Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-08-09
NAMED FOR OFFICE
WITHOUT CONSENT
Windham County Progressives
Placed Ticket in Field
nations Except for senators-Nanes
May Be Withdrawn.

May BE Withdrawn.
A few admirers of the third term can
didate for president gathered in the Of
flee of Judge e. w. Gibson In Brattle-
boro Friday afternoon and nominated
a Roosevelt ticket for county officers to
be voted for the first Tuesday in Sep
TENDER That is to say, they nominated
a ticket to which they gave the desig-
nation, National Progressive" but only
two of the nominees are Roosevelt sup
porters. These two are DIR. John Ii.
Blodgett of Bellows Falls and j. G..
Stafford of Brattleboro, who were named
for county senators. Aside from the SEN
atorial nominees the ticket which was
made up Friday is identical with that
named by the Republican county conven-
ton, and the members are not only not
Roosevelt men, but they were not consult
ed about being nominated by the Progress
sives, their names being used without
their knowledge or consent.
Just why this was done Is not clear,
but two reasons have been suggested.
One is that the Progressives were short
of available material, and the other Is
that they thought 1t unwise to antagon-
ize the regular Republican ticket further
than to name new senators. The SEN
atorial nominees on the Republican
ticket are Frederick H. Rabbit of Bel
Brattleboro.
The ticket was filed in the Office Of
County Clerk F. d. Z. Stowe Saturday
night, the last day on which 1t could
be filed and be printed on the official
ballot There is no certainty, however,
that a full ticket will be printed, as
some of the Republican nominees are
talking of notifying the county clerk
tina they shall not stand for election on
the Progressive ticket and directing him
not to allow their names to be printed
as Progressves. If all the regular
Republican nominees do that the two
senatorial nominations will be the only
ones to appear on the Roosevelt list
After the ticket had been filed The
Phoenix asked the nominees if they were
nominated with their knowledge or con-
sent. Their replies are interesting
DR.. Blodgett stated over the telephone
that, being away on a vacation, he could
not have attended the meeting. at was
well understood" DIR. Blodgett asserted
that I would DO all l could to help the
cause. and if my name is on, 1 shall
stand"
Mr.. Stafford stated over the telephone
that he was not consulted about being
nominated for senator. but that If
movement for a Progressive ticket was
started he should support it. In the reg
ular Republican caucus in Brattleboro
Mr.. Stafford was elected an alternate
to the state convention and a delegate
to the second district convention.
Judge u. Fl. Allbee of Bellows Falls,
regular Republican nominee for judge of
probate, said: yours of the 5th is the
first | had learned that anyone thought
of filing any papers,"
Judge A. F. Schwenk of Brattleboro,
regular Republican nominee for Judge
of probate, said: 81 knew nothing about
it whatever until after the papers were
filed Saturday night"
Judge F.. L. Hastings of Townshend,
regular Republican nominee for assist
ant judge of the county court. said:
Would say it was without my know
ledge or consent"
Judge Fred r. Pier of Brattleboro,
regular Republican nominee for assistant
Judge of the county court. said: 1.-THE
first / knew about it was when I was
told that my name had been filed in
the clerks Office
Arthur V. D. Piper of Jamaica, reg
ular Republican nominee for states
attorney, said: 1T had no knowledge nor
was I consulted by anyone in any way
relative to the National Progressive tick
ct. The first I knew that my name was
on that ticket was when I was in Brat
tleboro this Monday afternoon"
Deputy Sheriff Clifford f. Mann of
Brattleboro, regular Republican nominee
for sheriff, said: mo one ever said a
word to me about it until after the tick
ct was filed"
John E. Morse of South Newfane, reg
ular Republican nominee for high bailiff
said: IF such be the case it was done
without my knowledge or consent"
Three copies of the ticket were filed.
the only difference in them being in the
signatures of the voters. The law re-
duires that a petition for the printing
OF ticket on the official ballot shall
contain the signatures of a certain num-
Der of voters. In this case three petitions
We're circulated in different sections, and
the total number of names secured is
sufhcient to meet the requirements. One
contains the names of % voters, all from
Townshend. Another contains II from
Townshend. two from Brattleboro and
one each from Saxtons River. Bellows
Falls and Westminster The third con-
tains nine from Brattleboro and one
from Dummerston. This makes a total
or 40 signatures, of which "a are OF
Townshend men. the rest of the county
furnishing the other Is. The II Brat
tleboro signers are Thomas Rice. Pearl
T. Clapp. w. Harry Buzby, A ]. Bowen.
]. II. Evans, Charles H. Colt. Henry ]
Allen, Ernest w, Gibson, Charles II.
welcome, Albert r. Rice and Harry
Gray.