The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-11
DIR. w. B. MAYO NAMED
BY THE DEMOCRATS
Harry F. Black Won Fight
Over Walter X. Farms
worth for Secretary of
State - Frank c. Archi-
bald Named for Attorney
General

Perclval W. Clement OF Rutland was
nominated as the Republican candidate
for governor of Vermont at the primaries
held yesterday, the returns from all but
two towns of the state giving him a
lead of 526 votes over Charles H. Darling
of Burlington, his nearest opponent, and
of 2,546 over Frank +. Howe of Benning
ton the third candidate
The two towns missing were Land
grove and Stannard, and as their total
Republican vote at the last presidential
election was only 10, it is evident that
the standing of the three candidates
could not be changed The vote of the
primaries stands as follows: Clement,
II $3.50; Darling, IL $40; Howe, 9,320.
Dr. W. B, Mayo of Mortified was
nominated as the Democratic candidate
for governor, not being opposed. The
Democratic vote was very small.
Besides the contest over the governor
ship nomination there were two other
contests on the Republican ticket Harry
r. Black Of Newport won the nomination
for secretary of state over Walter X.
Farnsworth of Rutland by l4,446 to
6,49l. with some small towns missing
With the same towns missing, Frank c.
Archibald Of Manchester was nominated
for attorney general over Elmer John
son of St. Adams by a vote of II, 900 to
9,040.
Each Republican candidate for govern
or carried his own town and county by
substantial figures. In the city of Rut-
land, Clement had l,052 votes to 624 for
Darling and POI for Howe Burlington,
the home of Darling, gave him o47 votes,
while Clement had 739 and Howe had
I0l. In his town Of Bennington, Howe
had 773 votes, TO $50 for Clement and
ia for Darling Howe also carried St.
Johnsbury, Brattleboro and Barre, while
Darling carried Newport, Hardwick and
Rockingham among the larger places.
Clement won Montpelier and st. Adams.
The vote by counties was as follows:
Acknowledgement l,0l9 Darling l,l6l,
Howe 33s
Bennington Clement TO, Darling 55s,
Howe 1912.
Caledonia Clement sS4, Darling 5a2,
Howe GOA
Chittenden Clement l,5O9, Darling
2,l27, Howe $40.
Essex Clement lls, Darling III,
Howe 233
Franklin-Clement 7a5, Darling SOS,
Howe no.
Grand Isle-Clement 50, Darling 81,
Howe 81.
Lamoille- Clement 269, Darling 45s,
Howe 54
Orange Clement 4l9, Darling $50,
Howe 35s.
orleans-clement 5l8, Darling 95s,
Howe 1884
Rutland Clement 2,674, Darling l,6a5,
Howe 1927,
Washington-Clement .o5s, Darling
746, Howe Ola.
Windham Clement $40, Darling 800,
Howe 94s
.Windsor-Clement 1916, Darling 9l7,
Howe 500,
Most of the senatorial candidates
named by the Republicans are said to be
in favor of prohibition. The element of
the liquor issue may have influenced the
primary on the governorship to GER
tain extent Both Darling and Howe
came out in support of national prohibit
ton, while Clement, the president of the
Vermont Local Option league, opposed
any attempt TO influence the legislature
into any immediate decision.
The complete state ticket nominated
by the Republicans was as follows: Gov
ernor, Percival w Clement of Rutland;
lieutenant governor, Mason S. Stone of
Montpelier; state treasurer, Walter L
Scott of Brandon; secretary of state,
Harry F. Black of Newport; auditor of
accounts, Benjamin Bates of Montpelier;
attorney general, Frank G. Archibald Of
Montpelier.
The Democratic state ticket named is
Governor, William B, Mayo of North
field; lieutenant governor, Henry G. Bris
lin Of Rutland state treasurer 0rlo Z.
Luce Of Stowe; secretary of state, Thom-
as B. Wright of Burlington; auditor of
accounts, jeremiah G. Durick Of Fair
Haven; attorney general, Harry G.
Shurtleff.
Congressman Porter H. Dale of Brigli-
ton and Frank i. Greene of St. Albans
were renominated by the Republicans for
representative in Congress, and they will
be opposed in the election by Rev John
B. Reardon of Barre and John Higgins of
Middlebury.
In Washington county Frank G. How
land of Barre, Henry +. Hill of Water.
bury and Jacob W. Bates of Moretown
were nominated by the Republicans for
state senator's, the last named having a
narrow margin over Dell B. Dwinell Of
Calais Other Republican candidates
were Edwin w. Pitkin of East Mont
pelier and Frank A. Walker of Barre
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