Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-28

them with great tenacity, but quite q
portion went in with the Grout CO.
horts before the battle ended. Col.
Hooker's forces were well handled
and he made valiant fight, consider
ing his numbers. Many of the re-
cruits that came on to the winning
side came from his force, and what
ever of gratitude is expended might
90 down the river. MIR. Dillingham;
vote consisted first of nearly the sol
id delegation from Washington, hea-
Wy additions from both Orange and
Windsor counties, with a few else
where. They fought manfully and
at one time, when they were receiv-
ing additions from the decimating
Hooker ranks, were buoyant and ag
gressive. They killed hard, but there
was a placid smile on their faces when
they were "laid OUT
The Grout forces were well handled
and his column stood as firm as ada
mant from the beginning. His noml-
nation was handsomely made by law
yer Bates of St Johnsbury and very
ably seconded by Z. M. Mansur ESQ.
of Island Pond, Hon. L. G..
Hinkley of Chelsea, and M. S.
Buck of Cavendish. His fellows at
first did not know just how big
cheer was necessary, but when they
found that out they brought their big
feet down and their broad palms to-
gether so that one might have thought
an earthquake had been let loose.
From Orleans he had such men as
Judge Hoyt, A. G. Wilson, 0. N.
Elkins, Drs. Erwin, Templeton and
Branch, D. M. Camp, Theo, Grout,
A. T. Foster, j. Circuit, VIM. Bias
dell, A. Dawson, j. w. and John
Simpson and host of Others that
used all their diligence and wisdom to
secure the desired result. Messrs.
Mansur, G.. E. Benton and others in
Essex did equally well, while many in
Caledonia, Orange and other sections
gave efficient aid in the work.
1t was remarkable that in con-
test so animated no disparag-
ing word was said against any
any candidate and that nothing oc-
Cured to leave an unpleasant feeling.
The little that appeared in a local
newspaper to injGre the chances of a
candidate, was doubtless written late
at night when the writer was in an
unpleasant mood. The defeated
candidates extended hearty congrat-
ulations, and promised a support to
Gen. Grout.
The. Watchnan in it's issue of July
23d, gotten out in season to 60 into
the hands of delegates before the
meeting of the district convention
had some complaints in regard te
primary meetings and made quite al
ado over the fact that the caucus bal
lots of one party in st. Johnsbur,
, were printed on colored paper. There
may have been some things in regar(
, to the primaries in some localitie.
, that were not up to the methods Of
"Sunday school politics" but it hap
pens that the complaints come from
: the friends of the different candidate
, and hence we conclude that abou
the same means were used in differ
! ent localities, to obtain delegate
pledged to the interests of somebody
i | favorite. AS to the colored votes
we are informed by those who know
t all the circumstances, that the color
: ed votes were gotten out to proven
e mistake, and to circumvent th
: purpose of some who hoped to be
e guile the voters by using ticket i
4 opposition to the Grout ticket, whic
5 was printed in like form, headed b
5 the same name, and deceptive in hay
e ING other than Grout men on th
: ticket. This is all there is of that
: except that the Waterman moralize
n on the topic as quoted:
s st is curious circumstance ths
at time when, in the south and else
e where, laws are being enacted fol
i, bidding the use of discriminate
marks on ballots, the practice shout
. be adopted in Vermont, and in tt
1t town in the state most reputed ft
e its virtue. This transplanting of IL
|. corrupt methods of vicious ward pc
itics and of bulldozing southern pc
: tiles into the primaries of Vernon
. is an astounding development of IL
l. canvass in the second district. W
/, commend to those hayward repul
= licans the remarks in Mr.. Blame
: letter of acceptance respecting Il
- sacredness of the ballot"
. The astute Waterman must be
= little off on its knowledge of Il
election laws in the south, and Il
: cause which prompted them. ii
- laws were made by those who oppo
ed fair methods, and TO take avs
:, from the negro that little means
= preventing an unfair count, by ha
~ ing votes, other than the fraudule
no tissue ballots, and to deprive him
a. any discriminating marks where
10 he could know, whether he cou
,r- read or not, that he was voting t
4 ticket he intended to vote. The +
Flo groes are ignorant, and when tn
M were permitted to use ballots viii
no had discriminating marks on thu
M they were able to use such votes as til
w knew had their candidates on the