The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-04
PERRY ON THIRD BALLOT
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o clock and the result was announced
shortly after $50. 1t was as follows:
Total number of votes, 1927
Necessary for choice, Gil
F. T. Perry, 522
f. G. Crosby, $50
A. f. Roberts, 80
f. Il. Pier,
There being no choice the presiding off
Ger called for a second ballot and an
nounced that the box would be kept open
until s .. m.
There was little voting except TO,
town representative after the result of
the first ballot was announced, conse-
quently the yotngswfls done more rap
idly than earlier in the day when each
voter had six ballots to mark About
half an hour was consumed in count
ing the votes aad the result of the
second ballot was given by Constable
Knapp shortly afteraS.3B. 1t was as
follows:
Total number of votes .1133
Necessary for a choice . SCI
L. j.. Perry ......... 54S
Il. G. Crosby 333
\. +. Roberts ..-...... 20
1t was seen that Mr.. Perry lacked
IS votes of having a majority, and the
chairman called for the voting to be-
gin ON the third ballot. announcing
that the box would be turned at 1890.
At this point c. c. Fits, Republican,
arose and suggested that inasmuch as
many of the farmers and those living
at distance had gone home it would
be manifestly unfair 10 deprive them
of a chance to vote. Asked by the
chairman if he made. that a motion.
| Mr.. Fits replied that he did. j. G.
/ Stafford, Progressive, seconded the mo-
/ ton F. d. f. Stowe; Republican
/ thought it was nonsense to take up
/ another day in voting when so many
/ voters were present and waiting. Mr.
! Fits replied that there were present
! only about half the number who had
voted on the second ballot and that
holding the box open would not ineon
venieuce anybody as they could pro
! ceed to vote at once, before going
home
/ +. c. Crosby. the Progressive nomi
nee: spoke briefly init favor of Mr.
| Fits 5 motion. saying that it would be
unfair not to give everybody a chance
The chairman said, he would leave i
to those present to express their wisi
about the matter; anil on a yes an,
nay vote there were so many on eacr
side that it was impossible to tel
which side was in the majority.
Chairman Knapp thenssasked if th'
candidates could not get together an
! agree on SEINE hour for closing thu
polls. Mr.. Crosby already had ex
pressed his preference. Mr.. Perry, thu
| Republican nominee, said it would b.
| agreeable to him to keep the poll
open until l clock pm. Mr.. Rob
| crts. the Democratic nominee, said b.
thought they ought to go ahead an
close up the voting that night
Mr. Stafford called the chairman
attention to the fact that it was 70
him to say how long the box shoul,
he kept open and that it was not
matter to be decided by vote. Afte
considering the matter q moment Nh
KNAPP shouted: - Bring forward you
votes fer town representative; tn
box Will be turned at Il o 'eloek to
morrow afternoon.
That settled the matter and the vot
ing was resumed 1t meant tina
somebody would have tC preside at tn
box all night, although PRACTICAL
nobody would vote between midnigh
aud morning. Between 400 and 80
votes were cast before the hall wa
cleared. After that the officers ha
the company of such members of tn
board of civil authority as RENAME
TO tabulate the Justice. county, stat
, and congressional votes. They remain
ed until about midnight. when it wa
seen that on account of so much spli
voting it would be Impossible TO finis