Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-06-14
BELL BADLY BEATEN.
Hasklns Sweeps Second District
Other Caucus Results.


The result OF the Republican caucuses
held throughout Vermont, Saturday,
June q was the choice of delegates favora-
ble TO the nom mrnation OF Fletcher ID. Proc
tor Of Proctor as the candidate for gov
ernor. He was the only candidate, and
the delegates are for him with substantial
unanimity.
Ii vill take the convention TO determine
the result for lieutenant governor and
state treasurer, for which nominations
there are several Candidates. So far as re-
ported, Merrifield and Prouty seem to lead
Leland for the second place on the ticket.
Few Of the delegates have been listed so
far, for either of these offices.
In the First district, ID. j. Foster viii be
nominated by acclamation.
In the Second district, Kittredge Has
kins has almost clean sweep. He car
ried nearly every town in the district wit h
the exception of Walden, Bells home
town, Craftsbury IN Orleans, Brighton in
Essex and Berlin in Washington counties.
Bell will not have over about 30 delegates,
apparently. Gordon of Barre has fully as
many votes as Bell, with Barre city and
town, few small towns in Washington,
and Hsrdwick in Caledonia county for
him. He carried the latter town over
Bell.
In the local field, George w. Flagg car
ried his town of Braintree for the Orange
county senatorship over his rival there,
Selya II. Thayer. Randolph selected dele
gates favora BILE to l.. b. johnson over the
other Randolph candidate, ID. III. Morse.
Throughout the county, most OF the dele
gates from the remaining towns are re-
ported as for johnson, including those OF
Brookfield, Chelsea, Tunbridge, Williams
town, Washington, STAFFORD, Thettord,
Bradford, Newbury, Vershire and West
Fairlee.
Some caucus results not reported else
where were as follows:-
Brookheld- tickets were in the field,
one representing the anti -Bigelow faction,
and the other supported by the Bigelow-
ties and those who believe il is time 10
drop this issue. All the tickets were for
Proctor, Haskins and johnson. The
anti. Bigelows won on the state and DIS
trict ballots, 50 to 80, and on the county,
IS TO 2s. The state delegates are Z. b.
Fisk, f. l.. Flint. r. II. Allis; district, A..
ID. Reed, Ira Carpenter and George West.
The county delegates are j. NJ. Angel, a.
K. Churchill, j. W. Blanchard, z. G..
Reed and J. w. Blakeborough.
Braintree-T There were two state tickets,
both Tor Proctor. BY vote of 60 TO 81.
the following were chosen state dele
gates:-John b. Hutchinson, Adds Stokes;
district delegates, ii G. Phillips, f. Z
Batchellor, for Haskins, who received l03
votes, all those cast; county delegates,
Geo. c. Flint, NJ. ID. Laport, +. 9. Batchel-
lor. Willis s. Howard, for Geo. w. Flagg
for senator, who received 66 votes to 81
cast for ticket favorable to Selya H.
Thayer
Tietford-Co delegates, e. w.
Raymond, G. A. Adams, ID. NJ. Bond, W.
w. Bond, II. +. Wilcox.
New wbury-County delegates, F. w.
George, o. A. Renfrew, w. n. Chamber
lin, y. Robinsoa. Henry Tuxhury.
West Fairlee-Connty delegates, e.. w.
Cook, j. n. Kimbsll, NJ. G. kezer, Il. F.
Dudley.
Vershire- County delegates, B. F. Full
Ter, s. b. Darling. F. j. ASerman, }. Z.
Carleton.
Orange State, g. E. Nelson, II. w.
Crockett; dis rict, x. r. Beard and Z. Q.
Peake; county, Royal Flanders, Ed. Rock,
Frank Haynes, Alva Carpenter.
Washington-F. c. Huntington, G. A.
Bohonon, district, A. F. Bohonon and A.
r. Whitcomb, state; D. s. Emery, W. +.
Worthley, G. w. Downing, c. Fl. Dickey,
county.