The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-25
REPUBLICANS
GATHERING IN
MONTPELIER
Vail, Cushing, Bailey, Graves, Prouty and
More Are Believed to Be Fairly Certain
of Election to National Convention
A Washington County Fight
in Prospect.

Delegates to the Republican state con
vention, to be held in the Montpelier cit,
hall auditorium to elect eight delegates
and eight alternates TO the national con
vention at Chicago. commenced to arrive
to-day and it is expected that the even
ing trains will bring a majority of thos,
who plan to attend the gathering. 1t il
believed that practically all of the 6ll
delegates from the 246 towns in the state
will be present when the convention il
called to order at 10 o'clock TO morrow
forenoon and, In addition. many of the
alternates and persons throughout the
state who are interested in politics will
no doubt be interested onlookers.
Stanley c. Wilson of Chelsea, chair
man of the state committee, will be the
presiding officer at the opening session,
Frank T.. Howe of Bennington having.
however, been chosen as chairman. The
secretary has not yet been chosen.
Senator Lawrence Y. sherman OF Illi-
nois will not reach Montpelier until early
in the afternoon, making the trip from
Rutland by automobile, being scheduled
to deliver an address in New York City
this evening.
Only few, if any. real contests are
expected to develop for place on the
which will journey TO Chicago
next month. 1t is freely predicted that
the following candidates are sure to be
elected: Theodore N Vail, John T. Cush-
ing, Guy w. Bailey, Collins Graves. ex
Governor George II. Prouty and Z. r.
Morse. The remaining two to make up
the total Of eight will probably be taken
from quartet of candidates, Windsor
and Washington counties, with Frederick
H. Babbitt of Bellows. Falls and H. J. NJ.
Jones of Montpelier appearing the strong
est.
The order in which the delegates will
be chosen is, of course, unknown and, in
TACT, Others than those named may be
although those mentioned
lbove seem to constitute the slate
Arrangements are being made this aft
,rnoon and evening for the seating of
he delegations from the different coun-
les in the hall and the credentials com
nittee is preparing for business. The
idoption Of platform to be presented
" Judge Charles H. Darling Of Burling
on. chairman of the committee appoint |
d for that specific purpose, will consti |
ute, with the eletsions, practically all of
he business, and it is not probable that |
he delegates will be given instructions. |
The convention, instead of adopting that I
method, will probably choose only those
whose preference for a certain man is
.nown.
Vermont, like other states is entitled /
0 two delegates from each district with |
our delegates at large, and as there are
My two districts, the total number pos
ible is eight. The convention will prob
bly, decide whether or not the entire
ight shall be elected at large or whether
he convention will be divided into the
wo districts with the resulting elections.
a any event each district is assured of
n equal number OF representatives, it
believed In the past district conven-
ons have been held and it is not exactly
ear what procedure will be established
his year.
Unless something entirely unforeseen
,curs the only contest worthy of the
anne will be waged between Hugh J. NJ
lnes of Montpelier and George E. Moody
Waterbury In the county Jones
oks to have the majority Of the dele
ties. Barre and Montpelier delegations
lving gone on record as being in favor
Jones.
The bringing together of several hum
ed persons actively interested in state
'litics is expected to bring out numer I
is discussions relative TO the senatorial J
mpaign, a campaign which promises ITO I
extremely interesting, and some line
the strength of several persons who
we announced or it is believed will
ortly make known, their candidates., I
ay be obtained.
The Republican state committee met c
is afternoon at the Pavilion hotel and '
Il make plans for the seating of the
legates and the handling of the tickets, RI
Tn for members of the convention and /
,itors.
A GRAND JURY TERM. a