The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-02-16

MEETING Of the board OF civil authority
was held last Friday evening in the Office
OF the city clerk. The check list was slight
ly revised and the following ballot clerks
for he coming city election were appointed:
Clark, Dennis O'Keefe; ward two, T. M.
Lynch, II. III. Tracy, G. W. Blodgett. James
Mcdonald; ward three, Henry Kelton,
George Cayhue, Fred Labershire, Theron
Fisher; ward four, Fl. &c. Freer, b. s. Snow,
r. H. Slandish, A. j.. Allard; ward i've,
III. NJ. Mooney, Michael Pembroke, George
b. Peck, G. B. Walton: Grand and petit
jurors were named as follows: Grand jurors,
A o. Cummins, y. r. Graham, p. H,
Huckley, A. ID. Farwell, III. S Town, j.
v. Farwell, L. w. shedd, Albert Johon-
mott, L. b. Cross, T. ]. Kelleher; petit ju.
rors, G. A. Gale, Willard Walker, Henry G.
Fullerton, G. G.. Downing, Morton Marvin,
Willis Blanchard, Alexander Rroadfoot ID.
d. Nelson, John Birtel, Henry Kelton,
James Mack, Theodore Fisher, j. V. Brooks,
G. e. Tsplin, w. T. Dewey, Dexter Moody,
j. A. Lucas, j. w. +. Washburn. D..
TaE five ward caucuses were held last
evening in Armory Hall. +. p. Carleton
was elected chairman and e. A. Mutt sec
RETRY OF the caucus for ward four Robert
Whelan and W. o. Standish were nomi-
mated for aldermen and Mr.. Whelan was
declared the nominee by vote OF 90 to 20.
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Adams were elected ward committee. For
ward three j. II. Senter was elected chair
man and II. e. Howe secretary. Oughtney
Jangraw and Antoine Galaise were nomi-
mated for aldermen. and by vote OF IA out
Of SO Mr.. Jangraw was chosen for the caucus
nominee. Ward committee, A. Galaise, M.
ID. Fowler and L. Ii. Bixby. j. G. Brown
was elected chairman and M. #. Atkins
secretary of the caucus for ward FIVE. @. r.
Lowe and j. j. Bergen were nominated for
aldermen. Mr.. Lowe received u votes and
Mr.. Bergen % and Mr.. Lowe was declared
the nominee. By vote OF 10 to George
o. Stratton was nominated for school COM
missioner in this ward against K. M. Guern-
sey. g. o. Stratton, j. j. Bergen and j.
W. Peck were elected ward committee.
For ward one, II. W. Kemp was chosen
chairman ana W. A Shay secretary. Fred
without opposition. l.. b. Brooks, Fred
Blanchard and @. A. Gale were elected
ward committee. Ward two caucus was
organized by the election Of Charles A.
Smith LIST, chairman, and Charles Def
Bancroft, secretary. o. II. Richardson was
the only nominee for alderman. g. II.
Guernsey, Dennis Ryle and Willis Blanch
ard were chosen ward committee.
In response to the call for a citizens
party caucus to nominate city officers to be
voted for at the coming annual city meeting
about 800 voters gathered on Monday even
lug III ArnOry ud /. D. L. AuanS, CHAIR
man OF the city committee, called the meet
ing to order, and an organization was eff
fec.ed by the election of A. j. Sibley, chair
man, and K. A. Mutt, secretary. In nomiu-
ating John n. Senter for mayor I'll. A.
Huse said that we had been q municipal
government long enough to find out that it
is big machine, expanding annually from
S65, 900 to $4,000 for the good of the people.
Montpelier is entitled to a mayor with a
Acity to understand and to do, man Of
industry, and man who will give an hon.
est administration of these great business
interests. Such man he believed Mr.. Sem
ter to be. Applause followed the remarks
of Mr.. Huse, and Mr. Senter's nomination
was made unanimous by viva voce vote,
as were the following officers: City clerk,
I. r. Merrill nominated by George o. Strait
ton; city sheriff, Q. Def. Bancroft, nomin-
ated by III. A Huse; city treasurer, L. R.
Merrill, placed in nomination by j. III. Sen
ter; first constable, I. j. Keegan, nomin-
ated by II. p. Carleton; second constable
@. S. Whittier, presented by Fred Blanch-
ard; auditors, A. W. Ferrin, M e Smile
and L. II. Bixby, nominated by George o.
Stratton; city grand jurors. F. p Carleton,
III. @. Shurtleff, and f. L. Laird, nomin-
ated by j. III. Senter; overseer Of the poor,
George Wheeler, nominated by j. A. De.
Boer; commissioner of Green Mount GEM
etery for FIVE years j. W. Brock placed in
nomination by Fred Blanchard. On motion
of s. II. o. Bosworth, j. P Adams, j. j.
Bergen and f. A. Rowland were nomin-
ated as general city committee. For lister
to serve three years, Frank E. Smith nom
mated Edward Baker, j, III. Senter no Lin
ated A. o. Cummins, and f. L. Laird nom
mated III. G. Fullerton. A ballot was called
for and the chair appointed the gentlemen
making the nominations as tellers. The
result of the vote was as follows: