The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-06-04
PAVING THE WAY.

The Republican caucuses held on
Tuesday night brought to light some
new schemes At New Haven in the
Governor delegates contest the Proc
tor or prohibition followers and Glenn
ent high license men decided to do
anything to beat Mccullough, " and
combined their forces on a Clement
delegation They were not success
full even in this and were defeated by
26 majority The total vote cast was
25G Mccullough, l41; Clement, 115
The license men elected delegations
to the district and county conventions
Addison county is falling solidly into
line. On Tuesday afternoon at the
caucus held in the town hall at Addi-
son Mccullough delegates were unan-
imously elected
The town of Wells elected two Proc
tor delegates to the State convention
Tuesday. The vote for the Proctor
ticket was thirty, for Clement ten
The Republicans of Derby held a
very largely attended caucus Tuesday
night and elected four Proctor dele
gates to the State convention This
town has been conceded to Proctor
by the leading Mccullough men but
tllblt was a Sbln hEllt uidtlb llltIt Iii
the interests of Clement. The vote
stood for Proctor 1872, Clement o. and
Mccullough, 90
1t is understood that the Proctor
workers have engaged a special train
to bring voters down from Newport
Center to the caucus at Newport on
Thursday evening.
a despatch from Bennington says il
4 4 Al ]. Il.
Proctor has an emissary working in
the small towns in the effort to get
the delegates to desert General Nc
Oullough after giving him one vote
and coming to the support of Proctor.
His agent, it is said, has visited Sand.
gate, Rupert, Peru and Sunderland.
1t has not been discovered that the
man is meeting with any success.
Small wonder that Derby elected
Proctor delegates At the Republi.
can caucus held there on Tuesday
evening, before the voting began Elk.
Gov Josiah Circuit made speech urg.
ing the voters to support f. d. Proc
tor for Governor. He asked it as q
personal favor to him and to Senator
Proctor, who he said gave Derby Acad
envy $1,000 a few years ago. He also
told the voters that if they would
elect Proctor delegation the tow
should have a liquor agency right
away, and that he would do all il
his power to secure one within year
The Proctor delegation won then 10y
a good majority
The caucuses held on WEDNESDAY
evening show that Mccullough con
tinues to capture Proctor and Glenn
ent strongholds South Hero fired tn,
opening gun in Grand Isle, when Nc
Cullough delegates were elected b,
an overwhelming majority. Will,
there was some Clement sentiment il
town the fight was made directly be
tween Mccullough and Proctor, tn,
test being made on the ballot for TIN
first candidate and when Homer w
Keller was elected by big majority
Charles @. Landon was elected by ac
clamation. The victory was a popu
lar one and the announcement of tn
result was received with great enthu
siasm. Grand Isle county has beer
claimed by some to be solid for Proc
tor.
Mccullough delegates were ais
elected in Newfane and Woodbury..
Proctor carried Poultney, Granb,
and Sharon and a Clement delegate
was elected in Victory
Topsham elected two McCullougl
delegates this afternoon by a vote o
"A against 81 for Proctor
The Republican caucus held a
Woodbury. on Wednesday to cleo
delegates to the district and State con
ventions was a Mccullough ratifica
ton meeting. @. A. Mcknight ant
M. p. Goodell were elected delegate
to both conventions, with Morton Nc
Kinstry and II. E. Weber alternates
These delegates were instructed tt
vote for Mccullough for Governor. d,
Proctor or Clement tickets were seen
1t was the largest Republican caucu
ever held in Woodbury. and much en-
thusiasm was manifested for the Ben
nington candidate.
Mortified, May 20. - Four dele
gates favorable to the nomination o
Mccullough were chosen at the eau
Gus this afternoon. Vote 1873 to 10
for Clement No Proctor votes.