The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-02-17
Ward CaucuSeS We're Held
Saturday Evening
WAREHOUSE" THURST0N
Defeated Two Competitors for Alder
manic Nomination in Fourth Ward
w. S. Alexander Named in
the Second Ward.

Only two new names win appear on
the ward tickets in the coming municipal
election as the result Of five caucuses
held Saturday night They are William
$. Alexander for alderman from ward
two ana William Oliver for school com
missioner from ward six. The caucuses
were very lightly attended. with the
exception of the fourth ward. where
there was thrce-corncred fight for the
aldermanic nomination There the pres
ent eneumbent, L. II. Thurston, easily
won out
4 The general results were as follows:
Ward one, for school commissioner,
Alex. Gordon.
Ward two, for alderman, William S.
Alexander.
Ward three, for school commissioner,
L. r. Hutchinson.
Ward four, for alderman, L. IL Thurs
ton.
Ward six, for alderman. a. Z. Camp.
bell; for school commissioner, William
Oliver.
Continued Honor for Alex. Gordon.
In the first ward caucus. held at the
Church street schooihouse. there were ten
voters present. from whom Homer c.
Ladd was chosen chairman and II. w
Scott clerk Alex. Milne presented the
name of Alex. Gordon for school commits
sioner for three years and the nomina-
tion was carried By aeclamation nnani-
mously. This is signal compliment
t0 the services 81 MIR Gordon. as he
has served ten years on the board.
almost since the city government was
organized several years as chairman.
The caucus WAS over IN seven minutes.
New Name in Ward Two.
II took the citizens of ward 2 five
minutes to nominate a candidate for
alderman G, w Melcher was chosen
moderator and G. NJ. Wiley clerk.
Charles Nishart presented the name Of
William s. Alexander as a candidate
for the nomination. and this was see
0nded by Alderman H. f Cutler There
being no other names presented. the
was made by acclamati0n
The caucus was held at the Spaulding
building.
Hutchinson Nominated by Acclamation.
Al the ward caucus held in the sum.
mer street school building Leonard Il. l
was nominated for school I
commissioner for three years to succeed /
himself There were jnst eleven voters 1
Of the ward present and ii took less I
than five minutes to complete the bust I
ness Of the caucus Donald Mcleod was I
elected chairman and IT. r. Bush clerk I
Air. Hntcnnson's name was presented |
by Henry & Whitaker and seconded hy l
William Mcdonald Michael Tierney
then presented the name Of John &. 1
Crowley and this was seconded by James
Mr. Crowley however asked
that his name be not used and Mr.
was then nominated BIZ ac.
slanation
Warehouse" Thurston Wins.
Alderman /. H. Thurston sometimes
,alled ~AVar horse" Thurston, won ont
lor the aldefmanic nomination i'll tho
fourth ward over William Scott and
lanes Grogan, getting Is majority on
the first ballot There was something
loiug" IN this ward from the time the
;rowd rot to the Beekley street school
building and found themselves tempo
.arily locked out, until the voters finally
piled out without going through the
iorniAlity Of adiourning. The lf-dozen
vlio were left when the motion to ad
onrn was thought Of hastily passed the
tote. and followed their more anxious
leighbors ont.
Having once got inside the building
he voters had to wait for light to n
.uide their deliberations. That secured,
here was a tilt over the chairmanship.
/. NJ. smith the ward clerk, who called
lie caucus TO order, was elected chair
man. whereupon Alderman Thurston
aised the point that, being ward clerk,
III. Smith couldn't be chairman, mas
much as there has to be a caucus clerk.
Mr.. Thurston went on the idea that
,ir. Smith would have to be clerk of the
aucsis since he was ward clerk. Mr..
smith had been elected chairman with
at other opposition, but refused abso-
utelv to serve when the above obiec
ion was raised
After unsuccessful attempts then to
et Gus Gregoire, Frank 0dgers, Joseph
ldgers and Will Avery to act as chair
nan. the last name finally consented to
Il the breach. William W Russell being
hosen clerk Nominations having been
allied for James Grogan, i. H. Thurs
on and William Scott were soon before
he caucus and were in turn sailed to
heir feet to give their views Thurston
elied on his past record. Grogan on his
romises and the fact that he had
orced the council to set curbing on
Irool street. while Scot pointed to his y
FORK as school commissioner from the :
aurth ward.
A majority vote having been declared a
ceessary to nominate, ballot was y
aken, with James Scott, Peter Thorn t
nd Michael Good acting as tellers. The O
rst and decisive ballot resulted as fol. !
Tvs:
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'iflrston ................... S.
roQan ..-..+..........s ........-.. lS
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