The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-02-17
In City Caucus Which Was
Nearly Harmonious
MUTCH FOR MAYOR AGAIN
G. ]. Lease Beat James McAdam By Close
Margin and Latter Files Papers for
Assessor--M. B. Nichols Beat A.
NJ. Morrison for Constable.
/ crmont State Library /

! Mayor James Mutcli. who last year
ran on al independent ticket as tho
labor mems candidate and was elected
over the citizens eandidat... received i
unanimous nomination for reelection 1T
the citizens caucus held in the opera
house last evening. 1t was practically
settled several days ago that there would
be no opposition to the mayor, and wheit
his name was presented in the caucus
he was nominated viva voce without 4
single voice in the negative.
I The following is the full ticket as
nominated by the caucus
Mayor, James Mutch
/ City clerk and treasurer, James. Mac
kay.
First constable, N. b, Nichols
/ Second constable, Charles r South
gate.
Assessor for three years, Clarence ].
Lease,
| Auditors, O. ]. L. Matthews, John L.
Wallace Charles A. Lundgren
Directors Of French Barre library, r.
/ s. Currier, John W. Gordon and r G.
Eiowland.
The only changes IN the list Of Offices
is that Of G. J. Lease for assessor and
G. A. Lundgren on the board of auditors.
Mr.. Lease received the nomination over
James McAdam, the present incumbent.
and Mr Lundgren was put on the board
OF auditors to take the place Of Mr..
Lease, who has been an auditor for sew
eral years. As was expected. the only
contests in the caucus We're in the offices
of assessor and FIRST constable. aud only
one ballot was needed to decide the
nominees for these two Offices Besides
the assessor contest, A. w. Morrison OPP
posed N. B. Nichols, the present incun-
bent, for first constable
The caucus was called to order by 2.
G. Rowland, who was elected ehairmaN
and James Macllav, clerk The first
order of business was then the nomina
tions for mayor, and ]. r Sadlier pre-.
sented the name OF Mayor Mutch, and
William Mcdonald seconded the nomina
ton No other nominations being made,
II .fE& dtN HAY fUL6 WIS tHltGN+ anu bitH
mayor was declared nominated
]. r Marr then presented the name Of
james Maekay for city clerk and treas
urer and this was carried unanimously
For first constable, Even Mckenzie
presented the name Of NJ b. Nichols and
A. A. Sargent in lengthy speech pre-
sented the name of A. NJ Morrison. Mr.
Sargent stated that he found that there
was some $4,000 of uneolleeted taxes,
which had accumulated in the past seven
years, and he declared that this was one
Of the greatest leakages in the city gov
ernment and that the voters ought to
see to ii that such conditions do not
continue, Mr.. Mckenzie thought that
Mr.. Nichols had filled the office to the
satisfaction OF the voters, and this senti
ment was also expressed by d. j. Sulli
van, G. H. Pape and j. Ward Carver,
who seconded Mr.. Nichols name. J. n.
Tierney seconded the name of Mr.. Blorri-
SON The chair appointed Even Me
kenzie, A. A. Sargent, d. j. Sullivan and
j. Ward Carver as telleTs, and the bal
lot resulted as follows Total votes
east, 235; of which Nichols received 2l4,
Morrison 10 and scattering.
On the vote for assessor, William Me-
Donald presented the name OF Mr. Me-
Adam, and it was seconded by John s.
Mcdonald. v Z. Ayers presented Mr.
Leases name. and it was seconded by
G. H. pape The result Of the ballot dis
closed vote that was as close as It
possibly could be with a decision. Of the
236 votes cast, Lease had ll9 and Me-
Adam III Mr.. Lease had just major
ity and was declared the nominee
However, there will be contest over
the assessorship at the election as, inl
after the caucus, the name Of
Mr.. MeAdam was placed on nomination
papers and filed at the city clerks Office.
The papers bore the names OF % voters,
more than the required number.
While the vote for first constable was
being counted the nominations for audi
tors were taken up and on motion of
J. P. Mari the names OF @. J. L. Mat
Lhews and J. L. Wallace were nominated,
and as Mr.. Lease was III the field for
assessor MIR. Marr moved that the nomi
nation for the third auditor be laid on
.he table until the last. and the motion
vas carried. When third auditor was
inally taken up, Mr.. Mari presented
he name OF G., II. Pape who was mani-
nously nominated but at his request
vas excused from serving, and George
stewart presented the name of Charles
.undgren and it was unanimously car
led