The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-09-22
LITTLE CHANCE FOR FUSION
Except Possibly on Prouty, Say Some
Barre Democrats.

! On the eve OF one of the most por'
tentous Democratic conventions in YER
mont, and incidentally without doubt the
last party gathering OF It's kind TO be
held in the state, Barre delegates VINO
are TO be seated in the state and second
district conventions at Burlington to-
morrow began 10 leave this forenoon and
afternoon in order 10 be present during
the pre-convention conferences tonight.
Among the men who will represent the
Barre Democracy at Burlington are the
following: q. II. Pape, y. j. Owens,
George w. German, George n. Tilden,
w. y. Smith. c. w. Melcher, DR.. Joe W.
jackson, George Blake, DR.. V. &. Good
rich. d. w. Mcdonald, John O'Leary,
Patrick Brown, J. Edward Murphy,
James Brown, Rev. j. b. Reardon, j. w.
Mcdonald and James X. Pirie of Barre
Town.
Speculation over the conventions at
ttude on candidates. of certain men IN
Vermont was only heightened last night
by the announcement that A. ). cooper,
The Bennington county Progressive nom
inee for governor, had declined TO enter
the lists, even though his nomination
at Burlington last week was heralded as
an excellent choice by Progressres IN
every corner of the state. Among ma
iority OF party men hereabouts there is
a disposition to doubt the probability
of the Progressive state committee NIL
ing the gap at the head of the state tick
ct with a man who will be acceptable TO
the Vermont Democracy. Apparently
there is not the remotest chance Tor any
thing like that to happen.
On the other hand, the Democrats are
concerning themselves with the problem
of nominating a man from their own
ranks to run in the gubenatorial race.
1t is known that ex-Mayor James Il.
Burke OF Burlington is receptive can
didate. Charles ID. Watson, it is SAID,
has refused to have his name mentioned
in connection with the nomination this
wear. But there is on foot a movement
to spring the name OF DIR, w. b. Mayo
on the convention, it is reported. DIR.
MAYO comes from Northfeld and he Is
spoken of as a candidate 10 whom two
factions in the party might well turn
with support.
With regard to the senatorial outlook,
there is an undercurrent of feeling that
the Democrats may unite with Progress
sivism in supporting Charles A. Prouty
for the toga now worn by Senator w. ?.
Dillingham;. A prominent Barre Demo
crat said to-day that Mr.. Prouty's can
didacy would in any event, attract the
support of many Democrats, regardless
of any stand the convention may take
to- morrow. 1t seems reasonably certain
that the convention will indorse Mr..
Prouty if it becomes evident that he
already has the support Of any consider
able number of Democrats in the state
to-day. Should the first citizen of Or
leans county, as he is called, receive the
conventions approval morrow, he will
have commandeered for his senatorial
race, the support of PTogressives, Demo-
Gratis and Prohibitionists. 1t is conceded
all along the line that the Democratic
seal on the Prouty armor plate viii have
no slight effect. on Senator Dillingham's
chances for reelection, although there
are few who are impolitic enough to
count the present senator out OF the race
under these Hypothetical circumstances.
Democrats will doubtless have their
own congressional candidates in both dis
tricts. II is more than unlikely that
F. L. Greene, the Republi-
can nominee, or Prof Mcfarland, on the
Progressive ticket, have anything that
appeals 10 the Democrats. Here in the
second district, sentiment among the
Democrats is BADLY expressed in the
claim that congressional timber as rep
resented by two nominees already in the
field is hardly up TO the mark. For the
very obvious reason that delegates in
most instances are unpledged, curtain
of uncertainty hangs over the outcome
of the conventions at Burlington to-mor-
row. although there are those who may
be able to make some pretty accurate
predictions when the conferences of con-
yention eve are over tonight.