Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-19
CAUCUS ENDS IN
RED HOT DISPUTE
Nomination of F. A. Deyette as
Alderman from Second Ward
Not Conceded by Supporters
of E. A. Luck, Who Is EndOrs-
ed by Democrats

opportunity to file nomination papers
for the city election by means
Of a caucus. and five caucuses
were held over the city. The on
ly contest In the series took place in the
second ward. which has long since taken
the laurels from the third as a battle
ground. In this ward r. A. Deyette and
Eugene A. Luck were the opposing can
didates for the republican nomination for
alderman and the caucus terminated In
a red hot dispute as TO who won. As the
upshoot Of the affair. nomination papers
were filed by the friends Of both on in
dependent tickets and protests were filed
against the returns. certified by the Of
ficials OF the caucus. nominating Deyette.
In the other wards John W. O'Neil, Or.
j. T.. IaRocque and t.. o. Mitiguy were
nominated as aldernanic candidates.
The fight in the second ward was an
ticipated and for that reason q check list
was used. No one anticipated the elab-
orateness OF the production. however.
When the ballot boxes were opened at
-four o'clock In the afternoon. the voters
began to appear and a large number OF
women voted during the afternoon. 1t be-
came apparent at once that party lines
were obliterated and as many democrats
ss republicans presented themselves at
the polling place. This started UP both
sides to fresh endeavors and the total
vote was larger than al most elections.
George d. Jarvis was the presiding Of
ficer and George II. Mylkes the secretary.
When the votes were counted at elght
O'Clock, 1t was found by the officers that
Deyette had received 24 and Luck 222.
This raised a storm Of protest from Luck's
supporters. 1t was found TO tho satisfac-
ton of the Luck people that more votes
were cast than names were checked.
They claimed thai some OF the Deyetts
ballots were folded together, indicating
that some persons had voted for Deyette
more than once. They claimed that tho
correct vote stood in favor Of Luck by 3D.
20 9l3. The Deyette men also had their
story TO tell and pointed to the fnct thar
samuel Miller. n Luck man. was Al the
ballot box. The Deyette men claimed that
tIey did their best to he fair and we're
satisfied that their candidate was legally
nominated.
When It came time to adjourn. the Luck
people voted against the adjournment.
hut nearly everybody left the room aud
he officials OF the caucus also went out.
The papers nominating the ward ticket
We're filed In The city clerks office. and
the presiding officer and the secretary
took their oatn that they we're correct.
Then the protests began to appear. One
protest was filed against the nomination
OF Deyette on the grounds that the caucus
had not been adjourned and that nomina-
zion papers could not be filed until after
the adjournment of n caucus.
Zotiaue Gravel and samuel Miller. tel
lers al the caucus, filed n protest against
the nomination Of Deyette and gave four
reasons as follows. First. that more bal
lots We're east Than names We're checked
on the list. second. because people were
allowed TO vote. whose names were not
on the list: third, a number Of ballots
were doubled together, thus allowing more
than one vote to be cast by n person;
fourth, because the vote OF Miss Martha
a. Harrington. whose name was not on
the list and who showed no tax receipt.
was allowed.
Then Deyette's friends filed nomination
pa pers 10 protect their mans candidacy
in case iegal action was taken. and named
him on an Independent republican ticket.
Luck's friends did the same thing and
nominated him on a citizens ticket. Some
democrats. who remained at the place OF
their caucus then endorsed the candidacy
Of Luck.
The official returns from the ward two
republican caucus give the following az
candidates; Alderman. +. A. Deyette:
ward clerk, J. r. Bradley: inspectors Of
election, Herman Crooker, George II. Ba-
con and Alphonse II. Duhainol. The pre-
siding officer was George D.. Jarvis and
the SECRETARY George II. Mylkes
The democrats Of the ward endorsed
Eugene A. Luck as aldermanio candidate
and nominated the following: Ward clerk,
Iotique Gravel: inspectors OF election.
Aiphonse II. Duhamei. Heman CROKER and
Charles Levin. The ward committee will
consist of G. l.. Agei. Frank Rooillard and
John Holioran.
THIRD WARD REPUBLICANS
Or. j. n. LaRocQue war nominated for
alderman in the third ward republican
caucus without opposition. The candidacy
OF John p. Murphy as school commits
sioner was endorsed, william Reauregar I'd
was nominated for ward clerk and the
nominees for inspectors OF election arc:
y. f. Failey. }. G. Bacon and Fred
tuGere. The ward committee vii consist
OF Joseph Gutchell. Joseph MartelIe and
Ernest Croto.
FIFTH WARD DEMOCRATS
L. o. Mitlsuy was nominated for alder.
man on the democratic ticket In ward
five and Il. W. Cooney for ward clerk.
The nominees for inspectors Of election
are; j. n. Doian. r, +, Conlon and l.. j.
irwin. t.. y. Richie was tho presiding
officer and j, j. Cross the secretary. The
ward committee will be p. II. Prior. r. n
Harrington and e. r. Ritchie.
SIXTH WARD DEMOCRATS
John W. O'Neil was nominated withou,
opposition in the sixth ward democratic
caucus. =. A. Billiard made tbe nomina-
ton. which was seconded bv Mayor 7
Holmes jackson. John r Collin. no.