The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1880-12-07 00:00:00

LIBERAL VICTORY IN THE WET-

MOUTH WARD.

The logt•slection for the seat vacant by the elevation of
Mr. Groves to the dignity of the siderreanic go on bee
malted in the mat being won by • Liberal, ifl spite of
strong efforts on the nem of those who have long hied inch
Millman in the old Weed, to return Kr. Aelabori• _ The
Liberals who arranged um wallet scam to have ridged
rightly that a resident in old Weymouth. m Kr. Brown
would hive. better alma than • visitor from Keloombe,
however, well-known; and for putting farmed Kr. Brown,
they have at leant the justification that" Nothing snooped.
like eneesea." Yet It amid not be denied that Mr.
Aylesbury and his friends were active, and • bold attempt
was made on his behalf to bid for public favour by declar•
log him the honorary member of "Six Benefit Societies."
True it is that we have rotten heard Kr. Aylesbury Moak
at honorary member at the meetings of friendly societies,
and his vacs was always encouraging to the working man
to raise himself, will. Mr. Aylesbury always remembered
the int vests of Weyrnoute. But in this wicked world
there ie always souse one ready to dismount your claim
end meordinely a rquib wntusa roughly, 'Ole
perhaps well adapted foe a certain class. ridictirA the
Interest which It declared eappostrd Mr. Aylesbury, and
mercilessly "chaffed" Oatialn of the supporters it wee
expected he wool I have. But on Kr. AlleisburY's side It
wan declared were most of tar respectable inhabitants,
and cent slaty on the day of p riling he was well supported.
among those around or near him being Mr. T. B. revea
Kr. J. Vincent, Kr. Councillor Graham, who was. indefatig-
able, Kr. Z. Milledge, Mr. Jesty, Mx Whettam, Mr.
Bartlett, Me Bishop, Mr. Hibbs, Kr. 1. Bannton, Kr.
Tnieelton, Kr. Fere,. and we heard of greater men, lend
ins their patronage and presence outside the Coffee
Tavern. For the polling wee sot at the Old Town Hall,
that is getting too usaavour,, but the times have
merched, and it might have been ominous when the
election Ise Weymouth Ward, eget summed to be in the
power of the great breweries, was held in • testate' Mop.
Facing the Old Town Hell were committee-rooms of Mr
Aylesbury placarded with orange, and of Kr. Brown, the
walls covered with blue, and mother bine oommittovroom
was at Mrs. Chick'r, emetly facing the pollieurplace Kr.
Brown weed MU supported by Kr. -Coquilles' Webb,
Mr. oouneilloe Wallis, Kr. J. ROUla Mr. J. Parsons, Kr.
Couneilloe L melt. Mr. Bennett, Kr. Coundlloe Dennis,
and other.; but his committee men were pretty well on
the mive, wearing up and down the Ward for voters, and
with them and the other side the carriages had • lively
day. Mr. Ward Alderman Thomas sat inside the Coffee
Tavern, taking the votes, and for a seed pert of the day
Kr. Aylesbury end Mr. Brown attached themselves on
one each side to a poet of the door by which voters entered,
happy if they could get the last word. Some of the Total
were reluctant to pol, and one man was laid hold of by a
committer-men, and palled towards the polling-place,
when melee. it we. for the fisher of men to say—' On I
Stanley, our for Stanley slier(' under his hands, dropped
down a wall rib •at 30 feet, as if it were only Sleet, and
ran 'arose the Plain as if sending him to the poll were
equal to mending hies to grioL About noon the consider-
ab's party of ban/ere-about voted it rather • dry job; and
hes ...es' wageons with barrels of beer Increased the long-
ing of many thirsty soul., who didn't drink before eleven,
but could do • nip alter. A. yet it was early times, and
attention woe ternol another way when, aboutTO minuted
in on a c4rriaaa we, driven up with an elderly lady,
evid•mily in a mo.t feeble state and unlit for any
kind of exertioo. A. the lady was carefully lifted out
by two male friends, sympathising remark. went up, as
" Well! well rhe da loik mom fit to be in her
bed'—" grave" was the word in some mouths; but direful
arms to k V. lady In, she wee brought out with equal
ear., hoed to by Mr. Ayleebary, and driven off
gently. Br way of passing tin t nap he lookeremn began
to talk the matter over, and Kr. Brown was the favourite,
if we may judge from such remarks av—" I say, put • man
in of oar own parish;' "II he lent good enough for tither
side he isn't good mouth for us" By one o'clock 280 had
rolled, and tip to this time all had gone pretty well.
Revisiting them In thy afternoon we found the crowd
...molten en th.t it pretty well blocked the west end of
filth-street, white all ages and both sexes, and all classes
to the very poorest, were getting • mild stimulus out of
the affair. Occasionally a tell young fellow or an aged
min in Scotch cap, might be men hazily discussing the
candidates merita, sad such words as " I LI have • canvass
suit next winter,' or "We'll have • man we can see and
speak to another time." wi re among the clearest of the
reaches tittered, some of the independents demonstrating
their conditutional liberty be swaying round in uneven
circles. About five minutes to four a voter Cams out from
the polling place, having evidently fortified himself with
the drink that freemen lake before they cease to be free,
and he took about a lax yard. radio/ and the hands a
every we he could sell, seeming them "fah aw right,
don't be mime, maser r The poll was about to close
when a sudden rinds was made I y three men from the gas.
house, who had lied to put in a charge there, and now
made a charge at the poll. The crowd was thick, but the
police cleared • lane, and they got in. Then a stentorian
voice cried "Its all over; 11l rimet the lot if you take one
mote ;" and three cheers for Kr. Brown were followed by
hearty ehonts. A werilmidsrmenic procession, Mr. Maui
In his red gown in the centre, conveyed the hellot.boxee,
berme by policemen, across the Temporary Bridge. The
counting commenced at 5.15, end about 6 the result was
posted before • crowd had re-amembled:—