The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-22
THE CAUCUSES.

j. e. Cushman was nominated Friday
evening by the Republicans of Burlington
for city representative by plurality of 331
and a majority of 157 over DIR. W. s. Vim
cent and Joseph Aud. Mr.. Cushman IA
vors local option and is pronounced Dill
lingham man.
st. Albans Republicans have nominated
#. w. Baldwin, formerly general superin-
tendent OF the Central Vermont railway.
Mr.. Baldwin's preference for United States
Senator is not ated The Democratic eau
Gus at st. Albans nominated A. III. George
for representative.
BroOkfield had spirited caucus Friday
afternoon. E. B. Fisk, Grout Republican,
received forty-nine votes and L. Callagau,
the Dillingham; candidate, seventy votes
Mr.. Callagan's nomination was made unan-
imous.
The Republican caucus held at Calais
Friday afternoon nominated L. T. Lam
phere for Representative and instructed
him for Grout.
A. H. Pepper was nominated for repres-
entative by the Republicans Of Washington
this afternoon. He is reported as a Grout
man.
Republican caucuses were held in many
towns in Vermont Saturday afternoon and
evening. The subjoined reports of the
nominations are most encouraging to the
friends Of Ex Gov. Dillingham;.
The JOURNAL has endeavored so far as
possible to secure correct returns from the
Saturday caucuses with the following re-.
suit:
Towns in which Republican representa-.
tives were nominated who favor Hon. W.
P. Dillingham; for United States Senator, or
were instructed for him are as follows:
Worcester, M. p. Wheeler; Plainfeld, W. f.
Lazelle; Duxbury, Lee Turner; Rox bury, Lee
Wiley Waterbury, g. K. Moody Woodbury.
A. III. Holt; Berlin, A. s Libbey East Mont
pelier, ID. W. Cummings; Moretown, e. A.
L. A.N.
town, O. M Winch; Northfield, Fl. r.
Brown; Rockingham. Charles K. Howard; !;
Brandon, George II. Churchill Readsboro
Murray o. Hicks; Essex, G. s. Fletcher
Bradford, Tunbridge, Thetford, St. Albans
town and Westminster have also nomina.
ted Dillingham; men.
Among the towns which have nominated
Grout Republicans are Washington, Cabot
Burke, Barnet, Lyndon, Danville, Peach.
am, Woodstock, Ryegate, Sheffield and
Sutton. St Johnsbury and Waterford have
nominated Ross men.
No caucus will be held in Warren or
Waitsfeld In the latter town, nomination
papers have been filed for j. B. Norton and
X. j. Gleason to represent the town at the
next session OF the Legislature Both can
didates favor Dillingham; candidacy for
the United States senatorship. In Hart.
ford George III. Fuller was nominated by
the caucns, and nomination papers for ex'
Gov. 8. E. Pingree were hled. Randolph
held no caucus, Nomination papers have
been filed for Joseph Wells and Hammet
Mcintyre.
The Brsttleboro Republican caucus to
nominate town representative held Mon
day evening, resulted in 478 votes for Judge
K. l.. Waterman, the candidate Of the sup
porters Of ex-Gov. VIM. p. Dillingham;, as
United States Senator and 118 votes for
Gen. j. j, Estey, the representative OF the
faction favorable to Gen. W. w. Grout.
The sentiment for Dillingham; is very
strong, not only in Brattleboro, but through
out Windham county, and Gen. Grout will
be unable to get single representative in
the county unless some shrewd manoeuvTe
is worked.
Hon. Frank ID. White was unanimously
nominated Monday evening by Rutland
Repu ublicans. He has as a competitor L.
W. Mallory, and Mr.. White is practically
sure OF an election.
Col. @. @. Gilmore, Dillingham; man, Is
the Swanton nominee. Chelsea will return
Col. q. s. Emery, Bakersfield has nominat-
ed w. ID. Stewart, and Stowe V. p. Ma
cutchen. Northfeld Democrats will try to
elect Dr. w. B. Mayo against III. X. Brown,
the Republican candidate.
Middlesex Republicans have nominated
w. y. Nichols. He was instructed for Dill
lingham. The Democrats OF that town have
placed j. III. Nichols In nomination.