St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-06-12
DISTRICT CONVENTION
East Side Republicans viii Meet
Meet june rs to Nominate a
Congressman.

The republican convention of thu
second congressional district of Yer
mont will be held at White River
Junction, Wednesday, June 26, a.
1.3O p. M, to nominate a congress
man to succeed Congressman Franz
PIumley. DIR. C. H. Gorham OF
Bellows Falls, secretary of the dis
trict committee, announces that the
apportionment of delegates to the
various towns viii be on the basis
of the vote for governor in 1908
This win give the same number OF
delegates as were elected to the
conventions in Montpelier in April
This means. nine delegates for st.
Johnsbury in the district convention
while it will have only. eight in the
state convention at Burlington the
following day.
Caledonia county will be entitled
to 46 delegates IN the district con-
vention apportfoned as follows =
Barnet 3, Burke B, Danville 8, Gror-
on 2, HardWick 3, Kirby 1, Lyu-
don 5, Newark 1, Peacham 2, Rye
gate 8, Shef1eld q, St. JohnsburS .,
Stannard 1, Sutton 2, Walden 2,
Waterford 2, and Wheelock 2.
In the state convention Caledonia
county will be entitled to 80 dele
gates apportioned as follows: Barnet
2, Burke 2, Danville 2, Groton 2,
Hardwick 8, Kirby I, Lyndon 4,
Newark L, Peacham 2, Ryegate 2,
Sheffield 2, ST. Johnsbury 8, Stannard
!, Sutton 2, Walden /, Waterford 2
and Wheelock 2.
The Caucuses
The republican town committee
has called caucus to be held at the
town hall, Tuesday evening, June Is,
at 1880 to elect nine delegates and
nine alternates to the district con-
vention, and second to elect eight
delegates and eight alternates to the
state convention. At the district
contest it is understood there will be
a set of delegates favoring Frank
Thompson of Barton and another for
Frank Plumley of Northtield pres
ented. In the ballot for delegates
to the state convention it is under
stood there viii be a delegation
agreeable to L. P. Slack who will
favor Allen M. Fletcher will be pres
ented. 1t is not known whether
another delegation agreeable to Mr..
Slack but with J. A. DeBoer as second
CnOICS VIII O6 pIOSOuIOQ OF uOI.
The republican caucus to elect ten
delegates and ten alternates to the
county convention, on June 90, will
be held at the town hall, Thursday
evening of this week at 1880. The
two candidates for the senatorship
are each busy on a still hunt and
there is sure to be an exciting contest.
We must wait until the vote is
counted before announcing the
winners.
Democratic Caucus
The democratic caucus to elect del
egates to the state and district con-
ventions to be held at Montpelier,
June Is was held at the town hall
last evening The following delegates
to the state convention were elected:
Conrad F. Beck, Charles Salmon,
Charles Fassett, Elisha May, A. H.
Gleason, George j. Asselin, Charles
Whitney, H. B. Howe and Dan P.
Coveny. This delegation will sup
port A. HI. Gleason for delegate at
large to the Baltimore convention
and will present the name of H. B.
Howe for governorship.
CALEDONIA COUNTY G. e. UNION
Seventeenth Annual Convention to be
Held at East st. Johnsbury
June 20.
The Seventeenth Annual Convention
of Caledonia County c. E. Union will be
held at East St. Johnsbury, June goth.
The following program will be given:
1890 Executive Meeting and Social
Greetings.
1.3O Devotional Service. Rev. E. E.
Grant.
1.45 Appointment of Committees.
Report of Societies.
2.15 Address, "The c. E. Obligation.
Rev. A. N. Chandler.
Discussion.
800 Address, ''Has the c. E. any
Function aside from the Religious Ser
vice?' Rev. ]. F. Schneider.
Discussion.
3.45 Address, ''The Great Need"
Rev. Mabel Johnson.
Discussion.
7.30 Devotional Service.
Address, Rev. w. c. Clark.
Address, Rev. Paul Dwight Moody.