St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-04-01
COUNTY POLITICS
May Have No More Conventions
Names Being Mentioned But Few
Declared Candidates.


ty politics a little but express few
definite ideas on the subject. First
they do not know when or how eau
cuses will be held or whether there
will be a county convention this year.
1t is not at all improbable that coun-
ty officers will be chosen by primary
system this year as some good law
yers think it can be arranged under
the present law. If request in
writing signed by qualified voters for
a general election to the number of
five per cent of the vote cast for
governor in town at the last general
election is filed in the town clerk s
Office on or before May Is the vot-
ing in caueuses to elect delegates
to county, state and congressional
conventions and to nominate town
representatives shall be by ballot
and check list.
Blanks will be attached to every
tax inventory this year on which
every voter will declare his intention
to vote with a certain political party
and a person who does not file such
intention is not eligible to vote in
any caucus during the year. A check
list with the names of the voters
and the party they have declared
their intention to vote with will be
prepared and man who declared his
intention of voting with one party
cannot vote at any other party eau
Gus.
So it would seem to be wise for
every voter to declare himself on
this blank and then if requests are
made to have check lists used a
direct party primary can be had.
While the county committees have
not said what they prefer the state
republican has declared in favor of
a primary vote and the county COM
mittees cannot consistently refuse to
do the same.
Time of Caucuses
No caucus can be held before the
eighth day of June and can be called
any time after that by call by the
party executive or general committee
of the political division for which It
is to be held. But the election will
not be held until the first Tuesday in
November this year and the various
committees may not call the caucuses
until September or October.
Some Names Heard
The writer has heard no democratic
candidates for county Offices mention
ed but has heard little talk on the
part of republicans and still more
definite talk about progressive can
didates. At the same time it is very
early and some of the men named
below may be surprised to see their
names In print. There will be plenty
of time and the columns of this paper
will be open for any denials they
wish to make.
First for county senator's it seems
to be pretty well understood that
DR.. w. J. Aldrich of this town and
George +. Winch of McIndoes will
be the progressive candidates. We
have heard that some inquiries have
been made to ascertain what the
sentiment would be toward Robert
w. Simonds of this town as a re-
publican candidate for senator. Out
side of this town the names of Judge
F. M. Page of Groton, and T. G..
Bronson of East Hardwick have been
heard and there doubtless will be
others.
For Sheriff w. H. Worthen expects
to be a candidate for reelection de-
pending on the good record he has
made in the Office. Whether there
are other ambitious ones in the re-
publican party has not been made
manifest as yet. Some think Mr..
Winch will be the progressive can
didate against him but he cannot be
candidate for senator if he tries to
be sheriff again.
Assistant judge promises as live
ly a canvass as anything. The re-
publicans are talking of Prof. C. A. |
Bunker of Peacham, but w. H. JEFF |
frey of East Burke has an ambition. |
whether as a republican or progress
sive is not yet clear, and he is a |
man who gets many things he wants |
in this world.
1t is not known yet whether w. A. |
Dutton will be a candidate for re-
election as states attorney but there |
are many friends of N. A. Norton of |
Lyndonville who feel he did not get
a square deal two years ago and /
would like to give the place to him.
There are others who think the posi-
ton should be held by a st. Johns
bury man and think J. Rolf SearIes
is well qualified for the work.
There is also considerable talk
that there should be a new member
Of the state republican committee
this year. 1t is not known yet
whether Harry Blodgett would like
to retain the place or not but there
is some talk that Fred Porter of
West Burke or w. 1. Powers of Lyn-
donville would make good workers
in the state organization.
These are Just things we have
heard and they are placed before ''the
people" for consideration.
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