The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-06-20
THE CAUCUSLS.

Thrty-one towns in the first Congression-
al district held caucuses Saturday afternoon
and evening. The total number OF dele
gates elected to date in that district Is 800
The largest gain made by any of the candi-
dates was 36 for ex.Gov. Page, his total be-
ing 72, just twice what it was before the
caucuses. The gains made by the other
candidates on Saturday are Batchelder %,
Baker II, Hall 10, Powers 10 and Foster 9,
on first choice. 1t was not possible to learn
how they would divide on second choice
All reports up to date give Windham
county, Hsskins, 68; Windsor county, Has
kins, SO, Plumley Is; Orange county, Has
kins 18, Plumley 10.
Barre elected Stafford delegates by
vote Of 247 to 241. In Caledonia county
Saturday Stafford carried Barnet, Burke,
Danville, Lyndon, Sheffield, giving him 16
delegates. In Orleans county he carried
Hollat and Craftsbury, five delegates.
This with Barre and four Catalonia county
towns carried last week gives him 40 dele
gates. Plumley got three delegotes at the
Greensboro caucus
With the exception of Barre Mr.. Plumley
expects to carry Washington county solid.
Every town in Bennington has declared for
Batchelder. Baker delegations have
been elected in six towns in Rutland coun-
ty and three towns in that county have de-
clsred for Page. Page has a majority Of the
Grand Isle county delegates.
Caucuses were held in seven Addison
comfy towns Saturday afternoon and
evening. OF these two went for Mr.. Fos-
ter with five delegates, four for Mr.. Page
with nine delegates, and one for Mr.. Pow
ers with four delegates. Mr.. Fosters towns
are Addison and Monkton.
A special dispatch received this afternoon
from Hyde Park says: Returns from all
the towns in this district in which caucuses
have been held are as follows: For first
choice, Page, 79 delegates, Powers, A Ba-
ker, SO, Foster, 81, Bstchelder, Al, and Hall
36. Page counts on six additional delegates
from Bennington county which will make
his total to date S5 delegates. The above
figures are for first choice. OF course the
second choice of many of the delegates is
purely conjecture. Nineteen towns in the
first district are yet to hold caucuses."
A dispatch received this afternoon from
Northfield gives the following summary:
Orange county, Plumley delegates elected.
30. Hsskins 13; Orleans county, Plumley 3,
Stafford 8; Washington county, Plumley %,
Stafford 8; Windsor county, Plumley 81,
Hsskins AZ, making total for Plumley, So,
Haskins 128 Stafford 10. II all the dele
gates in Washington county had been elect
ed, the total vote would undoubtedly stand,
Plumley 124, Haskins 1913. Eight delegates
are yet to be elected in Orange county, 48
in Orleans, and in Windsor counties. If
Haskins should get all Of these he could not
be elected on the first ballot. 1t is probable
that Plumley and Haskins will go into the
convention with nearly an equal number Of
delegates on the first ballot. The proba-
bility that Essex and Orleans county dele
gates will be largely for Plumley after the
first ballot, gives his friends good ground
for expecting his nomination.
Some of the Bradford district towns, as
was expected, have elected delegates favor
able to the candidacy of General Grout for
United States Senator. Among these are
Bradford-which gave the Grout ticket SO
votes and the Dillingham; ticket 54-and
New bury, the latter OF which had been ac-
counted Grout town. In the Randolph
district, however. Chelsea, Brookfield, Will
Jamestown, Orange and Washington-23 de-
legates-are for Dickey for County Senator,
and against Wall. The result in the county
as whole is very close. Tunbridge will
hold its caucus on Saturday next. The re-
suit in Brookfield was surprise to the
Wall forces, electing Dickey ticket by a
vote of 100 to go,