Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1882-09-13
Vermont Election Notes.

In Caledonia county, Smith, boiling can
didate for Judge of probate is elected.
srUNKY little Baltimore gave unani-
nous vote for both Barsiow and Judge Pc.
land.
THE msiorities for Martin and Jones,
the Washington county senators, were
about 1900 and LOO respectively.
N L. BoYDEN came near defeat for sena-
tor from Orange county, while his colleague
received over one thousand majority.
THE boilers in Addison county shared the
same fate as most of the boilers in other
counties, and failed to elect their senator.
TAx.DoDGERs have been pretty generally
left at home, and If the listing law is
amended at all it will be for the purpose of
perfecting it.
JUDGE POLAND has larger majority for
congress in Rockingham than has been re-
ceived by any other candidate for congress
for many years.
DUxBuRY and Waterbury responded to
the attempt to /" fix things" for Grout by
using for waste paper the ballots sent there
by the conspirators.
THE straight republican ticket in Orleans
county is elected. The leaders of the bolt
will not feel very cheerful over the result,
but they will know more.
Milton took its election the hardest OF
any town yet heard from. 1t voted for town
representative all night and nearly all day
Wednesday, and finally elected d. F. Quinn,
republican.
In Addison county, Fletcher was elected
senator by majority of 2,7l7. Read had
| 2,3i5 over Benedict, democrat, l 5l3 over
Wicker, the boilers candidate, and ma
iority of l ,2i3 over ALL
THE next house will consist of 235 mem.
| bers, there being no choice in five towns.
The political complexion is, republicans
1856, democrats AZ, greenbackers l Orom
strong republican town., and one indie
pendent
DANvILLE, George L. Eaton's native
town, gave a majority for him for governor
many republicans casting their votes for
him as compliment. In the lieutenant
governor vote the republican candidate had
a majority.
FLETCHER, democrat for congress, runs
ahead of his ticket in Audover, where he
has four votes, the democratic candidate for
governor having but three. 1t was proba-
bly, that great school district contest that
did the business.
| Nor a single member of the new senate
ever served in that body. Brainerd of Frank
lin, Bingham, Kel,on, Chamberlain, Good.
win, Mcintosh, Dartt, Templeton, Jones,
and perhaps one or two others, have been
members of the house.
In reply to the Brattleboro Phenir' cranky
interrogatory, "Mr. Montpelier WATCH
MAN" would say that our esteemed contem-
porary is in great peril of outdoing the
Irishman who "never opened his mouth
without putting his foot in it." Get posted,
Mr. PhGnir, before you ask pert questions
and you will save yourself from ridiculous
exhibitions of your juvenile smartness.
BENNINGTON democrats celebrated their
victory in town and county with music, a
procession and big bonfire. While the
bonfires we're under way the police were
driven into the Putnam House by the mob,
who demolished window and Showcases
Policeman Hathaway's clothes were nearly
torn from his body and he was severely in.
jured. The house was then closed and the
crowd dispersed.
OF the members of the house those who
were in the legislature of 1880 are, Hooker of
Brattleboro, Martin of Londonderry, Battell
of Middlebury, LeClare of Colcht ster, Webb
of Sunderland, Bolton of Peacham, Farnham
of West Farlee, Ripley of Poultney, Abe Il
of West Haven, Priest of Barre, Jones of
Watsfield, Fletcher of Cavendish, Grover
of Wells, Dix of Montgomery Some of
these have served in previous legislatures.
OUR returns indicate that there will be
over forty democrats in the house in the new
legislature and two in the senate. There
are able men in both branches and legisla-
ture Of average capacity seems to have been
chosen. Many of the senators have had
large experience in the house. A few only
of the representatives in the last legislature
have been chosen. Here and there mem
Der distinguished in former legislatures,
like Munson of Manchester, has been re-
turned and they will undoubtedly be men OF
influence at the coming session.
AMONG the "poor unfortunates in the
late election contest is one William Brown
of Richford, who was elected to the legisla-
ture in 1874 as republican and in 1878 as
democrat, and who ran in 1880 as a demo-
cratic candidate for senator and who sought
to draw reput lican votes by the pretence
that he was temperance man. This year
he appeared as an "independent, and waged
hard and bitter contest that he might
again come to Montpelier and pick his teeth
in the vestibule of the state house. The
fight between him and Mr.. Richard Smith,
the republican nominee who was triumph
antly elected, was a severe one, but Mr..
Brown, after laboring most vigorously, was
ignobly defeated, whereat the people say,
Amen, so would we have it,"
Notes and Notions.