The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-20
MONDAY, APRIL 90, 1874
THE MAssACHUsErTs BREAK-Up.

A local gatherer of statistics reports
that during the joint assembly for the cleo.
ton of an United States senator from Mas.
sachusetts, Stephen X. Clifford, the clerk
of the senate, who has acted as clerk of the
assembly, has called about nine thousand
names in calling the roll; and that, on the
last ballot, he was rewarded by having one
vote for senator How has this calling of
names all ended What result has been ac-
compishcd thereby 1t is certainly true, as
Judge Poland replied to his brother con
gresham, who informed him that his
Poland's-namc was mentioned for the
vice-presidency, that 'they might have
gone farther and Jared worse" but did
they do as well as might, as ought to. have
been expected? The senator elect. as cy-
cry one knows, is William Il. Washburr,
the present governor of Massachusetts, But
does he begin to compare, except in one
respect, with Henry l.. Dawes, i. Rock
wood Hoar, Emory Washburn, Alexander
ii. Bullock, Charles Francis Adams or an
hundred other good men aud true that
might be mentioned? His election, too is
one of those surprises in politics that can
hardly he accounted for. He was never
seriously considered in connection with the
position. although his election has, at
times, been regarded as among the bare pos
sibilities, but not as a possible probability.
Upon the second ballot, he received sing
lie votc-which was the measure of his
strength in thirteen ballots while in two
others his name was not mentioned From
this one vote he varied from nothing up
to three, four, five, six and thirty on
until on the twenty bal
lot he received twenty-five votes.
when he, again, dropped to one
where he remained until the last two bal
lots. Upon the one before the last he re-
ceived ten votes, and the idea of his cleo
ton the next time was then undreamed of.
On the thirty third and last ballot, the first
name called, as it had been in all others,
was that of William Abbot, heretofore a
strong supporter Of Judge IIoar lie an
nounced his vote for Governor Washburn
and then occurred one of those surprising
stampedes that frequently occur, that de-
eide mems destnies, control elections, and
yet are unaccountable. They only have
their parallel in the action of flock of
sheep, which, always having been accus-
toned to take one path, follow in
body one of their number that breaks from
the beaten path and strike out in a new
course Just so unrcasoning, unthinking
was the course of the Massachusetts legis-
lature-without thought, without time
for thought, they do as Abbot did, the
dead lock is broken and Massachusetts, has
Senator. While we regret that an ADLER
man could not have been elected, yet there
is much for congratulation in the result.
Governor Washburn will make respecta-
bic Senator, being thoroughly acquainted
with the forms of legislation, having served
in both branches of the state legislature as.
also, in Congress. lie is now fifty-four
years old he first entered Congress in 1868.
where he remained until summoned home.
little over two years ago, to lead the anti
Butler portion of the republican party to
victory. Twice has he met, and twice has
he defeated Butler in his gubernatorial
raids, and his election is another blow to
Butlerism. Moreover, he is a man of in
tegrity, one whom no man would dare ap-
proach with an unworthy motive; and for
these reasons, perhaps we ought to be sat
isfied with the result.