The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-26
Democrats and Progressives
Plan to Name Union
County Ticket
WHAT SOME OF
THE LEADERS SAY
Childs Faction for Coalition - Judge
Gibson Leans That Way - Repubh-
cans Claim Not to Be Disturbed, but
Are Watching with Much Interest.

Handwriting on the wall says that in
NeWfane next Thursday an effort viii be
made to nominate a fusion ticket for
county officers by the Democratic and
Progressive parties. That is the present
purpose Of some of the leaders of both
parties in Windfam county That was
the purpose of same of the leaders of
both parties IN their state conventions
but it failed Whether the movement i'm
the county will be more fruitful remains
for the conventions to disclose
The Progressives already have elected
delegates to their convention. which will
be held in the hall under the Congrega-
tional church at 10 o'clock Thursday
forenoon. The Democratic convention is
called for II O'Clock on the same day. in
Union hall Democratic caucuses viii be
held today to elect delegates The Brat
tieboro caucus Is called for $ O'Clock to-
night
Rolln s. Chlds and Mai. F. w Childs
of this town, whose supporters so thor
oughly controlled the recent Democratic
caucus to elect delegates to the state and
district conventions. are for fusion, r. :.
Childs said this morning that he found a
strong sentiment among both parties for
fusion He said the Democratic party I'm
the county had gained strength under the
Wilson administration and that the Pro
gressives claimed to he as strong as ever.
He said no slate had been made up.
Daniel II. Cray of Bellows Falls. chair
man of the Rockingham Democratic town
committees said today that he heard no
| discussion in Bellows Falls pf the subject
Of fusion and that he knew Of no Demo
cratic candidates for county office. He
! said that personally his attitude relative
! to fusion was that the Democrats ought
not to lose their identity. but that If the
/ PFogressives were willing to allow the
! Democrats to name a sufficient number ot
officers it might he we'll to unite
Judge T. w Gibson of this town. one
of the Progressive leaders, said he should
/ expect that the Progreesives would be
willing to make an arrangement with the
| Democratic party whereby they could
unite on a ticket. He carried the idea
that there was a strong likelihood that
! States Attorney A. Y. ID. Piper of Brat
tleboro, who has announced his candidacy
for reelection as an independent, woulc
be chosen by both Progressivcs and Demo
Gratis.
Some who are strong in the local corm
ellis of the Republican party profess no
| to fear fusion. They claim that il
| would ahenate a large number OF voter
in each of the other parties, also that tn,
Progressive party has disintegrated to
point where it would not be factor ever
in a coalition Of forces. 1t is noticeable
however, that these same Republican
are watching proceedings with interest
If not concern.
A report has gained currency tina
Judge Gibson. who was nominated 70
the office of attorney general l7y the Pre-
gressive state convention. would not re
main a candidate, now that the plan G
fusion in the state has been lost, bu
would become a candidate for town rel
rcsentative. Judge Gibson said toda
that he never sought the nomination. bu
that he would not state for a day or tw
whether he would decline the nomination