The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-06
ALMOST ALL CITIZENS
CAUCUS MEN WON
Exceptions Were in Ward -Four, Where
David Dawson, Socialist, Was Declared
Elected, and on Ward 6, Where
Alderman Brown, Indepen-
dent, Won.

] ucuLy NOH'
/ The complete list of city officials elect.
ed in Barre yesterday is as follows: :.
| Mayor -Lucius II. Thurston, citizens
ticket
| City clerk-,lames Mackay, citizens
City treasurer-Jam Maclay, eiti-
zens'
First constable--M B. Nichols, eiti-
zens'
Second constable Charles T. South
gate, citizens.
Assessor for three years Martin Ri
ley, citizens.
Assessor for two years Frank b. Cate,
citizens.
Assessor for one year Augustus NJ.
Rossi, citizens
Trustees OF Frenci's Barre library
X. S. Currier. John W. Gordon and i. G.
Howland, citizens.
Auditors Charles A. Lundgren. Q. J..
L. Matthews, J. L. Wallace, citizens.
Alderman in ward two Harry C. Pat.
terson, citizens
Alderman in ward four-Dayid Daw-
son. Socialist
Alderman in ward six--William Brown.
independent.
School commissioner in ward two--
H. G. Woodruff citizens
School commissioner in ward four
John Stephen. citizens.
Thus ii will be seen that with two
exceptions the nominees Of the citizens
caucus were elected, the exceptions being
in two aldermanic elections, in the sixth
ward where Alderman William Brown.
who was defeated in that caucus. turned
about and defeated Il. G, Mccarthy, the
caucus nominee, and Alex Ritchie. the
Socialist; and in the fourth ward. where,
after considerable confusion, David Daw-
son. the Socialist, was declared the choice
Of the ward over Peter d. Thorn. the
citizens nominee, and Even Mckenzie,
the independent candidate. who was de-
fcated in the citizens caucus by Mr..
Thorn
Looked Like Tie in Ward Four
II looked for a time as if ward four's
aldermanic election was 4 tie. "a to "a.
with Mr. Mckenzie having 46 votes and
there being Is scattering Finally, the
announcement was made that Mr.. Daw-
son was the winner by o. to 93 votes.
and the returns were so made to the
city clerk Almost as close was Alder
man Browns victory in the sixth ward,
the vote standing 10 to 76 between him
and r. {. Mccarthy. EX-Alderman Har-
~ G. Patterson had a walk-away in the
second ward. defeating John Malmquist
the Socialist, 302 to SO. School Com.
missioners Woodruff and Stephen, in the
second and fourth wards, respectively.
4Ic
didates, James +. Carroll and James Gro
gan, respectively.
City Clerk Mackay's election over Gil
bert Phillips, the Socialist candidate,
was sweeping, the vote standing PSI to
250, while for city treasurer he got 200 |
to Phillips 24l. First Constable NJ Is. |
Nichols and Second Constable Southgate |
were unopposed. Assessor Martin Riley !
was reelected over his Socialist oppo- |
nent William Nieol, by 9l4 to 800; +. B. /
Cate won his three-cornered fight for |
second assessor over H. X. Bush, indie.
pendent. and John T. Callaghan, Social /
ist by SOL to BAG and 800 for he other |
two Augustus NJ Rossi came out with /
living colors in his three cornered fight /
for third assessor, getting 657 votes, to /
3l6 for John Davidson, Socialist. and 230 /
for H. A. Rugg, independent.
Alfred Henry, William Scott and Fred !
w. Suitor. Socialists, got 267 270 and I
,23 votes, respectively, for trustees of
The French Barre library, while Messrs. /
Currier. Gordon and Rowland got 7S2,
-92 and 759 against them and were re-
elected. Auditors Lundgren, Matthews
md Wallace were mopposed for re-elec-
.ion
The vote for mayor shows that Thurs
on carried four of the six wards over
Mayor Muteh. trades union, and Robert
Gordon, Socialist. getting 703 votes to
iO2 for Mayor Mutch, and 81 for Cor
ION, with 25 scattering