Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-08-25

John B. Hutchinson and II. c. Phillips.
The first ballot stood Hutchinson 81, q.
G. Flint 36, Elijah Flint p, IL. c. Phillips
7, Adds Stokes 1. On the next ballot,
Hutchinson received three majority. He
was Local Option Independent candi-
date two years ago. Through some mis-
understanding as to the time limit, Mr..
Hutchinson failed to file his certificate OF
nomination with the town clerk on Mon
day. There was disposition on the part
OF the defeated ones to abide by the eau
Gus result and not file, but through this
mixup il is understood that those opposed
to Mr.. Hutchinson will unite on Geo. c.
Flint and carry the fight into the meeting.
A legal opinion as to the course to be
followed has been obtained from four RAN
dolph lawyers as follows:-
"The voters of the town OF Braintree
held a caucus and made a nomination for
town representative, but the certificate OF
nomination was not filed with the town
clerk and no nomination papers were filed
for that Office so there can be no official
ballot and technically no legal election.
Shall the town be unrepresented There
seems no other way to do than to let any
candidate that had an idea Of being voted
for have his ballots printed, same as they
would on an official ballot, and distribute
them outside the polling place, and the
name with cross as though 1t was an
official ballot. Let the votes be received
and counted and a statement made by the
election officers OF the result OF the ballot,
and let the legislature decide the matter. y
A caucus didn't settle who should be
Republican candidate in Royalton, for
William Skinner, defeated there by r. b.
Galusha, was filed in later. G, Z. Black is
the Democrat.
n, Cholsao +,,,o De-, ~ soar. uota Y
Darling and DIR. s. n. Goss, and a Demo-
crat, II. S. Fits, are in the field.
Waterbury's caucus was indecisive
After one ballot it was decided to file in,
and j. r. Shipman, NJ. o. Evans and II. f.
Hill are so entered.
Roxbury will elect either II. A. F.. Rich
ardson, Republican, or George A. Tilden,
Democrat.
Col. A. A. Hall is the Republican nomi-
nee In 81. Albans and prospective candi-
date for the speakership. The Democrats
have renominated Rev. ID. j. O'Sullivan.
Randolph has three Republican candi-
dates y. B. Wells, d. II. Morse and j. B.
Adams and one Democratic-D. Il. Sar-
gent OF North Randolph. All are we'll
known farmers, and the contest should re-
suit in full vote. All were "tiled in"
Two deacons will confront each other in
Corinth, w. H. Thompson, Republican,
and Chandler Slack, Democrat. As Cor
inth is close, there ought TO be "some-
thing doing"
In Vershire, too, deacon, f. p. Brown,
leads the Democrats, and Frank Acker-
man the Republicans.
Sherburne's Republican nominee is NJ.
s. Mel.
Tunbridge Republicans enjoyed a warm
caucus Monday night at which A. J. Han
son, farmer, was nominated on the 9TH
ballot. Benz. Tucker led at first, with
John Bennett second and Hanson third.
Benefits forces went to Hanson and he
won. The Democratic nominee is W. A.
Clark, farmer.
With about 20 voters, Hancock has only
eight candidates, all filed in. They are
Pearl Eaton, George Marsh, Winslow
Jones, Henry Phelps, David Blair, Charles
Fisk and George Farr, Republicans, and
Julius Church, Democrat.
Strafford's Republican candidate is VIM.
o. Kendall, farmer, nominated by eau
Gus,
Rocnester has only one candidate, Geo.
L. Greeley OF the firm Of Campbell q
Greeley, Republican. He was filed in.
Hon. Charles Downer is Sharon's Re-
publican nominee, and ID. e. Parkhurst
the Democrat. Mr.. Downer was county
senator two years ago and represented
Sharon in 1900. He was delegate to the
Chicago convention in June.
, In Granville, Lucius Webb, Democrat,
A. F.. Kennedy and Lyman Jewett, Re-
were filed in.
Stock BRIDGES Republican caucus named
]. A. Chedel, merchant, and the Demo-
Gratis Rev. j. Wesley Miller.