The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-07-27
GOOD ATTENDANCE
At REPUBLICAN
TOWN CAUCUS
To Choose Delegates to County
Convention on Monday
TWO RESOLUTIONS ADOPTEJ
Favoring Adoption OF Better Labor
Laws, Direct Primary System and
Corrupt Practices Act.

The Republican town caucus to
elect delegates to the county con
yention to be held in this village on
Monday was called TO order in Apollo
hall Friday evening with an unusually
large number of party voters in at
tendance. The call for the caucus
was read by Walter II. Berry of the
town committee and Edward C. Ben
nett was elected chairman. The or
ganization was completed by the
election of Ernest l.. Lambert as
clerk.
1t was voted that the nomination
of the delegates and alternates be
through the medium of committee
and the following were selected from
the floor Edward l.. Bates, E. l..
Sibley. Harry Chase, Fred w. Spear,
Frank f. Battles, II b. Hutchins,
O. w Davis. w. j. Meagher and
Peter l.ongtin.
1t was voted that it be the sense
of the caucus that the delegates from
Bennington favor the nomination OF
Sheriff Frederick Godfrey, Probate
Judge Edward C. Bennett and States
Attorney w. j. Meagher.
The nominating committee reported
the following list of delegates and
alternates and the report was adopt
ed by the caucus:
Delegates-E. l.. Bates, L. l..
Sibley, Peter Longtln, Dr. +. A. To-
bin, Harry Chase, George B. Wei
ling. o. E. Reimer, Walter H. Ber-
ry, Frank T.. Howe, George w. Will
liams, Fred w. Spear, Perry B.
Gardner Jonathan Morse, o. w.
Davis, George r. Mathersl Edmond
Lafranchse.
Alternates-Charles Frazer Eu-
gene j. Shea, Fred w. Silver, Will
liam A. Root, Edward B. Huling,
William f. Hawks, William J. Hicks.
S. Everett Harwood, Robert b. Pike.
Fred A. Rice, w. A. Wall Tarrant
Sibley, John Nash, John A. Ryan,
Louis Bergeron, Fred Warner
1t was voted that the delegates be
empowered to fill all vacancies
Peter Longtin introduced a reso-
luton TO the effect that the delegates
from the caucus be instructed to sup
port the nominations for senator of
only such men as would pledge them
0tlNtH " NOAt lOI ldUui laws SiluAldl W
to vote for labor laws similar to
those of the state of Massachusetts
and Connecticut.
Harry Chase opposed the resolution
on the ground that 1t would be inn
possible for the voters present to
take favorable action on it for the
reason that they had but little knowl
edge of the labor laws in Massachu-
sets and Connecticut
Judge +. l.. Sibley also opposed
the adoption of the resolution as did
c. NJ. Lambert. The latter stated
that inasmuch as there was no men
ton of the subject in the warning for
the caucus he failed to see how any
action could be taken.
Frank f.. Battles favored the reso-
luton. In his opinion the state of
Vermont had in the past been decid-
eddy backward in its attitude toward
labor legislation. While it was not
possible for the average citizen to
fully comprehend the details of all
the laws in any state. Mr. Battles
believed that every man who read
the newspapers had the general idea
that the labor laws of Massachusetts
were the best in the country.
Frank +. Howe was of the opinion
that the caucus was the proper place
to discuss matters of this kind and
that such questions ought TO be
talked over.
Mr.. Longtin stated that he had
drawn his resolution in the form pre-
scented in order that it would cover
the subject in a general way In or
der to meet the objections of some of
the voters present he made "A change
in the final clause and the resolution
finally came before the caucus in this
form:
Resolved, That the delegates at
this caucus should favor at the coun.
~ convention only candidates for the
Office OF senator who will pledge
themselves to the support of laws
tending TO limit the hours of labor
and improve the condition of the la
boring man"
Edward J. Hall opposed the reso.
luton in its changed form on the
ground that 10 was not definite
enough. in its original form the
resolution meant something more.
He offered an amendment which was
fs1t seconded.
Edward L. Bates offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was second
ed by C.. NJ. Lambert.
Resolved, That the delegates here
chosen be directed 20 support as
nominees for senator at the coming
county convention only such men as
VIII pledge themselves % support by
their votes. when elected. such leg
isiaticn as VIII benefit the laborinp
man and his employer"
The amendment was opposed by
Mr.. Longtin, who stated that he