Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-29
RUTLAND CAUCUS.
Total of 500 Votes Cast in Favor
of Clements Delega-
ton.
PROCTOR MEN ALL ABSENT
Mass Meeting Declares ,Thursday
Nights Caucus ReRular-Delegates
Instructedto Stand Excitement All
the Time-McCulloughC Column
Increased by Three.

Rutland. May PA republican mass
meeting and the city caucus called by SIX
members of the city committee Zone oi the
names being used under protcsO. We're
held in city hall building this evening" IL
was IL very large gathering ana as ths
Proctor men refused to attend, MAINTAIN
ing that the call signed by seven momiciS
of the city committee calling the city eau
Gus for June was the regular one, every
thing was unanimously acted upon, INC
meeting and caucus Wcr" called III bdNt''
hall but it was impossible To acColnno-
date the crowd there SO after hoth were
called to order by II. K. kinsloy, secretary
of the republican city committee ana D.
A. Merrill elected chairman of such the
caucus was adjourned to lire stauon No.
] in city hall building ana the mass meet
ing to the city hall.
At the caucus the room was damned fun
and the crowd extended on the street for
long distance.
1t was voted to use the official check list
prepared last January and to allow people
to put their names on the cheek llst at
the time of voting if they would sign the
regular organization blanks. The chairman
was instructed to appoint inspectors ana
the voting WAS conducted in most orderly
manner.
The most important action of the meet
ing was the presentation of the following
resolution which WAS voted on by ballot
and adopted:
Resolved. that the republican caucus
called Tor this evening. is hereby declared
the proper and legal caucus of the city of
Rutland for the election of delegates to
the State convention to he held June 18Th
and that the proceedings Of SAID caucus
and manner of voting thcrcat are declared
to be regular and legal and that the dele
gates elected ut said caucus arc hereby
declared the regular and only delegates OF
said city for said convention, and that the
1lx1 Ttttn a. hf
publican voters of said city is hereby de-
olarod null and void That this meeting
proceed to the election of new city
committee, and that said new committee
Immediately upon their election enter upon
the duties of their office.
The balloting began at S:1a y. M. ana
lasted until $50 When the vote was count
ID it was found that the delegation had re-
revived SG3 votes and there were SOL afiirina-
tive votes on the above resolution. The
delegates elected are:
Henry 6. Smith James A. Merrill, Alvah
H. PIERCE, Frederick H. Button. Napoleon
Jolly, VIM. +. Jones, Levi c. Kingsley,
James McIvor, NJ. r. Graf, A. I'm Beliroso
II. ]. Gates. Hiram f. Noyes, W. Il. Per-
kins, l.. l.. Rowe, J. c. Jones. Geo, r. Bot
tum.
BY unanimous vote the delegates were
instructed to vote in favor of high license
and local option and for the nomination of
the Hon. T. W. Clement for governor, first,
last and all the time
The newly elected city committee are:
Ward /, J. J. Trldcl; ward >, TullY -.
Shaw; ward 3, j. 7. Sawyer, ward T. II. G.
Smith; ward :, +. w. Gary, ward &, II. r.
Kinsley, ward 7, George d. McCloy; ward
S. Henry Adams; ward ., Charles kraus;
ward 10, G. +. Pease; ward II, a. H.
Pierce.
1t was voted to revise the plan Of organi-
cation so that the members of this commit
tee should hold office until the second
Tuesday of January, 1904.
MORE FROM BENNINGTON COUNTY.
Bennington, May 22-1wo more of the
small towns In this county have held re-
publican caucuses and elected three del
egates who will support Mccullough to tho
last. Sandgate elected two delegates ana
Glastonbury one. This was unanimous
vote.