The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-11-08
DIR LYNCH WINNER.
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The ballot box was turned about 3.05
o'clock. and at 800 the board of civil
authority had finished counting and Con-
stable G. l. Knapp announced the re-
suit. About 30 voters were in the hall
mt that time. and the result was greeted
with faint cheering. From then until
the boxes for state and county officers
were turned ut 3 o'clock only a 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.
Tie figures as announced We're two
less than the final figures, as when the
other boxes were turned one ballot was
found for DIR. Lynch and one for Mr..
Barber, which had gotten into the wrong
boxes
DIR. Lynch's success came on his fourth
attempt. In 1910 as a Democrat he
was defeated by J. \. Stafford. Repub
lcan BY 20 votes In 1912 when he
again ran as Democrat. f. C.. Crosby.
then a Progressive, defeated him by 159
votes. His third attempt was in 1916,
when as a Democrat he was defeated by
two votes by George L. Durham. Re
publican. Two years later he announced
himself a candidate. but withdrew and
Mr.. Durham was elected.
Mr.. Barber, who was defeated yester-
day, would have been n candidate for
the speakership of the house of repre-
sentatives had he won out.
1t was 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 maiorities.
There was no Democratic county
ticket. and a total of 2,140 votes were
cast for the Republican ticket, or 2T0
less than were cast for town representa-
tive. T. c. Crosby of Brattleboro. who
was elected senator, received the larg-
est vote. 1,GSO. Emery A. Nelendy of
South Londonderry. who also was
elected senator. received 1,54S votes.
The other candidates elected to county
Office were as follows: Assistant judges
Tyler u. Goodell of Nottingham,
1,496 Albert f. Waite of Londonderry,
] .4S6: states attorney. 4. '. ID. Piper
of BrattlebOrO, 1.JSJ; high bailiff, L. d.
Taylor of Brnttleboro, 1892; sheriff,
Frank L. Wellman of Frattleboro
1880; judge of probate, Marlboro dis
trict. A. +. Schwenk of BrattleborO,
1898
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
scratched to some extent throughout the
county because some of the farmers
thought his vote for a duty on potash
was against their interests. f. w. Glib
son, \. Y. u. Piper and DIR. f. II.
Lynch. all of Brattleboro, received one
vote each for congressman.
The vote for the other Republican
candidates for state Office was as fol-
lows: For governor, Redheld Proctor of
Proctor, 1,593 for lieutenant governor
Franklin S. Billings of Woodstock,
ASP; for state treasurer, Thomas II.
.y~ &c I 8
of state Harry A. Black of Newport,
1,512; for auditor of accounts, Benja
min Gates of Montpelier. ,45S; for at
torney general, Frank c. Archibald of
Manchester, 1,471. The Democratic
votes ranged from $50 to 392. The pro-
which is included in the Republican to-
tails given above, the candidates being
the same.
Fifteen Justices of the peace were
elected son the epubliean-Democratic
union ticket, the names and votes being
Charles A. Boyden, 1880; Arthur P.
Carpenter, 1,52S; Neil D. Clawson.
1877; William r. Daley, 1,551; San
ford y. Daniels, 1853; J. Gray Estey.
1878; G. MenziCs Miller. 1, 1853; Harry
B. Haus, 1.j37: Carl s Hopkins. 1860
Anthony F. Schwenk, 1861; William
\. Shumway, BOB; Frank ID. E. Stowe,
1857; Eleazcr l.. Waterman, 1,J63
Harold u. Whitney. 1916.
AS soon as the election of DR.. Lynch
was definitely established plans were
made for public demonstration in
honor of the rcprcsentative-elect by sew
eral of his staunch supporters. An old
one-hOrse blackboard carrying a pail at
the end of long pole was hitched to an
automobile bearing two large signs with
the word Lynch" printed thereon, and
it was planned to drive through the
Main street and bring mp at the Brooks
House, where there would be speech
making. On account of the unpropitious
weather, it was decided to hold the af-
fair in the evening after supper.
When that time arrived, as the
weather was stin unfavorable. the pa
rade finally resolved itself into truck
load of men who drove through Main
street cheering Justify for DR.. Lynch.
There was some talk on Main street
this morning that if the weather is fair
tonight, real parade may be staged
with band and everything. At the
time Of going to press, however, it is inn
possible to state definitely whether this
evenings MANS will mature