Norwich bulletin., 1909-10-02


 The republican caucus to nominate | for offices to be filled at the annual | town meeting on Monday was held in | the town hall Friday afternoon with | about four hundred members of the Iparty in attendance and a large num- l Der of others not entitled to vote, but interested in the proceedings. Judge Harry E. Back was selected | chairman of the meeting and Attorney Sabin s. Russell clerk.
 The contest developed for the nomi- nation for selectman from the Third resulted in the closest competition for a place on the party ticket that the meeting provided The decision of the voters as to who they wanted was put up to them right after the uncon- tested nominations from the First and Second districts had been disposed of at the opening. Use of the check list was demanded by a majority of the voters at the meeting and after the tellers and counters had been nomi- mated the vote was taken. The total number of votes cast was 399, and of these Harley $. Place, the present se- lectman of the party from the Third district, received 173, and Sydney Bar stow 165
 During the time that the votes were being counted the remainder of nomi- nations to be made excepting for town clerk and treasurer were quickly made. EdW ard S. Carpenter, how ever, after more than a quarter of g. century in the service of the town as tax collector, declined to accept a renomination on the ground of busi- ness cares and the condition of his health. MT. Carpenter was urged to reconsider his determination to give up the place, but he could not be in duced to do so.
 Harry J. Hyde was next nominated, he also declining to accept. Fred A. Kennedy was finally made the choice of the caucus for the office.
 Frank T. Preston, who has the of- fees of town clerk and treasurer in Killingly for the past g years, again proved the favorite candidate of his party for the offices. and he received the nomination over Charles $. Fran cis for the place by a vote of 256 to 78
 The list of nominations is as fol- lows: Selectmen, John A. Gilbert, Charles E. Aver, Harley S. Place assessors. Wesley Wilson, three years. William Fl. Edwards, two years, Rob ert Smith, one year; board of relief, W. I. Bullard. William P. Kelley, James N. Tucker: constables, Edward $. Carpenter, Fred c. Leavens, Louis Barstow, Frank Wood; grand jurors, Sydney $. Stone, Frank l.. Bennett, Clarence E. Soule; tax collector, Fred A. Kennedy; registrars of voters, Ar thur P. Woodward, Frank L. Ben nett, James E. Smith; members of the school committee, Rev. Clarence E. Barber, Damase Boulias auditor, Frank L. Bennett; tree warden, John A. Gilbert
 Fred A. Kennedy, when notified of his nomination as tax collector, declined to be a candidate and the vacancy will be filled by an appointment by the town committee. The only nominat- ing speeches were by Attorney w. F. Woodward, who named Mir Francis and Attorney Arthur G. Bill, who named Mir. Preston for town clerk.
 Brooklyn Democratic Caucus.
 The democrats of the town of Brook lyn have nominated the following list of candidates for the various town of- fees, to be filled at the annual town meeting, to be held on Monday:
 Assessors, John Weaver, three years George w. Talbot, two years. Arthur J. Lathrop, one year: selectmen, AL bert B. Webb. Everett A. Dodge; board of relief, Edward Riley, Nelson Gau- thier; town aolerk and treasurer Os- car F. Atwood; auditor, William h. gals; grand Jurors, Willis A. Kenyon, Louis Messier. Hugh German; consta- bles, John ,Tyler, Nelson Gauthier; registrar of. voters. John M. Bessette; collector of taxes, John NJ. Bessette: member of the school board, Rev. George F. Genung; tree warden, Will jam H. Clewley.
 Two Francois Dionnes-One Signed Petition.
 The people who are interested in getting license over in the town of Brooklyn were up in arms Friday over published statement that they had been guilty of forgery in the use of the name of Francois Dionne on the