The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-03-03

Citizens OF Montpelier Will Put
This City in the White Ribbon Class
For Another Year-Lively Time In
City Meeting Over School ApprO-
priation.
The principal officers elected at
Tuesdays city meeting were elected
without opposition with the exception
of jeremiah Deadly. ward 6, who was
opposed by II. Fred Doucette, who
filed papers. Although it was bad
day, with rain and slush and few in
cidental accessories, it was one of the
largest votes cast in many years. Du-
ring the first hour the vote was unus-
ually light, there being a total of only
AZ ballots cast, but along toward
noon and particularly during the noon
hour, the voters, fairly streamed in
and then Armory Hall presented a
busy, busting scene for the remain
der of the day, groups of men con-
gfegating in every part of the hall to
talk the situation over. Teams were
brought into play at all hours and it
was noticeable that both the forces
for and against license were very ac-
tive. The split gang" was much in
evidence and also in its glory, every
member and a few non-members, too,
rejoicing in many free half pint
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by Mayor Dawley in his
capacity as moderator and T. r. Mer-
rill was clerk John II. Senter was
well, he was the presiding genius of
the whole situation. One of the sur
prises was the strength of Thomas
H. Cory, the "no-rot" candidate, who
received 10 votes. In ali the years he
has made a try for office, Tom" was
never able to muster up that number
before. He was well pleased and in ay
exclusive interview with a Journal
reporter he said it spoke well for the
intelligence of Montpelier citizens.
The vote for Mayor was as follows:
Frank r. Dawley, 1886; Fred L. Laird,
1; Joseph A. DeBoer, 2; r. e. Gala
han, s; Thomas H. Cory, 10. The
vote for aldermen follows Ward A,
l.. H. Anterior, 166; ward 5, F. B.
Thomas, 1870, F. e. Smith /; Ward 6,
Jeremiah Deadly, 1870; Frank Dou-
cette, 49, The vote for school COM
missioners follows: Ward 1, E. d.
Field, 241; ward 2, H. j. M. Jones,
213, J. Taylor, l. ward 3, Dr.. P. l..
Templeton, 205.
T. r. Merrill was elected city treas
urer without opposition, his vote be-
ing 1923 and he was elected city
clerk, receiving a vote of 1921. Louis
H. Pollard was elected city sheriff
without opposition, his vote being
1923 and for lister F. E. Grout was
chosen, his vote being 965. l.. H. Pol
lard received two votes for that office.
The three auditors were elected with
out opposition, their votes being: M.
E. Smile, 901; L. H. Bixby, 1913; F.
r. Pitllin, 903 Fred e. Gleason was
elected city grand juror without OPP
position, his vote being 1920. G. H.
Heaton was elected a commissioner
of Green Mount Cemetery for term
of five years, Icing unopposed, and
receiving vote on $40. j. S. Viles
was chosen park commissioner for
five years, his vote being 1856. There
were, all told, Al defective ballots.
Yesterdays was one of the most
largely attended city meetings held
most of the candidates for the var
ious positions were elected unani-
mously, there was enough interest in
other matters of municipal import
ance to get the vote out, like the Ii
cense question, the High School mat
ter, the City Hall proposition, the
contest for alderman in ward and
one or two other matters. There
was howl of delight from the no
license forces when the result on
that vote was announced, the city
going dry by the very narrow mar.
gin of seven, which is sixteen less
than the majority of last year.
jeremiah Deadly of the fighting
sixth" made good fight for reelec,
ton to the City Council and won il
with flying colors, his majority be-
ing 81
The High School proposition was
the cause of considerable discussion
being raked fore and art, and was thu
subject which furnished John II
Senter with material for a length,
speech, and a good one, too. Johi
was the big show all the Afternoon
and, being chief oracle of the Boart
of Civil Authority, was the court o
final resort on all questions. II
speaking of the proposition to bon,
the city for 100000, he made
strong plea for the new High School
saying that the city had already vot
ed to buy the Lane-Pitkin propert
and even though the board had pai
matter of two or three thousan
dollars more than the property wa
worth. 1t was now too late to tur
back; that turning back would plac
the CITY in "A ridicuIOus attitude he