The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-05
AUDITOR MACKIE
ENTERS CONTEST
Making Fourth ldidate
for Position of 81 Clerk
and Trea Ger
~
ONLY ONE c : DIDATE
AS YET I .9s MAYOR
City Caucus Called for
Next Thursday Evening,
Ward Caucuses Friday

caucus Tor tine nOUlnaJlOn OF can
didate for mayor, city clerk and treas
urer, first and second constable, audi
tors, etc, has been called for next
Thursdaytevening in the opera house.
While Alderman NJ. j. Keefe is the
only candidate in the field for the nom
ination for mayor and little prospect
Of contestSfor this nomination, there
will be a lively contest for the nomi-
nation for city clerk and treasurer,
with four candidates already in the
field and more promised.
The announced candidates for city
clerk and treasurer are H. W. Scott,
the present alderman from ward sone,
James Smart financial secretary OF the
Granite Cutters union, James r. Mae
kay. an office manager for a quarry
company and the son of the present
city, clerk, and Robert B. Maekie,
city auditor and at present office man
ager for a local automobile selling firm.
Supporters of all these candidates are
hustling to secure pledges for their ia
vorite and there is sure to be a largely
attended caucus as a consequence.
Mr.. Mackies announcement was
made to-day and is as follows;
Because of the repeated requests
from large number of friends TO pre-
sent my name as candidate for the
office of city clerk and treasurer,
hereby give my consent and will appre-
ciate any support gwen me.
Robert B. Mackie.'
The announcements of the others
have previously been made in The
Times, together with brief statements
concerning the candidates. Mr.. Mackie
was born IA Barre 30 years ago, and
was graduated from the commercial de
partment of Spaulding high school IN
| 1908 and later from the Albany Bust
ness college. being subsequently EN-
ployed in Barre granite offices, was
| wear and half in service during the
| World war, eight months of which was
overseas. was in the state treasurer 5
office more than year before assum-
/ ing his present duties as office man
ager for the Perry Auto Co. he Is a
/ city auditor. Mr.. Mackie resides at )
| Maple Grove street.
| Vixen First Constable George J..
Morris resigned from that office, Chlet
/ of Police James w. Sullivan was ap-
pointed to fiji the vacancy and the com
| bination has worked out very well. IL
is likely that he will be candidate
| for the nomination.
Aldermanic Candidates
! Aldermen are to be nominated IN ward
! |, 3 and 5 and caucuses will be held on
| Friday evening, Feb. ID. In the hrst
ward Alexander Ironside is the only
avowed candidate to date to succeed
| Alderman Scott, who is a candidate for
the citv clerks office. Others who have
been mentioned in this ward are W.
| p Scott. +. II. Rogers and L. y. Phil
/ brick.
In the third ward Thomas G. Venner> =
/ Is mentioned as candidate for alder
man. and he has been put up by the
! labor mass meeting. Alderman Loran-
ger of that ward has not yet stated
whether he Is 10 be candidate or not.
In the fifth ward Daniel V. Ossola
and Stephen Rizzi are announced can
didates. and there may be others be-
fore caucus night next Friday.
The terms of School Commissioners
William Mcfarland in ward 2 and w.
| I. Calder i'm ward expire this year.
No doubt both will be re-nominated.
The Labor Mass Meeting.
Labor men of Barre decided this
week to take an active part IN the
coming election. Last evening car
pepters' nall was filled to the doorss
with nearly 200 enthusiastic men, when
mass meeting of the labor men was
called to order by Chairman William
II Eager at 7,S0. Last Tuesday eve
ming the Central Labor union of Barre
held the first mass meeting 10 see what
action. II any, would be taken in the
election. The meeting decided to take
mart and proceeded TO elect a chair
man. Mr.. Eager and a secretary, Hen
rv Lunde. Then after lengthy discus
sion the meeting adjourned until last
evening.
At this meeting they endorsed the
following candidates to be presented at
the CITY and ward eaucuses;
For Michael keefe, present
alderman OF ward five.
For city clerk and treasurer-'lames
Smart. financial secretary Of the Barre
branch Of the Granite Cutters lnterns-
tional association for the past "a years.
For alderman in ward Alexander
Ironside. secretary of the Vermont
branch Of the American Federation Of
Labor
For alderman IN ward 3-Thomas 6.
Nenner.
For alderman in ward 5-Daniel Y.
oSsola. vice president Of the Barre
branch IF the g. G. I. A.
For assessor Martin Riley
For school commissioner m ward .
DIR William Mcfarland.
For school commissioner IN ward
William r Calder.
Tho lafor men intend 10 support The
present auditors.
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