Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-09-09
STAFFORD WILL REPRESENT TOWN.
Dr. e. r. Lynch, Democrat, Made Good
Run by Using Teams and Automobiles
Vote Was 55s to 527.

-NOte was oo6 10 oG(
Election day in BrattIeboro developed
one of the regulation hot contests and
feeling ran high J. Gilbert Stafford. the
regular nominee of the Republican party,
won out by plurality OF 81 votes over
the Democratic nominee. Dr. e. r.
Lynch. This narrow margin is explain
able in part by the fact that Mr. Staf-
ford refused to have teams and automo-
biles run in his behalf while the Demo
cratic town committee kept teams and
automobiles going all day for their cam
didate. In view of the fact that there
had been widespread approval of the
stand taken by the Republican candidates
i'm the caucus that no teams should be
run and that leading citizens of the town
felt that they should not be used at the
election either, the Republican town com
mittee made a proposition to the Demo-
cratic town committee that no teams
should be used election day. This prop
osition was refused on the ground that
the Democratic town committee had
made all its arrangements. The Repub-
iican town committee conferred with Mr..
Stafford but he wished to stand suuarely
on the no-team issue and it was decided
not to send any out
crowd had collected at the town hall
before o'clock, the hour when the polls
We're to open. and it was evident that a
hot contest was brewing. Constable
Nil'HIlNVN l. fNIdpp Cdlleu Llle meeting TO
order al the appointed hour and Town
Clerk William S Newton read the call
for the election. Voting began brskly
and continued with fair regularity until
noon, when about 500 bollots had been
cast 1t was evident at that time that
the Democratic candidate was well in the
lead From then until the polls closed
at o'clock the Republican forces carried
on an energetic campaign by telephonng
and personal urging 10 the stay-at-home
voters. The result was in doubt until the
official count was announced as it was
conceded that Dr. Lynch had more than
500 votes and only 1850 voters had been
checked 1t was known that many OF
these men did not vote for town repre-
sentative In all 1896 votes were cast OF
these II were scattering Mr.. Stafford re-
ceived 55S and DR.. Lynch 527. About 20
blank ballots were put in the box.
The largest vote given for any Of the
Republican candidates was 624 This num-
ber was received by John G. Sargent for
attorney general Z. p. Adams of Marl-
boro for senator and by a. F. Schwenk
Tor judge Of probate. The republican vote
Tor governor fell 40 short of this, John A.
Mead receiving $50 to 424 for Charles d.
Watson, the Democratic nominee Franz
r. Barber received 597 votes for states;
attorney, while his opponent. Arthur P.
carpenter, received 397. the highest vote
FOR any Democrat aside from the can
,'tN'itt lol S'NtIuOI. FRANK BlumleN of
Mortified received 621 votes for Congress-
man, only three short Of the highest mum
Der The most curious aspect Of the vot
ing was the way in which the ticket for
Justices of the peace was marked This
ticket was made up as a Joint ticket of
The two parties and ii was the natural
expectation that it would be voted en-
tire. 1t was found on the count that the
ticket had been scratched badly Some
voters marked one or two names and
stopped there; some marked the Demo-
Gratis and others marked simply the Re-
publicans. Some showed their personal
feelings by voting for all but one or two
OF the candidates. Town Clerk William 6
Newton received the largest number, 923,
and Tax Collector w A. Shumway was
next with 900 votes. The other can
dldates ranged from that number down to
about S25.
The ballot boxes were guarded by Con-
stables c. I. Knapp, H. E. Harris and II.
j. Allen. The ballot clerks were A. f.
Merrill, A. H. Ward F. D. Weld and G.
p. Sturges Their assistants were e. L.
Roberts, John c. Henkel John ]. Eclels.
w. \. Shumway. NJ ]. Baker. NJ 7
DOYLE, John F. Long. f. L. Parker. Ed
ward Wilson, O. p. Hughes. Frank G.
Streeter. H. c. Streeter, f. Wales and L.
H. Barber.