The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-19
FOR
HOWE BYvOTE OF
TEN TO ONE
Largest Local Republican
Caucus in Ten years
NO "SLATES" ARE ALLOWED
Voters Took Matters Out Of the
Hands Of Politicians and Did as
They Pleased

The largest and most enthusiastic
Republican caucus held in Benning-
ton in ten years went on record last
night by a vote fully ten to one in
favor OF the following motion offered
by e. l.. Sibley:
THE delegation elected in this eau
Gus to the Republican state convention
is hereby instructed to vote and work
for the nomination of Frank f. Howe
of Bennington for lieutenant COVER
nor and to use all honorable means
to aid his candidacy"
The caucus was called to order by
Edward c. Bennett of the town com
mittee, who read the call Fully $50
voters were present. Mr.. Bennett
was elected chairman and Ernest l..
Lambert was chosen clerk. 1t was
moved that the chair appoint nom
| mating committee of five to prepare
list of nine delegates and nine al
ternates for each of the two conven-
tions and W. H. Bradford, Collins NJ
Graves. Arthur w. lockwood, Daniel
A. Guiltnan and Edward ]. Hall were
named The committee retired and
reported the following lists of dele
gates and alternates which were ac-
cepted by the caucus:
Delegates to the state conventions
George + Graves. |. r. Gibson, II. T.
Cushman, A. Buel Sibley, Frank E.
Howe, Edward l.. Bates, Collins NJ.
Graves, d. A. Guiltinan, Tarrant Sib-
ley
Alternates to the state convention:
w. H. Bradford, Edward d. yelling,
Dr. f. A. Tobin, Arthur w. lockwood
Peter Longtin, w. A. Wall Frank Il.
Battles, Walter II. Berry, E. ]. Hall.
Delegates to the district conven-
ton; Edward c. Bennett, Edward II.
Holden, Edmond Lafranchise, A. j.
Holden, A. Sidney Edison, w. H. Brad
ford, A. j. Cooper, F. w Spear, H. l.
Spafford.
Alternates to the district conven-
ton DR. f. S. Pratt, E. l.. Lambert,
B. ~ Estabrook, w. A. Wall, William
l.. Gokay, w. L. Long, Perry b. Gard
ner. G. w. Williams, s. F. Wood.
| w Htn lllN lNDOll vi Nut
on nominations had been accepted, f
l.. Sibley moved that the delegation
be instructed to vote and work for
nomination of Frank Il. Howe for
lieutenant governor. Mr. Howe sta
Ted that he had agreed with a mum
Der OF prominent republicans, some OF
whom were opposed to his nomna
ton, to the selection of an uninstruc
ted delegation to prevent a division
in the party. For this reason he
hoped that the resolution would moi
be adopted,
Judge Sibley objected TO an agree
ment which had for its object a div
is.on Of the delegation and question
ed the right OF any members of the
party to make such an arrangement
which. in his opinion abrogated the
privileges of the assembled voters
Judge Sibley's remarks gave rise tC
some discussion among the voters as
sembled in the rear of the hall anC
the chair was compelled to use tn,
gavel in order to secure the atten
ton of the caucus.
Frank f. Battles upheld the actor
of the committee and the arrange
ment entered into by the two elem
ents represented at the caucus. II,
referred to the divided condition o
the Republican party from its nat
ional councils down to the organiza
l. ton In Bennington and asked Of tn
caucus not to adopt the resolution
; in the interests of harmony.
Daniel A. Guiltinan said that h
was party to the agreement, thougl
: opposed to II from start TO finish. Ii
was one OF the delegates who wa
Y going to the convention to work TO
+, the nomination of Mr.. Howe, but h
had agreed to the arrangement, lik
others, for the purpose of avoiding
split in the party.
Collins M. Graves moved that Oh
= resolution be laid upon the table bu
the motion was lost by large ms
| jority.
Merritt b. Morgan favored the ado
L ton of the resolution to instruct. II
J. referred to the campaign OF ten year
+ ago when Bennington had candidat
for governor and similar attitud
p was taken by a number of voters 4
the Republican party. Now tina
G Bennington had candidate for liet
i tenant governor the same tactics wer
p being pursued and he noticed tina
\ the same element was behind IN
movement. He hoped the resolutio
i would prevail.
= Edward j. Hall said that the al
i rangement had been fairly made b
{ the voters opposed to Mr.. Howe an
Mr. Howe's managers and he made
n baseless charge of treachery that wa
r denied even by his own friends. 70
n this reason he said he hoped that tn
l. motion of Judge Sibley would be v,
G ted down.
II Robert r. Healy opposed the reese
8 luton TO instruct and hoped that tn
agreement would be sustained In tn
d interests OF harmony.
y II. G. Lindloff said that he had bee
l. resident Of Bennington for man
J. years, but he had taken but little II
l. terest in politics. He had no persol
II al interest In the matter before IN
e caucus, but in his opinion Il "looke
y total vote for the New York senate
- reached the necessary $40 and IN