Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-10
A CONTEST MAY DEVELOP
IN THE CAUCUS TOMORROW AZ.
TERNOON.
Over the Delegates to the County Con.
vention-LoeaI Option Men Wish to
Support r. L. Houshton in Prefer
ence to j. n. Ware.


The republican voters of Brattleboro
will meet In Festival hall tomorrow
afternoon al o'clock To choose is del
egates TO the county convention In
Newfane Thursday, June 23; nine del
egates 10 the second congressional
district convention in Montpelier We'd
nesday, June 49, and nine delegates to
the republican state convention In
Montpelier the following day Alter
mates for the delegates win also be
chosen II the caucus so determines.
and a town committee elected for the
ensuing two years.
Up 10 yesterday afternoon IL looked
as If the caucus would arouse little or
no interest. but AT that time develop
ments arose which may make things
interesting number of local poll
ticians, who are anxious that Wind
ham county send two firm local option
senators to Montpelier this fail. OBJ
jected 10 the list Of county convention
delegates which had been prepared by
Mr.. Pierce. on the ground that the |
majority of them We're in favor Of j. |
II. Ware instead of +. l.. Houghton as
senator from the north district. Mr. |
Pierce objected TO the changes which |
the Houghton supporters wished to
make in the list, and so the matter is
hanging fire. II looks now as If ii
would have to be settled in the cau-
Gus tomorrow afternoon.
All believers in local option are firm
in the conviction that windham coun-
ty should have two senators who will
talk to the contrary there will proba-
bly, be determined effort to repeal
the local option statute this fall and
the senate is the place where this
must be checked. Mr.. Ware
has stated that he is in favor of re-
the present law, but he is
known TO be a prohibtionist at heart,
and there is no telling what he might
10 under pressure of circumstances, {
Mr. Houghton, on the other hand, is a !
strong advocate of local option ana |
IAN be depended upon to stand by it I
% the end,
Brattleboro people who wish to see I
he license law given the fair trial 1t /
deserves should be on hand tomorrow t
lfternoon TO help elect a county del c
.gation which will support f. L. t
Ioughton as senator from the north $
nd of Windham county. He and Mr.. v
pierce can be depended upon to take /
are of matters. a
The delegates TO the state conven- a
ion will no doubt be in favor of Bell p
n preference to Stanton, but if the p
anne of DeBoer is used he may have
following from this town. Hardly
ny interest is being taken in the state
however. The delegates N
. the district convention will, of 9,
curse, be Haskins men. 81
The republican county committee. 2,
ohm H. Merrifield of Williamsville, !,
ohm H. Ware of Townshend, Charles p
I. Williams of Bellows Falls and l.. d. n,
aylor of Brattleboro have issued the r.
all for the county convention this \,
eek. 1t will take place Thursday .,
une 23, in Newfane. as previously Q,
.ated, and will be held for the pur- 4,
ose of nominating senators, assistant 81
ldges of the county court, states at In
,rney, sheriff, high baiiiff and judges
: probate. A county committee will
so be chosen for the ensuing two
ears.
Representation in the convention nc
i'll be on the basis of one delegate G,
ON each town, one delegate for every ST.
votes, and one delegate for every P.
action of 80 votes exceeding 25 votes of
st for the republican candidate for tri
,vernor at the election in 1902. The Fa
legates will be chosen in primaries co
lied by the republican committee of w
ch town and will provide themselves m;
th credentials signed by the secre- otl
ry of the primary at which they are
osen These credentials should be
esented to the county committee i'm
ediately upon the arrival of the dele
ties at Newfane. Following is the w
by towns. lis