Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-08-24
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
Caucuses for Town Represen-
tative Nominations
NJ. Il. Ray Republican choice and C. W.
1utterfeId the Fusion candIdate-P.
o'Brlen's Name Withdrawn.


eutterfield the Fusion candIdate-P.
o'BrIen's Name Withdrawn.
The Republican town caucus was held
In the opera house Saturday afternoon.
The meeting was called to order by j. II.
Blakely, chairman of the town COM
mittee, who was made its permanent
chairman, and DR.. J. s. Hill was elected
secretary. Only one name was pre-
sented for town representative that of
Myron II. Ray, who has served the town
several years as chairman of its board of
selectmen. There was entire unanimity
in this choice among the rs voters present.
The meeting authorized the chairman to
appoint a committee of FIVE to suggest a
list of 10 Justices of the peace. Chair
man Blakely appointed N. L. Divol, d.
NJ Thayer, e. g. Osgood, Dr. f. l..
Osgood, and d. f. Pollard. When this
committee made their report the caucus
nominated the men suggested by the COM
mittee without any opposition and the
caucus adjourned.
After the adjournment IL developed that
considerable feeling had been occasioned
among the legal fraternity because a
number of lawyers who had been on the
board several years had been dropped,
and some criticism of the action of the
committee was INDUCED in, until second
thought demonstrated that 1t was the
caucus, instead of the committee, that
was to be censured IL there was reason
for any. The committee was to suggest
names only, and the board was nomi-
mated by all the voters of the caucus.
Subsequent inquiry developed the fact
that at once upon retiring, the commit
tee was handed a complete list that had
been made up for them. They unani-
mously decided to put this list aside and
each suggested names according to his
4,,Ier ha ma
secured which were unanimously APP
proved by the COMMITTEES and then unani-
mously nominated by the caucus AT
least one of those, who felt aggrieved
went to the Democrats and Independents
and asked that his name he placed upon
their ticket, promising support or their
ticket, but vas refused, Later talk OF
filing nominations for a new board did
not materialize and the list stands as
voted By the caucus
The Independent Republican and Demo-
cratic caucuses were held Saturday even
ing, the former in the selectmen's room
in the town hall and the latter In the
opera house. D. H. Cray was chair
man of the Democratic caucus and upon
an informal ballot for representative
being taken 10 citizens had one vote
each. DR.. j. T. Ridden had eight, and
DR.. o. NJ. George TO- DR.. George was at
once made the unanimous choice of the
caucus, out uecuneu tne noHor, as ulu
DIR. Ridden. Charles w. Butterfield was
then nominated and he accepted. At this
point a special committee from the In
dependent caucus informed Chairman
Cray that that body had elected a COM
mittee of five to confer with a similar
committee of the Democrats relative to
a joint ticket for representative and JUS
tees Chairman Cray ignored this COM
mittee, intimating that this was "the"
caucus that would make the nominations
for themselves and proceeded with the
business in hand. A committee of five
was appointed to suggest a list OF JUS
tees, which committee reported full
board of 10 and were informed by Chair
man Cray that ''I' did not intend to
have only 10 named here, leaving FIVE for
the Independents. He sent the committee
out again to reduce the number to 10 and
exhibited displeasure at finding the COM
mittee had gone to the Independent eau
Gus for a conference. The committee re-
ported their recommendation of 10 and the
independents recommendation of five.
and the list was nominated without de-
bate.
This committee also reported that the
Independents had nominated as repre-
sentative Patrick O'Brlen Of Rockingham.
Mr. O'Brien, being in the Democratic
caucus was Intercepted by Chairman
Cray regarding his being a member Of
the regular Democratic town committee.
and he replied, mot of my own accord"
The committee upon nominations was
instructed by Chairman Cray to go back
to the Independent caucus and inform
them of the nomination of Charles w.
Butterfield and that "he should approve
of no other name" their action being
final. They soon returned and reported
the Independents as having withdrawn
Mr.. O'Brien's nomination and approved
that of Mr.. Butterfield, as we'll as the full
Democratic justice ticket Harmony was
then restored.