Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-06-23
LOCAL POLITICAL POT.
Randolph For DeBoer; Braintree For.
6eli--SenatoriaI Situation.

BeH--Senatoriai Situation.
Tuesdays Republican caucus was not
very largely attended, there being little
strife and no great amount OF interest in
matters pending.
j. ID. Denison was elected moderator
and ID. {. Woodward clerk.
DIR. II. II. Mcintyre moved to elect all
the delegates TO the state convention on
one ballot. II. w. Vail opposed, and j.
f. Mead moved to lay the motion on the
table and called for ballot on his motion.
It resulted;-
Yes, AZ
No. 81
The Bell and Stanton people favored
tabling and voted together against the
DeBoer men on this motion.
Printed tickets were then put in nomi-
nation for j. A. DeBoer for governor, by
DIR. Mcintyre, who spoke Of Mr.. DeBoer' 3
particular fitness for the place, and took
II as a point in his favor that he was not
seeking the office. Y. |. Spear presented
a printed list OF Stanton delegates, ac-
eompanying II with a strong word OF
endorsement for the Roxbury man. The
Bell people were somewhat at sea, not
having prepared ticket, and 9fter con-
ference they concluded il would not avail
to do so and turned in for Stanton.
The ballot resulted:-
Whole number, 1877
DeBoer ticket, 70
Stanton, IS
The delegation elected to the state con-
vention is as follows:-
Delegates-L. B. Johnson, DIR. J. p. Gif-
ford, Herbert A. Allen, Albert L. Edison,
VIM. II. Dubois, c. f. Moulton, H. III.
Paige; alternates- {. Clifford, Z. NJ.
Waldo, Ransom l.. Slack, +. A. Shattuck,
George d. Hyzer, A. II. Beedle, A. &. 0s,
good.
The district delegates we're elected a.
follows, without opposition
James Hutchinson, j. Il. Eldredge, a. n.
Paine, j. ID. Laport, Dana II. Morse. M. ID.
Church, George n. Temple; alternates-S.
W. McCollom, Clayton Mann, Homer W.
Vail, George Buswell, Luke Parish, Henry
Waldo, Charles Granger.
The county delegates elected by ballot
UNANIMOUSLY were:-
w. B. Wall, H. II. Mcintyre, J. B.
Adams, NJ NJ. Wilson, J. b. Wells, j. A.
Russlow, j. ID. Denison, G. S. Hall, Luke
Parish; alternates. Ned G.. Buck, f. A.
Thomas, II. b. Bell, Allen Priest VIM. N.
Nichols, g. l.. Hodges, A. A. Neihauun,
John Busuell, Harry Sprague.
j. b. Adams moved that the delegation
be instructed Tor l.. b. johnson as county
senator, and V. /. Spear amended so as to
add for NJ. NJ. Wilson as states attorney.
w. B. Wall opposed the instruction for
Mr.. johnson on the ground that Randolph
had little claim to the place this year, and
asked Mr.. johnson to define his attitude
toward the nomination.
Mr.. Johnson stated that from the begin.
ming of the use of his name in connection
with the senatorship he had done nothing
10 encourage or promote il. He said that
he appreciated that Randolph would be
ssking for a good deal this year, especially
IS II had senator only four years ago.
But he said he had never stated, and would
not now state, that he would decline the
mammalian. If tpudprgd him
Mr.. Wall objected to instructions any,
way, feeling that the delegation could act
)est II left free.
Or. Mcintyre said that as a member OF
he delegation be would prefer to know
he feeling Of his townsmen.
On viva voCe vote, the motion to in.
truct for Messrs. johnson and Wilson
vas carried.
The following were elected town COM
b. Adams, l.. b. Johnson, V.
Spear, \. w. McCollom, q. II. Temple,
Ohm Buswell and G. 5. Hall.
The rivalry of two active candidates for
he county senatorship in the town OF
lraintree and the sharp canvass made for
hem brought out one Of the largest caucus
rowds ever known in that town last SAT-
rday. The candidates were Guy A.
Tough and George w. Flagg, and it was
ppreciated that whichever won his home
Own would go before the county with
osed Of.
II. w. Fits was chosen moderator. +.
Claflin and G.. w. Flagg were elected
elegates TO the state convention and by
iva yoce vote were instructed for Bell
rst and stanton second.
The district delegates elected were A. Il,
lint and n. j. Farnsworth.
When the ballots for the county dele
ates were counted il was found that the
Tough and Flagg tickets each had 80
traight ballots. In addition there were
hree headed "Cloughn on which one or
lore delegates were scratched. The Flagg
zen called for another ballot, but Clough
bjected, as many voters had gone home.
he town committee considered the situ-
tion, and IL was agreed to abide by the
ecision Of Moderator Fits. He ruled
nat as each OF the Clough delegates had
sparatCly received one or more votes more
nan each OF the Flagg delegates the
Tough ticket had been elected. II in
uded as delegates Frank G. Bachelor,
(. /. Claiiin. William Ladeau and TJ,
dams.
Washington had two candidates for
'nator, Chester Dickey and i. ID. Tillot-
IN, also two candidates for sheriff, q. W.
owning and W. r. Worthley AT the
WINS caucus Saturday, Dickey won over
illotson. ~ to 40, while Downing beat
Iorthley by II majority.
Orange held its caucus Saturday and
ent for DiCkty aud Wurihley. II elected
yo stanton delegates.
H. r. Hayward aud Ezekiel Drew, Stan
m men. were elected at the state caucus