Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-09-08
TUESDAYS PRIMARIES.

Political forecasting is n hazardous
undertaking, but there would seem to be
no great danger in predicting that the
vote at next Tuesdays primaries will be
extremely light. 1t is difficult to recall
n year when so little interest has been
apparent in Vermont politics. Despite
the existence of a contest for the Repub-
lican nomination for governor and a field
Of five aspirants for the two county SEN
atorial positions comparatively no signs
of activity are in evidence in this cor
ner of the state.
Those who circulated petitions for
ltedfield Proctor hcreabouts assert that
Windham county will give him com
handing majority over Lieutenant Gov
ernor FOote for the gubernatorial nomi-
nation. The latter, however, is not
without his supporters, particularly in
| the small towns, although the Proctor
| sentiment in the larger places is thought
10 be strong enough to offset any advan-
tage in that direction. In Brattleboro,
Proctor sentiment appears much the
| greater
The five senatorial aspirants, in the
order their names will appear on the
primary ballot, are Wayland G.. Adams
Of Rockingham. T.. w. Aiken of Putney.
Edward G. Crosby of Brattlcboro, En-
cry a. Melendy of Londonderry and
Adm F. Miller of Dummerston. Surface
indications point to the nomination of
Mr.. Crosby and Mr. Melendy. The for
mcr has the distinct advantage of being
IL resident of the largest town in the
county and Il man so well and favorably
known throughout the entire section that
a leading position in the race would
seem to be his without question. Mr..
NIelendys wide acquaintance in Brat
tleboro will helm hin, materially as viii
also the fact that he was the first o.
the five to make his announcement. Will
Messrs. Crosby and AIelendy in the sen
ate the county certainly would have nj
occasion to fear that it's interests would
not be well cared far.
OF the three aspirants for the nomina
ton of states attorney, Albert w. But
Ter of jamaica, Arthur V. ID. Piper OF
Brattleboro and Fred b. Pingree OF
Rockingham, Mr.. Piper appears to have
the same residential advantage that Mr.
Crosby has in the senatorial contest
Nomination will be equivalent to cleo
ton so far as the county ticket is con
cerned, for no ticket has been presented
by the Democrats and no ballots fol
Democratic county nominations will be
provided at the primary.
Among the candidate for representa-
tive from the different county towns are
several with previous legislative expert
ence. In addition to Frank Il. Barber
of Brattleboro, who is contesting the Re
publican nomination with Merrill a
Stark, there is DIR. f. i. Osgood o
Saxtons River who is in the field for tn,
Rockingham representative nomination
! ! against w. C. Belknap, publisher of thu
: Bellows Falls Times, and George Il
. Wheeler; Judge A. T.. Cudworth of Lon
donderry, whose opponent is w. NJ. Hos
ley Fred l.. Parmelee of PutnPy, VIII,
q is running against George ID. Aiken, an,
e Il. H. Stowell of Windham, agains
whom Paul i. Jones is a candidate.
!, is also understood that Merton Il. Bar
her * n candidate for denomination il
, Wilmington and that Il move is on foo
S TO give the Vernon nomination to Ernes
Dunklce, who represented his town witt
= credit Il few sessions ago. Among othe
/ county towns in which there will b
. contests are Wardsboro, where III, ii
. Forester and a. II. Robinson are fight
{ ing it out on the local creamery issue
y and Newfane, where Arthur Farnur
. and w. Henry Newton are the opposn
d candidates.