Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-09-18
THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION.

The editor of the Bradford Opinion has
been figuring, and finds that Dcnison's vote
was largely democratic, and that if the DEM
ocrats had had candidate in the field Po-
land would have had plurality. Just how
he goes to work to bring out this astonishing
fact is hard to tell, but he has done it,-or he
is mistaken. We can see no reason why
democrat who favored Judge Poland, seeing
him in danger of defeat, should not vote for
him just as quickly as an auti-POland DEM
ocrat would vote for Denison, especially
when the opposition only hoped or tried to
defeat an election by preventing Poland's
having majority, and no effort was made
to consolidate the opposition vote. They
said, " We will unite on our strongest man
next time, if we can defeat an election this
time"
There were 995 less votes cast for con.
gresham in this district this year than two
years ago, and 223 less for Davenport than
were cast for Pierce two years ago. Had
Mr.. Davenport not written letter of decIi-
nation, he would probably have had full
vote. Allowing that all the Denison, Mead,
Poland, and scattering votes were republic
can, there are yet 772 votes which before
went for republican candidates, but which
were not cast this year. How, then, can it
we'll be claimed that the vote of the repub.
lican candidates this year was to any extent
from democrats?
Mr. Denisou, without buying any caucus
es, without electioneering but having stayed
at home and left the matter to the voters,
has in an open election received 1876 more
votes than any other candidate, and ma
jority Of 372 in his party. But the Opin'
ion isn't satisfied with a nomination made
directly by the people. There wasn't enough
chance for ire-pulling in that 1t wants
another convention called, and another can
didate nominated. 1t would like to sec Mr.
Denson Join hands with Mr.. Poland and
decline. There are plenty Of men inside thu
ring and perhaps new convention could b.
so worked as to nominate some of them, and
enable said ring to regain its lost scepter,
Personally, our first choice was Col. NJ cad
He was fair, honorable, and straightforward,
in his course. But he proved not to be tn
choice Of the boiling convention. Had h
received the nomination, we have no doub
he would have accepted that nomination, an,
come right out and boldly shown his colors a
he had done before. But with the same il
tegrity which bad so far characterized hin
+ and with the same good grace he yielded
Mr.. Denison. He has stopped to no To-
t trickcry in this campaign, aud consequent
it has not injured his prospects for anothe
r He may be the coming man, and represeI
q this district in Cong less at some future day
0 we sincerely trust such may be the case.
S For the present, we see no way clear iC
}, any man who believes in the capacity of tn
Q people to choose their own rulers withol
=. the help of professional leaders and caucu
a managers, but to hold that d. G Dension hi
It received a nomination of the freeman at Il
J., polls, which cannot be improved upon. W
i hear Of various plans proposed by the Polar
!. party, based upon the principle, " Anythir
d to beat Denison, "-anything to throw Il
n nominating power back into the hands of Il
It caucus ring aud out of the hands of the pc
pie. The people can afford to let them s
e verely alone. Geo. Howe, of Brattlebor
r. was here last week, caucusiDg with the z