The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-15
.THIRD-PARTY
NOMINATES
Alex. Gordon Their Choice Fo,
City Representative
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AT -,,oUuS LAST EVENING
Chairman c. F. Camp Outlined Some Of
the Qualifications He Thought Neces-
sary for the Man Selected
as the Nominee.

for city representative in the coming
session of the general assembly was
born IN the city court at a Progressive
caucus last evening when J. P. Mar
placed the name of Alexander Gordon,
a well-known granite manufacturer of
the firm of Alarr & Gordon in nomina-
'tion. His motion was seconded by Sam
uel Kingston and enthusiastically sus-
tained by a rising vote of the caucus that
was unanimous. A justice of the peace
ticket of the required number vas
named and the city committee Of the
Progressive party was instructed to con.
fer with the representatives of other
parties Friday night in an effort to
choose union justice represented by
all parties that have entered candidat is
in the race for the legislature.
AT 7.3O o'clock, Alderman w. H. Ward,
city committeeman from ward one,
called the caucus to order. DR.. G. f.
Camp was elected chairman and JOIN,
Stephen secretary of the meeting. DIR
Camp stated the call of the caucus and
asked for nominations for the repre-
sentative candidacy. John Mari asked
for an expression of opinion from the
Progressive who might have considered
men qualified for the Office.
Taking his cue from Mr.. Msrr's sug
gestion, DIR. Camp proceeded to name
some OF the qualifications which he be.
lieved man should have if he merited
the nomEatio of the third party. The
chairman asserted that in all his thirty
years of political experience he had new
er witnessed situation similar to the
one which has presented itself this
year. Barre's representative in the leg
islature this fall, he contended. should
have a complete knowledge of those is.
sues which most vitality interest the peo-
pie, The issue OF the greatest impor.
tance. he contended. had to do with the
tax question and he continued by de-
scribing the present tax laws OF YER
mont. @
I'VE want a good man, said the chair
man." man who can go down to defeat.
if necessary. and vet be in position to
defeat the worst candidate in the field
He closed by telling OF the situation in
East Barre, of Barre Town. where, az
he claimed. the two old line parties wefef
fusing for the purpose of stemming the
tide of the party that lis coming into
power.
James P. Marr followed with a ring
ing speech in which he read the CONF
initial service over past achievements and
sounded clarion note for the
new thought. To-day we are needing
the call for new thought, new ideas and
new ideals" said Mr.. Marr. "The past
is dead and the past must bury its
dead. The day has gone by when the
people are to be pleased with bunco."
Continuing, he called the turn on the
Republican state platform before and
after the metamorphosis of the Burling-
ton convention. The tentative plat.
form, he declared, as issued week or
30 before the convention, contained many
progressive features After IL ha5
passed through the deliberations of that
its most vital features We're
stripped and the people were left with
/ document that produced little colace.
He averred that it was well-formed in.
,ention not to let the people obtain any
hing in the next legislature. Mr.. Marr
'losed by asking for a representative
Who would stay on the floor and stand
or the right of the people.
Here the chair called for nominations
md Hugh McCurrie placed the name Of
Alderman Ward before the caucus. The
lommee mentioned Immediately arose
md tid that other men were better
qualified for the Office. His ncmina-
ion was not seconded.
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Wards observation. J. P. Marr arose
nd said he wished to place in nomina-
ION man who had been known in
Barre for many years and who was (
in the front ranks OF pro- !.
ressive men. He spoke of Alexander
'ordon and the mention of the latter's
anne was received with applause. Sam
el Kingston seconded the nomination.
ohm AIarr contributed to the speech
laking by saving that he believed Mr..
ordon should have attended the caucus.
he were a real Progressive. Soma
ne advance a reason why Mr.. Cor
) the telephone with the intention OF
skiing Mr.. Gordon if he would accept
he nominations but the nominee was
OF at home. Afterwards, Mr.. Marr
.ated his belief that the caucus would
lake no mistake in nominating Mr..
ordon.
Chairman Camp put the question and
he motion was carried by vote that
as seemingly unanimous. j. P. Marr
sked for a rising vote and every man
no intended to vote in the caucus af-
rmed his support of Mr.. Gordon by
anding Mr. Gordon was declared to
the nominee of the caucus.
The justice ticket next came to the
re and James S. Milne moved that
j. L. Matthews, S. d. Allen and the
lairman draw up list of fifteen 20
clpy places on the justice ticket The
mmitte duly constituted by vote on the
ucus. reported favorably on the fol-
flowing list: James Maekay, b. Al
setti John stephen. J. P. Marr. w.
Ward, O. j. l.. Matthews, S. d. Al
n, f. G. Rowland. Alexander Gordon,
ngene Sullivan, William Brown. c.
Southgate, B. w. Hooker, George A.
sed and Hugh MeCurrie. The ticket
as accepted by vote of the caucus and
will be the ticket which the Progress
We city committee viii bring into con-
renee with other party committees
Xt Friday night