The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-10-01
DEMOCRATS AND PR0GRESSIvES
FUSE AT ARLINGTON
Anything TO Beat the Republicans is
the Slogan Now

Anything TO Beat the Republicans is
the Slogan Now
The Democrats and Progressives
joined hands on a county ticket Sat
urday Each party held its conyen-
ton at Arlington and the fusion ticket
nominated by both is as follows:
Senators
A. j. Cooper, Prog, Bennington.
A. c. Orvis, DEM, Manchester.
Assistant Judges
j. NJ. Beebe, Dem, East Dorset.
j. Ed. Walbridge, Independent, Ben
nington.
States Attorney
Henry Chase, Prog, Bennington.
Sheriff
o. H. Ramsdell, Prog, Pownal.
Judges of Probate
Geo. f. Lawrence, Prog, Manches-
ter.
Ward l.. Lyons, Dem, Bennington.
High Bailif
George Myers, DEM, Pownal.
The county convention of the Pro-
gressive party met in town hall, Ar
lington, at O'Clock Saturday after
noon. There were 3S delegates pres
ent. The convention opened with W.
H. Nichols Of Bennington, presiding.
The call was next read and Marden
Nichols Of Bennington, moved that a
committee Of seven be appointed who
could confer with a similar committee
from the Democratic convention which
was being held upstairs in the same
building. This motion was seconded
and chairman Nichols appointed this
committee, E. II. West of Dorset,
chairman.
Walter Il. Hard of Manchester, sec
retary of the convention, gave an in
teresting talk on the principles of the
Progressive party. He commended
the action of Senator Dillingham; in
his believing that he was in the right,
but Mr.. Hard made it understood that
he did not stand up for Dillingham's
principles.
The committee Of the Progressives
which conferred with the Democratic
committee presented the above names
as candidates in the coming election
and the list was accepted.
The county Progressive committee
follows;
Bennington, F. B. Pope.
Pownal, 0. H. Ramsdell.
Stamford, Robert Sanford.
Readsboro, S. F. Wellman.
Searsburg, George Bond.
SALISBURY, John Gordon.
Arlington, w. !. Jones.
Sunderland, VIM. Thompson.
Manchester, Geo. F. Lawrence.
Dorset, Z. H. West.
Rupert, +. F. Hays.
Peru, Marshall J. Hapgood.
Sandgate, M. 2. Hurd.
The Democratic convention was held
on the upper floor of the town hall.
was attended by between so and 60
Bennington county Democrats and
was the largest and most enthusiastic
gathering of its kind in a number Of
years.
Fred C. Brown of Pownal, was the
temporary chairman and was made
the permanent presiding officer of the
convention. The organization was
completed with the election of A. w.
Phelon of Dorset, as clerk.
Immediately following organization
it was voted to appoint committee of
seven to confer with a similar commit
tee from the Progressive convention
for the purpose of placing in nomina-
tion a joint county ticket. The NOM
mating committee was composed Of
Frank Regan of Manchester, A. j.
Loveland Of Dorset, d. j. Conroy OF
Arlington, w. G. Beebe Of Manchester,
John P. Gavin and John P. Mulligan
of Bennington, and Charles Blanchard
of Powna.
The report of the nominating COM
mittee was accepted without debate.
The county committee, with the ex-
ception Of the addition Of the name
of w. G. Beebe of Manchester, is the
same as the committee elected two
years ago and consists or the follow
ing: William E. Tully of Dorset, c.
f. Orvis and w. G. Beebe of Man.
chester Fred c. Brown of Pownal, Ed
ward n. Hawkins Of SALISBURY, Will
liam P. Hogan and Fred c. Martin Of
and P. H. Thompson OF
Arlington.
Fred c. Brown Of Pownal, was elect
ed chairman Of the county committee
and Amos Aldrich clerk.