St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-10-06
REPUBLICANS
OF COUNTY
CELEBRATE
Town Committees and Can.
didates Cheer Hartness
and Dale

tuesday was ked Letter day IN
St. Johnsbury, for not only was it 4
bio occasion for the base ball fans
but also for the Republicans OF Gale
donia county. fCr il marked the open.
ing OF the real campaign for the
county, state and national ticket
which bids fair to spell Success in
big letteis at the November election
Tuesdays republican get-to- -gethel
was Il unique affair and great sue
cess in every particular. 1t afforded
the working committees of the party
to get acquainted and talk the situa-
ton over and will enable them to
carry to their several towns some
thing of enthusiasm which meetings
OF this kind cannot help to arouse.
This is the first time this kind of
a convention has been held here. In
years past there was the regular
county convention, after the state
convention, to nominate a list of Off
GERS and to ratify the platform adopt
ed by the state organization. All this
is now provided for by the primary
election that has been held under the
new order of things, and it was left
10 the state committee to arrange
for series Of count rallies of this
kind to start the ball in motion. The
success Of Tuesdays meeting indi-
Gates that this order Of procedure will
probably be the one that will be fol-
lowed hereafter.
Hon. Porter H. Dale of Island
Pond, the nominee for member of
Congress from this district to sue
ceed himself, and Hon. Sames Hart
ness of Springfield, the nominee for
governor, were present as the hon.
ored guests of the occasion, and e.
eryone present was glad of the OPP
portunity to meet these candidates
and to assure them of the united sup
port OF the party in the coming elec-
ton.
The days program opened with the
banquet at the St. Johnsburv House
at one o'clock, when Landlord Moore
showed his loyalty by serving Il real
old-fashioned, but nevertheless up-to-
date dinner which was discussed with
much satisfaction by all present.
Immediately followin" the dinner,
there was a public meeting at the
Armory when addresses. strong, 10y
al and characteristic of the men, were
made by Congressman Dale and Mr.,
Hartress. Harry II. Carr of st.
Johnsbury, the Caledonia member of
the state committee, who had the To-
cal arrangements for the meeting in
charge. presided and fittingly intro
duced the sneakers.
The candidates for county and
town officers recently nominated at
the primary election were vuests of
the central committee for the day.
The list included these county nom
inees: William P. Russell of Kirby
and Frank T. Taylor of Hardwick,
nominees for countv senator's: Oscar
c. Woodruff of West Burke and
nominees for assistant Judges; James
B. Campbell, of st. Johnsbury.
states attornev. w. NJ. Worthen of
st. .Johnsburv, sheriff; Walter w.
Weslev Of St. Johnsburv, JUDGE of
probate; Byron M. Bundy, of Sutton.
and the following nominees for town
representative: Charles A. Choate.
Rarnet: Charles II. Cohurn. West
Burke william Clement. Danville:
Isaac N. He'll. Groton: G. Fl. Alhoe.
Charles w. Thurher of Danville.
Hardwick: Rov F. Powers. Kirbv.
Sherburne Lane 1yndonville. w. NJ.
Hosford. Newarl: Mi1len Farrow.
Peacha"; Dr. G. w. Darlin~. Pvn-
"ate: H. p. Simpson. Sheffield: Gil
hort F.. Woods. s.. Tnhnshrr,-. G.
+. Smith. Steward. Fronk r. Nor
r'S. S"t+"": -Iohr p Goslant. Wal
zen: Willis H. Ba"'enr. Waterfowl.
Gu r. Dresscr. Wheelock. The
onlv woman included in the list war