The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-11-06
ELECTION DOUBT
DEPENDS ON VOTE
+. CAST TOMORROW
Kennedy Will Win If Stay-At-
Home Vote Is Large
SHERIFF VOTE IS CLOSE
Local Result May Be Affected
BY Large Number of Deer
Hunters In Woods

Election day comes tomorrow and
lit ought to bring out the biggest vote
Benn ngton has ever cast. The final
corrections were made in the check
list Saturday and the town has well
over 5000 names on its voting list.
There will be two polling places as
usual, one at North Bennington and
the other In Library hall. The polls
will open at 6 O'Clock in the morning
or as soon afterwards as the cleo,
ton officials can get organized. Some
Iof the assistants are always late In
getting around.
The chief interest this side Of the
state Is in the contest for congress
man. James Il. Kennedy of Willis
ton, Democrat and wet, Is running
against Frederick G. Fleetwood on
Morrisyllle, Republican and dry-
Were the issue simply between Re.
publican and Democrat the Republi-
can would win by or TO one but
'kennedy's promise to devote himself
to the wet issue has rallied To his
support all those OF all stages Of
dampness. Even this wouldn't make
any difference with the result ex.
cept that Kennedy's support is the
kind that will 20 to the polls even II
1t Is rainy or chilly or the wind blows
while good part of those who in
theory support Fleetwood never. do
vote and will not tomorrow.
1t is undoubtedly true that there
mil hn OF hnv ~ tx.
the town Of Bennington alone to
change the result OF the congression.
al election tomorrow. 9
In this county the only contest at
all close is that for the office OF
sheriff. Perry B. Gardner, the pres
ent incumbent, has been the center OF
much scandal and there Is an evident
intention of large number o; re
publican voters to elect his opponent,
Patrick II. Thompson OF Arlington
II is sort of contest which has not
taken place in this county within the
memory OF the present generation
and there is no way OF forecasting
the result -,
In Bennington the representative
contest between Edward II. i.olden. /
Republican, and Ward L. Lyons,
Democrat. is fairly close with feei-,
ing on the part OF the voters that
both are clean representative men
and that the town will be well-served
whichever wins.
Mr. Lyons has made what amounts
TO house-to-house canvass OF a,
large part OF the town while Mr.. Hof-
den has not been idle. Probably the
situation is the same as heretofore,
With small vote cast the Democrat
will win while II big vote is out the
Repub lean candidate will be elected.
The absence of probably 800 Ben.
nington voters in the deer huhInS
camps complicates the situation.
Some OF these will come down to vote
tomorrow but most of them will nos
as the season is just starting and
they have been kept in camp largely
today by rain. tE $50 -0s
Bennington voters should remember
that the polls close for Representatives
at 3 o'clock and for the rest OF the
ticket at o'clock Women votcfs
should also remember that from IL
o'clock until o'clock the polling
places are crowded by voters from
the mills, 1t will be easier for those
that can to vote in the forenoon.
The Banner will furnish election
returns frcm the county, state, and
nation tomorrow evening as usual