Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-05-30

two years ago. Answering in the neg
ative, he was piled with further ques-
tions, and on finally being asked for
whom he last cast a ballot. replied.
Abraham Lincoln" Another man
who was very anxious to vote finally
admitted that he had not exercised the
right Of suffrage since he supported
Benjamin Butler as a presidential
nominee.
Carriages were in front Of the hall
throughout the day to carry searchers
for voters into the by-ways. and the
rush toward the polls between 6 and s
O'Clock came probably in largest vol
ume. In the closing hours faction
workers marched arm in arm to the
polls with men whom they had brought
in. and waited until they were salts
fed that their strikers had voted right.
Probably 500 or 600 people were in
the hall shortly before S o'clock.
Chairman Hooker announced that no
votes would be received after s except
in cases Of persons who had been chal-
lenged and who by reason Of appear
ance before the examining board were
delayed until after the clock struck.
Three OF these voters came in while
the ballots We're being counted and
their votes were then cast and counted.
The town committee were appointed
tellers to count the ballot for the
Congressional delegation. They re-
ported $50 votes for the Haskins
ticket. with no opposition. r. E.
Gordon. H. f. Taylor and F. II. Spauld-
ing were elected a Republican town
committee. but each in turn declined
to serve longer. and choice was then
made OF c. II. Thompson. /. w. Haw-
ley and c. S. Hopkins.
The tellers completed their work at
: i5 and Col. Hooker then stepped to
the front OF the stage and asked the
voters 10 listen to the result Of their
ballot The total number of votes
was 1858. by far the largest ever cast
in Republican caucus in Brattleboro.
and larger. In fact than the vote in
some presidential years. The divis-
ion was according to the figures given
at the head OF this article.
The ticket elected contained these
names: z. W. Blodgett. H. E. Bond.
c. o. Robbins. c. r Crosby. L. H.
Richardson. c. w. Puffer. c. A. Miles.
F. B. Putnam. F. II. Howard.
The delegates to the district con
vention pledged TO the support OF Con
gresham Kittredge Haskins are W.
II. Vinton. E. c. Crosby. f. W. Blodg-
EFT. II. E. Taylor f. ". Gibson. c. o.
Robbins, James F. Hooker. s. A. Smith.
c. r. Crosby
Circulars in the interest of both Nc
Cullough and Proctor in large type
were given out with the ballots. that
for Mccullough having as a headline
the results Of the caucuses so far as
heard from, which gave him a decided
lead over his opponents. The circular
also announced when Levi X. Fuller
OF Brattleboro was a candidate for
governor there was determined oppo-
sition in Rutland TO his nomination.
Bennington county stood by him to the
end. Bennington county now asks us
TO return the favor. and presents can
didate whom all factions admit is
eminently qualified to be governor.
Can we afford not TO do it? Benning-
ton county has not had a governor for
over 40 years. During that time Rut-
land county has had two governors.
and now presents two more candidates.
Is this fair play? The Clement and
Proctor supporters in Brattleboro are
thoroughly frightened. Proctor him
self is frightened. Mccullough will
win in the convention WHY not
cast your vote where ii will do the
most good ,"
The Proctor leaflet declared false
and scurrilous the personal attack on
Proctor in yesterdays Reformer." and
attributed ii to the work OF McCull-
ough's manager, who has been in Brat
tleboro three DAYS this week. 1T is
anything TO beat Proctor. There is
no chance for Mccullough TO carry
Brattleboro. A vote for him is half
vote for Clement. The way to beat
Clement is TO vote for Proctor"