St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-02-22
HAWKINSON WINNER.
Nominated for Road Commissioned
on Seventh Ballot in a Large
Town Caucus.

The town caucus Saturday after
noon resembled town meeting in
the attendance and interest shown in
the various contests. About 500
voters were present and the longest
fight was over the nomination of
candidate for road commissioner,
seven ballots being necessary, and it
was past six o'clock before. the fight
was over. There were other con-
tests but each was settled on the first
ballot.
The caucus was called to order by
First Selectman Weeks and Rolf
Searles elected chairman and A. H.
Gleason clerk. H. H. Carr was nomi-
mated for moderator, G. G. Braley for
town clerk, treasurer and trustee of
public money by viva voce votes. The
other nominations without contest
were:
For lister, Charles N. Whitney; for
first constable and collector of taxes,
Preston e. May auditors, H. H. Carr,
j. r. Puffer and Frank Philburt;
grand jurors, J. Rolf Searles and
Freeman A. Pierce; town agent, J.
Rolf Searles.
The first ballot was for .selectman
to serve three years. w. A. Kicker
presented the name of Charles
Weeks claiming that his successful
record of the past two years entitled
him to denomination. Robert Mack
innon presented the name of Conrad
F. Beck and a ballot begun. The
! chairman appointed as te1lers for
the meeting, Charles w. Steele, w.
A. Kicker, r. G. Baker, Charles Fas-
set and Herbert Hovey. The result
of the ballot was, whole number of
votes cast 367; necessary for choice
E184; G. F. Beck had 129, and.
Charles Weeks 238. 3
For overseer of the poor C. w.
Steele presented the name of w. H.
H. Robie and the name of Simon d.
Atwood was presented. The result of
the vote was, whole number of
votes cast 453; necessary for a
choice 227; F. G. Mayo had 1, Luz
man A. Ladd 2, Simon D. Atwood
1876, and w. FL. H. Robie 314
For school director C. w. Steele
presented the name of David E. Por-
ter and the Rev. S. G. Barnes named
e. R. Mackay. The result of the
ballot was, whole number of votes
cast Ala; necessary for choice 208;
David E. Porter had 116, and E. r.
Mackay 298
The name of Horace Jackson was
not presented when the contest for
road commissioner opened but there
were a few others. Charles E. Peck
presented the name of DR.. w. J.
Aldrich, Albert Farnum named OIin
G. Sargent, G. 1. Copp named A. L.
Douglas, II. w. Hudson named Luz
man A. Ladd, Lisle B. Spaulding
named Marcus J. Hovey and w. c.
Rodlif named Fred Hawkinson, and
then the battle of ballots was on.
The result of the first ballot was,
whole number of votes cast ATT;
necessary for choice 239; DIR. w. J.
Aldrich had 1873; O.G. Sargent 147;
Fred Hawkinson 112; A. l..
Douglas 20; Luman A. Ladd At;
Marcus ]. Hovey 10; Joseph Clou-
thier and F. G. Mayo 2. There
was no choice and Luman A. Ladd
asked to have his name withdrawn.
The second ballot, whole number
OF votes cast 4S9; necessary for a
choice 220. DR.. w. J. Aldrich had
1876; o. G. Sargent 173; Fred Hawk
inson 13O; A. L. Douglas 8; M. J.
Hovey 1, and Frank Brown 1.
Third ballot, whole number of
votes 372; necessary for a choice
1877; DR.. w. J. Aldrich had go votes,
0. G. Sargent had LAG, Fred Hawkin-
son had 100, Dan t. Gilman had rs,
H. w. Randall had 1 and Joseph
Clouthier had L.
Fourth ballot, whole number of
votes cast 357; necessary for choice
179; DR.. Aldrich had sc, Sargent had
154, Hawkinson had 104, Gilman