The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-11
Receiving SO Plurality Over
H. w. Scott in City
Clerk Contest
LATTER WI ess,TLE
PAPERS F. SELECTION
Mayor 7 .Sgsley Renominat.|
ed SIR Alderman M.
d. Keefe


house last night, participated in by
nearly nine hundred voters, Mayor
Frank i. Langley was renominated over
Alderman Michael D. Keefe for mayor,
James Smart was nominated for city
clerk and treasurer by % plurality.
Chief of Police James w. Sullivan was
renominated for first constable, Mar
tin Riley was named as candidate for
assessor to succeed himself and minor
changes were made. 1t was one of the
largest caucuses ever held in Barre and
one carrying great deal of interest,
largely because of the fight for clerk
and treasurer TO succeed James Mac
kay who is retiring after Is years
service.
When w. H. Messer of the city com
mittees called the house to order there
We're few vacant seats in the audito-
rum and there was a large number of
voters and spectators in the gallery.
of the auditorium. Only a few wom-
en- voters were present because only
about a dozen women were eligible to
vote, having paid poll taxes last year.
At the outset of the caucus 1t was
ruled by Chairman James Mackay that
eligibility TO vote in the caucus should
be dependent upon eligibility to vote
in the city election on March /; and
payment of poll tax with citizenship,
of course, determines eligibility to vote
in the election.
On taking the chair. Mr.. Maekay,
who had been nominated for the posi-
tion by G. Herbert Pape, expressed
pleasure over the large attendance as
evincing a healthy interest i'll public
affairs and then proceeded at once TO
the business in hand, William Wishart
in the meantime having been elected
clerk of the caucus Mr. Wishart had
previously been named for chairman of
the caucus on motion of Alexander
Ironside but he withdrew in favor of
Mr.. Mackay.
As a rule of the caucus. w. III. Eager
moved that plurality should nominate
in case of more than two candidates,
and the motion prevailed. Alexander
Ironside moved that the two Offices of
city clerk and treasurer be treated as
one in the voting. which also was the
sense of the meeting,
The Mayoralty Nomination.
When the nomination for candidates
for mayor was thrown open, Fl. III.
jackson nominated Mayor Langley who
had previously stated he was not seek
ing another election but who had yield
ed 10 the expressed wishes of a nuns
ber of voters to stand as a candidate.
John F. Mcdonald placed the name of
Alderman keefe before the caucus, and
there being no other candidates pre-
scented the voting started by ballot,
with H. II. Jackson, John +, Mcdonald,
Angus Mcdonald, w H. Eager. S. d.
Allen and Alex Milne serving as tell
ers.
The result Of the mayor contest was
as follows:
r f. Langley - 4s6
NJ ID. keefe .....-.. 80
and Mr.. Langley was declared the nom
inee OF the caucus.
City Clerk and Treasurer.
For city clerk and treasurer, Thorn
as Nichols presented James Smart;
Max c. Fisher presented Robert b.
Maeke: w. H. Ward presented James
Il. Maekay. and f. r. Davis presented
II. w. Scott Nominations having been
closed and the following tellers having
been named, Thomas Nichols Max G.
Fisher. W. II. Ward, F. K Davis, Alex
ander lronside. J w Gauld, ID. NJ
Barclay and Willis Howlaud, ballot
was taken. the result being announced
as follows: