Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1896-05-01
Voting md Other Ru.lnsss.

The annual village meeting, to be held
next Tuesday, will open at 8 O'clock, when
voting under the Australian ballot law will
begin, and continue until 2 o'clock, when
the polls will be closed and the remaining
order of business will be taken up.
The'otficial ballot will contain two tick
cts, the Republican ticket" and the "Cit-
liens ticket. The Republican ticket will
contain the names of the board of bailiffs
nominated at the caucus, and of the candi-
dates for clerk, treasurer, collector, chief
engineer and auditor. The Citizens ticket
will contain only the candidates for bailiffs
j. Gray Estey, John Calvin, j. j. Eek
els, Z. l.. Parker, Chas. H. Thompson.
A single cross in the square at the top
constitutes a vote for either ticket. If you
wish to vote for the old board of bailiffs
Citizens tickeD and also for the other
village officers, clerk, treasurer, etc.,
mark cross at the top of the Citizens
ticket and also in the little square at the
right of each name that you wish to vote
for on the Republican ticket. Those who
wish to sustain the old board of bailiffs can
do so by simply marking a cross in the
square at the top of the Citizens ticket
making no other mark ON either ticket.
A wrong impression is current to some
extent in regard to the position of Capt.
j. Gray Estey toward his candidacy for the
board of bailiffs. From the fact that in
the caucus he withdrew his name as soon
as the defeat of John Calvin for renomi-
nation was announced, it has been said
that he wished to dictate who should be
placed on the board. This is not true.
Before going into the caucus Capt Estey
took the position that he did not wish for
reelection on personal grounds, but since
the action of the board in suppressing the
liquor traffic was being made the main is
sue, he was willing to stand or fall with
his fellows on that ground. When asked
to stand for nomination as chairman of a
new board he declined, saying that he
should go in with the old board or not at
all. When it became evident that the eau
Gus meant to slaughter the rest of the old
board, after making him chairman of a new
one, he withdrew. He took this action
out of loyalty to his fellows as we'll as to
his own convictions. In doing it he has
acted an honorable and manly part. When
the "Citizens' ticket" was filed, with his
name at the head, he entered verbal pro-
test. He has no wish now for reelection
as personal matter, but he will be glad
if, next Tuesday, the village shows its APP
proval of what the old board stands for by
electing the "Citizens' ticket which is
headed by his name.
The Rev. Father Cunningham in his ad-
dress to his people at the Roman Catholic
church last Sunday morning said, in sub
stance, that it seemed to him that one great
reason why the laws are not enforced in
this village is because, when the officers
enforce the laws, they are not sustained in
doing so, but, on the contrary, are appar-
emily condemned for their action. 1t
seemed to him, therefore, that 1t is the
people and not the officers who are to
blame. With the action of the village eau
Gus fresh in mind it was natural that his