The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-14
CONGRESSIONAL
FIGHT IN SECOND
DISTRICT WAR;
Democrats in Barre Mad
Eleventh Hour Move q
Nominate Harry S. Park
for City Representative
by the Use of Stickers OI
Ballots.

Balloting began at noon o-da
throughout Vermont for the Republ
cans to pick their nominees for var
Gus Offices and for the Democrats 4
confirm the choice made at a mas
convention. Participation by Republi
cans was expected TO be large becaus
of the spirited contests which had bee
conducted for governor, for representa-
tive IN Congress in the second distrie0
and for other offices in county and
town. The appearance of women at th4
polling places was a new feature of thS
primaries, the women having been Ell
franchised through the ratification d
the 10th amendment.
Predictions ON the outcome of th4
eovernorship fight in the Republican,
party are built on decidedly unstable
ground because of the participation %
$4,000 or more women in the primaries
and because of the belief that the maid
workers were evenly divided in theirI
allegiance to Frank w. Agan of Lud i
low, Frederick H. Babbitt OF Bellows
Falls, Curtis S. Emery of Newport and
James Hartness Of Springfield 1t was
generally conceded that the women
would SWING the nomination.
Fred c. Martin OF Bennington was
being confirmed as the Democratic NOM
inee for governor.
John w. Gordon of Barre and Ernest
W. Gibson of Brattleboro were contest
ing with Congressman Porter II. Dale
of Brighton for the nomination as rep
resentative in Congress from the sec
ond district, after most strenueusI
campaign on the part of all the candi |
dates. Gordon and Gibson were expect |
ing to gain substantial strength inI
some of the large communities. all
though Dale was looking for great sup
port in St. Johnsbury and White Rived
Junction.
Over in the first district Congress
man Frank L. Greene of st. Albans was
the only Republican candidate and was
sure of big vote of confidence Unit
ed States Senator William p. Dilling
ham, 20 years a member of the Sen
ate, is the only Republican nominer
and will. in the natural course of
events. succeed himself in the Novem
Der election.
Outside of the head Of the ticke
there was no contest among the Repub
licans for state Offices; but in county
and town there were various com
plications, which tended to bring out
large vote. Voting closes at O'CLOCK
to night
The six polling places in Barre bega
to receive voters promptly on sched
uled time and a large vote was looked
for inasmuch as Barre has a canididat
for congressman and because the en-
is the largest on record. Th
official checklist. as finally completed
this morning, shows 2.740 voters, 81
whom approximately 700 are womeu
The third ward leads with Gle voters
and the other wards along in this or
der Second. 564; first, 532; fourth
422: sixth, 307; fifth, l9e.
In Barre there was lively contes
between William Wishart and Silvi
Cardi for the Republican nominated
for city representative in the stat
The Democrats had NOT
filed nomination papers for any can
iidate: but an llth-hour move to-da
was 10 prepare stickers for Harry 5
Parks The official ballot contains
blank space in the Democratic column
and these stiekers can, If the vote
wishes. be attached to the ballot ID
hat space: and when stickers are moi
AVAILABLE the name is being written II
On the ballot. Having no opposition
Mr.. Parks will undoubtedly be tho
nominee of the PARTY.