The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-09-15
LARGS VOTE CAST.
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town except Athens and Townshend,
This total in the county being 1879 to
n SOB for Dale and 1913 for Gordon.
1t was foregone conclusion that
George L. Durham of Brattleboro would
win one of the two county senatorships
and the nomination of DIR. +. L. 0sgood
of Saxtons River confirms the general
impression that existed hereabouts that
DR.. Osgood would defeat the four re-
naming candidates.
Mr. Dunham = 2,651 votes gave him
a lead of CO. votes over Dr. 0sgood,
who had 1889. DR.. Osgood and w. G.
Belknap of Bellows Falls, both in the
same town of Rockingham, divided the
vote there fairly evenly, but the other
towns gave the doctor a substantial
lead Mr.. Belknap's vote being ,544.
Merrill A. Stark of Brattleboro ran
sixth with 776. He was fourth in Brat
tleboro with 428.
Attorney Harold +. Whitney of Brat
tleboro has the distinction of defeating
Attorney Edward s. Jones of Whining
ton in the latter's home town by a
vote of 108 to 81, and he landed the
nomination by county vote of 2,l2S
to 1926. AS in the senatorship race
Rockingham divided its vote between
the two Bellows Falls candidates. At
torney Jones ran stronger in Brattle-
boro than was expected, receiving 39l
votes. Attorney Whitney's vote here
was 905.
Until the appearance of handbills
just before the voting began it was ex-
pected that Attorney Frank Z. Barber
would be unopposed for town represent
ative from Brattleboro, but somebody
issued handbills urging Democrats
and Republicans, Men and Women to.
vote for Carrie L. Hamilton Mrs. Fire..
mont Hamilton). The result was that
Mr. Barber lost many votes that he
otherwise would have received, and
while most of the voters recognized in
Rhe handbills a political trick some of
the inexperienced ones took them to be
part of the instructions in voting. On
the Republican ticket Mr.. Barber re-
ceived / ,233 votes and Mrs. Hamilton
299, while nthe Democratic side Mrs.
Hamilton received 152 votes, making
her the Democratic nominee, so her
name will be printed on the official bal
lots as the Democratic candidate. Mrs.
Hamilton said the appearance of the
handbills was a surprise to her, but
that she would stand for election if the
people wanted her.
Approximately 1900 women voted in
Windham county, reports to The Re
former coming by telephone from towns
outside of Brattleboro. In this town
S72 women voted, and the approximate
number in Rockingham was $50
Women voted in every town except
Somerset.
There were no other contests and all
the other Republican candidates We're
nominated by large majorities over the
Democratic ticket There was no can.
didate for high bailiff and the name of
Mrs. Carrie l.. Hamilton was written
in by sufficient number so that she
was nominated.
Republican town representative NOM
inees in the county, so far as returns
have been received. are as follows. but
it is known that in some of the towns
there will be contests:
Brattleboro, Frank f. Barber; Brook
line, A. G. Wellman; Dover, C. II. Tur-
ner; Dummerston. +. f. Morrison;
Grafton, John w. Davis; Guilford. Joel
Fiagg; Jamaica, A. w. Butler: Lon
donderry, II. N. Williams; Marlboro.