Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-07-04
SEVERAL FIGHTS PROBABLE
A NEAR VIEW OF THE COUNTY POLITICAL
SITUATION.


Town Representatives This Fall-Future oi
the Bellows Falls Clement Club News
Among the Democrats.
With only four days between now and
the time set for the Republican con
vention of Windham county the indi-
cations are that the gathering will be
the scene of several real warm SQUAD
bles The opposition to G. ID. Spencer
of Wilmington for the state senator,
which has existed in a mild form for
several weeks, has grown greatly with
in the past few days, and the prospect
now seems to be that Col. II. +. Tay-
lor will be in the field as a representa-
tive of the high license local option fac
ton. Although Mr.. Spencer has been
called the logical candidate" since
politics were first talked this year there
is no doubt that Col. Taylor can go in
to the convention with very strong
! following if he sees fit, and he has
stated that he will leave the matter to
the Brattleboro delegation. How great
part of the delegation is in favor of
| Col Taylor is not known exactly but
in all probability the ma aiority will sup
port him. Only yesterday well known
Republican who knows the county
thoroughly gave his opinion that Col.
Taylor could get only few delegates.
In proving his statement he began
naming those who would probably ia
vor him and his list footed up to %, a
majority of the convention. What the
outcome of Col. Taylor's nomination
would be cannot be predicted but in
all probability it would antagonize
Wilmington and possibly some of the
other towns in the Deerfield valldy as
the opinion is that the senatorship this
year belongs to the west side.
Up in Bellows Falls there is also a
prospect of hot fight over the sena-
torship with John l.. Divoll of Rock
ingham as the prohibition candidate
and NJ. f. Lawrence Of Bartonsville as
the man backed by the Clement club
of Bellows Falls. Mr.. Diyoll was in
the field two years ago and the state
ment has been made right along that
''he was the right mas" but these /
early starters sometimes prove poor
finishers and are often behind the wire I
at the end of the race In the present |
the fact is to be borne in .
mind that there is strong local OPP |
tion sentiment throughout the county I
and a man runninug on this issue will
be strongly supported.
Apparently one of the warmest fights
in the convention will be over the
choice of a successor to the late l.. NJ,
Read as Judge of probate of the West
minister district. Lawyer Il. II. All
bee of Bellows Falls, for long time
register of probate, is in the field and
at present holds the nine points of pos
session, having been appointed last
week by Gov. Stickney to fill out the
term. Mr.. Allhee has been
very lucky, however. in the matter of
getting appointments. but when it ,
comes to a choice by delegates he is
likely to he lost in the shuttle Law
yer II. d. Ryder of Bellows Falls is
also in the field and holds a strong
while Hon. \. f. Cudworth
IF Londonderry is the third aspirant
The fact that there are two candidates
'or the office in Bellows Falls adds
much to Mr.. Cudworth's chances and
lis nomination would be gratifying to =.
/ large number of people in the dis. ,
riCt.
Anthony f. Schwenk of Brattleboro :
: the only candidate suggested for :
tate's attorney. and he will receive :
unanimous nomination, as the place :
his year belongs to Brattleboro and
lnder the rule of passing the job ;
round it is his turn. Sheriff A. W. =
!. wilkins of Putney will run again :
or high sheriff, and the present side q
Judges. the Hon. Daniel Kellogg of 6
Westminster and the Hon. Frank Wor 7
len of Halifax, will meet with no OPP :
,osition in their efforts to sit beside =
he presiding judge at the Windham +
ounty court
On the town representative question
he local option men in Brattleboro are
ding to fight it out if it takes all sum-
Ter. Among the names which have
cen mentioned this week as an oppo >
ent to C. C. Fits is that of Frank L. d
Iunt. Mr. Hunt has always been a Z
onsistent believer in a local option
NV and if a candidate he will have the 9
nited support of all the local option ;
len in town. Brattleboro is not the q
My town which has two candidates in u
he field for representative for Rock r
lgham. Wilmington, Nottingham, !
utney. Jamaica, Londonderry, Mail ~ ~
orc. Guilford and Dummerston are l.
of a great deal of local OPP
on sentiment. In fact it would not "
e surprising to see local option repre-
entatives elected from the majority of
OWNS in the county. (
\ Bellows Falls despatch to the st.
lbans Messenger says: a
THE future of the Clement club tC
ere is matter that is giving some G.
rstwhile political leaders considerable tC
neasiness. The late convention eau Il
us showed the strength of the organ cl
.ation and as the club is still in ac n
We service it is a potent factor in II
zeal politics. Mr.. Clement came TO as
,wn unheralded, was forced to draft a et
olitical opponent to introduce him to L
Bellows Falls audience, and deliv tC
,ed his high license addressA \ Glenn lie
1t club resulted, organized so effect al
ally that in 20 days the sentiment m
as so moulded that a sweeping Glenn al
1T victory resulted, the machine lead al
5. long in control here, being routed. tr
umerous names are mentioned as pos ii
BILE candidates for town representa- m
We this fall. All of them with decld- dt
/ prohibition proclivities have been Ca
Iietly shelved and high license man al
i'll be put in nomination and support q
| by the organization In this con- th
ection the name of Frank G. Flint, th
continent paper mill owner here, is vi
equently mentioned. " th
Now that the Democratic state con- Sc
,ntion has been called at Burlington m
lly 24 the Democratic town and ri
,unty committees are getting ready ne
r the county convention and the eau Gu