Bennington banner and reformer. (Bennington, Vt.) 1903-19??, 1903-03-05
REPUBLICANS
TURNED DOWN
The Democratic Fusion Ticket Was
Victorious Tuesday.
GODFREYWENT THROUGH
Bennington Voted Almost Unanimously ayes u
On the License Issue-Town Business
Quickly Done.

The town election Tuesday resulted
in the turning down of the entire Re
publican ticket except for first and
second constables and the election of
the candidates of the fusion ticket,
Fred Godfrey was reelected first con
stable by a majority of ~ but Fred
Tiff, who ran against him, made
phenomenal run considering the fact
that his name appeared on only one
oflthe three fusion tickets. Had his
name been on the other two he would
have been an easy winner, running as
he did over 100 votes ahead of Maurer
for grand juror on the same ticket.
Two of the Republican candidates
for grand Juror E. c. Bennett and H.
NJ. Dunham, won out from the fact
that the meeting voted to elect five,
whereas the fusion tickets had only
three names, except the Maurer ticket
on which C. A. Maurer polled 359
votes.
The largest number of votes cast for
any candidate was 1852 for c. H.
Dewey for treasurer, his name being
on all the tickets.
For places for which there was a
contest ]. T. Remington led TIE rest Of
the fusion ticket with 795 votes. The
high men on the Republican ticket
we're G. NJ. Graves and c. d. Phillips
for listers, each receiving 543 votes,
The majorities for the winning ticket
ranged from ~ for c. II. Houghton
for lister TO 3l9 for Remington for
selectman. In the voting in the two
districts outside the villages for road
commissioners, the Republican candi-
dates won.
The vote on the license question was
/ l36 yes to l54 no,
The winning candidates we're
Moderator, DR. B Daley
Town clerk, Z a Booth
Selectmen, T Remington, Frank
NJ Crawford, Eli J Tiffany.
Treasurer, c II Dewey.
Overseer of poor, George r Mathers
First constable and collector, Fred
Godfrey.
Second constable, Patrick Meagher
Listers, Edmond La Franchise, c II
Houghton, c L Jewett, Z J Murphy
Auditors, f d yelling, John p Null
ligan, H Blackmer.
Trustee of public money, o D Adams
Fence viewers, r o Gore, George H
Elwell Edward NJ Vail.
Town grand jurors, D A Gleason,
f B Daley, B Morse, Edward c Ben
nett, Fl NJ Dunham,
Inspector of leather, George Schwab
Poundkeeper, Norris Connolly.
Surveyor of wood, NJ w Stewart.
Town law agent, o NJ Barber.
Trustee OF cemetery fund, C Il Dewey
Road commissioners, Philip Jacobs,
Edward Denio
The number of votes received by each
of the candidates was as follows:
Moderator.
Emmett b Daley, SOL Charles II. Mason, 495
Town Clerk
Edward A. Booth lO75
Selsctmen
j. T. Remington, 7e5 A. X Richie, 4s6
F, NJ. Crawford. 7Ss W. r. worthington, 4so
Rli T. Tiffany, 7o2 H. NJ. Bassett. Sg7
Town Treasurer
Chas H. Dewey, il62
Overseer ofPoor
George r. Mathers, IIsO
First Constable and Collector
Fred Godfrey, SIG Fred Tint, 474
second Constable
Patrick Meagher, AS Martin Madgan sS6
VIM Meagher, Jr., 267
Listers
f LaFranchise, 1851 C.M Graves, 543
f. j. Murphy. 5ss Chas D. Phillips 54s
Chas L. Jewett, SOL Otis Warren, $50
G. H. Houghton 5s5
Auditors
E. D, yelling, llis Chas Wall 5Ss
:, II. BaclSmer, lll0
John p, Mullgan, COS
Trustee OF Public Money
o. d. Adams, CAS- Walter II, Berry, AS
Fence Viewers
r. o. Gore, 1857 J, j. Peekham, 47l
Edward NJ. Vail. $40 Barker f. Vail, Az
Geo II. Elwel. 567
Town Grand Jurors
j. b. Morse, 1871 VIM Il. Daley Al
e. b. Daley, 602 Harry Chase, 40
d. A. Gleason, sol @. A. Maurer, 359
Edward c. Bennett 491
Harry NJ. Durham, 4S6
Inspector Of Leather
Geo Schwab 5s7 j. w. Williams 4S3
Pound Keeper
Morris Connolly, 500 G. Monette, 457
Surveyor Of Wood, etc.
NJ. W. Stewart, 500 Frank Evans, 40
Town Agent
o. M. Barber, io7G