The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-09-27

Friday. sept. 81, 1867.
Judge OF Probate.

Judge or Probate.
As the contest over this office was the liyoliest /
issue " the County election, quite sensation r
was produced throughout tho County during I
the last week 10y the report that an error ny thc I
computation of the ST Adams vote had been /
discovered, sufficient 20 overcome the small ma .
iorty upon which the reelection Of Mr.. Samson .
had been declared and give Mr.. Bailey sun
smaller majority. IL is stated that the discrop-
nncy between the total probate vote and that
for the other county officers. suggested 70 some
Ut Mr.. Baiey's friends the possibility Of a mis-
take somewhere and a rc-oxamination OF the
vote The paper ON which the uiilial count was
set down and computed. and the ballots cast, I
were in a cupboard in the Town Clerks once I
where they had been deposited the DAY after
election, were accessible and huch fe-cAamima-
ton was had about week after election. Tue
result was a claim as we have stated, OF the
omission Of G2 from the column of figures winch
was summed mp as Mr., Balcys vote and when
should have been included ln the computation.
This IL supported hy the gentleman who made
the figures FOR the official count; the revision ui
the ballots disclosoda larger number for MrBai-
ley than appeared in the official count, but
could not be made to agree precisely with the
corrected computation ~ ib0ns D1dy Mess
eHger.
The foregoing statement, which APP
pears in the Messenger ten days after
the terror in the computation of the
St Adams vote had been discovered,
is not quite MS clear as mud but it will,
nevertheless, do very well as piece OF
fiction. Had the Messenger confined
itself to the truth and made tair
statement, we should have nothing
further to say concerning the Judge of
Probate question; but as it does not,
we must perforate its mud ball, which
it throws at worthy officials, aud OK
pose its falsohoods. The cupboard
TO which our muddy Contemporary al
ludes is accessible" to only those who
have n right T. legal right to exam
inc its contents; and if there has been
any tampering with votes rs is broad
~ limited, it must have been done by
those who have access to the said
cupboard" and this no one will be-
lieve who knows the officials, one of
whom, it may be well to say, advocat-
ed the reelection of Judge Samson
Admitting, however, that the coup
board was accessible" to any and all
nm examination will convince any per.
son who has brains enough to correct
ly add six and four, that neither tn,
ballots nor the paper on which tn,
official count was set. down and com
puted,' have been in any way altered
AS the question is often asked, "hov
does it happen that the votes this yea
were so carefully preserved ?" we vii
answer: The uotes ,cere sared at III
special request Of Judge Samson.
The Messenger says that "the revis
ion of the ballots disclosed large
number for Mr.. Bailey than appeare
i'll the official account, but could not /
made to agree precisely with the co
rected computation. This is M
true. Mr.. Bailey had the same nun
Der OF votes, no more nor less, on IL
second count, he had on the first III
count i'll both instances agrees prects
ly with the figures set down on Il
paper which is still in existence, al
shows for itself. In adding the fguit
however, the clerk of the board til
first counted the votes, and who,
the way, is very worthy young mi
omitted by mistake to take into
count G2 in Mr.. Bailoys column. WI
the mistake in the footing was disc
cred, the clerk was Immediately 81
for He examined the figures, VIII
he said we're all made by hiln, cad
discovered his mistake, without bel
told what it was, and to this fact h,
willing to make oath if necessary. I
statement being strictly true, we
not see how any sensible person {
for moment entertain the thou,
that there has been any conniying
cheat Judge Samson out of any yot
If he has received more votes than
Bailey he is certainly entitled to
Office; il not, not