The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-02-11
Lively Contest for Mayor
at Citizens Caucus
DIFFERENCE OF 4 VOTES
Labor Union Section Got the Three Can
didates for Auditor and One AS
sessor-James Machay for City
Clerk by Acclamation.

BY the majority Of four votes, cx-
Alderman Homer C. Ladd received the
nomination for mayor Of the city Of
Barre over the trade unionist candidate,
James Muteh, at the citizens caucus
held in Miles ball last evening, the vote
standing; Ladd l9o, Mutch los. The
trade unionistF ticket, being brought
before the caucus in opposition to the
citizens candidates, put ginger into the
caucus and brought out The largest num-
Der Of voters seen at citizens caucus
in many years Immediately at the
close Of the caucus, the trade unionists
filed the name Of their candidate for
mayor az the city clerks Office.
The following is the full ticket as
nominated; Mayor, Homer C. IAdd
city clerk and treasurer, James Maekay;
auditors, D. J. sullivan, Lewis E. Rob
erts, John L. Wallace; French library
trustees, John ". Gordon, R. S. Currier.
+. G. Rowland; assessors tfor three
years. w. II. Messer, lfor one year,
James McAdam; first constable, NJ. B.
Nichols; second constable, Charles T.
Southgate. The three auditors and the
assessor for three years who were nom
mated. are the candidates presented by
the trade unionists.
The caucus was called to order at 1880
o'clock BY James n Higgins, a member
Of the city committee. who Was later
elected chairman Of the meeting, and
City Clerk james Mackay was elected
clerk The name Of James Mutch for
mayor was first presented BY William
Mcdonald and was seconded by Milo Bas-
sett g. Herbert Pape presented the
name of Homer @ Ladd and 1t was
seconded by S. +. Forsythe. The baf-
loting resulted as above stated. J. P.
Narr presented the name Of James
Mackay for city clerk and treasurer,
and Mr.. Mackay was unanimously nom
mated
For frst constable, N. B. Nichols. the
present incumbent, Was nominated With
out opposition; but tor second constable,
.lames Grogan presented the name Of
III. J. Good ana Arthur S. Martia pre-
scented THE name of Charles + South
gate. the present holder Of the ofisce
On ballot being taken Mr.. SouthFate
was nominated, the vote standing:
Southgate As, Good 40. p. r. Mccarthy
81 The French library trustees nominal
ed are fhe present board.
For auditors William Brown presented
the name Of D. 7 sullivan. James Reid
the name Of i. Fl Roberts and William
Eager the name 81 john Il Wallace.
these three being the labor candidates.
j. r. Mari then presented the names OF
the three present auditors. @. ,, T. Mat
thews, e. j Lease and Charles H. WissI
art. Mr.. Wishaft withdrew his name
from the contest The vote stoodi Wal
lace 2i4. Sullivan l3s Roberts lS5, Mat
thews l26. Lease a4 WishaFt A
For assessor for one wear, three candi-
dates were presented ard a second ballot
was necessary TO decide the nominee o.
two Of TIE candidates received the same
number Of votes. The labor candidate,
George Booth, was presented by D. J.
Sullivan, and the name Of James nc
Adam was presented hy e e Langley
and the name Of T. Nj Anareani by Fl
w. Scott. The first ballot stood: Nc
Adam 50, Andrtani 50, Booth q. The
second ballot: McAdam ll5, AndreaHi
81. Booth rs. The assessor for three
wears, w. Fl. Messer, was nominated
without opposition, his name being pse-
sented By !. R. Tierney.