The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-07-02
Former Endorsed for States
ID Attorney by Republicans
AND LATTER FOR SENATOR
Large Caucus Held in Opera House Last
Night--It Also Favored Frank ]. Mar
tin for Probate Judge and W. J.
clapp for Assistant Judge.


the opera house last night instructed
taeir q delegates TO work in the county
convention, July l0, for the nomination
Of John w. Gordon for senator, for
4. Ward Carver for the Office of states
attorney, for William J. Clapp for as.
sistant judge and for Frank J. Marian
for Judge of probate An Of the above
are Barre men, and the last two are
present holders Of the offices for which
they are again candidates. In the other
cases, there were contests, Mr.. Gordon
defeating Richard A. Hoar and Mr.. CarY-
er winning from Earl r. Davis.
The caucus was called to order at 7;45
by +. G. Rowland Of the city committee,
and on motion Of n. D. Phelps Mr. How
land was elected chairman, and then
w j. Clapp was chosen secretary. After
the chairman had made a brief explana-
tion Of the single printed list 81 dele-
gates, S. Hollster jackson moved that
the q men named be elected as dele
gates and Il other names as alternatcs.
The motion was carried unanimously.
The delegates are az followss John
Robins, Wilbur Il. Shepard, James Me-
Adam. Thomas II. Cave, jr., Burt IT,
Wells, William Eager. Fred G. Fisher
Joseph Sanguinett, Harry Patterson,
Eugene G. Gylsson, Frank +. Small. r.
w Morse, John T Axerill, George Me-
farland, John Dillon, Alland G. Fay. S.
ID. Allen. Ora 4. PhiIbriek, Richard
Grigg John - Magnaghi, Nelson B. Bal
lard
Alternates. Elwin i. Scott, W. +. La
2ell, John 1. Wallace, William G. Rey-
nolas. G. II Kendrick, g, r. Bugbee.
Charles G. Kenyon, Alex. Duncan. III II.
Reynolds, Douglass Barclay, James Me-
henzie, ], W Vaughan, d. F. Davis, f.
M Andreani. Joe Calcagni G. M Wiley,
William Ingiis Donald WI Smith. Thorn
as Mercer, A b Curtis, Homer G Ladd.
Il having heeu announced that there
were two Barre candidates for states
attorney and two for senator, NJ NJ. Cor
3en moved that the caucus proceed to
ballot on Instruction e. the delegates
6ssas the aotioa preraiiinQ. the CROWD
niaached arfpAs two stage IA sz.sssss1s rsse
lire gnf 21 nainukts 8Np0&iriHy7 y7thclr NAL.
lots III two reeeptaeles. enc at each end
of the stage
While the teilers were counting the
ballots. II. G. Woodruff moved that the
secretary be ordered to cast one vote
for instructiug the Delegates 20 work
for Frank ] Martin for Judge Of pro-
bate. and it was unanimous vote The
ballot WAS cast. Then similar pro-
cednre ensued, on motion Of r A. Walk
er for w J. Capp for assistant judge
except that Secretary clapp was relieved
OF the duty of voting Tor himself, and
the chairman did il
The senatorial instructions were then
Whole number cast 52l
Necessary .s..s........ 28l
Richard Al Hoar had . 22S
John w. Gordon had ..a 2a3
and Mr.. Gordon was declared the choice
OF the caucus, after which Mr.. Hoar
generously moved that the Instructions
be made unanimous, and it was SO DONE
Wnen called upon. Mr. Gordon ex
pressed bis pleasure at receiving the sup
port Of Barre Republicans, for he said
TINT the support from the third largest
city in the state made no small prestige,
and if it should happen that he was
elected he would feel that no other sen
ator went into the Senate with better
prestige than Barre afforded him, He
recalled that ii he was elected It would
be the first time on party lines. since
heretofore his eflice-holding had been on
non partisan elections He hoped also
that Barre might be enabled To get on
the political map Of the state.
The states attorney instruction vote
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