The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-05
CRAYS IN CONTROL
IN BELLOWS FALLS
Ticket Backed by Them Won Easily in
Democratic Caucus
Last Night.
Especial to The Reformer.)


BELLOWS FALLS, Sept ).
In the Democratic caucus held in the
| Opera House last evening the faction
headed by Daniel II. Cray aud Stephen J
Cray easily won d decisive victory over
the forces of James T. Byrne, w. w
! Green and a group of young men of the
party who hitherto have refrained from
Il fusion with either of the warning fac
! tons supporting the state figures, Browne
and Burke. The meeting was the larg-
| est held IN recent Years by the Demo
cratic party and because Of the large at
/ tendance could not be held in Banquet
hall but had to be transferred to the
! Opera House. The caucus had been pre-
pared for by both sides and the leaders
were ready for a battle royal The Cray
| forces won the first skilmish. that for the
chairman for the evening, by two to
one vote and from then until the close
| OF the caucus at 10.1J O'Clock they had
| Everything their own way.
| After adiourning to the Opera House,
q few minutes after O'Clock nominations
for chairman for the evening were i'll or
der and the Byrne and young Democrat
! forces nominated Z. s. Leonard, a Well
/ known insurance man The Cray forces
nominated the present chairman OF the
+ Democratic town committee, Daniel II.
Cray. The voting was done with the use
OF the check list and 1916 votes were cast.
on these Cray received 1870 and Mi.
/ Leonard received 60 This showed the
strength of the forces and d large num-
Der of voters for both factions left the
hall.
The check list was again used on the
vote for delegates to the Democratic
state and district convention to be held
at Burlington Sept % The Cray faction
nominated the following; Delegates-D.
/ H. Cray, W. II. Cleary, {. L. McEvoy,
/ Peter Dorand, p. f. O'Brien, NJ. ].
! Walsh, James Gorham and NJ. J. Gran
/ field Alternates-Ed Barry, john Houii-
! han, Thomas Hayes, jr., :. J, Cray. 10
! scph Homand, Thomas Hallchan. Bryan
| OConnor and Michael Manning. The
/ Transformations Mems faction nomi-
mated the following: Dclegates-E. :.
! Leonard, Byron \. Robinson. John {.
/ Coughln. John p. McCann, Charles Z.
/ McEvoy, William w Green, David Saw
age, and Frank p Cullen. Alternates
! DR.. Edward r.. Campbell, Henry {. John
son, David LawIor. DR., James f. O Brien,
George L. Hapgood Edward G. Harty,
Marshall \. Wilder and Morton {.
! Roundy. The count showed another
easy victory for the Cray camp. OF los
votes cast their nominees had "a and
the others had Is.
Tire Cray nominees for Democratic town
committee for two years were as follows
ID. II. Cray, Z. II. LaWlor. w. J. Cleau
Peter Dorand. T. + O'Brien, John Ho
tan, ). j, Gray. NJ. !. Walsh and William
McEyoy The fusion'S nominees were as
follows: p. H. IIarty. b. \ Robinson
J. Il. Bylnc, j. p McCann, r p Rich
a,dson. Daniel Graham \ l.. Young
Guy II. SchoH and NJ. \ Wilder OF 81
votes east for these nominees the Ora,
| men received 63 and the other faction n
Unusual interest conferred about last
nights caucus as d. II. Cray Is candi
date tor the postmastership here and hat
reccjvcd the endorsement of Senator Hol
lis Of New Hampshire, who has been as
| suled by Assistant Postmaster Genera
ID. H Roper that Mr.. Cray's name woulC
be presented IL the Senate for contrma
tion before the expiration of the term q
Postmaster j. H. Blakely, which vii
occur Jan. 20. 1919 Mr. Byrne also il
|. IA candidate for the position and w W
Green has been mentioned, although h'
has declined to enter contest for thu
Office AR. CRAY has been foreman il
/ the local plant of the international Pape
company. but was suspended last Satur
day pending an investigation Of charge
brought by j. T Carey OF Albany, \. \.
national president OF the Papemakers
union, who has publicly declared tina
money has been paid by Polish worker
for Jobs in the local mill.