Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-11-10

The ballot box was turned about 3.05
O'Clock, and at 300 the board of civil
authority had finished counting and Con-
stable G. |. Knapp announced the re-
suit. About 30 voters were in the hall
at that time, and the result was greeted
with faint cheering. From then until
the boxes for state and county officers
were turned at o'clock only very few
votes were cast, and the ballot clerks
had practically nothing to do. so fully
did interest center in the town repre-
sentative contest.
Clerks employed by each side took
down the names of the voters as they
passed through the gates, rushing their
lists downstairs to the respective head
quarters, where they We're checked off the
voting lists. Automobiles were kept con-
stantly on the go, bringing in voters.
An important meeting of the board of
civil authority was held Tuesday fore
to determine the policy of the board
toward adding names to the check list.
| ton, and it was felt by the board that
some definite policy should be. adopted
for guidance in the future. 1t was voted
that no names should be added to the
check list after II o'clock OH the Satur-
day night preceding an election, except
| names of persons who come within the
exceptions laid down by the statutes.
| sons become II years of age after the
Saturday night preceding election and
persons whose names are omitted
| through clerical error. Such persons are
entitled TO have their names added to
the list after the time limit mentioned
1t was voted that if person makes
no effort to see that his name is on the
| list before II o'clock Saturday night
before election the omission of his name
| shall no fala M
ror. This imposes upon each voter the
| duty of seeing every year that his name
is on the check list even though he may
have been voter and taxpayer ever
| since he became of age.
Several cases in point came before the
board this forenoon Some involved men
who have voted for years but whose
names disappeared from the check list
when they became 20 years of age be-
cause they were no longer on the tax
list from which the check list is made
| up. Under the ruling those persons can
not vote, and while the board doubt
less was strictly within its rights in
| so voting the feeling was expressed by
| some persons not on the board that if
such ruling was tO\be made it should
have been made before last Saturday
night so that public notice could have
been given. inasmuch as voters similarly
situated always have been allowed to
vote in the past.
The, number of voters affected is not
large, but in a close vote it might be
large enough to make Il difference. Tho
members of the board were emphatic in
| their belief that there should be a reg
iStration law, which would eliminate
| these questions.
DR.. Lynch's success came on Lis fourth
| attempt. In 1910 rs Democrat hi
was defeated by J. \. Stafford, Repub
lican. by 20 votes. In 1872 when he
again ran as II Democrat f.. {. Crosby
then Progressive. defeated him by 15G
votes. His third attempt was in 1916
when as IL Democrat hc was defeated by
two votes by George l.. Durham, Re
publican. Two years later he announced
himself Il candidate, but withdrew ant
Mr.. Durham was elected.
Mr.. Barber, who was defeated Tues
day, would have been candidate fol
the speakership of the house of repre-
sentatives had he won out.
1t was n few minutes before s O'Clock
when the board of civil authority fin
ished counting the votes for state and
| county officers. The Republican candi
dates won by large majorities.
There was no Democratic county
: ticket and total of 2,140 votes wer,
cast for the Republican ticket, or pc
less than were cast for town representa-
|
was elected senator, received the larg
est vote. 1,6S0. Emery A. Melendy Of
South Londonderry, who also wa,
elected senator, received 1,54S votes
The other candidates elected to county
office were as follows: Assistant judges
Tyler ID. C1cdell of Nottingham
l,496, Albert b. Waite of Londonderry
.4S6; states attorney. A. V. ID. Piper
of Brattleboro, 7S1; high bailif, l.. ID
Taylor of Brattleboro, 1892; sheriff
Frank l.. Wellman of Frattleboro
1,50O; judge of probate, Marlboro dis
trict, a. L. St.,ehk of Brattleboro
1,59S.
(The above named county officers were
elected by the county without opposition
Judge w. A. Graham of Bellows FALL
being reelected Judge of probate fol
the Westminster district.)
In the vote on the state ticket Con
gresham Porter II. Dale of Brighton
received the highest vote, 1858, while
Frank l.. Greene of st. Adams, candi
date for United States senator, received
the lowest, 1907. Mr.. Greene was
scratched to some extent throughout the
county because some of the farmer,
Thought his vote for duty on potash