The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-08-25
ONLY TWO PARTIES
FILE FOR COMING
PRIMARY
Republican and Democratic Names
Only Will Appear on Ballot
Three Candidates for U. S. Senator
Two for Lieutenant Governor and
Two for Auditor.

Mout pclleIt Aus --'-hSPuoiSoh
and democratic candidates for state
offices, United States senator and con-
gresham, have contormed with sec
ton of number of the acts OF 1915
by asserting to have their names plac-
ed on the primary ballot and have fill
ed with Secretary of State Guy w.
Bailey the necessary number of sig
natures as provided by the statute.
Some Of the primary papers were
filed at the local Office of the secre-
tary of state and others at Essex juno
ton and in most instances the can
didates have sent in more signatures
than actually required. Today at five
o'clock was the time limit hXed Tor
the filing of papers and only tNo pO-
litical parties were represented at
that time, so that if the Progressives
plan to have ticket this fall they
will have to resort to the petition
method, not entering into the primar-
les at all,
The Socialists and Prohibitionists
do not take part in the primary as
they cast less than five per cent OF
the vote hut they can make nomina-
tions by convention provided they
hold their convention on the same
day as the primary election, Sept. II.
Republican Candidates.
Following is the list OF republican
candidates. United States senator
Carroll S. Page, Allen NJ Fletcher
Charles w. Gates.
Congressman, second district, Por
ter II. Dale.
Congressman, first district Frank
l.. Greene.
Governor, Horace F. Graham
Secretary of State, Guy w. Bailey.
State Treasurer, Walter f. Scott.
Auditor OF Accounts, BENJAMIN
Gates, Thomas H. Cave, jr.
Lieutenant Governor. John Il
Weeks. Roger w. Hurlburd.
Attorney General, II. G.. Barber.
Democratic Candidates.
United States senator, Oscar C. Mil
Ter, Newport.
Congressman, first district, En-
nett b. Daley, Bennington.
Congressman. second district, G
Herbert Pape, Barre.
Governor. DR.. w. b. Mayo, North
field
Lieutenant Governor, Henry c. Bris
lin. Rutland.
Secretary of State, Thomas b
Wright, Burlington.
State Treasurer Orio Il. Luce. Stove
Aunditor of Accounts, j. c. Durick
Fair Haven.
Attorney General, Fred L. Webster
Swanton.
The contests at the primary elect
ion on Tue sday, Sept. IL will be three
as shown by the foregoing lists. Th'
chief of these is the nomination TO
United States senator with two ex
governors, Page and Fletcher, and tht
present governor Gates the candidates
Theree is also contest between Johl
Il. Weeks and Roger w. Hulburd TO
the lieutenant govenorship nomina
tion and contest for auditor between
Benjamin Gates and Thomas II. Cave
In each case the candidate who get
the most votes will be the nomine,
and a vote in smallest town bacl
among the mountains will be Just a
important as in city or big town. Ii
direct primary It is the popular vot
| that counts
In several of the counties there ar
hot fights over the county ticket an,
these in connection with the senator
ship fight will probably bring out
| large vote. In Addison county II /
reported that there are four cand
date for sheriff and in Chttendel
county there are from two to four car
didates for each nomination on tn
| ticke:
The primary will take place o.
Tuesday, Sept IL and the polls vii
be open in each town from . p. m. unit
s p. m. The voting will be by chec
list and the regular election officer
will be in charge and II will be In th
regular polling places in the severG
towns and cities.
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