The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-05
ELECTION GOSSIP IN BARRE.
Several Names Have Been Mentioned in
Connection with Mayoralty.

latest dby IN Mafch thnt ~ can IN an
year and yet comply with the require
ments of section 3,lls of the public stat
utes, the political pot in Barre has bee
unusually slow to eet a-boiling, albei
there has been subdued bubbing With
the present week, and to-day, il may b
said, there are some very tangible ru
mors percolating through the sub-strat
of town talk Until within a very fey
days, there have been evidences of ap
athy in the situation, but signs just nov
lpoint to The forward movement that i
usually started in the weeks immediatel,
preceding election day by those expo
nents of extreme busyness, the mention
ers.
Attention naturally oenters on th'
mayoralty question, and while seyera
possible candidates have been mentioned
il cannot be said that anyone has so fal
avowed himself candidate as to make
a statement over his own signature
Perhaps for the reason that he is alread
on familiar terms with present city al
fairs, il is seemly to refer TO the name
Of Alderman 0. d. ShurtlefT. Mr. Shurt.
left has been approached. Close friends
to make campaign. His reply is that
he is not candidate in the sense that
he has his sleeves rolled up for contest.
Then there is ex-Alderman Harry c.
Patterson, who has had the honor of hav
ing had his name mentioned in connec-
tion with two offices, that of mayor and
alderman from the second ward. Mr..
Patterson is in a mood that might be
described as receptive, although he is
deeply engrossed in his business affairs
and is not by any manner of means seek
ing the Office. Attorney Il. J.. Scott has
been solicited as candidate, but re-
fuses to take the solicitations of his
friends seriously enough to warrant the
faintest hope that he would allow his
name to be used Within the week At
torney ]. Ward Carver has been sought
out by his friends and his name openly
connected with the mayoralty. Despite
unusual pressure brought to bear upon
him and notwithstanding the fact that
many are ready to concede that he would
poll exceedingly well, Mr.. Carver is quot
ed as saying that he is not a candidate.
Moreover, he is his own authority for
the statement that no combination of
could persuade him to
stand as a candidate. For time the
mentioners were occupied with the name !
Of w. j. Clapp, at present overseer of
the poor, but it is understood that Mr.. |
Clapp's plans for the immediate future |
10 not include an entry into the mayor
Atty arena.
To date the mentioners have concerned |
principally with the names
quoted in the foregoing paragraphs. Any
of political gossip at this time
would be incomplete without reference
% the attitude of the present executive.
Mayor Langley, it is said, is not anxious
o 90 before the voters for a second
erm if it is apparent that any consid
rable section of the electorate is dissat
SIZED and wishes to displace him. On the
ther hand, it is probable that he would
axe second term if it is the pleasure
t the people.
Regardless of the selection made in the
itizens' caucus, the nominee must ex-
ect opposition from the Socialist party, {
from no other quarter. Consistent 5
18th the policy adopted several years I
20 of formally pledging support to par I
Y men only, the Socialists expect to go
bout the business of nominating a COM e
lete slate, as in former years. A meet !
lg of the city central committee of the s
arty was called for Thursday night, but a
wing to the absence of some of the n
embers, the meeting was adjourned Il
1til the evening of Thursday, Feb 10. p
t that time, if the Speialists follow the d
-ogram they now have in mind, a slate IL
i'll be prepared and calls will be issued
r ward and city caucuses. A lack OF
terest noted in osher circles seems L
,parent among the Socialists, and for
at reason their own political pot has
It bubbled forth many names. Some
Ie has put forward +. w. Suitor's name d
'mentionee" in the second ward,
ID Alex W. Ritchie has been mentioned
a potential ward candidate in No. 4.
though close friends of Mr.. Ritchie are
oted as saying that he would not con
Mt to let the party use his name In =,
lrd g, the Socialist field is barren of
lentionees" at this time. Robert Cor te
n. thrice the leader of his party in the st
v election, has been suggested as a be
iyoralty candidate for the fourth time, N
I there are those of his own political ~
til who express clear doubt as to o.
ether his consent can be obtained. au
So far as the mentioners are concerned n,
present aldermen in wards ?, and 6 NJ
given full sway. Ward voters ar, no
mt, although it IS possible, some say ~
'bable, that Alderman J. A. Healy viii ~,
a candidate. Down in ward 4, city al
itics in its general aspects is under
cussion, but the only name to be mem ,yI
ned is that of Alderman Edwin -,
asst, who viii probably run for sec N,
term In the sixth ward, Alderman -,
f. Bruce is about the only man who N,
not been ignored by the mentioners. 3
{ now it looks as though he viii be IA
andidate for reelection. ~
unstable George L. Morris may be ,,s,
eeted to stand as a candidate for the ~,
collectorship. and there is little doubt ,,.a
{ George Parks. the second constable, -,
be rendered denomination. Apart r.
n occasional little rambings into the -
'ays of gossip and rumor, the political e.
alton in Barre is in a deep hush, de- 20
.singly quiet. it might be said. when : :
pared with conditions that have ex-
4 in former years month before
tion day.
HAS CONCLUSION. Hell