Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-06-21
THE REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
Gibson Delegates to District Convention
Chosen over Plumley Delegates by
1870 to e5-Fletcher State Ticket.

The Republican caucus to elect dele
gates to the state, congressional dis
trct and county conventions was call
ed to order at 40 Tuesday evening in
Grange hall when less than 100 voters
were present. +. ]. Waterman, chair
man of the town committee, was pre-
siding officer. Arthur p. Simonds was
chosen secretary. on motion of r. c.
Bacon it was voted to elect the state
and county delegates first, as it was
understood that there were no rival
tickets in the field The list of dele
gates and alternates to the state con-
vention, in favor of Allen NJ. Fletcher
of Cavendish for governor, was pre-
scented by f. e. Barber. The list of
delegates and alternates to the county
convention was presented by r. c. Ba-
con. Both tickets were chosen viva
voce practically unanimously.
For Republican town committee for
two years E. j. Waterman and Harold
+. Whitney were reelected and II. C.
Rice was chosen the third member.
S. A. Richmond presented the ticket
of district delegates favorable to E. w.
Gibson and C. c. Fits presented the
ticket favorable to Frank Plumley, with
the understanding that if the Plumley
delegates were elected they would Sc
lect their own alternates.
The Fletcher state ticket was as fol-
lows: Delegtes, Herbert G. Barber, Ly-
man f. Holden, Scion Richmond, How
ard C. Rice, Sanford A. Daniels, Ar
thur p. Smonds. F. B. Pier; alternates,
Hermon e. Eddy, j. Gilbert Stafford,
Ephram H. Crane. Frank E. Perry,
Dennison Cowles, Harvey w. Sanders,
Charles R. Crosby.
On motion of c. C. Fits, who stated
it was understood that all of the
county delegates were favorable to three
local candida tes-Judge A. F. Schwenk,
for judge of probate, Judge Pier for as
sistant judge and Herbert G.. Barber for
senator. and that 81 of the 20 were in
favor of C. E. Mann for sheriff. was
voted to request the delegates to vote
of F. H. Babbitt of Rockingham fol
senator. The county ticket Is as fol-
lows: Delegates, S. A. Richmond X. f
Mosher, R. C. Bacon, II. C. Rice, H. f
Eddy, n. d. Clawson, o. T. Ware, w
r. Daley, c. C. Fits, S. A. Daniels, f
| w. Gibson, C. F, Thomas c. l.. Stick
| ney, w. l.. Walker, o. b. Hughes, F. E
Barber, C. S. Pratt, w. E. Bartlett
Leslie Allen, E. r. Lowell, C. NJ. Miller
j. A. Hoadley; alternates, j, b. Manley
| w. l.. Sylvester. NJ. c. Houghton, ID. p
| Dewitt, L. d. Rowand, w. l.. Hunt, F
H. Howard, Roswell Frost, F. B. Cham
berlain, w. e. Hubbard, E. ]. Water.
| man, Harvey Sanders, John Frederick.
son, f. F. Coxson. ]. L. Stockwell
Frank Pier, c. r. Aldrich, Carl Hen
KEEL, Dana Gilman, H. e. Harris, C. II
Welcome, C. S. Hopkins, II. B. Chase.
The following is the makeup Of tn,
| Gibson ticket to the district convention
Delegates, A. f. Merrill, w. l.. Walker
J. G. Stafford, Thomas Rice, r. c. Ba
con. j. L. Barney, F. II. Howard, w. r
Daley f. F. Coxson, Oscar T. Ware, X
e. Mosher; alternates, e. ]. Waterman
]. G. Newton, John l.. Johnson, Harri
B. Chase, W. A Belden, Harry Gray
James NJ. Adams John Olson, John w
Howe, o. B. Hughes, C. F. Thomas
| Charles R. Durham.
The Plumley district ticket was a.
follows: ]. Harry Estey, L. L. Durham
| w. II. Proctor, III. w. Sargent, H. w
Spaulding. F, w, Gipson. C. B. Grow
ell, G. c. Averill. John Kali. w. d
ellison, c. o. Robbins, F. e. Perry
The polls were closed at o'clock anC
the ballots were counted by Judge F. B
Pier. H. b. Chamberlain, Fred Hall an,
S. A. Richmond The total number o
votes cast was 265 E. w. Gibson re-
ceived 1870 and Congressman Franz
| Plumley received So.