Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-15
NO SURPRISES In
LOCAL ELECTION
Less Than 1000 Votes Cast in
Brattleboro
Barber Receives Large Majority-Piper
Gets Big Local Vote for States Attor-
ney-WOmen's Vote 2SS.

ney-WOmenS vote 2SS.
There were hardly any surprises in
the results of the primary vote cast in
Brattleboro Tuesday and the outcome
was generally in accord with the APP
parent trend of sentiment that existed
during the last few days of the cam
paign. Although the vote was light com
pared with previous primary elections
it was / .30 before the final footings
were made by the board of civil au-
thority, who had charge of counting of
the ballots. While less than 1000
votes were cast. the delay in counting
was in large measure due to the fail
urc of the presence of the full board.
the work of counting therefore devov-
ing upon eight members.
Out of total registration of ap-
proximately 5000 voters, slightly more
than Is per cent turned out to cast
their ballots as against 33 per cent who
came to the primaries in 1920. In that
year. 1919 votes were cast for governor
as against o45 votes Tuesday. Red
field Proctor received total local vote
of 694, running 443 ballots more than
the Other candidates and 49, votes more
than Abram w. Foote. the other Re
publican candidate. In spite of the
fact that more than twice the number
Of votes was cast for governor in 1920.
Proctor ran only 1873 votes behind that
given Cow James Hartness two years
ago but this is explained by the fact
that two wears ago there were four Re-
! publican candidates in the field besides
one Democrat. The vote for the Demo-
cratic candidate this wear was extremely
small. % votes having been cast for
j. Holmes Jackson.
The chief interest locally centered in
the vote for county senator, representa-
| tive and states attorney. Outside of
| the vote cast for Proctor. f. G.. Crosby
received the largest vote. 65l ballots
| having hoen cast for him for county
senator. the next largest vote being cast
for A. F. Miller. for whom 1926 ballots
wero cast. r. A. Melcndv was close
third With go votes and r. W.Aikor
and w. G.. Adams followed with 1913
and 80 respectively.
1t was forcGfnr conclusion that
Frank f.. Barlrr would win the vote
! for representative. "" received COS
votes and ran ahead of his cow
Merrill A. Stark, nv an oven 400 votes.
| Mrs Carrie Hamilton. the Democratic
candidate. polled 30 Democratic and lG
Republican votes Ono vote Zach was
w Durham.
The largest plurality outside of that
| for governor was given to Attorney
| A. " ID. Piper. and he won the states
attorney nomination in Brattleboro bv
425 votes. His complete vote was $40,
| "a w. buller, MS nearest competltor'
nolling III and F. b. Pingree receiving
80. Mr.. Piper has the distinction of
beating Mr.. Pingree in the latter's
home town bv eioht votes. Rock ghnm
giving Piper l04 votes and Pingree lS6.
The total number of ballots cast in
Brattleboro was S95. The men out
numbered the women hv more than
! three to one. the vote of the fair sex be
| ing 2SS. The women came to the ballot
| boxes early in the dav. and at one time
| it looked as though they would outnum
Der the men.
The Brattleboro vote for the Republi-
can nomination for. congressional repr~-
Dale. Isl; Col. Z. w. Gibson. 4; s. A.
Daniels. 3: II. Nelson Jackson. |; Stan
ley c. Wilson. !; Linn D. Taylor, i;
II. C.. Rice. |; blanks. 90 Tho Demo
cratic candidate. John j. Wilson re-
ccved a vote of 20.
nomination for United States senator
was % follows: Frank u. Greene. 775;
Col. r. w Gibson. H. II. Nelson Jack
son. |. The Democratic candidate, DIR.
w r. Mavo. received II votes.
Tho balance Of the Win"'.~, corr' ="
ticket nominated was as follows: For
the two assistant JUDGES of the count -
! Waite 564 Sheriff Frank L. Wellmn".
Ga; probate Judge. Anthony F.
Schwonk. 637
The popularity in which many of the
local villagers are held was attested in
the vote given for high bailiff. The
scattering, Linn ID. Taylor receiving a
total of FIVE The others who were voted
for, most of whom received one vote,
were Fred Cressy, Herbert Harris, Clar-
ence Reed, q. L. Alexander, I. L. Knapp,
II. q. smith, A. +. Miller, 5. A. Rich
mond, f. W. Smith, George Nj. Clay,
h. &. Crosby h. l.. Fitch. ". NJ. Sparks,
Mrs. Carrie Hamilton. o. b. Hughes
received four votes for judge of probate
Judge and Col. +. W. Gibson one vote
Tor the same office.
The local Republican vote for the
state offices outside OF the gubernatorial
candidates was as follows; Lieutenant
governor, Franklin 5. Billings, 7l0i
state treasurer. Thomas II. Cave, jr.,
6S7; secretary of state, Harry A. Black,
740; auditor of accounts, Benjamin
Gates, 1903; attorney general, Frank G.
Archibald, 500.
The Democratic state vote was as fol-
lows: Lieutenant governor, III. G. Sh'
left, 81; treasurer. Howard +. Shaw, %;
secretary of state. j. c. Hubbard, %;
auditor of accounts. Edwin b. Clapp
20; attorney general, James p. Leamy
D.
The polls were declared ofhcially
closed by First Selectman Scion A
Richmond at s O'Clock. Immediately
the board of civil authority set to work
to count the votes. The members OF
! the board present were: Carl S. Hop
kins. S. A. Daniels, w. A. Shumway
c. Menzies Miller. w. r. Daley S. A.
Richmond w. T.. Stellman and Freeman
Scott. The members of the board who
were not present to assist at the count
ing were c. A. Boyden, n. ID. Clawson
j. G.. Estey. A. +. Schwenk. f.. ID. u
} Stowe, Il. l.. Waterman and Harold 4
Whitney. Mrs. w. r. Daley and Mrs
katherine Vaetsch assisted in the
counting of the ballots.
This morning. Harold e. Whitney
chairman of the Republican town com
mttee. and Rollin S. Childs. chairman
of the Democratic town q, committee
: went into session at the town clerks
office and canvassed the votes cast yes
terday.