Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-10

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OF the public schools. ~
Mrs. Herbert J. wyckoff and children
VINO nave been spending the summer at ].
NJ. Comstock's, returned to her home at
new Haven, Conn.,, Wednesday. She
was accompanied by Miss Rachel Com
STOCK and Herbert F. Comstock. The
latter IS to enter the New Haven High
school and the former to study music in
that city.
Dr. Vertner Kenerson of Buffalo. N.
r., nephew of the late Susan Gilman nj
this town, has been spending few DAYS
at the Orange County hotel, renewing &C
qualntances of his youth. DR.. Kenerson
Is noted surgeon with large practice in
Buffalo, where he has private hospital.
he is taking much-needed rest from
professional duties and leaves soon for
Europe to remain year.
The Chelsea baseball team played a re-
turn game of ball with what purported
10 be the North Randolph ball team at
the Gulf Springs, Winiamstown, Mon
day, Labor day. The game was won by
the Randolph team, to 5. The Chelsea
team was up against a proposition when
the two teams came on the field as the
North Randolphs had introduced into
their team many crack players, including
pitcher, and really had only two men OF
the home team that previously played
here. Charles Boardway, one of Chel-
seas best players, was sick and unable to
play and two other men on the team had
gone away to school. The Chelsea boys
did excellent work to hold them down to
a lead of only two scores. Quite q dele.
CATION from here attended the game.
CheIsea's Exciting Election.
One of the most holly contested and
long-drawn-out voting contests for town
representative INDUCED in here for many
years came of this year and resulted in
the town of Chelsea being without repre-
sentation in the legislature this fall. AL
of the candidates were men worthy tic
represent the town. Mr.. Beckwith, the
Democratic candidate, was the only one
regularly nominated at a caucus. The
Republican party was divided between
Messrs. Emery and Bacon and many or
each side claimed the election would be
decided on the first ballot, but the result
was far short of an election for either
although the largest total vote of the con
flict was then cast. Mr.. Emery led and
Mr.. Beckwith ran three votes ahead o.
his party vote for governor.
At the end of the seventh ballot, all O
the 1900 votes procured had been used,
except IL, and q recess was taken unit
Thursday, when the box was to be
turned at 8 o'clock p. m. These IL vote
were cast about 10 O'Clock Tuesday nigh
by representatives of each of the candi
dates.
All leaders who were working for thei
candidates put in general hustl
Wednesday and came back Thursda,
with q hopeful expression of counter
ance. The new supply of 5000 ballot
must surely elect someone.
| Mr.. Beckwith started in on the frs
ballot with 81 votes and steadily gained
to the twelfth ballot, when he had 129
lacking only five votes of election. Near
Iy everyone now felt sure it would b
Beckwith or no election, and strong
| effort was made here to bring the Repub
licans together on Mr.. Emery to keep !
| from Beckwith, but it resulted in the los
of only nine votes to him from the previ
GUS ballot, white the total vote was nv
less. Mr.. Emery went up from 81 to 10
and Mr.. Bacon went from 90 down to 81
A dark horse was now tried by few
leaders of the forIorn hope and A. L
Sprague came in with five votes. The to
tai vote gradually dropped, but MI
Beckwith gradually gained. The eigh
tenth ballot stood:-Beckwith, ia
Emery, 90, Sprague, 10, Bacon, IL, an
was five votes short of electing Beckwltn
There were not enough votes for an
other ballot and a motion was made
/ adjourn, which was duly carried, afte
the matter had been fully explained
H. K. Darling that it was satisfactory t
the candidates and after Mr.. Beckwith
the leading candidate, had stated IN tn
meeting he would sanction it.
Mr.. Bacon led on the fourth Dalio'
Mr.. Emery led on all the other ballot
until the eleventh, when Mr.. Beckwlt
led and continued to do so until the M
ish. The supporters of both Mr.. Elmer
| and Mr.. Bacon came to Mr. BeckWlt
and there is no doubt in the minds OF tn
non-partisan voters that Mr.. Beckwit
would have been elected on one or at leas
two more ballots.
II was a largely attended meeting fror
stort TO finish and most of the voter
came to spend the night Thursday we
supplied with overcoats ana lanterns
1t is the first time probably IN the IN
tory of the town that it has not peen 1et
resented in the legislature.
Aside from very few OF the ieauei
supporting the candidates, the utlho'
good feeling prevailed throughout ~
contest. and in this respect alone II We
one of the most remarkable meetings
the kind in the history of.Orange coun'
and we may add in the entire state.
The vote follows for each candidate Il