The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-08-07
THE WINNER
OF THE CAUCUS
PRE.CAUCUS WHISPERS
Supporters Of Bacon, Barber and Hol-
den Are Confident as 10 the Outcome
OF Tomonow's Ballo, Battle-what
the Candidates Have 10 Say.

Tomorrow will be day o. triumph in
/ Rmitlehuro for someone,
Who that someone viii be Is the ques.
i iion that i interesting every citizen Of
the town just at present IN unusually
| strenuous thrcecomercd campaign for
/ the nomination Of representative 10 the
general assembly from Brattleboro il al
most az an end: tonight will sec the last
/ Of the street lists handed IN and checked
up, the last Of the precaucus cigars dis
! tributed, the final instructions gwen {,
pespinng henchmen.
At 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon the
battle of the ballots will begin, continuing
Tor six hours. Political prognostieating is
always a hazardous occupation but The
Rciomcr's political observer is cJing TO
brave the dangers this time aud register a
prophecy. II is this: The caucus tomor-
row wlll be won by-ei,her Bacon or Bar
Der o, Eolden. This prediction is b,@d
on the statements OF the candidates them
selves and for that reason odgh. 10. be
fairly accurate
\ great deal OF hustling has been done
during the pas. week by the supporters
Of the three Ilen whose names will be
placed before the republican voters Of the
town at the caucus in Festival hall to-
morrow afternoon, and the outcome prom
ises to be very close indeed.
A prominent Bacon supporter said when
interviewed this morning: "Tbs caucus
j. sure to be close but am confident that
Mr.. Bacon will win by small plurality,
4 prominent Barber supporter said tins
morning in response 10 question: The
caucus will be close but | am confident
that Nlr. Barber will win by small
plurality.
A prominent Holden supporter, when
asked for his opinion, said: The caucus
will be close undoubtedly, but | am conf
dent that Mr.. Holden will win by small
plurality"
Mr.. Bacon himself didn't care to make
a prediction.
Alr Barber himself wouldn't commit
himself.
Mr.. Holden himself wouldn't talk for
publication.
The proprietor of local laundry said
Il do not know which one of
The candidates will win, but | am in
position to know that all three of them
nave been making a clean caigpaign."
According TO the agreement published
n last weeks Reformer the nomination
yill 90 to the one receiving the largest
number OF votes, q majority, not being
necessary The ballots used by the. can
lidates will be uniform in size and shape.
The question of eligibility will be left to
committee of threw. ii. Brackett,
\. +. Schwenk and W. Il. Daley. This
: the same committee that acted at the
aucus to choose delegates to the republi-
an county convention and can be de-
ended upon to act impartially.
The local democrats are looking forward
o the outcome of the caucus with no lit
lie interest for the result will make
reat deal OF difference with their plan
t campaign. A prominent democrat
aid Yesterday that there was little like
hood that DR.. L. X. Lynch would re-
eive the democratic nomination. IF Mr..
arber or Mr.. Holden is nominated at the
lucus Saturday" he said, I'VE intend to
ut up the fight of our lives at the Sep
,mber election and with what ammuni..
on we have to fire against either one of
lese men you may be very sure that we
IN swing a lot of republican votes to
ar side. particularly if we succeed in put
ng up the man with whom we are now
boring.