The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-04
CLEMENT
CONTEST MILD
But It's About the Only Stir
ring Thing in To-mor-
rows Election
APATHY INDICATES
A LIGHT VOTE
Liquor Issue Injected into
the Local Con-
tests

Tonight marks the close of the most
uneventful political campaign within the
memory Of the Oldest war horse. Even
the cutand-drie elections of the old
days when Vermont Republicans went
through the motions of rolling up stag
gering majorities were productive Of
more interest and excitement. Neither
party has campaigned extensively, how
ever successful the results of the minor
activities of each may be- Vermont is
without senatorial contest tomorrow.
but two Republican representatives in
the lower house will be elected beyond
doubt. There is a contest between Mr..
Clement of Rutland and DR.. Mayo of
Mortified for the gubernatorial chair.
with the predictions of most political
wiseacres inclining toward a Clement vic
tory. All other Republican candidates on
the state ticket appear certain of cleo
tion. The same is true Of the Washing
ton county ticket.
The issues are very well understood
and the interest thus far aroused seems
to center around Mr.. Clements we'll
known local option principles and DIR.
Mayo's declaration for the Sheppard
amendment, Regulation or prohibition
of the liquor traffic has always been 4
burning issue, but this year even the
prospects of its early and final removal
from the realm Of politics does not create
q great deal of enthusiasm one way or
another; that is, so far as it applies to
the gubernatorial contest
The people are sick of professional pol
iticians and they wish that the bows
would come home so that the old timers
could turn the books over to them. Like
the seven Tooley street tailors and their
famous pronouncement, "We are the peo-
pie of England" the all-the-year- round
governor-m makers hitherto have been saw
ing, 1--WE are the voters" But they are
sounding the call no more The war has
absorbed much of the interest in politics
and tomorrow the people may be de
pended upon to take the outcome, what
ever it may be, quite calmly.
Here in Barre there are prospects of a
close contest between Virgil 4. Ayers,
the Republican candidate, and d. w.
Mcdonald, the Democratic candidate, for
city representative. Neither has made a
campaign for the Office. What amounts
to union justice ticket has been framed
and its personnel is bound TO be accepted
by the people. Socialists are conspicu-
ously absent in city politics this year
and their candidates, if they have any,
are not named on the county and state
tickets Tomorrow the polls open at
o'clock in the following pIaces: Ward /
Church street school; ward ?, Spaulding
school; ward 3, Summer street school;
xruN1 4 RrpnlF cfr anhr,I. II
Woodchuck Knoll school; ward 6. city
court room. The box containing ballots
for city representative candidates will be
turned at 3 o'clock. Voting on all other
Offices will continue until 5 O'Clock.
The Candidates.
For representatives from the second
congressional district of Vermont, Con-
gresham Porter II. Dale, Republican, of
Brighton, is opposed by Rev. ]. B, Rear
don, Democrat, of Barre. Congressman
Dale is the prohibition candidate also.
Over in the first district, Congressman
Frank l.. Greene of st. Adams, Republi-
can, is opposed by John Higgins, Demo-
crat, Of Middebury
The Republican state ticket follows:
For governor, Percival w. Clement of
for lieutenant governor, Mason
s. Stone of Montpelier; for state treas
urer, Walter T. Scott Of Brandon; for
secretary of state, Harry A. Black of
Newport; for auditor of accounts, Ben
iamin Gates Of Montpelier; for attorney
general Frank c. Archibald of Mauches-
ter.
The Democratic state ticket: For gov
ernor, William B. Mayo of Northfeld:
for lieutenant governor, Henry G. Brislin.
Df Rutland; for state treasurer, 0rlo r.
Luce of Stowe; for secretary Of state,
Thomas B. Wright of Burlington; for
auditor of accounts, jeremiah G. Durick
Df Fair Haven; for attorney general,
Harry G. Shurtleff Of Montpelier
The Prohibition state ticket: For gov
srnor, William B. Mayo of Northfeld;
'or lieutenant governor, John NJ Perham
If st. Johnsbury; for state treasurer,
Scott NJ Farnum of Lyndonvile; for
secretary of state, Chauney Il. Beeman of
st. Adams; for auditor of accounts, Sted-
nan G. Wheeler of Waterbury.
Democratic Candidates in Washington
county have been named as follows: For
senator's. Timothy +. Callahan Of Mont
,elier, Charles w. Meleher of Barre; for
assistant judges of county court, George
j. Pray of East Montpelier, Charles c.
Robinson Of Waterbury; for Judge of
Probate, Frank j. Martin of Barre; for
herifT, Dennis Donahue of Barre Town;
or high bailiff, Richard H. Standish
Republican candidates in Washington
ounty are: For senators, Jacob W. Bates
# Moretown, Henry r. Hill of Water
Jury, Frank G. Rowland of Barre; for
ssistant judges of county court George
J. Dale Of Waterbury, Charles II. Dana
+ Woodbury.; for judge of probate
rank ]. Martin Of Barre; for states az.
orney, Earle r. Davis Of Barre; for sher.
n, Frank II. Tracy of Montpelier; for
Ugh bailifI, George w. Buckley Of More
own.
Republicans and Democrats each have
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