Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-09-11
Notes Of the Election.

The figures @ our State election show a
falling ofi Of about 20 per cent in the total
vote, and OF about the same per cent in the
Republican ma ;ority.
The Boston papers and some Others, sup
pose and saw that this was the first cleo
ton under the lionrial system in this State
That Is a mistake. The change from annual
to biennial elections was made in June
ls70. The first election under thar system.
was held in September, 1870; the seconI
ia September, l772; and this Is the third
/ Mr.. Bingham's townsmen in Stowe, gave
him very complimentary vote for governor.
In Is12, Stowe gave Converse 3I5 vote, g.
li3 for Gardner On Tuesday last the 20
was 997 for Bingham, and 50 for Peck. Z,
was no, that they loved Peek le,, Pr.
Bingham more.
Ia Woodstock, the contest on town rea.
resentatiye was mainly between tho Graa.
gers AMI the outer portions Of the town 5a
the one side, ami the central porti1a IN the
other u. Boynton wa the anti-Gran-e
and central candidate, and was elected on
the 81 ballo, by 30 majority.
E.brilgo Pierce, the veteran railroad
conductor, i, to represent Mortified. in the
mex, Legislature. lie i Democrat. ok
course, for Nlrthfe!dis a Demoe-l.is town
nowadays.
The contest On representative in " nt-
pslier was a sharp one. ". D. Gilman was
elected on the eth ballot, by , majority.
The vote stood, Gilman 233 F. f. smith
Ii2. 2. P P.,kin 81; scattering l. Tie
Heic5mag says Of the result. There Is DID
use in attempting 70 disguise OF conceal the
causes OF Mr.. Smiths defeat Those OPP
posed % the prohibirOry law, AMI especial
y to the efforts made in this town arI
county for it. enforcement, refused y sup
port the regular nominee, resardin- him s-
committed u those measures. This alone
was the real cause Of his defeat. The worth
and fitness Of the man himself none could
deny We think those responsible for the
schism, and OF course ultimately for the
election Of the Democratic candidate, made
10 say the least, . most serious mis- TAX
as they have undoubtedly discovered
slrcady.'
The regular Repgbiicaa county ticket in
Bennington comfy Is elected entire, s0me
portions OF It Us 4 large majority. while
Croiut for sheriff and White for Judge o..
probate. district of Bennington. will have
very few votes 10 spare. The combined
efforts Ot the Democrats and temperance
men came near defeating these candidates.
Republican tickets were freely distributed.
substituting the name of G.. Ii. Simmons in
place OF Mr.. White. and Leander Powers in
place OF Mr.. CE0tGt. Powers. who Is a Ben
nIngtou man, received a majority of nearly
100 in his town and was well supported ID
other southern towns, but the north part Of
the county went strong for Cr0tut, who, 1t
= pretty certain, l. elected. The Senators,
Hon Charles T. Houghton and Hon. NJ. ).
SoiDurn, have received large majorities. the
former probably goo, while the latter NAV
f--I Little short OF these figures.
The election OF a Democratic representa-
tive from the strong Republican town OF
Richmond was one Of the results Of the div
sion among Republicans. Two excellent
men, II. \. Hodges and E. B. Andrews. both
siauneh Republicans, both good temperance
men, both strong supporters of the prohi-
5itory law, were voted for By the Repu6-
lieans-there had been TO caucus nomination.
the friends Of the regular ticket support
ing the one, and the friends of the Essex
ticket. the other. Neither would Yield 70
the other and after six ballots, license
law Democrat was chosen by Republican
votes, over whose election every rum organ
n the State Is cheering.
We are reliably informed that the returns
copied by Is. which classed the representa-
tive elect from Hartford, as q Democrat.
we're erroneous. Mr. Watson Is a Repub.i
an.
BY curious telegraphic lrcak. the name
II the BTidgewater Representatives.. Rtrg.
aas transformed IL most ,f tie ulw~-
'apers, into Peiin.
The um>tances of the llcA struggle
leIc, TUESDAY, recalls a little story. winch
unS thus: Once there was man wlr
wanted an o.fce. and he got a friend 10
'ution-h9le tie public, peddle tickets ami
low tor him, and went in to win When
he result was announced. the candidate
vas found 10 have received last three
otes. whereupOn candidate and blower
etired and talked things over little thus
iiower-' See here; | don't understand
his thing. You got three votes Can
lGate-' Well, what about it," Blower
~, You voted for yourself, didn t YOU
ancstaIo-" les. Blower -. And
oted iuf You; bat that makes only two
'ow, what | want to know Is. wh.
thunder put in that ether rois 2''-U bot
'ock Pos'.
he Democrats were perhaps quite a.
iEch surprised as the Republicans AZ tic
lection of their man. b. g. Smailyy. q,
'ariinst. n.-SpriRgfeid Republican.
Not at all. The Democrats oicreI to bet
ish on Mr.. SmalIey's election. the Gay be-
re it tcoS place. They knew be would be
leeied, ard SO did hundred or more Re
lblicans.
kerudiati1n, rebellion and rum are the
irce great Democratic principles, which
re supposed to be looking up Two other
tmoeTatlc principles are free whiSkey and
vi war. These account for the whole FIVE.
nieh Randolph of Roanoke. who was Of
&c cream Of Democracy, called the loayes
ID tshes--TrGrcicr.
All the principal towns, including Mont
'iier, Rutland, Burlington, NOrthheld.
elbows Falls, Lyndon, Brandon and
Fanton, which contain the most intellI-
nee, II not the greatest number Of voters.
we elected Democrats.
Thus rejoiees the New York World
Nv do the Republicans of Montpelier.
ltland, Burlington. Rockingham and
her towns, where Democrats were elected
Republican votes. enjoy the exultation
their political enemies? The World adj
e hope that By 1876. Vermont. ''sb~. chief
deal sinner, may join the D emocracy
fright.