The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-16
STILL HUNT GAME
BEAT CRAWFORD
IN CAU Gus
His Friends Didn't Even Guess
What Was Being Done
]. OLIVER BURT is NOMINATED
Sheriff Godfrey Also Turned Down
for Constable After 20 Years Ser
vice, p. 3. Gardner in Place.


Gus Monday evening turned down Sci
ectman Frank NJ Crawford and Cons
| table Frederick Godfrey who have
| served the town for some twenty
years and the friends of Crawford and
Godfrey didn't realize what had hap
pened until 1t was all over.
| The movement was directed chiefly
against Crawford. the turning down OF
| Godfrey evidently being an after
| thought.
The men who pulled OFF the deal
| were, according to report and indica-
tion. Everett Harwood and John Room
ey The work was done to consider
able extent outside the village and 1t
was well and cleverly done. Those
known TO have a grievance against Mr.
Crawford were notified and were out
in force while his friends slept peace
fully through and didn't wake UP until
this morning.
Mr.. Crawford himself was notified
in the evening that the caucus was
being packed against him but declar-
ed that he would not make any move
as he held the Office of selectman for
nearly twenty years and he would not
make any contest or ask his friends to
do ii for him.
The caucus Sas called at 730 in Or
der to give time for dance later ana
at the time of assembly the room was
filled by the anti-Crawford crowd and
there was no question of the result.
Late comers to the caucus who suppos
ed il was to be at o'clock could not
get into the room.
The opponents of Mr.. Crawford us
ed good judgement in presenting j.
Oliver Burt as candidate as Mr.. Burt
is one of the most popular and highly
esteemed citizens of Bennington. He
has frequently been offered nominal
ions and refused Perry Gardner who
was nominated for constable did no:
know his name was to be presented
The caucus was called to order by
Edward c. Bennett, chairman of the
town committee. who read the call.
The caucus organized by the election
of Homer H. Webster as chairman and
II. b. Hutchins as clerk.
For selectman, E. A. Booth nominal
ed the present incumbent. Frank NJ
Crawford. c. NJ Lambert nominated
j. Oliver Burt The chair named as
tellers c. NJ. Lambert. Z. A. Booth and
George A. Mathers The ballot show
ed 9S votes for Mr.. Burt and % for
Mr. Crawford and Mr.. Burt was de,
clared the nominee of the caucus.
The present town treasurer, Charles
II. Dewey was renominated by ACCLAIM
alton.
For first constable there were TIVE
nominations. Frederick Godfrey and
Perry B. Gardner On rising vote
Mr.. Gardner was declared the choice
of the caucus.
Elmer Shultz was nominated for
second constable.
The remaining nominations for
which there were no contests were as
follows:
Lister, Fl. b. Hutchns.
Auditors, f. u. yelling, A. f. Hol-
lister and H. d. Fillmore.
Trustee of public money. George i
Graves.
Trustee of cemetery fund, c. H.
Dewey.
Grand jurors, j. Oliver Burt, w. H
c. Cushman, II. w. Cole, w. j. Meagh-
er.
Town law agent, Robert f. Healy.
Tree warden, Il. S. Buss.
The voters in the section outside OF
the incorporated district experienced
a little difficulty in making their nomin
nations for road commissioners. w.
c. Robinson was nominated for con-
missioner in the first district and Myr-
on Stratton was named for the sec
ond district. 1t was then discovered
that both resided in the same district
and the caucus voted to vacate the
nominations. On the second attemp,
Mr. Stratton was nominated in the
first district and Frank Moon in the
second.
S. Everett Harwood was nominated
for school director
Edward G. Bennett, after ten years
service as chairman of the town com
mittee, rendered his resignation which
was accepted with rising vote or
thanks. In offering his resignation