St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-06-13
st. Johnsbury Caucuses.

WOrthen Carries the Town for SneIiA'
Haslkins and Proctor Tickets without
Opposition.
Nearly 400 voters attended the repub-
lican caucus at the Armory Friday night
to elect delegates to the county conven-
ton. The call was read by ". W.
Sprague, chairman of the town COM
mittee, and the caucus organized by elect
ing Elmore T. Ide chairman and ]. Rolf
Searles clerk. The only contest was over
the sheriff candidates as both tickets en-
dorsed Guy W. Hill for states attorney
and Judge Walter P. Smith for Judge of
probate.
A ticket pledged to support Sheriff
George F. Winch in the county conven-
ton was placed in nomination by Frank
b. Hill and contained the following
names: Henry M. Cheney, Charles Ross,
Fred S. Hartman, Charles W. Farr,
George c. Cowling, Herbert A. Stanley.
Emerson E, Sargent, L. P. Slack, David
R. Cole, Elmer E. Carr, Frank W. Ball,
P. F. o Maley, Ernest Il. Cowles.
W. H. Worthen's ticket was placed in
the field with a graceful nominating
speech by J. Rolf Searles and contained the
following names: Arthur Taplin, E, L.
Spencer, Harry Fl. Carr, H. M. Laird,
Elmer J. Louie, 7. c. Fletcher, Walter
Wllcomb, Frank N. Carr, George Bur
bank, Fred D. Gilman, Reuben G. Cheney,
Frank n Scott. o. H. Henderson.
The result of the ballot was as follows:
Whole number of votes cast, 800
Necessary for choice, 1876
Worthen ticket, BOZ
Winch ticket, CT
The announcement of the victory OF
the Worthen ticket was received with
vociferous applause.
| The delegation was authorized to bill
any vacancies. The only other business
transacted was the choice OF the new re.
publican town committee for the next
| two years and these gentlemen were nom
mated: o. H. Henderson, W. Arthur Tap
lin, Henry R. Albee.
The caucus Saturday evening at the
same time and place was only attended
by about halt as many voters and the
business was all transacted in about 15
minutes. The call was read by Mr..
Sprague and the meeting organized by
,lecting Alexander Dunnett chairman
and J. Rolf Searles clerk.
The matter of electing delegates to the
state convention was first taken up and
ticket favorable to Fletcher D. Proctor
Tor governor was placed in nomination
by David E. Porter which contained
these names:
HIN Turner, Chas. W. FAIR, Elmore
T. Ide, Arthur F. Stone, Alex. Dunnett,
H. H. Carr, c. W. Steele, H. A. Stanley,
George H. Cross, Frank H. Brooks,
George c. Cary, T. II. Underwood.
AS there was no other ticket in the
field the Proctor ticket was elected by
reclamation.
When the chairman called for nomina'
tions for the congressional convention
there was long pause as on the eve OF
great battle, and finally Guy w. Hill
broke the silence by vehemently an
nouncing that his name was placed or
the Bell ticket without his knowledge OF
consent, and that inasmuch as both the
friends OF Bell and Haskins had hand
somely endorsed him at Friday night.
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ct. Then after another moment of ex
pectency George II. Cross nominated the
following gentlemen on ticket headed
"Haskins delegation"
Harry A. Bartlett, John c. Clark, D
M. Bacon, DR.. w. J. Aldrich, Robert W
Smonds, Charles A. Calderwood, L. P
Slack, W. W. Sprague, Elmer w. Fuller
DR.. Charles A. Provost, E. L. Spencer
George Z. Moore.
The chairman waited for other nomi
nations, but no mention was made @
either of the other candidates. A Bel
ticket was circulated in the hall heade,
by Haskins man and containing tw
democrats and several other Haskin
supporters. If the ticket had a sponso
be was evidently out of town, and tn
Haskins ticket was unanimously Ghost
by reclamation. The announcement {
the vote was received with applause an
much rejoicing and after instructing th
delegations to fill any vacancies til
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