Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-17
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Delegates Chosen to Three Conventions
Those to the State Convention Divided
Between Bell and DeBoer.

Oele9ateS Chosen TO Ihree conventions
Those to the State Convention Divided
Between Bell and DeBoer
For a time Saturday forenoon indica-
lions pointed to n breezy caucus for the
election Of delegates from Brattleboro to
the Republican county, state and second
Congressional district conventions, but
harmony finally prevailed and there was
not a ripple of disscnton at the caucus
which was held in Festival han at 3
O'Clock Saturday afternoon, every motion
or nomination being carried as made. 1t
was the purpose of Mr. Bells friends to
elect a solid delegation to the state con-
Vention for their candidate for governor,
and a slate was made up accordingly, but
Mr.. DeBocr's friends objected and the
ticket as finally made up gives them four
delegates out of nine The caucus was
called to order promptly by Charles H.
Thompson, chairman of the Republican
town committee. At that time about 80
voters were in the hall Mr.. Thompson
stated at the outset that none of the
members of the town committee would
stand for reelection ana asked the voters
TO hc considering some other persons to
make up the new committee l.. T.. Ad-
AIMS moved that G. II. Thompson hc made
chairman of the meeting, ana Mr.. Thomp-
son was elected. H. Il. Chamberlain was
elected secretary.
After the reading of the call by the sec
rotary. James +. Hooker placed i'm nomi-
nation ~ delegates to the county con-
Ncntinn to he held i'm Newfane Thursday
June 80 also is alterlatcs. but before ac-
tion WAS taken ON the nominations the
chairman announced that unless objec-
tions were made he should consider it the
sense of the meeting that alternatcs be
elected. There was no objection. Mr..
llooker's nominations were as follows:
Delegates. James l.. Martin. Henry ID.
I I..1t
1 Frank J.. Hunt, G. r.. GRAHAM. Carl :.
Hopkins, Frank Howard. r. w Gibson
O. r. Ware, II. G. Barber, Dcnnison
| Cowlcs Linn II. Taylor w. f. Walker,
Howard G. Rice, Walter +. Hubbard. r.
&. Bacon and \. +. Schwenk; ahernates
l.. w. Hawley, George l.. Durham, II. +.
Weathcrhead. II. i. Wellmau. II. W Sar-
gent. II. w. Spaulding l.. II. Richardson,
Fred Dunllce, G. w. Richardson. T. $.
Eames. j. c. Newton. y. V. May. G. c.
Fits, c. r. Crosby, l.. f.. Holden H. r.
Brown. +. Il. Vaughan and W. H. Corser.
| The delegates were not instructed but it
is understood that about half favor }. II.
Ware of Townshcnd for senator from the
north probate district and that about half
favor f. l.. Houghton Of Putney.
Chairman Thompson placed in nominal
tion the following delegates to the second
Congressional district convention to be
held i'm Montpelier June 20: j. l.. Martin.
c. c. Fits, l.. ID. Taylor, l.. F. Adams,
\. +. Schwenk. II. r. Brooks, w. H.
Bracket c. O. Robbins and j. /. Stock
well; alternates, II. f. Taylor, +. H. Put
nam. f. G. Frost l.. NJ Keneston G. s
Hopkins, c. L. Durham, w. L. Hubbard
G. H. Thompson and W H. Proctor The
delegation will cast it's solid support for
the reelection Of Congressman Kittredge
IIasllns of Brattloboro.
For delegates to the state convention to
be held in Montpelier June 30. f. w. Glib
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