Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1902-05-22
Secured the Montpelier Delegation
by Narrow Margin Of
Six Votes.
SECOND CHOICE MCCULLOUGH
Used-O OF 80 Voters Challenged Only
81 We're Refused Right to Vote
Mccullough Carries Two
Bennington County Towns.

Montpelier, May 21.-At the republican
caucus this evening a Clement ticket of
Ininc delcgatess and altcrnates were elected
To the state convention over McCullough
ticket by u plurality of six votes No
| Proctor ticket was presented.
The caucus was perfectly orderly. Fred
n. Rowland called the caucus to order,
and Hiram A. Iuse was chosen chairman
and W. a. Lord secretary. A resolution
was adopted without opposition as follows:
| First--A person who voted for the re-
publican candidate for governor two years
ago and who intends to support the nomi-
nee of the republican State convention this
ear and persons who by reason of resi-
/ dence or age were not voters two years
ago but who are republicans and intend to
support the republican candidate for gov
ernOr this year shall be voters in this eau
Gus.
Secondary question of challenge in cau-
Gus shall he Immediately brought to the
attention of the city committee whose de-
Cision shall be final as to the right of chal-
lenged person to vote.
| a challenge committee was appointed
by the chair as follows: w. A. Lord, G.
Def. Bancroft, w. A. Ellis. S. r. Dawlay.
Charles Putnam. The voting was by check
list and the result of the ballot was as fol-
lows. Whole number of votes cast, 56G,
Necessary for a choice. .Si: for Nc Cullough
ticket. 80; fer Clement, 2S6. The delegates
elected are as follows:
William Il. Dewey, Orville II. Richard
son, Nicholas j. Glass. Herbert Q. Kent,
Charles j. I:erry, John w. Peck. Charles
a. Smith, Peter Badord, Frank y. Bailey.
Altornates-Juan Dccolaines, Fred +.
Snow. William A. Ellis, Frank II. Dewey,
Webster A. liattee Charles \. Bond, Ned
\. Alexander, Fred *. Hastings, Arthur
G. Felt.
Pandemonum reigned for two minutes
after the result of the vote WIS an
nouncod. Fifty voters were challenged, of
those A went before the city committee
and u We're allowed to vote. Only 497
names We're checked off on the list though
all passed the challenging committee.
a joint ticket of delegates to the district
convention was presented and voted down.
The delegates nominated from the floor
and elected are as follows: Capt Lemuel
llIutchinson, Hon. Hiram Carleton. Charles
a. Smith, S. w. benjamin, Col. J. IL.
Lucia, George w. Colby J.. II. Deavitt
Harlan w. Kemp, A. d. larwell.
y resolution was adopted endorsing Kit
tredSe Hashins for Congress and instruct
ing the delegates to vote for him in con-
Ivention.
The following city committee were elect
de: Henry Holt, q. X. Putnam, j. q.
Brown, +. II. Deavitt, y. A. Alexander.
| 1t Is understood that the second choice
of the dele cation elected to the State con-
venton will be Gen. Mccullough though
they will stand by Clement as long as he
has any chance.
WASHINGTON COUNTY CAUCUS.
| The city committee met after the caucus
and ORGANIZED by cleCtng J. X. Brown
chairman, C. *, Putnam secretary and
Henry Holt treasurer.
\ oall will be issued tomorrow for Il
republican city caucus to elect delegates
t. the county convention to be held at the
armory Thursday evening, May 22th.
MCULLOUGH GAINS THREE MEN.
Bennington, May 2l-Woodford and
stamford republicans held their caucuses
tonight and were unanimous for their
county candidate, j. G. Mccullough. Wood
lord has two delegates and Stamford one.
| The standing of the various candidates
tonight is as follows:
j. q. McCulloueh.......... .. A.
!. W. ClcH"nt.,.., ......... .............. II
IT, -. Proctor.... .... N
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