The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-09-10
Election Notes.

FREEMAN's meeting was very quiet In Marsh
field, nearly one hundred voters staying at
home.
Hon. r. G. ABELL, the representative-elect
from West Haven, will be the veteran OF the
next general assembly, having already repre-
sented West Haven eight times before-in 1859,
1860, 1868, 1869, 1874 1876, 1880 and 1882. He
was also senator from Rutland county in 1870.
HANK WHITE, the big-mouthed minstrel, ia
the member-elect from Reading. Hank is the
prince Of good fellows and should he bring his
comic power to bear upon the house now and
then, we predict that the few forlorn demo-
cratic members OF that body would be forced
to smile
F. J. HAwLEY, the genial captain OF the
steamer Maquam, was elected representative
from Swanton by one hundred and twenty-nine
majority. AS the captain is an outspoken
republican and Swanton is democratic town,
this speaks well for his popularity at home. A
lady OF that village was heard to remark that
il the ladies had been allowed to vote he would
have been elected unanimously.
THE Cdledonian says that the vote for Editor
Stone for governor was without his knowledge
or consent-that il, he didn't mean to run.
Yet young man about his size came to Mont
pelier and did what he could to fan the flame
of discomfort in republican ranks and had his
vote been ten thousand instead of less than
single hundred, who believes he would have
fegned dissatisfaction at the result?
Town meeting at Hardwck passed off
quietly, resulting In the election Of j. Ward
Hovey, a stanch and reliable republican, on
the third ballot. The aggregate vote of the
town was light, only two hundred and thirty
one votes being cast for state officers out of
voting population Of about four hundred. The
republicans bolted heavily on two county Of
ticers nominated by the convention, Isaac NJ
Smith for sheriff and Henry G. lde for senator.
MANY of the old citizens Of Corinth we're at
the polls, last week Tuesday, forty of whom
are seventy years Of age and over. OF this
number, fourteen are supposed to be over eighty
years old, and Jonathan Robie, Moses Sawyer,
Colonel G. Taplin and Elisha Cilley are nearly
or quite ninety years of age. Captain Win
throp Jackman, who now lives in Canada, was
also present He is now ninety-three years of
age, and is supposed to be the oldest man liv-
ing who was born in Corinth.
DYER LEFFINGwELL, representative-elect
from Middletown, Is postmaster of his town.
1t is reported, and was elected In disregard of
the recent constitutional amendment requiring
the additional oath from all members OF the
legislature that they did not at the time of their
election, and do not, hold any Office of trust or
profit under the laws Of the United States.
Lef1ngwelps opponents in town have pledged a
large sum OF money to be used in preventing
his taking his seat II necessary.
THE last Argus apparently emptied its
poultry-yard into its own columns and the
| birds strut about proudly at-what? The re-
suit in Montpelier, where the republicans
more than held their own; the result in Rock
| iDgham, where the republican gain was one
| hundred and forty-two and the democratic loss
was one hundred and two; the somersault in
| Bennington; the substantial republican gain in
| Grand Isle county; the democratic gain in the
whole state Of less than hundred votes by
the annex of the independents, and by the loss
| OF more than third OF the democratic men,
| bers OF two years ago?
| In reading last weeks Argus one is reminded
OF certain Butler supper in Boston, in the fall
| or early winter of 1882, and of the speech OF a
| certain Vermont democratic editor, and of the
promise which he made Of the vote of Vermont,
| in case Butler should be candidate for presi-
dent. 1t is none OF our calamity. but we may
venture to jog our neighbor Of the Argus and
| ask him ii it is not about time he is organizing
| his forces to fulfill his promise. From the
reading in the last issue of his paper a very
| great change has taken place since the supp er
and speech aforesaid, and another great
| change must take place before the goods can
be delivered according to promise.
| DR.. CoNLAND. the democratic representative
from Brattleboro, is vouched for as a square,
| level-headed self.respecting young man, whom
| everybody likes-a thorough. going anti-ring
man in all respects, whether the ring be repub-
lican or democratic He was in full sympathy
| with the anti-machine state contest preceding
| the republican state convention, and Is sharply
hostile to the alleged democracy of the Argus
school. II reports are true, the ring democracy
will get no aid and comfort out OF him. He
was elected by the aid of republican votes as
rebuke to the local republican bosses. Republic
| cans who voted for him justify themselves, we
conclude from the reports Of the local papers,
| on the ground that 1t is sometimes necessary
to teach great moral lesson with club
ELECTION passed off very quietly in Middle
| sex, but the ballots showed the determination
| OF each party to win. Three ballots were had
for representative, as follows First ballot,
| o. G. Leland had one hundred and twenty-six
votes; w b. McElroy, one hundred and twenty
one; scattering, eight Second ballot, o. c.
| Leland had one hundred and twenty.seyen
McElroy, one hundred and twenty-seven
scattering, two. Third ballot Leland had one
hundred and twenty eight; McElroy, one hum
| died and twenty-three, and no scattering
electng a sterling republican as representative.
1t is but just to say that McElroy led his party
| quite number OF votes, receiving some
republican votes and had it not be en- for his
democratic procliyities he would have received
| the election.
THE political waters in Cabot were very
| much stirred. Ira +. Haines was the caucus
nominee OF the republicans and Harvey D.
| Smith OF the democrats. The first ballot for
representative disclosed the fact that there was
a bolt Of considerable magnitude from the re.
publican ticket, 1t standing one hundred and
| uiteou lOr i1dluts, stVeuty-Oue lOr heImOn
Osgood and fifty-six for Smith Eight ballots
were taken without result. On the ninth
ballot the democrats invited the boilers to come
| to the support OF their candidate and elect him,
| promising, In case OF non-success, to withdraw
| him upon the next ballot The carrying out of
this programme was, however, prevented by
the election OF Haines, a little after midnight,
by five majority. This surprising but crafty
Ing result shows the value and importance of
sticking" in political campaign Most
worthy OF note, however, is that four of the
Oldest citizens-Nathaniel Perkins, Daniel
Gould, Anson Coburn each eighty-four years
old, and Frederick McDuffee, eighty-one years
declared they had voted at nearly every
election for sixty years and had never bolted
and did not then propose to do 30. They were
as good as their word and stayed with un-
abated courage to the end. This was the most
| protracted fIeeman's meeting since the days of
the +" Lawson party, when all-night contests
| resulted In the election OF democrat
DIVERS from Boston have been searching for
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