The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-06-11
BELL BEATEN
BY HASKINS
Present Congressman Wins
By Large Margin.
DEAVITT ALSO A VICTOR
MerrifieId Probably Will Be
Named For Lieutenant
Governor.

Republican caucuses we're held in
the different cities and towns OF the
state Saturday, delegates being elect
ed to attend the state, district and
county conventions. The attendance
Of voters was comparatively small in
most places and no great enthusiasm
was manifested
In the I'd congressional district the
principal interest conferred Ia the fight
between Congressman Kittredge Has
kins and Gov c. j. Bell, and late re-
turns indicated that Haskins carried
most places in the district without diff
iculty 1t appears that he will easily
have delegates enough at the conven-
tion TO secure the nomination on the
FIRST ballot
10 most Of the cities and towns The
delegates TO the state convention were
Instructed to vote for Fletcher d.
Proctor, tho only candidate for the
republican nomination.
Caucus returns have been slow ow-
ing 10 the telephone wires being knock
ed out by the severe thunder showers.
1t appears that in most places the
Clement men did not go TO The caucuses
though in many places as here, at Ben
nington, the delegations we're made up
OF both Proctor and Clement men
though as Proctor will be the only
candidate before the convention the
Clement men who go will have to vote
for him or keep still.
Deavilt for state treasurer appears
to be an easy winner with delegates
from all parts of the state pledged
while there was little strength mani
tested for the other candidates. For
lieutenant governor the race appears
fairly close between Merrideld and
Prouty while Leland of Springfield
will have few delegates. The best
Judges say that Mortified leads but
only few delegates are instructed.
A Montpelier dispatch to the Rut
land Herald says Congressman Kit
tredge Haskins had things his own way
ia the Republican caucuses last night
in this end of the 2nd district, aud car
ried town after town where it was be-
lieved Gov Bell was strongly entrench-
ed. The third candidate, John w.
Gordon of Barre, has carried only
three towns 10 the district so far re-
ported, Barre City, Hardwick and
Barre town Indications point strong
~ to the success of Haskins through
out the district and it appears that he
will easily have delegates enough 10
secure the nomination on the first bal
lot
The fight for places on the state
ticket has not been energetic. 1t is be-
lieved Merrifeld will have a majority
of the delegates in Washington county
for lieutenant governor, while Gale
dona, Essex and Orleans counties will
stand oy George Prouty. Deayitt will
have solid delegation from Washing
ton county for state treasurer In the
congressional contest 10 Washington
county, with Warren, Waitslield,
Fayston and Roxbury to be heard
from, Haskins has ~ delegates, Cor
don j. ard Bell ,, Berlin being the
only Bell town in the county.
In Montpelier the vote stood; Has
kins, lib; Gordon, 70, with no Bell
ticket in the field The delegates to the
state Republican convention to be held
here June 20 are for f, d. Proctor Of
Proctor for governor +. II. Deavitt oil
Montpelier for state treasurer and are
uninstructed as to lieutenant governor
In Caledonia county Walden, the
governors home town, late tonight
was the only one to elect delegates fol
him, and with six towns missing Has
kins had SO out of the 81 delegates in
Orleans and Essex counties, although
Barton and Brighton elected Bell dele
gates.
The reports are coming in slowly
from the hill towns and some of then
will not be heard from for several
days.
BENNINGTON CAUCUS