St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-10-30

Bl the Proclamation of Gov. Peck.
:sIyru in these columns. il will hc seen
hat there is t" hc Il special election
next Tuesday for the choice of Con
nrr,sman to represent this district fur
The tv" Years from next March.
As the day approaches the question
Is Frequently asked. VIII" are the Re
puhIIcanS To vote fnI This question
l. very natural and appropriate. as the
only man in the party VIII" has been
Nominated has Withdrawn his nam"
miticc have not seen fit to call another
convention and put up man III his
place.
'nd"l the circumstances there is hut
one c"rlIsc open to Republicans VIII"
have the welfare OF the State and Ma
ton at heart. and that j. to go ami vote
f"r IL IKE +. POLAND.
We aIc aware that Judge Poland has
Withdrawn his name III good faith: that
he does not expect to- Ice voted for ncNt
Tuesday hut that fact should not h"
considered. The point i dis: The
District cannot atuld to ALLOW Judge
Poland To retire, even If il Is his wish.
Judge Poland can he elected next
Tuesday, His chances are the best to-
day ot any man in the District. lt"ulN
tho~,. " hu voted toI bim in September.
vote Tor him again. hc j. elected hcN"Id
prradycmtulr. Read the figures taken
from the Vidtchman il another column.
and see how it is yourself. BESIDES.
1hr,. is Il reaction. The ''c"ck -aud
huIl' stories Of the opposition answered
their purpose i'll Scptcmhcr. hut are t."
thin to he Of service again. Many va
srrS see now that they were purpn>cly
and NickcdlV deceived. and that too 10y
men WHO should Ice i'll better business.
They will never vote for D.ui>on again.
Drn>on will not get 81 many votes into
thousands ~ he did in September, un-
les the Poland men vote for him: which
no IMAM of >,'lf-lr>prct can do.
The Democrats have now Il candidate
That trade made with the Drni>"n
men in Orange county WIS only t"I the
September election. II helped eject
eight Democratic representatives III thai
county. aud that j. all they care toi
BOW. The withdrawal of the Demo
Gratis from D,ni>nn will shrink his vote
1vo thnu>.iiid.
The pcnis"n men are frightened.
The, are not such fools but they cas-
see that if the Poland voters vote for
Him lgain, their little game is up. They
keep up m'ghtN shouting and lHll"w-
ing. hoping Thereby to cover the truth.
and lay the imactinn of Judge Poland'S
friends. Ia elect their man.
We have Written thus much at the
last i>~uc before election. hcc;luS.' the
facts are due our readers. We have
consulted no one Neither Judge Pc
land non any friend of his. has thc least
idea that the r0l,tiOHidn is To favor his
erection next Tuesday. Judge Poland
ncan~ What he >:iN> and says what he
means. The stories circulated III the
"pp"Ii4on press last week that he had
been luh rohhing abound Windham
county rndca, oring t" secure his rlrc-
,l"u. aud that Nv" District Committee
had seal circula> and votes all over the
District Ia effect HE same end, We he
hrNr to he holly false.
Nevertheless. there has not been Il
1iInr since the september election when
II ""nld Ice 50 r.i>y to elect Judge Po-
and. - BOW aud the b4.ni>"u men
know it. and that's what's the UInttcr
with them.
II l. almost to" much Ia expect. with
omt organizations, 81 any ,nrcomcertrd
action, that Judge Poland sh"Ild he