Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1886-09-10


vote in detail was As follows:
Whole number cast, IGG
Necessary to choice, 4st
George J. Brooks, 5ll
James Conlanl, 80
H. d. Holton, SO
George F. Crowsll, ~
1t is Of interest TO compare these figures
with those of the first ballot in the town rep.
resentatiye contest two years ago. That vote
stood
Whole number cast, 1895
Necessary TO a choice, as
$. n. Herrick, 4Oj
James Couland, Isl
j. g. Eddy, los
f. w. Stoddard ~
q. S. Dowley, %
Scattering,
On the second ballot Commands strength
rose to 40G and Herricks fell to 3s7. Ga the
third ballot Conland had Az votes aud was
elected, Hookers vote being 49,.
1t will be seen that the Democratic vote this
year shows a falling of of 90 votes rs com
pared with the first ballot in 1854. while the
Republican was increased by 10G votes. The
feeling which existed toward Mr.. Brooks WAS
to great extent the same in both parties,
and so it would not be fair to make these
votes test OF party strength, but il is true
nevertheless, that the 400 to 800 Democratic
voters, which Mr.. Davenport talked about IN
the Democratic caucus, failed to materialize.
Our Representative Elect.
The announcement of the result of the vote
for representative was received with cheers
and the outcome was certainly a flattering
one to Mr.. Brooks. We have so recently re-
called all ths leading facts in Mr. Brooks
history that we have now no occasion to say
more than that he is about G5 years of age,
was born in Boston, spent his childhood in
Chesterfield, n. H., was educated at tn Ches-
terrified and Walpole academies, and at j. W.
Fairheld's we'll known school at Hudson, n.
y, was clerk in store in Brattleboro for
several years, and then a successful farmer in
Illinois for ten years. 10 1850 he went to
San Francisco aud established the wholesale
paper warehouse of &c 90 j. Brooks a Co ."
which did large and very thriving business
from the start and until Mr.. Brooks retired
in 1863 with an ample fortune. He returned
to BrRttlebOro, and in 1871 built the Brooks
House at cost of about $3.50, 600, and is now
erecting an elegant Public Library building
for the benefit of the town. He has been To
Europe several times and is a man Of broad
and conservative views, aud is sound on all OF
the issues now before the public. by this We
mean to say that Mr. Brooks is decided and
unqualified in declaring himself in favor Of
MIR. Edmundss r, election he believes in a
railroad commission law drawn. not to please
the railroads, but in the interests of the PEG
| ple he believes in short haul" law to pro
tect the interests of Vermont shippers Of
| freight and of our home dealers and the farm
ers he believes, too, in the abrogation by
law, II necessary, Of the free. pnss abuse so
far as it concerns public officials, including
the Judiciary and members of the Legislature.
His speeches in the legislature will not be
many or long, but he will be found dgent,
working member, whose opinions will com
mand re peet. lifelong friend of his says
we ought to further vouch for him az "lie
publican, Unitarian, and an Old Bachelor 20
Unjust 60 both Voters and Candidates.
The count of representative votes shovel
seven Member Congress ballots in that
box, and when the Congressional votes were
counted two representative votes were found
IN that box. No account was made Of these
! votes IN either case, and as the matter stood
they could have made no difference with tho
result. But II ia a nice question az TO what
should have been done with them il the vote
Tor Member of Congress in the whole district,
or for representative in the town had been 50
close that these votes would have turned It
either way. The mistake was made by the
ofhcer who took the ballots and put them in
the boxes and not by the individual voters
who undoubtedly intended to have them put
IN the proper boxes and counted. by putting
them In the wrong boxes the official deprived
the voter of the force of his ballot. Such oc-