Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1880-09-17
Notes Of the Election.

The Democrats have generally carried
Bridgewater. In &c they had so majority.
This year the Republicans determined 10
redeem the town. A speech by Hon. Henry
Ballard says the Bellows Falls Times, ''set
the Republican ball in motion with great
force" and IN the election the Republicans
had 81 majority-a Republican gain of 101
Vermont always was doubtful State 1t
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Windham County RJormer.
Two year. ago nine towns in Washington
county, viz, Calais, Cabot, Barre, Fayston,
Duxbury, Moretown, MiddleseX, Worcester
and Woodbury., sent opposition members.
This year the county Is unanimously Re
publican Three cheers for Old Wash
ington.
The statement that fraudulent votes bear
ing the name of Roscoe Farnham instead of
Roswell Farnham were printed at the RJor-
n,er office and sent out from Brattcboro
in large numbers, is squarely and we
doubt not truthfully denied by the RJoI-
mer. 1t says;
No such tickets were sent out or even seen
by the Democratic organization in Brattle-
boro or any member of ii. Furthermore we
do not believe any Democrat in Vermont IS
fool enough to have engaged in such an ut
terly useless scheme. Ii would not make
the slightest difference in the eyes Of the law
of Vermont whether few votes were cast for
Roscoe Farnham or not they would every
one be counted for Roswell Farnham. The
| law in this State recognizes the intention OF
| the voter. and where he so manifestly intend
ed to vote for Col. Farnham, his vote would
be 50 counted, and no such dishonorable
trickery as was alleged would he allowed TO
prevent it.
Vermont has Il large grape crop this year,
but the Democrats find them very sour
Irarellr.
Brattleboro gave Farnham $50 majority
the largest of any town in the State.
Mr.. Ebenezer Kcndrick of Wells River,
aged 90, went TO Freemcn's meeting, Tues
day, and voted the regular Republican ticket.
lie is probably the oldest voter in the State.
The Lyndon Union takes a highly philo
sophical view of the election. 1t says:
There is nothing like knowing how 10 cy-
pher. Figures won't lie. All the Democrats
lack is a little better knowledge of arithme-
tic. though few more votes wouldn't come
amiss. Vermont is all right in National
politics except in one particular she IS not
quite ready TO trust the South in her profes-
sions of LOYALTY and is still inclined to listen
TO tales of the bloody shirt. This is bad but
we don't thpk of any way just now to better
it. We have reasoned with the people, and
advised them to come and sup with US, but
they seem to he frying other fish. They
mean well and are tolerable scholars but
they are awful slow TO learn.
Atkinst despatch to New Hampshire
paper that the latest returns show a
and the Republican majority will be less
| than in 1876" and that lit is Democratic
victory" reminds the Bradford Opinion OF
, the Irish soldier who sang out 10 his captain,
''Bedad, captain I've captured two of the
inemy" 'Wcll. bring them in" answered
the captain sure an | can't do it, re-
piled Pat Then come along without
them" "Bcdad | can't do that nnyther for
Yes, its a great Democratic victory.
The Brattlcboro Pkeair says Ben
nington, the home of our voublc friend, A.
=. Chlds, which has been counted one of
the stsoncholds of the Democracy in Yer
mont, made the very handsome net Rcpuh
lcan gain on Tuesday of 237 votes. In view
of Asaph's (supposcd) efficient service i'll the
Democratic (Rcpuhlicun y cause, our Logs
couldn't resist The temptation TO send the
following despatch 10 the Bennington Gar
field and Arthur club, "Wednesday morning
is Asc Chids still speaking If so we
propose TO add $50 votes to BcnIngtons
Republican majority"
The reply came back promptly
"a. L. Childs ceased speaking at p. IN.
lie il now engaged in figuring up Democratic
gains in the State.
The Democrats regard the election
much as the lrishman did his pie. IL
didn't weigh as much as they expected, and
they never thought ii would