The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-14
John T. Cook Won Nomina-
tion Over Alderma Pat
terson in s i
EDWIN . ST NAMED
4sS tOURTH WARD
A. E. Bruce in the Sixth
Alex. Gordon, L. r. Hutch
inson, School Comm'rs

i Alexander Gordon renominated in
the first ward for school
4 err.
John r. Cook nominated for alder
man in the second ward for two
/ years.
j. r. Hutchinson renominated for
/ school commissioner in the third
ward for three years.
i Edwin Keast nominated for alder
| man in the fourth ward for two
years.
Alexander Il. Bruce nominated for
alderman in the sixth ward for two
years.
The above We're the results of the five
| citizens caucuses held in Barre last
night, the fifth ward being the only one
to have neither aldermanic nor school
commissioner nomination. There were
contests in three of the wards, the out
| going school commissioners in two wards
being renominated without opposition.
In the second ward there was a three
cornered contest for alderman, the cam
didates being Alderman H. c. Patterson.
Auditor Charles A. Lundgren and j. F.
Cook. In the fourth there was three
eornered contest among w. w. Russell.
George w. Parks and Edwin Keast for
Alderman w. I. Calder's position, the
present encumbent not being candi-
date. In the sixth, Mr.. Bruce won over
IWIH Eager, Alderman William Brown
not being candidate for reelection.
| 1t took the small gathering of first
ward voters only few seconds to dis
| pose OF their business, 4. G.. Howland
being elected chairman and c. II. White
clerk, and School Commissioner Alex.
Gordon being renominated by acclama-
ton after his name had been presented
| by Frank McWhorter. Mr. Gordon has
already served Is years.
| The second ward caucus nearly filled
the high school assembly room, total
| vote Of l44 being cast on second ball
| lot. William Wishart was elected chair
man and II, G. Woodruff clerk. On mo-
| tion of G. w. Melcher it was decided to
| have majority vote rule. No one re-
| sponded, to the chairman's call for nom
nations for alderman and the motion
was made to proceed to ballot on "these
| three Names (printed ballots had been
distributedl. However, the motion failed
to prevail, and the nominations began,
John II. Bishop presenting Charles A.
Lundgren, Arthur s. Martin nominating
Alderman Patterson and Henry A.
Phelps naming John +. Cook.
On the first ballot there was no choice,
the tellersJ. II. Bishop, A. s. Martin,
H. A. Phelps. DR.. ID. c. Watt, A. L. Noyes
and J. W. counting 50 each
for Patterson and Cook. and 80 for Lund-
gren. just before the second ballot was
started, MIR. Lundgren withdrew, and Mr.
Cook was then nominated by ballot as
follows:
Whole number cast, IA; necessary,
73 Lundgren, /; Patterson, so; Cook.
74 whereupon the caucus adjourned
The third ward was even more slimlv
attended than the first ward caucus and
the business was done Just as exped-
tiously, q. Ii. Pape being elected chair
man and James Adie clerk and School
Commissioner L. r. Hutchinson being re-
nominated by acclamation, after his
name had been presented by J. EdwarI
Murphy and seconded by Donald Me-
Leod.
Alderman w. r. Calder was chosen
chairman and Duncan Mcmillan seere-
tary of the fourth ward caucus. For a
few moments a hitch prevailed over the
method to be followed in nominating.
A motion from the floor in favor of
the plurality was carried by a large
ma jority and the nominating began.
James X. Anderson presented the name
OF w. w. Russell, L. j. Good nominated
Edwin Keast, and the name of George
w. Parks, was placed in nomination bv
Frank l.. Harris. The following tellers
were appointed: George Stewart, J. X.
Anderson, J.. j. Good, William oliver,
Frank Harris and Walter Labelle. Out
of total OF 100 votes cast, keast re-
ceived IS Russell 81 and Parks %. Mr.
keast was declared the caucus nominee.
After the sixth ward caucus had been
called to order, Alderman William
Brown, who was not to be candidate
for reelection, was chosen chairman, and
w. f. Beck clerk The name of A. T..
Bruce was presented by George McFar-
land, seconded by L. G. Beck; and the
name of w. H. Eager was placed before
the caucus by L. H. Hooker, with Henry
Alexander secondng the nomination.
There were 81 votes cast, making 10
necessary for choice; and of the to-
tai Bruce had "a and Eager l3, the for
mer being declared the nominee, after
which Mr.. Eager moved to make the
nomination unanimous, which was done;
and the caucus adjourned.
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