The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-03-07
LITTLE RIVALRY
At YESTERDAYS
TOWN MEETING
Many Of the Candidatfs Endorsed
By All Political Parties
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES WON OUT
William II. Lundergan Made Best
Showing for Democrats But Was
158 Votes Behind Opponent.

There were hardly any contests at
the annual town election yesterday,
the republicans and the democrats
uniting on many Of the candidates as
did the independent labor party vot-
ers. The comparative strength of the
different tickets was not much in
evidence. Party lines are, perhaps,
more sharply drawn in the selection
of lister for three years. William
II. Lundergan, the democratic candi-
date, received 40 votes, the largest
number cast for representative Of
that party without endorsement OF
the republicans or Independent labor
voters. as against 568 for Elmer f.
lockwood, the straight republican
candidate. William H. Sears, the
nominee for first constable, was the
runner up" in his party receiving 403
votes as against GA for Perry B.
Gardner, the republican nominee.
Frank A. Remington, the indepen-
dent labor nominee for selectman,
made the best run on the ticket OF
his party, receiving 500 votes against
685 for Walter r. White, the COM
bined democratic and republican can
didate. On the justice ticket the
largest vote 1858, was cast for w. H.
C. Cushman of North Bennington who
ran as nominee of the republican
party. Town Clerk E. A. Booth, who
had the endorsement of all three par.
ties, had the largest vote. 9SS.
On the special article in the warn
ing to provide for the refunding OF
the town debt the vote was yes, 815;
no, 269. The tabulated vote on the
ticket is as follows: m snsai
For Moderator
f. H. Holden, ind, labor, rep, s2S
For Town Clerk
E. A. Booth, dem, ind, labor rep. 9S3
For SeIectmen---3-year term
Frank A. Remington, ind, labor. SO3
Walter r. White, dem, rep, 6S5
For Town Treasurer
C. H. Dewey, d., Ind labor, rep. 969
For overseer of the Poor
G. r. Mathers, d. ind, labor, r. $50
For First Constable
Perry B. Gardner, rep, GA
Patrick Perrott, ind, labor, "a
William H. Sears. DEM, 403
For Second Constable
Martin Madigan, ind, labor, 212
Fred d. Ranney, dem, 279
Elmer H. Schultz, rep, 499
For Collector Of Taxes
Walter ]. Ely, ind, labor, 11b
George j. Hudgins, dem, rep, SS8
For Listers--3-year term
William H. Lundergan. dem, 4l0
Elmer F. lockwood, rep, 56S
John Watson, ind, labor, 90
For Listers-1-year term
James H. Grennan, dem., rep, 7S4
Arthur C. Rickert, ind, labor, 206
For Auditors
Henry d Fillmore. dem, rep, S57
Claude L. Gokay, in. labor. lbs
Jocob l.. Harbour, ind, labor, Isl
Arthur e. Holster, dem, rep. GLIB
William J. Lunergan. ind, labor, 224
George B. yelling, DEM, rep, 635
For Trustee of Public Moneys
G. f. Graves, d., ind, labor, rep. 800
For Town Grand Jurors
John Baker. dem., BIG
Ernest d. Barber, ind, labor SO
w. H. C. Cushman, rep, 35S
w. c. Firth, ind, labor, rep, 1856
VIM. l.. Gokay, ind, labor, rep, 446
John c. Houran, DEM, 254
Elmer Rudd, DEM, 257
John Scarey, dem, 2l6
H. Harry Sharpe, ind, labor. rep. 253
For Trustee Of Cemetery Fund
c. H. Dewey, DEM, ind, labor, rep, S91
For Town Agent for Prosecuting and
Defending Suits
Robert E. Healy, ind, labor rep. S2S
For Tree Warden
Edgar S. Buss, DEM. rep, GOT
Fred Silver, ind, labor, 317
For School Director
William c. Robinson, rep, 1856
Joseph Hathaway. dem., 6l