate for this district should Mr.. Read
be chosen to represent the congressional
district. This would fall upon the dele
gates to the county convention to name,
and it might be well for the town to eX-
press their preference to their county del
egates. Rumor has it that H. II. Allbee,
the present register, is discussed strong
ly for the place in some circles.
The interest in county matters centres
here in the states attorneyship. AS be-
tween Mr.. Weston and Mr.. Robb it is hard
to say which will be successful in carrying
tile caucus. Mr.. Weston's friends claim
the united support of the Stickney men,
and the citizens from the north end of the
town, for both of which the Grout men
claim there is to be well-defined delivery
of goods" later. On the other hand Mr..
Robb thinks he will be supported by men,
bers of both factions, regardless of the state
ticket, although he has not made an ex-
tensive canvass.
The election of a town committee for
the next two years is the last business in
the call of the caucus and is an important
matter, as large amount of hard work
should be put into the canvass this year,
independent of any factions or cliques.
Especially should determined effort be
made to get out our Republican voters in
full numbers at the state election, that our
representation in the different conventions
may be nearer what it should. The repre-
sentation being upon basis of the number
of Republican votes cast at the previous
election, if we could get out fair per-
centage of the actual Republicans in town
we should be entitled to eight or nine del
egates instead of five as now. The town
committee the past two years have been
Carroll A. Moore, Geo. A. Weston, j. F.
Alexander, jr., and A. j. Holley.