Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-26
FUSION EFFECTED.
Democrats and Independents
Unite on County Ticket.
Republican Nominees Necessarily
Omitted from the List--An Amic-
able Division of the Offices and
Selections Made without
Opposition.


For senators--v. A. Nye of Burling-
ton. T.. II. McGinnis of Essex Junction,
NJ g. Dimmck of Richmond.
For assistant judges. f.. Wolcott of |
Colchester oscar a. Mead of 1linesburgh. !
For states attorney-M G.. Lcary of |
Burlington.
For shcrifr-E. II. Horton of Burlng- |
ton.
For high ballff--J. y. Gingras of Bur
lngton.
Tho above ticket was nominated Thurs !
day by the county democratic and indie |
pendent conventions, tho fusion idea hav- |
ing reached a successful issue. The ticket |
does not contain u single nominee OF
the republican convention. Tho office OF
judge of probate is loft vacant, the state
ment being made that the election of
Judge NJ. y. Bingham was favored but
that he could not be placed on tho ticket
because ~ the resolution passed in the
republican convention. The fusion idea
was all arranged before the democratic
convention was called to order and be-
cause of that fact everything passed off
like clock work.
The democratic convention was called
to order Mt about eleven o'clock by V. \.
Bullard and he was elected chairman.
with f. l.. Linscnmelr as secretary. The
first business to come before the conven-
| ton was tho presentation OF a resolution
by Henry Conlin of Winooski. The reso-
| luton was adopted as follows: Resolved,
That committee of five be appointed
! by the chair to confer with like COM
|
to consider the advisabiity of nominating
a fusion county ticket. to determine the
| places 10 be allowed each party ON said
fusion ticket, if an agreement for fusion
be reached. ana report the result of their
conference to this convention"
| The chair appointed as members of that
| committee Henry Conln NJ. D. Mcmahon
| of burlington, W l.. Stone Of Burlngton
John McMulin OF Milton and Ira Brom-
| ley of South Burlington. After this had
been done tho convention. upon the mo-
ton of F. l.. Graves Of Winooski, took
| n recess subject to the call of the chair
man.
At twelve o'clock the convention was
again called to order and Chairman Bull
lard stated that the committee appointed
TO confer with the independents would re-
port in a few minutes.
A motion was made that the chair ap-
point committee on resolutions and Mr.
Billiard appointed as members of that
committee ]. ]. Monahan OF Underhil, ].
Frank K'dder OF Burlington and NJ. G..
lIeary of Burlington. The election OF a
lcounty committee followed and resulted as
follows: Y. 4. Billiard OF Buringt on. F.
l." Graves Of Winooski. NJ. E. Leary Of
Richmond, George Eastman of Essex
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!, COMMITTEES appointed to confer with the in
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reached whereby the democrats were to
have the offices OF senator from Burling-
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