The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-07-17
CANDIDATES TOTAL
FIVE UP TO DATE
Aspirants for Town Representa-
tive Increasing Each Day.
BARBER, BACON, LYNCH ENTER
Likelihood That Still More win Be In
the Field Between Now and Caucus
Statement from the Latest
Seekers After the Once.

And the end is not yet.
In other words, there j. still time before
the caucuses, which viii probably he called
Tor the middle Of August, Tor more can.
didates for town representative TO enter
the lists. Only three new candidates have
been added during the past week 10 those
who had previously expressed their inten.
tion Of running, making a total OF tive,
but there is likelihood that several other
would.bc solons will launch their boons
in a short time. This is such an unusual
state of things in Brattleboro that II has
caused no end Of discussion and indicates
that politics will not become dead in this
town for several weeks to come
The past weeks entries include two re-
| publican candidates and one democrat The
representatives OF the G.. q. =. who have
/ signiiied their intention OF going after the
rhonor of representing BattlebOro in the
next legislature are Herbert q. Barber and
\ Robert G. Bacon From the ranks OF the
unterriiied" DIR. +. Il. Lynch has stepped
forth a. a seeker after recognition at the
, hands OF the voters.
Mr.. Barber announced his candidacy
Saturday afternoon. He says that he ex-
pccts to have opposition but that he is IN
the fight to stay until the votes are counted
IN the republican caucus and Longer II the
outcome of that gathering Is satisfactory.
Mr. BARRIERS ability as a fighter is already
known through his work as lawyer and
he can be depended upon to put up warm
campaign. He has been practising attor.
ney in this town for the past II years and
Is known as a young man oi sound business
judgment and common sense.
Mr.. Bacons candidacy was announced
yesterday in the following letter which he
made public:
Editor of Refonmer:
Will you please announce me in your
columns as a candidate for town repre-
sentative at the republican caucus. | am
not being driven into this against my VIII |
nor because OF the clamorous entreaties |
OF numerous friends My reason Is |
that ! should like the office if the citizens |
of Brattleboro should see tit to honor me |
with it.
Yours very truly,
Robert G. Bacon.
Mr. Bacon, like Mr.. Barber, is rising
young lawyer" TO use familiar news.
paper phrase. He has come into especial
prominence during the past two years as
states attorney of Windham county, an
office in which he has rendered unusually
efficient public service and his numerous
clamorous entreaties, he
says, are not responsible for his candidacy
believe that he Is particularly well adapt
ed to the work of lawmaking.
DR.. Lynch announced Monday that he
would be a candidate for town representa-
I've at the democratic caucus and said that
il elected he should do all in his power to
have the laws of the state so amended that
4 man can buy glass of soda on Sunday
without causing anyone to transgress the
statutes. Many people will coincide with
DR.. Lynch's attitude on this subject and
I is not unlikely that some of the other
candidates will embody it in their plat
orms."
The republican candidates whose en-
rance into the field has already been an.
lounced are Lyman +. Holden and VIII /,
lam Tanning. The latter makes a state
nent to the Others in a political adver-
isement in another column OF this paper. !