The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-22
HARMONIOUS
i'm EXTREME
Barre Democrats Unanimous
In All Actions
'NDORSE WIN. J. BRYAN
They Also Pledge Their Efforts to Send
G. Herbert Pape to National Con-
vention at Denver--The Tic
kets Elected.

Unanimously presenting the name o.
9. Herbert Pape for delegate-at-iarge
from Vermont to the national conven-
tion, unanimously and nproariously in.
dcrsing William J. Bryan for president
and unanimously electing delegates to
the state and district conventions, the
Democratic caucus Of Barre Saturday
night was veritable love feast. Ii was,
moreover, one Of the biggest caueuses
The Barre Democrats have got together
in score Of years.
50 big was IT that the city court room
wouldn't hold near all Of them, and when
Donald Mcleod Of the city committee
called the caucus to order there was a
Democrat in every seat, on the arms of
the seats, clinging to the wall and hold
ing standing room tickets. Fred Bruce
remarked that only once in the twenty
odd years be had been connected with the
party IN Barre had he seen a bigger turn
OUT while Herbert Pape said that If the
size Of the caucus was any indication,
there would certainly be a Democrat
holding down Barre's chair in the next
Legislature.
q. Herbert Pape, nominated BY w. J.
Kingston, was elected chairman and Ar
thur w. Premier, secretary. Whereupon
Fred Bruce moved that the ballot box
remain open fifteen minutes to receive
votes for delegates to the state conven-
tion III Burlington Ballots were then
presented, one covered with printed list
and the other blank. There wasn't
one Of the latter filled out and fred into
the ballot boxes. SO the teIlers, j..
could Mere, Herman Campbell and
George N. TildeD, didn't have much Of
a task in counting los ballots for the
printed ticket, with none against
The winning ticket, which Is pledged
to support pape for delegate.at large,
il al follows:
Delegates g, Herbert Pape. Fred
Bruce, VIM. j. Kingston. III Goald More,
Dr. Y. &. Goodrich, Z. r Mccarthy, Ar
thur w. Frenier. Il. j. Owens. Donald
Mcleod, Alternates- E Campbell.
A.. ]. Loranger, Geo. i. More. James
Brown, s. III Forsythe, Il. j. nenning,
Martin Riley, Arthur q Moore, James
f. Higgins.
This delegation II understood To favor
James II, Burke for the Democratic CUB
nominee Eibley supporters,
81 the supporters of some other candi
date than Burke, state that they decided
some weeks ago not to place ticket in
ID opposition. and 50 al the
votes cast went for Che only ticket that
vas filed.
District convention delegates were
,hnsen with equal dispatch, but the tell-
srs for this vote, Harry Mcneil. q. WI !
AEelcher and Henry More, had only 4s
ballots to count, and this ticket was ae-
.lared unanimously elected: Delegates
p. u MeNulty, James #. Higgins, Geo.
W. German, Dr. j. WI jackson, Dr. p. |
5. Duffy, Herman Il Campbell, John r.
riernay, Harry Al. Mcneil Charles al |
lark alternates John O'Leary, Dan j.
sullivan, W. w. Calder, Fred Bruce, f.
!. Owens, I'M q, Quinlen, Vim. j. Kings
on. G, Gould More, DR., y. G. Goodrich
Bryan Indorsed.
The elections out Of the way, William
] Kingston arose and presented this
-esolution:
Resolved that the delegates this
night elected to the Democratic state
md district conventions be and hereby
ire instructed to give their support At
hese conventions for an instructed dele
.ation from Vermont for Honorable vii
lam 3. Bryan for president
The resolution went through like a
lash. and Chairman pape then declared,
And You have indorsed the next presi
lent Of the United States The chair
nan took the occasion to thank the
Democrats for their unanimous support
oward sending him as a delegate.at-
arge to the national convention.
The final business Of the caucus was
he election Of city committee. AS
Iually constituted. tile COMMITTEES Is as
ollows, at-Iarge, G. Herbert Pape;
Yard l. james n Higgins ward 2,
ieorae ". German; ward 5, Donald Nc
cod ward 4, Alex. NJ Smith; ward 8,
! 4. MeNuIty; ward 9, Charles Clark,
ne leadership Of the committee was Of
cred 10 Charles w. Melcher, but he ve-
oed the idea, stating that while he was
Wiling TO work from the ranks, he
houId refuse absolutely to take the
lace on the committee.