The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-06-26

Quoih james D. Hooker, chairman O
The republican town committee, Molnrs
day evening al the close Of one OF ihl
hottest republican eaacuses ever held II
this town;
's.entlemen, listen 10 the Fosnli oi YOU
ballot, Whole number 81 votes cast, p7l
noocssaIy for a eholrc, is0, Oi this mum
bef Mt' Ninlon has 40 aud Mr.. GlbsoI
has ais, aud b."
Mr.. Hooker said elected" bat the worl
mas drowned ~ the rra 1T noisc made
BY the supporter Of Ernest ". Gibson
~ has campaign Tot the county senator
ship. AZ a matter vi fact Mr.. Gibson
VAS not elected 10 anything but ~ dele-
gates favorable 10 has candidacy NeIv
shescn over ~ Others pledged to support
William II, Nlnion al the county oonvcn.
ton IN NeNiane July :. III. Gibson
demonstration came al the close ol siA
hours 81 strenuous work on the part ni
both Gibson aud Ninlon supporters, and
the outcome of the caucus means without
much question that MIR. Gibson will be
nominated for senator from this end Of
the county
Following is list OF the Gibson dele.
gates: Dr. ;. J.. LAYTON, l.. l.. Durham,
:; b; Hooker l.. ID; Taylor J. l.. Barney,
II. IL. Crosby, q. T.. Gilman, 4. r.. lio'
bart, DIR, Henry Tucker, d. ", Gipson, A,
W. Rockwell, W. II, Haywood o. 4.
Ware, y. III. Howard, b. 4. uopkinson,
W. X. DALEY, Emil Erickson, X. l.. Frost,
j. J.. Bushnell and +. W. Blodgctt. Al
ternates-W. II, Proctor, W. IL. Corser,
j. II. Randoll, T.. i. Coxson, John Strand,
j. l.. johnson, T.. j. Waterman, Scion
Richmond. r. {. Dunklec, j. 4. Rogers,
Walter sylvester, &. l. Knapp, 4. Is.
lawson, NJ. 7. Davis. II. L. Bond. W. A.
Belden, Frank Leray, John CALVIN, w. A.
Pomfey, Elijah Wales.
The Ninton ticket was as follows: Den.
nison Cowles, II. W. Sargent, r. ID. 4.
Stowe. j. g.; Estey, Z. W. Durham, q. h.
Barber, o. l.. French, +, A. Thompson,
March, w. ID. Gibson, w. 4. Haskell, II. !
4. Eddy A. W. j. Wilkins, j. G Stat.
iord, G. N. Clay i. IL. Brasor, C. X.
Crosby and G.. W. Pierce. Alternates-
J: l.. Stockwell, &. 5. Hopkins, q. A.
McRae, {. Z. Fits, G. l.. Stickney, +. +.
Gleason, II. +. Brooks, A. T.. Simonds, r.
I. Hunt, c. A. Harris, G. i. Thomas, +.
Vaughan, w. B. Ninton, 4. II. Put.
lam, 5. W. Edwards, +. L. Perry, ID. p.
Dewitt, 9. .. Robbins, L. c. Crosby and
J. II. Niles.
The caucus was called TO order at 3
o'clock in Festival hall by james i.
lOOhcr, VINO announced lndt voting
would be by check list and that all would
'e eligible to vote who intended to east
heir ballot for the republican ticket at
he September election. w. X. Daley, w.
1. Bracket and A. +. Schwenk were
greed upon by the candidates as board
1 arbitration and whenever there was
oubt about the eligibility OF voter he
ias brought before the board and put ,
through the third degree. A large mum
er OF voters were challenged and between ,
and 40 were brought up ON the carpet !
ut only two were prevented from voting
he heaviest voting took place just after /
o'clock, and from then until after eight !
automobile loads of stragglers were hustled !
} the, polls by the nval candidates and y
leir henchmen. The hall was packed y
hen the box was closed at o'clock, and i
he announcement OF the result brought
eafening cheers from the Gibson sup. =
)rters.