Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-03
CAUCUSES
HELD IN 246 VERMONT
TOWNS AND CITIES
Overwhelming Majority of Delegates Will Go to-
State Convention without Instructions and
Free to Make Their Own Choice in the Nom
nation of Governor and Other Officers.

Caucuses We're held in the 2iG towns
and cities of the state Thursday for the
election of delegates to the republican
State convention, to be held in Mont
pelier Wednesday, September Q. for the
nomination of a United States senator
end state officers. and also for the cleo
ton of delegates to district conventions,
to be held In Burlington and White
River Junction Tuesday, September 8,
for the nomination of n congressman
from the fret and second districts, re-
spectvclv. majority of these caucuscs
were held in the evening and, although
the Free Press ondeavorcd TO arrange in
advance with it's correspondents through
out tho state for Il report Of the cleo
tons, the telephone office had closed in
many Of the smaller towns by tho time
the voters had finished hallotng.
The feature of the caucusos that stand !.
out most prominently is the ovcrwhelm-
ing number of uninstructed delegates.
While Damoille county is naturally solid
for Fleetwood. and Franklin county is
likely to he practically solid for c. w.
Gates (who has declared that he is not
a candidate for nomination as governor),
and Bennington county favors Howe,
and Rutland county leans towards Glenn
ent. the uninstructed delegates will real
Iy name the candidate. Tho personal
preferences of large majority Of these
men are probably unknown and 1t IS
therefore as impossible this morning as
it was a month ago to predict the name
Of the republican nominee for the head
Of the state ticket.
| No opposition to the nomination of
United States Senator Dillingham; is re-
ported from the caucuses. and the same
may be said with reference TO the re-
nomination Of Congressman Greene in the
first district. The candidates for the sue
cesson to Congressman Plumlcy in the
second district Will have their own coun-
ties behind them pretty sohdly, but here
again the uninstructed delegates will
hold the balance of power.
In a general way the returns from the
several counties may be summarized as
follows:
| In Addison county Ferrisburg reports
three for Fleetwood. Lincoln and Monk
ton two each for Powell. Granville one for
Gates New Haven two for Fleetwood
while Bristol. Cornwall, Hancock, Mid
debury. Rpton, Salisbury. Shoreham
Vergennes, Watham and Weybridge send
uninstructod delegations.
| In bennington county Howe gets seven
in the town OF Bennington and all other
delegates are uninstructed.
In Caledonia county Gates will have one
| in Sutton and another In Walden and un-
! instructed delegations are reported from
| the other towns.
In Chittenden county Burlington vii
send u for Powell, Hinesburg three fol-
Fleetwood, while the delegates from
| Charlotte Colchester. Essex, Jericho
South burlington and W.stford are unin
struCted, South Burlington's two ar,
thought TO favor Fleetwood. Colchester
| three may be for Powell, who will prob
| ably get the votes Of other Chittender
| county towns.
Essex countys delegates are all IN.
| instructed.
In Franklin county the four delegate:
J from st. Adams city are supposed L
favor Clement but the sentiment Of thu