Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-24
DEMOCRATS IN CAUCUS.
Delegates Elected to State and County
Conventions-W. n. Childs Chairman
of Town Committee.

1t was about 30 minutes past the APP
pointed hour when the Democratic eau
Gus was called to order in Festival hall
Saturday night. and at that time there
were present IS people, including two
newspaper men. The town committee
being absent. II. b. Haus called the
meeting to order and c. II. Davenport
was elected chairman and Charles 4.
Boyden secretary. Mr. Davenport said
the first business was to elect delegates
to the state convention but K. :. ChildS
thought it would be "A good idea to have
the warrant read before going farther.
SO that formality was gone through.
Mr.. Childs then moved that the chair
man appoint committee OF three to pre-
sent a list OF names to be voted for as
delegates to the state convention. The
chair appointed r. $. Childs John Cal
vim and Il. \. Aher. NJ. ]. Moran offered
an amendment TO the motion, providing
that the committee be enlarged to five
and that they bring in lists OF dele
gates for the district and county con-
ventons The committee already having
been appointed. Mr. Calvin said ii would
he necessary to reconsider, which was
done, and then the business was begun
all over again. Mr.. Moran made a new
motion that the chair appoint com
mittee of five, and these men were APP
pointed: NJ. j. Moran, Il. s. Childs r. \.
Aher, T. j. Heaphy and H. b. Haus.
The committee retired.
Mr.. Davenport suggested that while the
committee was celebrating it would be
well to proceed to elect a town committee
F. w. Childs suggested that it would he
better to wait Il little as some of those
on the committee might wish to partici
pate in the proceedings. There was a hull
for a few minutes, which was broken by
John Calvin, who said in substance:
There is a little disturbanc in the Re-
| publican camp, and we may have an OPP
| portunty to repeat what we did two
| years ago. While we are waiting |
! should like to nominate one member of
| the town committee, a man who has
always worked hard in that position and
| has accomplished more than any other
man" Then he nominated for chairman
of the committee, w. II. Childs. who was
elected. Without waiting for the return
of the nominating committee w. H. Childs
| nominated Il. Fleming and Charles G..
Endlch for the second and third members
of the town committee. Mr.. Endlich nom
| mated T.. c. Dunklee, and w. +. Dun
| leavy nominated Charles a. Boyden, all
| of whom We're elected
A few minutes later the nominatin
committee returned. They reported the
names of these men, who We're elected
Delegates to the state and district con-
ventOns, c. II. Davenport, John Calvin
r. s. Childs r. j. Heaphy, r. II. Daven-
port, c. A. Boyden and NJ j. Moran, who
were authorized to choose their own al
ternates Delegates to the county con
vention, r. A. Aher, NJ. Austin, jr., II. Il
Haus, w. II. Childs, Frank S. Pratt, Il
c. Dunklee, a. w. Roel, a. c. Spencer, f
c. Johnson, NJ. j. Baker, G. II. Burns
Charles c. Endlich David Carey and F
w. Childs alternates, John Calvin, a. ID
Wyatt, ID. w. Shea, w. f. Dunleavy, =
Fleming, j. j. Eckes, John O'Connor, j
c. Sullivan, S. f. Foster, Luke Ferriter
j. a. Titus, T. NJ Angler, j. T, Kain
and e. J. Fenton. At 0 o'clock the caucu
adjourned.