The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1920-09-16
HARNESS WINS REPUBLICAN
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR


Of 5.S2e Over Ernest ". Gibson.
Returns from 22s out OF Vermont
247 towns early Wednesday morning
showed that James Hartness o.
Springfield, won the Republican nom
nation for the governorship in Tues
days State primaries by plurality oi
G0.566 over his nearest opponent
Frank W. Agan.
The total vote for the 22s town.
follows:
/ James Hartness 23.003
Frank w Agan l2,437
Curtis S. Emery 1919.
Frederick II. Babbitt ll,754.
The only other Republican Office
contest in The State was in the second
congressional district. Returns from
1sS towns in the district show that
Congressman Porter II. Dale received
the nomination. The vote was:
Porter II. Dale, 1862
Ernest w. Gibson 1868.
John w. Gordon 5,559.
There were no contests for the dem
ocratic nominations or for the other
positions on the Republican State
ticket. Senator William p Dilling-
ham and Congressman Frank L.
Greene in the First District, both un-
opposed, received large votes.
Results in Manchester
The results of the primary election
in Manchester are as follows:
For U. S. Senator. William p Dill
ingham received 263 votes and DR..
John NJ. Thomas 1, while Howard f.
Shaw, democratic candidate received
81.
For representative TO Congress
from first district, Frank l.. Greene
received 265 and jeremiah c. Du-
rick, democrat 35.
For governor, Frank w. Agan re-
ceived las, Fred II. Babbitt so, Curtis
S. Emery 9, and James Hartness 81.
Fred c. Martin, democrat II.
For lieutenant governor, Abram w.
Foote 231, Reuben Levin /, and Judge
Weeks 1. George +. Root, democrat
13.
For state treasurer, Walter +. Scott
233 and Otis C. Sawyer, democrat u.
For auditor Of accounts, Benjamin
Gates 235 and Harry S. Shurtleff,
democrat ~.
For attorney general, Frank c.
Archibald 235, Reuben Levin /, J. ?.
Leamy 9, c. NJ. Graves /, f. II. Holden
1. Edward Griffith /, and James p.
Leamy, democrat IL.
II ere were two contests on the
county ticket, one between W. +.
Andrews of Manchester and Charles
G. Leach of Rupert for senator from
the north shire, and between Perry b.
Gardner and Richard ]. Hurley, both
Of Bennington, for sheriff. Andrews
wont out by a total vote of 1921 TO S7l |
for Leach, while Bottum received
1894.
The total vote for sheriff was Gard
ner 1928 and Hurley 1863.
The vote in Manchester on the
county ticket was: Walton +. Andrews
223. Harlow A. Bottum 100, Charles G.
Leach 81, James NJ. Beebe 16, Henry
D. Fillmore Is.
For states attorney, Collins NJ.
Graves had PA, and W. G. Bebee !.
For cheriff, Perry B. Gardner 161,
Richard J. Hurley 60, Terrence f.
.a,kin Is.
Fer assistant judge, Edmond La
9ralchise 1863, Merritt B. Roberts l75,
Homer A. Lyons Is, James W.
lyman 16.
For high baiiff, +. H .Hemenway 2,
". r. Hard /, J. d. Purdy /, Truman
1. Mattison II.
Judge Of Probate District Of Man
hester. Edward Griffith 23S, NJ. c.
Kelley /.
The contest for the nomination for
own representative produced quite
il of activity and resulted in total
( 321 votes being cast with 212 being
or Otto r. Bennett, for r. b. Gleas-
n. / for W. r. Hard, 80 for Myron L.
'ettibone. democrat, al d II defective.
The large number Of votes cast in
his primary was due TO the number
( women voting. There were li3
-omcn who registered and of that
umber 6s, or 60 per cent were pres
nj and voted. This hows that when
he women get interested in matters,
olitieal Or otherwise, they can be- de-
ended upon to uphold the position ,
hey take.