Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-15
bennington County Politics.

The Senatorial conteat IL this County
called out full vote, and has resulted IN
the election of Abram B. Gardner and
William 7. Horrobin, both residents OF
the town Of Bennington. Mr.. Gardner
the nominee of the Republican Conven-
ton, has received substantially the entire
Democratic vote of the County. Mr.. Hor-
robin, the nominee at the Democratic
Convention, has received substantially the
entire vote Of Mr.. Gardeners Republican
friends The result is the election of both
these gentlemen, the former by a large
the latter by fair majority.
The Republicans of Bennington County
will remember that at the very com
meucement OF this contest we as
sured them that the ticket OF those who
procured Mr.. Gardeners nomination il
the Arlington Convention was Gardner
| and Horrobin, instead Of Orvis and
Gardner; and that they proposed to Sc.
cure the election Of Mr.. Gardner by hold
| ing some cf the North.shire Republicans
to she nomination, and insure the defeat
Of Mr.. Orvis by casting their own vote
solid for the Democratic nominee. We
followed up our assertion with evidences
If complioity between Mr.. Gardner
we thought ought to $ tisfy every Repub.
lican that we were neither telling an in
territorial falschoo3 nor laboring under a
mistake. A portion OF our Republican
friends declined TO believe us, but the
vote has proved the truth of what we
said.
This refusal to heed our warning, and
follow a suggestion made wholly IN the
interests of our party, has resulted in
this: The Republican candidate who
within three years, has been an avowed
enemy OF the Republican organization
has been elected while the Republican
candidate, who "as nominated by accla
nation without a dissenting voice, and
against whose political and personal char
acter not an objection has been made, has
heen defeated. The Democratic candi.
date. who, OF all the leading Democrats
in this county was the least Objectionable
to the Republican party, has been defeat
ed while the Democratic candidate, who
was certainly lar less entitled to the con-
sideration If our citizens, has been
elected. If our Republican friends
are satisfied with the result, we
can stand it. But they must
pear US WltuGEs tudb oN6ty "OLu VIC law
said concerning the intentions, plans and
hopes of Mr.. Gardeners friends, has
proved true.
We have opposed Mr.. Gardner to the
best of our ability, and having been badly
beaten, we propose to accept the result
with as good grace as possible. We have
at least the consolation of knowing that
we have made him fair and open fight.
We havs not attempted to deceive him by
putting his name at the head of our
columns and worked under cover to de-
feat him. The plans we have adopted
and the reasons for our course have from
the verf beginning been fully and freely
laid bepre the people of this county.
In conclusion, we cannot refrain from
offering word of sympathy to our for
mer opponents, who doubles feel very
badly about the election of a Democrat
to the Vermont Senate. Only few days
ago, Mr. Gardeners spokesman was shed.
ding B food of tears because there was
prospect that the Republican party would
be ruined by the election of a Democratic
Senator. We can at least console our
selves with the reflection that if 1.-The prin-
ciples of the Republican party" have been
overturned and "its flag trailed in the
dust" by sending Democrat to the Yer
mont Senate, the responsibility rests with
the friends of Mr.. Gardner.-Ma7achester
Journal.