Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-10-08
FUSION IN CH|TTENDEA COUNTY
Democrats and PrOgressives
Unite on a Ticket.



Joint ticket into the field for county
officers The progressivea assented to
the ticket without much friction among
themselves, hut the democrats were not
altogether harmonious in endorsing the
names which the proeressivcs were
agreeable to. There was much exciting
debate on the floor Of the democratic
( convention and II was some time before
tho delegates voted to fuse. The vote
stood &c to rs. there being - accredited
delegates in the convention.
| The tusicn ticket is Us follows
Scnat Or. Frank y. Falby OF Hunt
ington (progressve,. DR.. Gilbert Rist of
I burlington tprosrc,sivc). Thomas Il.
Wright Of Burlington democratic inde-
PENDENT j. y. Fromley of Hinosburg
(domocraN
Stute's attorney-Claudc n Grafton o.
Burlington tdemocraO.
Sherih-H clay Gleason of BUrinsto..
trepublican
Assistant Judges Of county court
George A. Edwards of Richmond (pro-
gr"esivop. 4. p Fill o, Milton demo
3rat
Judge Of probate-Orman r. Ray "
, Burlington progressive,.
| High bpiif-Mark \. Kenyon Of West
ford (progr essive)
IiiE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.
! The democratic convention was called
to order at the ,ltv hall by j. b. Brom-
| ley of HnesburR. member Of the
! county committee. Thomas l.. Howley
was elected chairman Of the convention
and L. II. McDonough of Hinesburg
secretary.
The first business of the convention
was to elect a committee to confer with
a committee Of the progressive conven-
| ton on the subject of a Joint ticket.
This committee was composed OF y. =.
O'Sullivan of Colchester, Martin j. Daley
, of Burlington. f F. Percival of Jcricno.
c. VI Mead of Underhill. c. Il. Lucia
| of Hinesburg
| The convention then adjourned until
| half past one. When the delegates
gathered again the committee presented
the report of the list OF names above
printed as one which was agreeable to
the progressives
| This ticket did not meet with the I'M
| qualified approval Of all present Louis
| Mongeon Of Winooski called attention
| to the fact that Mr.. Glea son. the candi-
! date for sheriff. was republican and
he thought that a democrat was tn" man
| to he nominated. He suggested the namo
| Of Edward n. Horton of Colchester. Mr..
| Horton himself took the floor and stated
/ that il was not because he was C1ndi-
! date for the office Of sheriff that he
| spoke. hut he did not think there could
| he harmony in convention which on
dorscd republican He mentioned Mr..
Gleason as Just having completed long
! term as a republican office holder and add
ed that the latter had the intention TO
run for 81 eriff on the republican ticket
| but had withdrawn in the interest Of
! harmony
John r. Kelley Of burlington thought
that in the interest of harmony the
ticket as reported should be adopted He
said that Mr. Horton. when he was
elected sheriff on fusion ticket before,
had beer elected by republicans The
politics of r p. Wright was also ques-
toned Mayor Burke declared Mr.. Wright
! was democrat and others said that
| Mr.. Wright a republican.
After a lot of talk pro and con the
question came before the convention
as to whether the report of the COM
mittee should be adopted There were
/ vigorous speeches made both ways and
the discussion finally resolved itself
| into a question of how the vote should
be taken. Some were for straight
| ballot, others We're for a rising vote
and still others were in favor of a
poll Of the convention by delegates.
| The chair vas much in doubt but final
| ly called for vote on whether a
| rising vote should be taken. The
| convention vo-'i this method down.
After another season of debate It was
i finally decided to vote on the commit
| tees report ~ delegates This was a
difficult proposition as many delegates
had mt presented their credentials
MT vera present In person The tam
gle was finally straightene" out and
| the vote was taken by the chairman
| OF each town delegation stating how
his delegates stood When the count
| was made those in favor % the fusion
ticket were found to be SO and those
against II u.s. TIL, vote was then
made unanimous. Burlington had A
representation Of only 81 delegates
on; of the 56 to which It was entitled.
or these l6 were cast for the fusion
tickle. and 3 against it. Colchester
cas-. all Il of lite delegates present
against the ticket Severa; towns In
tn. county were not represented in
the conventic1 at all
Adjournment was taken after the
convention had elected the same
county COMMITTEES as two years ago,
and the committee was empowered to
nj all vacancies III tho ticket that
may occur.
THE PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION.
The Chittenden county convention of
the National Progressive party was
called to order by George w. Hatch.
chairman of the county committee. at
the Sherwood House roof garden. NJ. C..
Reynolds was elected temporary chair
man and Il, II. Russell temporary score
tary. Following the reading Of the roll
call by the secretary they were elected
permanent officers Of the convention
The convention was harmonious with
almost no dissension
| On motion of Mr.. Hatch the chairman
appointed committee of five to wait
upon similar committee from the dem
ocratic convention being held at the city
hall to make up ticket of county Off
GERS and To report back. The committee
was composed of DR.. II. Nelson Jack
son. e. f. Nash and G. L. Pease OF Bur-
lington, f. L. Freeman of Richmond and
W. J. Nichols OF Jericho, These men
met the democrats In the Sherwood par
Tors.
! While waiting for report from the
committee the convention transacted va
Tious routine business. The following
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