Putnam patriot., 1915-01-22
STATE LEGISLATURE
County CcacuSses Name County Com.
 HliSSionerS
Resolutions for Judge and Deputy Jedge
 of Putnam City Court

At :he Windham county caucus held Tuesday John A. Dady of Put nam, E. H, Gorttis of Thompson and Urgele LaFraace ,of Plainiield were named for county commissioners.
 Two ballots were taken for LaFrance. who was nominated for the long term; three for Dady, who was nominated for the short term of nine months and also for the four-year term: and four votes for Corttis, who was nominated for a shrrt term of two years. Ten names were voted on, the unsuccessful contestants being Charles Perrin of Woodstock, Newton Vaughn of Wind ham, S. Arnold Peckham Of Wind- ham, Edward Baker of Canterbury, S. kebler of Sterling, Leon T. Wilson of Putnam and George A Bartlett of Windhem. The nominations were made in secret session.
 The proceedings were opened with a general county meeting with Repre- sentative peckham p5esiding. Senator Charles Q, Thompson was elected chairman and Representative Clarence l E. Chester of Chaplin was chosen clerk. The general caucus adjourned until o'clock this afternoon.
 The same chairman and clerk were chosen for the republican caucus and in addition caucus committee con sisting of Representatives Oscar D. Baker of Ashford and Archibald Mac donald of Putnam were named. In the house petition was intro duced by Representative Macdonald appointing Judge l.. II. Fuller judge of the city court for the regular term beginning Jan. lst, 1916. Mir. Mac | donald also presented petition ap- pointing Mahlon Il, Geisser AS judge of the city court for the rest of this year succeeding Judge Mann, whose appointment was made by Governor Baldwin Representative piesss pre- sented Il petition for the appointment of Howard C. Bradford for deputy judge of the city court.
 Judge t;iiiileT served eight years IS deputy Judge Of the cuurt and four years as judge. He was succeeded by Judge Mann Lawyer Geissler has served five years us deputy judge. Lawyer Bradford has been assistant prosecuting attorney fer several terms.
 HOW THEY VOTED
 .kI, ..f Il stag. In. the field for commissioners put no nominating speeches were to be made but it is said that after two commis sioners had been selected that E. H. Corttis' name was presented to the caucus. The iirst ballot was an inc formal one and stood as follows: Ur- gele LaFrance, Plainfield, 9; John A. Dady, Putnam, ,; Charles Perrin, Woodstock, 2; F. H. Corttis, Thomp- son, |; A. N. Vaughn, WilIimantic, |; Edward Baker, Canterbury, l;blank l.
 The informal ballot showed no choice and fcrmal ballot was taken which resulted in the choice of La France, the ballot standing LaF'rance l2, Dady ', Perrin 1.
 The third and fourth ballots were void as too many votes were cast. The fifth ballot elected Dady and three new candidates appeared in this ballot. Representative Peckham uf Wiliiman- tic, Former Representative Kebler of Sterling and Leon f. Wilson of Put nam. The vote stood as foIows;Dady, H; Wilson, 2; Perrin, l. Peckham, l; Vaughn, |; Keoler, |.
 On the sixth ballot Corttis came back into the contest and there was one new candidate, c. A. Bartlett, of WilHmantic. The vote stood: Corttis, q; Bsrtlest, '; Perrin, |; kebIer, II; PecSham, l. Vaughn, l. Wilson, 2.
 No choice was made on this ballot or on the next the vote standing Corttis, 10; Bartlett, E; Perrin, l. Wilson, |.
 On the eighth ballot Corttis was elected. He received II and Bartlett9.
 MT. Dady is elected for the unexpired term and then for four years. Mir. Corttis is elected flor the unexpired term and then for two years and Mir. LaFrance for fous years and takes E. ii. Halls place next October
 On Wednesday resolution appoint Ing Urgele LaE'rance of PIainiield commissioner for Windham county was adopted under suspension of the rules. Other Windham county appointed in the same way were John A. Dady of Putnam and E. H. Corttis of Thompson.