Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-07-01
DELEGATES NOT INSTRUCTED.
Republican Caucus Saturday Night Voted
Down Resouton-county Ticket Elect
ed by Acclamatlon.

Uninstructed delegates to the Republi-
can county convention at Newfane were
elected in the caucus Saturday night
An attempt was made to have the dele
gates instructed to use their influence to
secure the election of Chauncey l. Knapp
as sheriff but 1t was voted down after
discussion. The delegates and alternates
were placed in nomination by w. a.
Gilbert with a word of explanation that
they were favorable to all three of the
Brattleboro candidates. Frank +. Barber
for states attorney, Chauncey l. Knapp
for sheriff and Judge \. +. Schwenk to
succeed himslf as judge of probate.
They were elected by reclamation with
out a dissenting vote.
Attorney w. r. Daley offered a res
oIution that the delegates be instructed
to use all honorable means to secure the
nomination of Mr.. Knapp. c. G. Fits, one
Of the delegates, objected promptly to
the resolution as he said that when the
delegation was made up it was unders-
TODD that he was for another candidate
and he did not wish to be bound by
resolution. He hoped that this motion
would not prevail. George L. Durham
spoke against the motion stating that he
had nothing to say against any candi-
date, but that he objected to the principle
of instructing delegates. He thought that
if delegaes had been chosen in whom the
candidates had confidence it was best not
to tie their hands He thought 1t time
for Brattleboro to break away from the
practice of instructing delegates. Judge
T.. w. Gibson saw no reason why the
resolution should not be adopted as there
was no other Brattleboro candidate for
the office and he moved to amend the
motion by including the name of Frank
T. Barber Mr. Daley moved to further
amend by including the name Of \. f.
Schwenk.
H. G. Barber objected to having the
delegation hampered with instructions
and said that an instructed delegation
worked at a disadvantage because a vote
of instruction tended to prejudice dele
gates from other towns. So far as his
brother was concerned, he said, he did
not wish to have the delegates instructed.
J. G. Stafford spoke against the resolu-
ton and after more argument by Mr.
Durham and Mr. Gibson the amendments
were lost and then the original motion
was voted down by good majority.
E J. Waterman. chairman Of the Re-
publican town committee, presided and
c. $. Hopkins was elected clerk. The
delegates and alternates are:
Delegates-Herbert C. Barber Sanford
a. Daniels. Walter f. Hubbard. Charles
r. Crosby. Linn y. Taylor Kittredge
Haskins William r. Daley. Clarke c.
Fits, Ernest W. Gibson. Robert c.
Bacon. oscar T. Ware. j. Gilbert stat
ford, Frank d. E. stowe J. Harry Estey
Scion \. Richmond, William A. Belden
George Brockington Harry r. Davis
John l." Johnson, Henry =. Wenman
Charles O. Robbins. Charles f. Sturgcs
and Lyman +. Holden.
Alternates-Hiram F. Weatherhead
John L. Barney. Walter NJ. Robbins
William l.. Hunt. Herbert f Harris
Harry c. Shaw. Harry l.. Piper Harold
+. whitney Lewis D. Harris Chester
w. Sargent Herbert W. Sargent. L. L.
Durham. Ray L. Greene. George Cain
Walter $. Stearns w. II. Bracket
Charles G. Staples. Russell H. Briggs.
Harry l.. Emerson, Charles A Harris
Carl S. Hopkins, Freeman Scott and II.
f. G. Toedt.