Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-01-16
THE RUTLAND HERALD
MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 1872.
The Spring Elections.

election passed, than the people are |
again compelled 10 prepare for the next
contest. When the citizens are not
called upon to vote directly at the polls,
their representatives are engaged iu
making State officers, county officers or
United States Senators. There is no Of
flee, no matter how insignificant, that
has not its hordes of eager contestants,
and in the strife for its possession more
or less of bitterness is mingled. Parties
are formed and party lines are drawn,
new parties spring up, and a foreigner
passing through the country, at any sea-
son of the year, would think we con-
stantly changed the makers and admin
istratOrs of our laws, for he would never
fail to meet, somewhere, either an cleo
ton or the notes of preparation for that
event The presidential election has
hardly passed away, certainly the smoke
has not yet sufficiently cleared from some
portions Of the field of action so that we
may safelynumber the killed and wound
ed and declare the victOrs, before the
political armor is again being girt on for
renewed strife. To pass over the numer-
Gus local and municipal elections, occur
ring at all times and seasons, and provo
cative Of much rancor-and corruption
too-we are again entering upon the
period Of annual State elections, which
commencing in March run through the
year, and, with the exception of July
and December occur in every month.
The first State to hold an election, in
1878, is New Hampshire, where a Gov
enor, Railroad Commissioner, Lcgisla-
ture and members Of Congress are to be
elected ON the second Tuesday of March,
Tle prohibitionists and Democrats are
already in the field with their tickets for
Stat officers, while the Republican
no ninatious are to be made Wednesday.
The candidate Of the Democrats is
James A. Weston, while the Republicans
will undoubtedly renominate Ezekiel
A. Straw, the present Governor. At the
election in 1871, out Of a tota 50, 129
votes, Weston received 81. 700. Pike
republican, 33, 1872 and the Labor Re
,., 4,~
to''' '"''''.'"'' az" ,''''' ~ .
N'S'rn i''' my " P'',"ii'l 81 'o0 '"''S
over Pike, and there being a majority of
320 against him on the whole popular
vote. In the Legislature, the Labor Re
formers held the balance of power,
weston was eIcc'eo governor y !n"-
jor"F "' SIN VOTES anu Ior year NC"
hampshire h",' "a, d uell'oeI"'lc nt"'e 7|N
e'n'''t"'' Al , lo'~' no"e'r'' 'li' - ,''D'eS
were 'OIugo' o'Ia" oe'"S e'Cc''0 "" o''--
nor over " eS'"" oy " PIu!"''} "' ~o''
ana majority over an oi l'Vf'' I'h
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C,laaoct;o,,+ = - ,,ar[7 ,,ncortain stato
~ 1oe7 Enl-lish wac aioctrd oynr TIav-
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lSl' ,-' - . o1z Tho novt thrco ,,oors
Ta,,,o,1 a,d F,rI;si, wore stiII tho canIi-
1S.,. T '', lioina aIao+od - 1890 ~,
,Tt ..,taa al - 1871 l,- 1n2 ,,blo j.,
,l.o ,IN,'lt -.;.- ~. C.a.. -. 90
l0'o EnSllSu caIIle' 'liG o'"', ~ orc
majority. In 1872, both IN APrlI and
November, the Republicans were sue
cessful, on full votes and by increased
,ooioritias As will he seen Inv this
,+-ot ,e tho result Of nreceodino
F,l,-,.7
the result Oh the next succeeding one
and the per centage OF loss ana gains