Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-06-15
IHASkINS A SURE WINNER
SATURDAY NIGHTS CAUcUSES
INDICATE DEFEAT FOR BELL.
Governor Carries Only Three Towns
Haskins win Have $50 of 37s Votes
Caucus Attendance Small and I'm
enthusiastic-The Delegates.

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Republican caucuses were held in the
different cities and towns OF the state
Saturday, delegates being elected TO
attend the state, district and county
conventions. The attendance Of voters
was comparatively small in most places
and no great enthusiasm was manifest
ed.
In the second congressional district
the principal interest centered IN the
fight between Congressman kittredge
Haskins and Governor c. j. Bell, and
returns indicate that Haskins carried
most places in the district without diff
fculty. 1t appears that he will easily
have delegates enough at the conven-
tion to secure the nomination on the
first ballot.
Governor Bell carried his home town,
| Brighton in Essex county and Crafts-
\ bury in Orleans county. No other
towns for him have been reported. Ex-
! Mayor Gordon of Barre got his own
city. Hardwick and some other towns
\ in Washington county. Congressman
Haskins got the rest with hardly con
test at any of the caucuses. Out of 3Is
votes in the convention he will have
around $50, unless the other candidates
decide not to have their names present
ed Mt the convention.
In most of the cities and towns the
/ delegates to the state convention were
J instructed to vote for Fletcher ID.
4 Proctor, the only candidate for the re-
publican nomination.
Caucus returns have been slow. IL
appears that in most places, the Glenn
ent men did not 90 to the eaucuses
though in many places as at Bennington
the delegations were made up of both
Proctor and Clement men. As Proctor
will be the only candidate before the
convention the Clement men who go
will have TO vote for him or keep still.
T.. II. Deavitt of Montpelier for state
treasurer appears to be an easy winner
with delegates from all parts of the
state pledged, while there was little
strength manifested for the other can
didates, st. Johnsbury's delegation of
I12 will nominate Colonel Charles Rult-
er for treasurer, at the convention.
For ieutenant-governor, the race APP
pears fairly close between Merrifeld
| and Prouty. while Leland of Spring
field will have few delegates. The
best Judges say that Merrifeld leads,
but only few delegates are instructed.
| Mr. Merrifield will be supported by
solid delegation from Windham county,
large majority of the delegates from
Washington county, and will have good
support in the other counties OF the
state not having candidates of their
own.
A Montpelier dispatch to the Rutland
| Herald Sunday said:
Congressman Haskins had things
his own way in the republican caucuses
last night in this end of the second
district, and carried town after town
where il was believed Governor Bell
was strongly entrenched. The third
candidate, John w. Gordon of Barre,
has carried only three towns in the DIS
trict so far reported, Barre City, Hard
wick and Barre town, Indications point
strongly to the success OF Hasklns
\ throughout the district and 1t appears
that he will easily have delegates
enough to secure the nomination on the
| first ballot.
"The fight for places on the state
ticket has not been energetic. 1t is be-
lieved Merrifeld will have majority
of the delegates in Washington county
for lieutenant-g governor, while Gale
donia. Essex and Orleans counties will
stand by George Prouty Deavitt will
have solid delegation from Washing
ton county for state treasurer
No opposition to Congressman Foster
appeared in the first district.
Woodbury. was probably the only
town in the state that did not hold its
caucus Saturday. There is question
among the lawyers whether the eau
Gus law requires those towns which do
not use check list to hold their eau
cuses on June 8, but all the towns
wanted to make sure their delegates
should not be thrown out at the con-
vention and, to be on the safe SIDE,
elected their delegates on that day.
Woodbury. alone ran the risk and held
its caucus Tuesday. Its delegates are
uninstructed but are said to favor Gor-
don for congress. Reports, as usual,
come in slowly from the hill towns.
The returns indicate the denomination
of 4. +. Fleetwood, for secretary OF
state; H. F. Graham, auditor, and 9. q.
Fits attorney general. !,
In Windham county, interest centered
in the congressional contest, little at.
tention being paid to the question or
the governorship. The attendance IN
most towns was small. A majority OF
the delegates were instructed for Has
kins, Proctor and Merriield. .,
On account of severe electrical
storm it was impossible to get caucus
returns from the entire county Satur-
day night and Sunday telephone offices
in some towns were closed 1t was ap-
parent. however, that the county is
practically unanimous in favor OF re-
nominating Haskins as representative
in congress from the second district.
Practically all towns except Brattie-
boro and Rockingham will send the
same delegations to the state and DIS
trict convention 1t is also apparent
that the county caucuses were unan-
mously in favor of Fletcher ID. Proctor
for governor and John H. Merrifield OF
Newfane for lieutenant-governor.
The results received are as follows:
Dummerston-State delegates, Henry
H. Miller, Adm Miller; district, John
II. Houghton, w. w. Burnett.
Guilford-L. A. Jaqueth and +. ii.
lCoombs.
Halifax-Francis Miner, c. Winn.
Jamaica-James Muzzey, Albert But
Ter. IN
Londonderry-A. E. Cudworth, l.. L.
Landman, j. w. Melendy.
1 Marlboro--H. Fl. Shaw, =. T. Adams.
Newfane-Amasa Grout, D. A. Ben
son w F.. Wheeler,
Putney-George s. Foster, W. A.
lCole, G. s. Willard.
Rockingham-State, Zina Allbee, j.
lC. Day. ]. s. Hill, F. G.. Pierce, W. b.