Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-01-27
STRIKERS TICKET
DEFEATED BY 200
Ticket Headed by Dennison Wins
at Bellows Falls
TO Mean that Public Sentiment Is Not
Behind Strikers Propaganda.


A majority of about 200 for each Of
the Law and Order candidates over the
Citizens ticket was the result of bal
loting Mt the annual corporation meeting
in Bellows Falls Monday, when the
largest vote ever east in the village went
on record. OF the. 2,25S voters whose
names were on the check list over 1900
checked their ballots at the Armory be-
tween 10 a. IN. and p. III. The result
ing defeat TO the Citizens or strikers
faction marks the end of month of
controversy in local politics growing out
of the strike situation as it has dcvei-
oped since last May /.
The Citizens ticket, headed by Ste
phen j. Cray for village president and
Michael j. Manning and Fremont Ed
wards for trustees. both of the latter
being striking paper makers, was sup
ported throughout the balloting by about
$50 voters. most of them being strikers.
their wives and handful of sympathiz-
ers.
thorough canvass of the town dur
ing the past three weeks by committees
representing both tickets brought to the
polls the largest vote ever on record and
of the total votes cast only five were
discarded because of improper checking.
The largest, vote for any office was for
the tax collectorship. w S. Severance
receiving 1865 and William II. Savage
7S9, or a total of 1851.
During the early hours of the voting
the women of the town hocked to the
armory. outnumberins the male voters
about three to one. The continual jam
at the front entrance extending at times
into the street kept the entire police
force and several specials busy. The
first break in the line Of men which
streamed by the ballot clerks occurred
about 11.45 while the women continued
in line until about 1916. Automobiles
from every garage in town and many
private cars were bringing the aged and
crippled to the Armory a few at a time.
About 20 representatives of both fac
tons who had assisted throughout the
voting began the work of counting the
ballots at p. IN. Four and 5 o'clock
went by and the counting went on. The
telephone at the Law and Order league
headquarters at the Armory rang inces-
sanity with queries as to results. About
300 persons sat in the hall awaiting the
count. At 7.42 in the evening Moder-
ator futile announced that each vote
had been counted three times and that
the results were ready as follows:
Moderator--A. f. Tuttle, both tick
cts. 1866.
| Village president-John G. Dennison,
Law and Order. LOOP; Stephen J. Cray,
Citizens, $40
Clerk-E..J. Piper, Law and Order,
1929; John J. Long. Citizens, 800.
TIeasurer-A. Fl. Chandler. Law and
Order. 1915 james-E. Byrhe, Ciitizens,
Collector of taxes--W. S. Severance.
Law and Order, 1,O65; William H. Saw.
age. Citizens. 7S0
Trustees for two years-George r.
Kent, Law aud Order, 1852; +. A.
WHITAKER Law aud Order, 1.075: Ere
mont f. Edwards. Citizens, ITO, Michael
j. Manning. Citizens. al.
Auditors of accounts--Fred C. Hill
dreth. both tickets. Go; HI. X. Burt.
Law and Order, 1,011 Lucy A. East
man. Law and Order 99i; Margaret 7.
Neyland. Citizens. 800 Philias A. Orig
non. Citizens, 7S3.
The Law and Order ticket had won on
each candidate by about 200 majority.
Stephen J. Cray, who was supposed TO
ers. ticket, had been beaten by the same
majority as the substantially weaker
candidates. indicating that the voters
were not splitting their tickets by choOs-
ing individuals, but were voting straight
tickets in support of an issue. The
defeat Of the Citizens ticket and issue
upon which it stood is taken by many
to mean that Bellows Falls is not be-
hind the strikers and their propaganda.
During the announcement of results
many people entered and took seats for
the village meeting which opened at s
o'clock. The reports of village officers for
| the past year were read md accepted
A five-cent tax was voted to cover the
expenses of street sprinkling during the
year to come
Article 3, concerning additional tax
for permanent highways. was voted down
by big majority. Article 9, concerning
state aid or>state Improvement. was dis
missed.
Article Z, concerning appropriation for
maintenance of playground brought
forth few fireworks Trustee Bishop,
who has had charge of the playground.
asked for the same appropriation of
5000: He explained in answer TO charges
by r.. J. Howard. a sympathizer of the
strike. faction, 10 the effect that the APP
! preparation had been exceeded by $1I5
during the past year, that money for
lumber cut on the property did not
show up properly in the auditors re-
port Attorney Warner A. Graham
spoke in favor of a $500 appropriation
in keeping with the Law and Order plat
form, and this was finally accepted by
he meeting. Here Mr.. Howard Judge T.
T.. OBrien and Mr.. Graham had a tilt
which enlivened the meeting. Howard
charged that the lawyers of the town
had run the election and were now try
ing to tell the voters what they should
plause. Moderator futile had difficulty
in keeping the speakers ON the subject
of the playground appropriation. but did
so after a few personalities had been
exchanged.
The appropriation for band concerts
was cut from $500 to $500. A tax of 10
cents was voted to defray the general
expenses, The village treasurer was
authorized to collect the taxes.
The meeting ended with the resolutions
entered by H. j. Howard to the effect
that the trustees should keep expcndi-
lures within the appropriations made
during the coming year.
| Circulars issued by the opposing fac
tions added spice to the days voting
The Law and Order ticket, which sup
ported Mr.. Dennison for president, had
issued five such circulars, the last being
mailed to the voters Saturday morning
Circular No. . assailed the record of
Mr.. Cray, and denied that any religious
issue was involved as charged by the Cray
faction 1t stated that Mr.. Cray had been
convicted in Windham county court of
breach of the peace; that he had been
adhdged guilty of assault on Clinton I'm
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