Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-14
sPiciEsr CAUCUS IN YEARS.
Burke Faction Trimmed the Browne CO.
horts on the Question Of Delegates
to Democratic state Convention.

There was something doing" in the
Democratic caucus in Festival hall
Tuesday evening" called to elect dele
gates and alternates to the state and
district conventions to be held in Mont
pelier next Tuesday. 1t was the most
lively caucus that the local members of
the party have held in recent years,
and fiery speeches, charges and counter
charges flew about the hall amid
noisy demonstration on the part of the
rank and file The meeting was called
to order at 8 O'Clock by A. p Carpen-
ter chairman of the Democratic town
committee, and Clerk John j. Eckels
read the warrant. 1t called for the cleo
ton of nine delegates and alternates
to the state convention and nine dele
gates and alternates to the district con-
vention at Montpelier June IS, and for
any other business that might come be-
fore the meeting.
The chairman asked for nominations
for chairman of the caucus and d. j.
Stote nominated A. P. Carpenter and
j. G. Ullery nominated r. s. Childs.
Loud cries for the ballot necessitated
that method of voting r. s. Childs,
A. p. Carpenter, Thomas Hopkins and
Don Miller counted the votes Mr..
Childs was declared elected chairman,
80 to 60. John j. Eckels was elected
clerk of the caucus.
When the chairman called for nom
nations for first delegate to the state
convention DR.. E. R. Lynch and w. a.
Shumway were nominated. Then came
the real test of the Browne and Burke
factions in the local Democracy. DR..
Lynch is a strong supporter of eX-May-
or James e. Burke of Burlington, who
is trying to displace Thomas H. Browne
of Rutland as member of the National
Democratic committee from Vermont.
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and although the faction led by F. w.
Childs, r. S. Childs and ]. G. Ullery
claimed that the fight between these two
men was not one to be discussed in the
local caucus Bailiff John Kane thought
differently and threw down the gaunt-
let to the Burke forces in a red-lot
speech in which he called Burke a po-
litical cut-throat and various other
things. A w. Roel spoke a few words
for the Democratic party and said that
the Burke Browne contest should not
enter into the local caucus, but that
men should be sent to Montpelier VINO
would work for the best interests of the
national Democratic party
Martin Austin, jr., read a letter which
had been distributed through the mails
and which said that the national COM
mittee contest did not enter the Local
caucus but he urged that it did and
that men friendly to Brownies candidacy
for reelection be elected. Maj. F. w
Childs said the issue had been laid dowr
by the Browne supporters in the caucui
an despite efforts on the part of Burke's
friends to make peace their overtures
had been refused. During the speech
making the hall was filled with cheers
and jeers and a few partisans begar
personal arguments while the men were
talking from the floor Chairman Child'
made no great effort to stop the dis
order.
On the charman's call for an aye ant
nay vote for the election of DR.. E. r
Lynch the Browne supporters stood an(
yelled for ballot. The opposition crieC
for mo ballot" At last Major Child
stepped forth and with wave of hi
hand announced that there would be
ballot. No check list was used and tn
voters filed steadily past the ballot box
d. f. Riley and Harry B. Haus wer
appointed counters. The result showe
that Brownies friends We're outnumbere
by more than two to one. Dr. E. r
Lynch received 113 to w. A. Shumway'
AZ. At this show of strength the support
ers of Mr. Browne threw up their hand
and saw men from the opposition nom
mated with startling regularity and des
patch.
These delegates were elected: E. II
Davenport, F. W. Chlds H. B. Haus
d. F. Riley j. G.. Ullery, D. Franz
Shea, A. w. Roel, R. S. Childs. The lat
ter came near not being nominated a
Patrick Lynch was named for the mint
DELICATE and there was no opposition
There was a moments lull in the pro
ceedings and then someone who realize
that the chairman had not been nomin
ated shouted his name, and with a smil
Mr.. Childs reIinquished his char
while the clerk put the question. 1t wa
narrow escape. These alternates wer
elected: d. s. Carey. Patrick Fleming
Houghton Seaverns G. H. Hall, F. "