The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-11-05 00:00:00

THE MUNICIPAL ZLIOLTION.

Paw wart. eenerally found to be • oonvenient outlet
for "many • troe word," which, "spoken in lest" may
roue moo's passions, hot which coaveyed la the form of
a James squib, may excite only a laugh, instead of causing
• fight Sot this year, moms of the Kolbe have been
coarse aad unworthy, sad more ealculated to stir up evil
passions than to let off steam. They may hays answered
their and, In turning candidates into ridicule. or heaping
asmanions on them : but such an and can hardly justify
the luau The *bunco of Dv Drew from Weymouth
doming the election has prolubly had just the opposite
effect of that intended by the doctor, for it has left the
door open to charges being made without the poseibillty of
denial or explanation in good time. The attack was met
by some injudicious friend with almost equal rooplutees
but accussUcem are apt to stick unless contracted fairly,
while &Menu from the field of struggle can a'arewly bole
the abeentee to surcego. The moths of the present election
kayo not been remarkably num-mug: but three at heat of
them have bun very bitter, and we v-nture to think oar
former friend "H.' will repent the elifithots he has
applied. In several influential quarter. the allured inten-
Uon to nominate Dr. Drew as Mayor was hotly opposed,
and led to • junction of dicers. force. assinst his being
returned as Councillor. When the dooror went away the
work of eqiiibhins proceeded briAly. Mr. Or-0i ISM h•ving
replied to the doctor's bill about an attempted compact
"Au Macaw" attacked Mr. Grtham'a bill, insinuating
that it was written by " Hathaway :" Mr. Harker at once
replied to this in a placard of much length and bitten-omit
and wound up by advising the burvisme to vote for
Masan Dennis, Graham, Lundie, and Weleford. So much
did the terms apply to Dr Drell. by Mr. Hacker's pup.
move Mr. Dennis, that that gentleman Maned a hill,
wherein he stated "1 valise my hoaour more than the
doubtful advocacy of such • man," and eoncluded—" The
man who designate, Dr. Drew an 'lmpious slanderer'
deserves the extoration of every honest ciiisen." Mr.
Harker thereon repaid Mr. Dennis by cutting his
name off the list of the candidate, he recommended.
This brings ns to the morning of Friday, the elsttion
day, which was, fortunately or otherwies, without rain,
so that the local politicians could indulge In canvassing
for their friends to their hearts' content The polling
°pissed slowly, at the Guildhall, where mat Mr.
In the Council Chamber marl, entrenched behind pareages
labelled "In' and "Out, and defended by policemen.
Occasionally, • mums of hslf-e-dosen views or urn.. had
gathered at the Ginlahall door, and were kept waiting
their turn by the inflexible "Mac," who made wheel
chairman, al&rinan, and pciettaan, equally submit to the
rule of three that being the numbs.. admitted at once A
few cabs rattled my now amd thou ; but busmen was aloe.
In search of incident our reporter, inarsiryed to St John's
school outside whirl. a small knot bad gathered, and
wherein sat Kr. B. Hopkins, but in far Ws smarter, than
Mr. Milledga for you could give him a "look.in," though
you bad no special business. Next door Mr. Harker
busily Presided at his *enmities room with his decapitated
that of candidate* plentifully stock outride and himself
, occasionally busUing off in a cab, and not always return-
ing with a voter. Mr. Hooper, Kr. Graham, Kr. Ayles-
bury, W 1 also saw here working, apparently in concert.
and Mr Dennis and Kr. Juke= gave them an occasional
: visit There waa nothing of note beside, and so we Ism
Is went on all day, the result being that la pesos and quid
MS burgesses recorded their votes, a good numher of thou
being Wiles and doomed by ' H." for Kr. Graham, as
against Dr Drew. At the Guildhall, thlugy were •10,04
NI quiet, although tare partiaus bad a little word conteet
as to their right tog, isside the Hall door. Mr. a Webb
had a committee room tor Mr. Graham, and the Golden Lim
Hotelfavoured "Dr. Drew, the Herd of ilia people," mod Mr,
"Jackson, the practical Man." me various politicians
visited the Hall intermittently, sad Mr. Dennis, altimugh
he did not Collvan, showed himself to the people, Mr.
Graham was about briekly. and Mr. Aldan:au
seemed coalescing with Mr. Webb on his ',shall:llZr
of fun WIM made by a gaga "state of the poll" hen issued,
—thus . _ .

Lundle
Probably the v./4h was " father to the thcnbt;" but the
Golden Uon prt7 antong whore we fended we maw Mr.
Hibbe and Kr. Chalk.r. had their say, and this was how
theydput it
Lun.. 510 Dennis. 451
Drew . 511 Graham..
610 . Yield°,4 361

iFT-th;Z.Mr. w.iii•rr iarinroW.d some of the
Jersey steamer Oompury's doings nor rahoney Nadi
had anything to do with Putting him at the bottom of Er
pat 01l Mr. Davis's we can't say: but ire did hear that
Sarney stemer people were satisfied Kr. Welsford should
go out That gentleman. fortunately for himself, had
made an industrious reaver, while on the hand. Dr.
Dow, true to his demurral:kr. remained out of
town. As to His Worship. we did not have the good
fortune to use him smog the crowd, sad fancy Mr.
Landis was sufficiently secure without asking for votes
The only incident was the arrival of Mr. John Rolla ; be
led ad Cene from France to vote, sad rang in time
wee me dewed. Al the last there was • little spurt;
but was se difficulty at four, when the doors woo
that after, the Redipole votes arrived,
girded by , and it was announced the counting
would committee at six. At half-past seven an operant
' crowd had gathered, and it was thought the pell WINO be
declared by eight, but thee wore away, sad lie aid
Mustrudictor7 rumours were set aka& Squltosad
at course, stirred up the crowd ; but the people olselror=
humoured and peaceable, and • omit song though rimy
low, was popularly received, so wearisome wae the welting
Urn. About half-past fight ova quarter to nine came the
tidulz from the counting room that Mesas Werford,
and Dennis were sate; bat the other two were
declared to be " very nor." About a quarter of an hour
In more anxiety and some stir alien , ;private
passed
Information reached outside that Mr. Graham was in, and
Dr. and Mr. Jackson out. Before roe came some
; but tkey were not accurate, and the official
'oci was posted later, from which we learnt the
numbers were :
Landis ...
Dennis