The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-09-09
BARRE'S SUPPORT
MUCH IN DOUBT
Darling's Friends Claim He Has Been
Gaining Strength Recently-Bal-
loting Begins at Noon and
Closes at 8.

Tomorrow is an important day for ey-
cry qualified voter in Vermont, and for
reasons more diversified than ever it is
essential that the primaries be largely
attended. Here in Barre there are
to be six polling places, one at the
customary stand in each ward. Women
who exercised the suffrage at the munici.
pal election in March may not vote to-
morrow, but upon the male voters de-
wolves the duty Of nominating party
candidates for every important state Of
fice, for the general assembly and for the
states representation in the lower house
OF Congress. To-day ballot boxes and
booths were being distributed among the
wards and all will be in readiness when
the polls open tomorrow at noon. The
polls close at p. m. Election officers
for the primaries were recently appoint
ed by the board of civil authority, whose
revisions and changes have combined to
retain total of 2,l23 names on the
checklist to be used.
Interest in politics remained at low
ebb until last week, and to-day it looked
as though the contest for the Republican
gubernatorial nomination had overshad-
owed interest in local contests. All Dem
ocratic candidates concededly will be
nominated, as they are unopposed. There
are three Republican candidates for gov
ernor, and there lies the real contest.
Barre's position in the returns is much
in doubt, and some of the most astute
local observers confess that they never
were more at sea. Candidates Howe and
Clement have been conceded desirable
support in Barre, but latterly Candidate
Darlings star seems to have risen, and
over the week end, so claim his support
ers, he has received very material aces
sions Of strength. Hereahouts there does
not appear to be great deal of interest
in the contest for the Republican nomi-
nation of secretary of state.
The list of state candidates, furnished
by Secretary of State Frederick G. Fleet
wood, is appended as follows; Republ-
can party: Representative in Congress
from the first district Frank L. Greene
of st. Adams; from the second district
Porter H. Dale of Brighton; for governor
Percival W. Clement of Rutland,
Charles H. Darling of Burlington Frank
Il. Howe of Bennington; for lieutenant
governor Mason S. Stone of Montpel-
ier; for state treasurer-W Walter f. Scott
of Brandon; for secretary of state-Har-
ry F. Black of Newport City, Walter X.
Farnsworth of Rutland; for auditor of
accounts-Beniamin Gates of Montpel-
ier; for attorney general - Frank G.
Archibald of Manchester, Elmer johnson
of st. Adams.
Democratic party: Representative in
Congress from the first district - John
Higgins OF Middlebury; from the second
John b, Reardon of Barre;
for goyernor-Dr. William b. Mayo of
for Lieutenant governor -
Henry G. Brislin of Rutland; for state
treasurer-0rlo f. Luce of Stowe; for
secretary of state Tohmas B. Wright of
Burlington; for auditor of accounts
Jeremiah C. Duriek of Fair Haven; for
attorney general Harry c. Shurtleff of
Nominees for county officers are so
in one instance as to offer a
wide field for speculation There are six
Republican candidates for the Senate.
There are three candidates for the office
of assistant judges, but all other Repub
lican candidates are unopposed. The list
of Republican candidates follows; For
senators Jacob w. Bates of Moretown,
Dell b. Dwinell of Calais, Henry +. Hill
of Waterbury. Frank G. Howland of
Barre, Edwin w Pitkin of East Mont
pelier, Frank A. Walker of Barre; for
assistant judges George H. Dale of Wa
terbury, Charles H. Dana of Woodbury.,
Oscar G. Eaton of Waitsfeld; for Judge
Of probate, F. j. Martin of Barre; for
states attorney Earle r. Davis of
Barre; for sheriff-Frank III. Tracy of
for high bailiff4no nomina-
tioI.
The Democrats have prepared the fol
lowing slate: For senator's Timothy (.
Callahan of Montpelier, Arthur W. Hew-
lit of Plainfeld, Charles w. Melcher of
Barre; for assistant judges George L.
Pray of East Montpelier, Charles c. Rob-
nson of Waterbury; for Judge of pro-
bate-no nomination; for states attor-
ey-Hsrry c. Shurtleff of Montpelier;
for sheriff = Dennis Donahue of Barre
Town.
Each major party in Barre has can
iidate for city representative V. f.
Ayers Of Is Ayers street is the Republi-
,an candidate, and d. w Mcdonald of
81 Perry street is the Democratic candi-
late The nominations of both men are
assured.