The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-09-28

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NO Issue Brought Up, but Some
Object to County Fusion.
An uprising among the younger gem
Grafton Of Democrats in Brattleboro
put crimp in the domineering tactics
of some of the old liners in the eau
Gus in Festival hall Saturday night,
when 10 delegates were elected to al
tend the Democratic county convention
in Newfane Thursday. The coup was
the result of only a brief period OF
planning, and the old liners were TAX
en- completely off their feet Eight of
the 10 delegates were elected by bal
lot, and in every case the candidate
named by the Young Democrats was
chosen. Time after time Rollin s
Childs placed somebody in nomination.
but his candidates were regularly de
defeated Mr. Childs himself was
nominated once. but he was defeated
by a ratio Of more than two to one.
In all the nominations the umne of
| Maj. T. w. ChilGs was not mentioned.
| In view of his candidacy for the post
office it would not do to have him de
feated in his own town us caucus
! delegate.
| While there was no public mention
| of any issues involved, it was openly
| talked by some of the leaders on the
| floor thae there was opposition to the
| plan of fusion with the Progressives.
| but taken as Il whole the main object
/ of the revolt seemed to bc to put an
| end to the constant warning by oT-
| posin" elements.
| When asked what the cause of the
sudden activity on the part Of the
young Democrats was one of them
said: 1--WE got tired Of seeing two OF
three men in the party dominate its
affairs lit town. They went mp TO New
fame and put up a fusion deal with
some of the Progressivcs without con,
sulting anybody but themselves, and
on their return one of them said the
die was cast We Democrats don t AL
believe m this fusion idea. Some seen
TO carry the idea that all We want is
to win "A few offices. If that was nj
we stood for we could satisfy our de
sires very easily y fusiu2 with the
| Republicans. But We ten T believe IL
losing our identity; We stand for prin
eiplos.
Another one of H.cse ;r.iyc in til,
caucus against the Chih> f3ctjGn said
THE last bell at thu F2o1se. sives i
ringing; the rc.ui' down in Maine
showed that >s.@ plainly. WAY shoult
we Democrats sc.! ourselves for TIN
sake of helping ont "a few ,,isgruntle,
politicians who : roae away from tn
, Republican panty.
In spite OF these >tutrments. how
ever, it would not lie surprising to Sc
fusion prevali a., iar As the count.
ticket Is coucc@ari, although those from
this town vino will fayr a voice il
making up the ticket @1c different Sc
, from the ones Who expected to do tn
job.
About 100 persons, including fes
+. who were not Democrats, were in tin
: ball when Chairman Harry Il. IIau
of the Democratic town committe
called for order. Secretary John ]
EekeIs read the call.
John o Connor promptly nominate
r. DR.. +. r. Lynch for first delegate, an
+ DR.. Lynch was elected by acclamatio
3 without opposition.
For second delegate J. \. Titus non
: mated Edgar II. Davenport. Daniel /
Riley Of the young Democrats nominal
i ed John f. Fitzgerald and moved the
/ check list be used. On viva voc
: vote it was apparent to those dish
q terested that those in favor for a chec
II list were in the majority, but Chairma
Haus said he was in doubt. Mr.. Har
then said it never had been neeessaf
in the Democratic caucuses to use
check list, and he suggested dlNlslC
y of the house. NJ. j. Moran asserte
: that when check list was called fl
it must be used.
i At this point Martin Austin held
q private conference with the chairma
d at the close of which Mr.. Haus sa
e it was suggested that the chairman a
. point three or four as committee
/ say who should be entitled to vote. /
!. proceeded at once to appoint such
ri committee and named W. 4. Shulnwa
Il r. s. Childs, Daniel j. Stolte and Jol
IS o Connor.
- Mr.. Moran did not like to see Z
- motion for a check list ignored IN tn
Ri way and he and r. s. Childs were G
- gagged in argument over the matt
when Charles F. Mann arose and sa
in tones that did not require the Z
Of an acousticon to be understoo
eve had all this discussion at the Ia
caucus | move that we proceed to bl
in lot at once. His remarks were folio
ed by applause and stamping OF fee
The committee took its place on
ol- platform and the voting began, r.
en- Childs passing out printed ballots
Is the line as he stood on the platfor
III The chair appointed Martin Austin a
ne Hugh Dunklee to count the votes. [
er- ballots stood 80 for Fitzgerald and
er for Davenport.
he Martin Austin nominated for tn
at delegate Eugene NJ. Angler, as a m