Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-07-06
BACON WINS CONVENTION
NOMINATED FOR STATES ATToR
NEY BY AccLAMATIoN.
@. s. Chase Of whitingham Candidate
for Senator from Southern District
Phelps Defeats Ray In North End
Fight-Thompson for Sheriff,

Fight-Thompson for sherin,
After strenuous session on the
green in front Of the county court
house at Newfane Tuesday the dele
gates elected TO the republican county
convention convened in harmony and
chose the following ticket:
Senators, Charles $. Chase Of Whit
ingham aud b. T. Phelps of Westmin'
ster.
Side judges, +. b. Pier of Jamaica
and Frank Worden of Halifax.
State s attorney, Robert G. Bacon Of
Brattleboro.
High sheriff, Arthur II. Thompson Of
Rockingham.
High bailiG, John A. Davis Of Brat
tleboro.
Judges of probate. Z. l.. Waterman
of Brattleboro and z. ii. Allbee OF
Rockingham.
Peace in the convention proper was
brought about only after a protracted
preliminary meeting in which all sorts
Of trades were mentioned and many
made. Frank 4. Barber of this town,
who was defeated for states attorney
in the Brattleboro caucus by X. c. Ba-
con. stood his ground until he saw he
had absolutely no show. With dele
gates from Newfane, Vernon and Gull
ford pledged TO his support and 9th
ers supposedly on his side he main
tanned his determination to enter the
convention until the last. II took the
most vigorous measures on behalf of
some of the Brattleboro delegation to
persuade him that discretion was the
better part of valor. A factor in this
fight was the attitude of the Rocking
ham delegation which arrived in New
fame "open 10 persuasion on the
state S attorney question but pledged
absolutely to A. II. Thompson for
sheriff. Part of the Brattleboro con
tingent was in favor of J. w. Melendy
of Londonderry as successor to the
late +. W. Mcclure but when the feel
ings of the Rockingham men had been
thoroughly sounded il became plain
that to support Mr.. Melendy would be
TO sacrifice Mr.. Bacon. An impromptu
caucus of the Brattleboro and Rocking.
ham delegations was therefore held
Just before the opening of the conven-
ton, and the result was decision on
the part of the local men to support
the hoehinshanh sanuiua' a.. pea,,
IN return ior .he s"PPoi' =, .ns 80
ihgham aeieeation ~,
state S attorney candidate.
c. s. Chase of Nottingham received
the nomination for senator from the
southern district in spite of some oppo'
sition. Moses Newton of Holyoke,
Mass, was leader in this movement
put ms repeaoe' o"'a''", ~, 1..,
delegates apparently nsu ny sn;ais af
SUN nuht py SUM u VI. "a
b. L. rnelps OF "essn,,l.;e, &C. san'
III MS winning 'no .t s;str;at fron
a.or AT IRON 1ne n" ~ pnaL ;naham who
hyIo - na} - ,;s i;l;ng
aPpaIehti! nau .nr s ana IL some
-hr. ne'ps ol,an. nom;nat;no
'''e"ouie " uaidon of West
speech "hich ceipo Us
minster iiaue IN ms pena'r' aor
Inc convention was caaeu W ~
at ll.oo Dy Johh H. WEIR ,i. my VI ~, ao
fane, chairman OF the fepupii'an eDun
y committee AFTER Piayoi ", " n as
N. . Moore VI Ne"iane ri wy - ~
reau ps oe.le.as M. Narr;fold an.
county cohiaiittee % Mar.;n nf RrattIe.
nouhoeu 'na' o. - as tor,nororv
boro had peeh seiecleu as 'en.pof o.
president anu ~ ~ cias ~ D
dohderry t1,hPot"is .L yinatad
orosoy OF bra5tiepoio 'nen sia n nnnsidant
u H. MeTriheIu sI,!,, ioi ono iI t;n'bar
ana y. II. Miilains y, na. VI iWD.aa,;sstar 60.
/ nominated D. - neipe " % u
lor the otner' on nio'lDn or,
Sehwenk OF bra'tlep9ro tne .elnp0' "a
organization Wa 'i,aue PEI nI naia,,rnuart "
on motloh OF NJ @rosp. auJou nNo'
was taken until 10y ioi uinni
When tne aIterhooh sessloh Iao ~
order A. r. och"ehh hiopeu tn". ;.L VI.
reading OF the ron pe u,spehseu ~ "
This motion was carried. a.. '. -
Piper of Jamaica theh onerea resoiu'
ton instructing the senatoriai nominees,
in case they were eiecteo, w
against any movement 10 chanee MI ..e
boundaries OF Windnam county n.s ~
was carried as was also resoiu.ion ol
fered by Z. ii. Wlliiams that the az.
ceptance of the nomination py eacn
candidate be construed pledge tna1
he will not accept IKE nomination
from any other party
The chair then appointed Z. II. WI,
| liams of Rockingham, Il. Il. PIERCE OF
| Londonderry and II. ii. Shaw OF Mari
boro committee on resolutions, and Il.
D. Ryder of Rockingham, A. V. u:
Piper of Jamaica and ID. A. Benson Oh
Newfane committee to nominate
county committee for the ensuing year.
| Nayt ooma the unpStiOn of q Sena-