Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-02-19
NOMINATIONS ALL MADE.
Several Certificates Filed Monday Night
for Office of Aldermen.

The caucus season Of 1914 preceding the
March election closed Monday night with
the holding of two ward caucuses and
the filing of several certificates of
nomination. The democrats of ward two
endorsed the nomination of George S.
Hicks for alderman, Mr.. Hicks having
fled a certificate of nomination as a
citizens candidate earlier in the evening.
The democrats of ward three nominated
George l.. Maynard as candidate for
alderman and Arthur j. Cayo as school
commissioner. Ward one democrats will
let the election there 80 ny default SO
far as they are concerned. They held no
caucus and none of the members of the
party filed nominations. AS a general
rule the coming election will be a
a synonym for harmony with the ex-
ceptlon of balotlng in the third ward
where a thrce-cornered fight for the Of
flee of alderman has developed.
SECOND WARD DEMOCRATS.
The second ward democrats held caucus
in the old Star Hose house. Alderman
O. +. Reynolds presided and James L.
Warren acted as secretary. y motion
that George ). Hicks, citizens candidate
for alderman, be endorsed by the caucus
was unanimously adopted. James b.
Bradley was nominated for ward clerk
and Herman Crooker, benjamin Frank
, and Napoleon Laury We're placed in
nomination "a election inspectors George
Saltus was elected member of the city
! committee, and Arthur MNally, Max
! Alpert and Russell Munson ward COM
| mittee
THIRD WARD DEMOCRATS
The only real scrap of the campaign
developed at the caucus of the third ward
democrats held at fire station two. The
gathering was organized by the election
! of Edward Il. Bessett as chairman and
! Napoleon Fugere as secretary. Nominal
| lions for some citizen TO serve as candi-
date for alderman being in order, Michael
! Mckenzie presented the name Of Edward
! Lavailee, who recently fled nomination
papers as a citizens candidate William
| Smith then presented the name of George
| +. Maynard. There being TWO candidates.
I a ballot was declared and the boxes
ordered open for half an h, ur, When
| they were turned it was found that M
! Maynard had p votes and Mr.. Lava!lee
| had 70. Mr.. Maynard's nomination was
| then made unanimous. Arthur j, Cayo
was nominated as school commissioners.
Joseph p. Cummings was put on the
ticket for ward clerk and Alfred S,
Fugere, Norman f. F'ailey and Thomas
L, LeClair for inspectors of election.
| Thomas Redmond was elected member of
the city committee, with Edward b.
| Bessett John A. Smith and Michael
| Malloy ward committee. A canvassng
| committee was chosen as follows: j, e.
Dumas, George LeClair. William Smith,
| Il. b. Bessett, Michael Malloy and J. p.
Murphy.
Mr.. MAYNARD the adermanic candidate,
has been foreman in the employ of the
4 Champain Manufacturing company for
IA years and is now foreman for the
b. f.. Stanley company. lie is president
of the local carpenters union and Is an
Eagle,
CERTIFICATES OF NOMINATION.
The following certificates of nomina-
ton were fled Monday evening:
Ward four-John w, Ruell, candidate
, for alderman on citizens ticket. Thirteen
signers to petition.
| Ward three-George f. Maynard, candi-
date for alderman on citizens ticket
, Twelve signers to petition, Arthur j
Cayo, candidate for school commissioner
, on citizens ticket. Twelve sgners te
petition,
Ward two-George S, Hicks, candidate
, for alderman on citizens ticket. Ter
, signers on petition.
, Ward six-W. j. Laprese, candidate FOL
alderman on citizens ticket Sever
sgners to petition.
T. p. Clay has withdrawn his name al
| candidate for ward clerk on the demo
cratic ticket In ward six.
Z V II. Crane, who was nominated a
, an inspector of election at the sixth war
Q democratic caucus Saturday evening, an
roupces that he Is not a candidate FL
the office