Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-09-05

Oliver Nerran, George l.. Linsley, w.
H. Hare. c. j. Alger, w. II. Brink, j. W.
Madgan C. Moves. A. Nantclle. j. f.. Rus
sell, j. j. Barnard. r.. VI. Sutton. H. :.
Peck. w. II. Root. j. w. Russell, ID. j.
Foster.
While the election of II Democrat for
city representative was not wholly uneX-
pcctcd, the result as regards the size of the
majority. was surprise to every one, and
as much of ii surprise to the Democrats rs
to the Republicans. 1t is to be said for
the former that they made shrcwd
choice of a candidate, and that they did
the most of what "wurk" was douci in Bur
lington. The Republicans had no check
list and the lstleSSncsS among the voters
was Il marked feature. Apparently not
less than Hrcc huHdrcd Republicans did
not vote at all and while some Democrats
voted for the Republican nominee, eyi-
| IDENTITY Il larger number of Republicans
voted for the Democratic candidate. OF
| course such Il crossing of party lines. and
| the very size of the majority for lIibbard
which is some 300 larger than the aver
aye Democratic majority in the city, de
| priVcs the result of much OF its party six
| niiiCance. 1t was Il sort of Il go as YOU
| please contest
| Mr., HIibbard, the Reprcscntativc-elect
| is one OF the better class of Democrats. He
was Il good Union soldier, a lieutenant in
| the Ninth Vermont, and is Il member of
the Grand Army of the Republic. As an
| enterpriSing aud successful manufacturer
| he has contributed to the material pros
perty of our city. Personally he is re,
spected and worthy citizen. While, as a
new and inexperienced member of the po-
litical minority in the HOUSE, he cannot eX-
pect to exert any commanding influence
on legislation, on all but party subjects,
fair and intelligent attention to the inter
ests of the public and of his constituents
may doubtless be counted on from him.
If Burlington must take Democrat this
time, we certainly might send much
worse one to Montpelier,
| While we print the vote of Burlington
for Governor AS returned to the City
Clerk, it should be noted that there is an
evident error in the vote for Redington in
the Third Ward-it being - larger than
the vote for the rest of the Democratic
ticket. As the Republican vote for Pin
gree i'll that ward shows no falling of
from the rest of the State ticket and as il
is not possible that forty-tive men voted
for RedingtOn without voting for anybody
else, for any office, it is plain that there
has been mistake in the count the cor
rectiOn of which will reduce the vote fol
Redington, in this city, to 91s
1t is to be remembered in estimating tn,
significance of the general result in Bur
lingtOn, that of the recent additions to on
population, large share have been Demo
Gratis. Thus in the First Ward, of forty
four names added To the voting list, thirty
four were Democrats. In the other ward
the large majority of the additions ar
also Democrats. For the first time il
, twenty years we could not claim Il Re
publican majority in Burlington 'befor
7 election, But even now, if every Repuh
lican in Burlington had done his duty
this would still be a Republican city,
Chittenden County-A Clean Sweep.
, We congratulate the Republicans q
this county on the very handsome resul
in this county, The Republican count
ticket is elected entire by about tftee