Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-02-20

present. A. l.. Sherman seconded the
domination and, as there appeared to be
no oissenslon, the secretary was instruct
ed to cast one ballot for Mr.. Drew. After
the nomination had been made Mr. Drew
thanked the voters for the honor accorded
MIN and promised that, II elected, he
would serve the city to the best of his
ability.
The democratic city caucus was held in
the city hall and was not caileo to order
until $50 o'clock. This was also brief.
John r. Kelley was elected chairman and
Joseph De Varennes served as secretary.
j. w. Mccarthy nominated ex-Mayor
Burke, and the nomination was seconded
by E. b. Corley and others. The nominal
ton was made by reclamation. Mr. Burke
made few remarks following his nomi-
nation in which he briefly mapped out the
political situation as he saw It,
FIFTH WARD REPUBLICANS
The call for the fifth ward republi-
can caucus was read by ]. =. Ladd. M.
s Villas was elected chairman and Card
ner Brewer secretary. The nomination OF
Alderman Hawkins as n candidate for
another term met with no opposition. and
neither did that of II. b. Chittenden for
another term as school commissioner
Henry Todd was elected city committee
man and +. c. Ames. ]. II. Dolan and H.
c. Wheelock were nominated as inspec-
tors of election l.. p. Smith. J. =. IAdd
and Dr. +. w. Baylies were elected a
ward committee, and S. ]. Beatty was
nominated for ward clerk.
FOURTH WARD DEMOCRATS.
their caucus in the large hall and william
Powers read the call. Joseph f.
De Varenres was elected chairman, with
John Quinn as secretary. Frank j. Dwyer
was nominated as a candidate for alder
man, with no opposition, and William
Powers was elected city committeeman.
+. ward Dooley, William Thyme and
Joseph Y. De Varennes were nominated
| as inspectors OF election, and Oscar
IIeninger as ward clerk. John Quinn,
William WEIGH and j. w. McCarty were
| elected ward committee.
FOURTH WARD REPUBLICANS.
| The fourth ward republicans placed the
following in nomination: Alderman, Will
liam Thyme; ward clerk Oscar Helm
niger; inspectors of election, John Taylor,
c. c. Niles and T. Edward Dooley. A. A.
Peck. Joseph Forth and Ernest Croto
were named as ward committee.
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.
| The second ward democrats agreed on
the following ticket: Alderman +. o.
| Reynolds; ward clerk, James f. Bradley;
inspectors of election, Heman Crookcr,
Napoleon Laurey. Barnett Frank George
Saltus was selected as city committee
man. and the ward committee is COM
posed of A. II. McNally George Saltus
and Fred Jandro.
FIRST WARD DEMOCRATS.
The democrats of the first ward did not
hold a caucus, so far az could be learned
but it is understood that they expect
to support Henry b. Hall, the republi-
can candidate Some may vote for Charles
Deal, the progressive candidate.
LIVELY SCENES IN THE SECOND
If the city hall was lively it was
nothing compared to the scenes that
We're enacted at the second ward
democratic caucus. The democrats
went to the caucus for the purpose
of endorsing f. o. Reynolds, who ha6
been placed in the field by the pro
gressves. But Joseph Agel and his
supporters were on hand to block this
plan and hot fight was precipitatet
in the caucus. 1t got down to the
point where a vote had to be taker
on a choice of Agel and Reynolds botf
men having been nominated in the
caucus The vote stood 81 for Rcy
nolds, 90 for Agel and four for Thorn
as l.. Howley. who had also beer
nominated. Agel protested that the
check list used at the caucus was no
correct but the secretary of the eau
Gus brought the list and the votes t.
the city clerks office and Reynolds
supporters claim that the result o
thk vote in caucus indicates a victor,
for Reynolds next month.
POSITION OF PROGRESSIVES.
The progressives. true to their in
timations of several weeks ago, place
o woman in the field for school com
missioner in the fifth ward. TIL
candidate is Mrs. Ida b. Horton an
she will compete with II, Il. Chitten
; den, republican, and John S. Heflor
democrat, for the office of school com
. missioner,
The proeressives Monday night woul
not admit openly that the ticket
they had placed in the field were pro
. gressive tickets" in any sense OF tn
word. They insisted that they wer
!. "citizens' tickets" although all OF tn
nomination papers that were filed o
l this ticket were prepared in the Pro
eressive club rooms ana cohtalhe
! the names of many who are we
known progressives. These paper
!. were prepared as late as $3.50 o'cloc
and sent down in pairs. The ticke
i naming Z. j. Thomas as a candldat
was not filed until about nine ocloci
d Before the progrossives completed thel
v business Monday night the following res
olution was passed.
i Resolved, that the Progressive par'
!. in Burlington stands for the ADMINISTERS
d ton of our municipal affairs on nor
partisan basis; and be 1t further
n Resolved, that we will not recoshia
: or support for office in this city any car
didate under a national party Designate
II or who carry into local questions tue
national party affiliations.
" JOHN GLEASON FOUND DEAL