Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1878-09-11
Election Notes.

THE vote for states attorney in Addison county.
as far as heard from. stands: Slade Irregular Re.
pubican), 1886 Lucia (tempeance), 1,i62; ST,
pleton (democrat), III
Is Hardwck the Republican boilers count,
ticket received 10 votes candidates on the regula'
ticket receiving from 10 to 1893 votes each. Tn,
democratic county ticket received 70 votes,
AT the recent election, Hon C. W. Willard re-
ceived six hundred votes for Governor, all prac-
tically from the Second District C. c Martin.
the greenhack candidate, received two thousand
four hundred.
FREEMEN's meeting passed of very quietly in
Woodbury. though the ballot-box was turned
eleven times before representative was declared
elected, Mark p Goodell being the lucky man
lie is strong greenbacker.
The election in Hancock ON Tuesday of last
week was very quiet, and the Republicans made
choice at the first baloting Ehud Darling, Esq,
the representative elect, il native Of this town
he represented the town in 1856 and 1857 is sew
enty-four years of age is town clerk. and very
active business He will do credit to the town
ELECTION passed off very quietly In Moretown
There were five or six candidates in the field for
representative, but only the straight Republican
and democratic candidates received many votes.
The democratic candidate was elected on the third
balotng by four or five majority. The largest
number OF votes cast was two hundred and TWEEN
ty-eight. The freeman's oath was administered
to fifteen or sixteen young men.
OUR West Topsham correspondent writes -
" At our freeman's meeting, after the third bal
lot, motion was made to adjourn, A num-
Der of voters demanded the right to vote, and
called on the constable to receive their ballots.
The motion to adjourn was passed, and the house
divided, which resulted in majority of about
forty TO adjourn, and was so declared by the con-
stable. Still a number of Mr. McIane's friends
claimed the right to ballot, and demanded ere
dentials for Mr.. McIane. 1t is expected he Nc
Iane) will go to Montpelier the first Wednesday
in October and claim his seat AS member elect
from Topsham.'
Town MEETING in Cabot was quite exciting
four ballots being had. The candidates were
George Gould Republican; True A. Town, green.
back and Roswell Laird, democrat The first bal.
lot stood, Gould, lil; Town, 1O2 and Laird, 81
Mr.. Laird then declined to be n candidate, and
the democrats united with the greenbackers, and
the fourth ballot resulted in the election of Mr.
Town by four majority. Mr. Laird had few
votes in each ballot, and 1t is "a little laughable
now the election is over, to see how many mer
there are that cast the four ballots. On the las
one, ms near can be ascertained, there wer'
about eighteen democrats that say they voted tn,
straight democratic ticket every time, but thu
democratic party has run down to four votes il
this town, as was shown by the last ballot fol
town representative
A CORRESPONDENT writes from Mortified q,
follows: =" A sceHe not on he programme. Tina
the candidates of the two parties for the office o
states attorney for this county-Frank Plumlel
and James n. Johnson-can quarrel otherwise
than with their tongues. was very clearly demon
strated at the Village Hall the day before free
mans meeting The last named gentleman, il
the course Of political coniab, charged Mr. Plum
ley with a serious oGfense against manly cours
in regard to matters pertaining To his nomination
In making this allegation Mr.. johnson was toll,
by his rival for county honors that he lied q
| course the candidate Of the inyincihle democrac
could not take this quietly, and forgetting, doubt
less, In his bursting fury that the better part
yalor is discretion, he sprang furiousy at his an
tagonis and, for very brief space of time, elbo'
and shoulder joints MS well rs fists, in activ
use Plumley acted only on ne defensive aim
ing only to parry the lively thrusts OF his assa
ant As soon as the writer-who was one of III
spectators could rally from his surprise at III
spectacle he stepped between the foemen fierce
and insisted that such proceedings should stop a
once, which reasonable call upon them was hear
and needed and peace again prevailed Summin
up of results one inverted spittoon aud two me