The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-20
WALTER R. WHITE
NOMINATED FOR
SELECTMAN
Largely Attended Caucus Last
Saturday Evening
COMPLETE TICKET CHOSEN
Voters from outside the Village In a
MIx-up Over Candidates for
Road Commissioner

One of the largest attended demo
cratic caucuses in some years was
held at Apollo hal Friday evening.
There was an unusual amount of en-
thusiasm and not little joking but
the proceedings were carried on rap
idly with but one ballot until a tick
ct had been completed and 1t was
time for the outside voters to make
their selections of road commission
ers and school directors. At this
stage considerable friction developed
land for time 1t looked as though
THE caucus would end in mix.up and
no nominations be secured for these
offices.
When the village voters had COM
pleted their work the chairman, Ed
ward Shanahan, called upon the citi.
zens from the outside to come for
ward and proceed to business. Mr..
Shanahan left the chair and Houghton
Rice called the meeting to order.
John Harlan was chosen chairman
and called for nominations for road
commissioner in district No. /,
James Leonard was placed in nomi.
nation and upon yes and no vote
was declared the choice of the meet
ing. Houghton Rice declared that
the vote had been put without an
opportunity being given for friends
Of other candidates to make other
nominations. Mr.. Rice insisted re-
peatedly that the chairman of the
full caucus be called upon to preside
and that the proceedings were irregu
lar. Friends of Mr. Leonard, who
had crowded closely about the table
insisted that the chairman had called
for other nominations and that none
were made. In spite Of the interrup
tons the chairman proceeded with
the business until candidates fol
road commissioners and school dir
ectors had been chosen. The caucus
was about to adjourn when X. M
Houghton mounted the platform anC
made soothing speech during which
the turmoil subsidized.
The caucus was called to order by
Homer A. Lyons who read the call
Edward Shanahan was elected chair
man and j. George Hudgins clerk
There was a short delay in making
the nomination for selectman while
Fred G. Martin called NJ
| w. X. White of North Bennington tC
learn whether or not the north vii
lage hotel proprietor would accept {
nomination. Mr.. White accepted
and upon a motion by Mr.. Martin
was given a unanimous vote.
There were three nominations fol
the Office OF first constable John Roo
ney. Joseph Pellerin and Richard
Hurley. The chair appointed as tell
ers Andrew Griffin, William Doyle
and James Hogan. The vote result
ed as follows: John Rooney, 20,
Richard Hurley, 20; Joseph Pellerin
is. Mr.. Rooney was accordingly de
clared the nominee OF the caucus.
The complete ticket is as follows:
Moderator-Dr. c. W. Bartlett.
| Clerk-E. A. Booth.
Selectman-W r. White.
Treasurer-Charles II Dewey.
Overseer-W. ]. Gibney.
First Constable-John Rooney.
Second Constable-James McGov
ern.
Collector OF Taxes-Fred Russell.
= Lister for three years-Jamei
Grennan.
Lister for one year-John Harlan
Sr.
Auditors-A. +. HOLSTER. Il. d
yelling, II. ID. Fillmore.
Trustee Of public money-George !
Graves.
Town Grand Jurors-John II. Kelly
Martin Armstrong, George Brown
Dwight H. Rudd.
Town Agent-Charles A. Maurer.
Trustee of Cemetery fund-Charlel
II. Dewey.
Tree Warden-Edward Morrissey.
Road Commissloners-First dis
trict, James Leonard; second district
Harmon Saunders.
School Directors-For three years
Frank Jewett; for one year JohI
Kinney.