St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-09-09
COL. DALE WINS
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The chair then called for nomi-
nations of congressional candidates.
James B. Campbell of St. Johns
bury presented the name of Alex
ander Dunnett of St. Johnsbury in
a speech that was of especial power
and that prompted loud and hearty
applause. The name of Col. Porter
H. Dale of Island Pond was present.
ed by former states attorney Harry
Amey of Island Pond and his was
speech that moved the enthusiasm
of the convention. S. Hollister
Jackson of Barre, one time member
of the state public service commits
sion, presented the name of John w.
Gordon of Barre. His speech was
free from brag and buster and was
given a close and respectful atten-
ton and so loud was the applause
at it's close that one was given the
impression that the strength of the
candidates was quite evenly dis
tributed.
The several nominations were
then seconded by delegates from the
various counties composing the dis
trict. A ballot was finally called
for from the floor and the chair
recognizing the call, appointed James
Campbell, Harry Amey, S. HOLSTER
Jackson, a committee to collect and
count the ballots. There was a deal
of suppressed excitement during the
counting of the first ballot but a
change came at last when appeared
former governor Stickney who read
the convention resolutions as pre-
pared by his committee. The reso-
lutions were few and short and were
nv a
convention.
The result of the first ballot show
ed total of PAP votes cast. One of
these was scattering. Gordon had
SO, Dunnett had Sc and Dale SO,
necessary for a choice 1872.
A second ballot was at once taken
and it's result was awaited with in
terest and muffled excitement. AS
finally announced the whole number
of votes cast was 243, necessary for
a choice 1872. Of these Gordon had
81, Dunnett "a, Dale SO. A third
ballot was then taken with 243 as
the total cast, divided Gordon 60,
Dunnett SO, Dale 100 and there was
no choice.
The fourth ballot with a total of
243 votes cast gave Gordon SO, Dun
nett 81, Dale lob. The fifth ballot
resulted in so for Gordon, 80 for
Dunnett and 90 for Dale, total of
24O.
The sixth ballot was one of 242
ballots of which Gordon had SIS,
Dunnett Sc and Dale 101. The
seventh ballot was practically a re-
petition of the sixth.
In the seventh, eighth and ninth
ballots no material change was made
in the ballots for the respective can
didates.
At the conclusion of the fifteenth
ballot a delegate from Caledonia
county arose and addressing the
chair said he had seen one man vote
twice and that he had a witness to
the act. The statement aroused a
deal of Indignation and the result
was a motion that all succeeding
ballots be cast by the delegates from
each county passing a box in front
of the tellers and that the box be
kept open for 80 minutes. This
motion was carried Another motion
was that all not members of the con-
vention take seats in the rear of
the hall or balcony and this also
was carried A third motion made
and carried excluded all not mem
bers of the convention from the
floor of the opera house. These sew
eral motions showed how suspicious
each faction was becoming of the
other.