Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-19
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS
Polls Will Be Open from 2 to 8
p. M, Tomorrow, Saturday

gebert c. Bacon and J. c. Stafford, the
Candidates, Agree to Use No Teams or
Automobiles.
rhe Republican caucus for the nominal
i..n Of candidate for town representa-
I'VE. which will be held tomorrow after
con and evening, will be conducted diff
~ently from the caucuses of recent
..irs. in accordance with an agreement
.,tween the candidates in conference
with the Republican town committee
Monday. Attorney Robert G. Bacon made
written proposition to ]. G. Stafford,
a. only other man who will go into the
tucus, agreeing to use no teams OF au-
.onobiles to bring voters to the polls and
not to spend money directly or indirectly
i'm the campaign. Mr.. Stafford sign-
fed his Willingness to agree to this and
formal agreement was made between
lem. Both men wanted to go into the
.4ucus so that whoever was the winner
.uuld he a regular Republican nominee,
81, Aich he could not be if nomination pa
..rs we're filed. The only avenue of ex-
.tuse left open was in the use of team
,ar the candidate to go about seeing the
,utcrs This suggestion was made by Mr..
aeon as Mr. Stafford has team of his
.Vn while Mr.. Bacon would have to hire
.ue to go about with. Mr.. Bacon's writ
..n proposal to Mr.. Stafford was as fol-
.vs Mr.. Stafford signing an agreement
.. abide by it and leaving the document
with the town committee:
Brattleboro, VT, Aug 10, 1910.
Mr. J. G. Stafford,
Brattleboro, VT,
Dear Sir:-As 1 do not desire to run up
.u any other ticket or under any other
tame than Republican, desire to have
FL Republican caucus. If 1 am defeated
a that caucus, l do not propose to ad-
t.lnce my candidacy further. In view of
@ a
a Brattleboro in the past, and desiring to
inmate the undesirable features which
ave characterized some of our former
.lucuses, l submit to you the following
trlpostions for the conduct of a caucus
md beg to inform you that I am will
q to agree to adhere strictly to the let
..r of these propositions.
First l will agree that no teams, auto
ulbies or conveyances shall be run by
my of the candidates, or by any friends
IT the candidates, or by anybody in
their behalf. to convey voters to and
from the polls on caucus day.
second, l will agree that no candidate
. himself or anybody in his behalf shall
.Npeud any money except for his own
PERSONAL expenses and conveyance for
himself in going around and visiting the
voters.
Yours very truly,
R. c. BACON.
o'clock and will remain open until o'clock
n the evening. With only two candi-
dates in the field a choice will be made
on the first ballot and there can be no
long drawn out session as there was two
wears ago when four candidates were in
the field The ticket for justices of the
peace was made up in a joint meeting of
the Republican and Democratic town
committees Wednesday. In accordance
with the custom four of the fifteen nomi-
rces to which the town is entitled are
Democrats and the remainder Republic
ans. This slate will be put in nomina-
ton by the Republicans and the Demo-
Gratis will ratify them. The justice ticket
is as follows:
Robert C. Bacon. Herbert G. Barber,
William R. Daley, w A. Shumway, Kit
tredge Haskins. F. D. f. Stowe. E. j.
Waterman, A. F. Schwenk, Harold e.
Whitney, William S. Newton. NJ. ]. Mo-
ran, c. A Boyden, c. S. Hopkins, j. L.
Stockwell, A. P. Carpenter.