Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-09-10
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER TO- Ise6.rWEIVE

county outside of Rutlat.d, namely, Chit |
tenden, and two towns, Mount Tabor and
Wells, did not give him so much as one |
vote Pitt.ford only gave him four votes. !
The towns which sent delegates for him |
to the county convention have repudiated
his bolt All the loud claims of his news
paper have been voted down, He has been
showed under and the Edmunds opposi
tion which has been their chief stock in
trade has been plowed under.
Among the prominent members of the
House will be Judge Poland of Water
vile, GrOut of Derby, Stearns of Brad
ford, Ripley of Mendon, Knapp Of Mid
dlebnry, Haselton of Burlington, Battell
OF Rtpton and Mansur of Brighton and
others
Grand Isle county elects Hall, Edmunds
republican,, for senator by 30 majority
! The republicans of Grand Isle county
have done well.
In Milton it took two days and II bal
| lots 10 elect a representative. In Rich
mond also an election was made only on
the l4th ballot
The town of Huntington started in with
! seven candidates for town representative
all Edmunds men. In fact, so far as
known, there is not an anti Edmunds re
publican in the town. On the ninth bal
| lot Dr. Chesmore-a good and true man
was elected.
In the county of Chittenden, every re
|
Senator Edmunds; and one at least of the
democrats.
On the democratic senatorial ticket in
Chittenden county, Quinlan, EdmundS
democrat, leads Sutton % votes, and Le
Clair, lS2 votes, with two towns to hear
| from.
In Addison county, Nash, regular re
publican, is elected senator by POI ma aiori-
ty over Stevens, boiling republican.
1r,1f Il 1l1
in the Legislature, where his clear head
and large experience in legislation Will be
of great service.
The discordant town of Rutland will
be represented in the next Legislature by
!. neither republican nor democrat, but
by "workingmen's' man, Mr.. James
Hogan. How he will vote for United
states senator is not stated but he de
clined the Democratic nomination, and
the Edmunds republicans seem to have
viewed his candidacy with some compla-
cency.
The republicans of South Burlin gton,
having no hope of eecting a republican,
took the liberty of exercising their choice
between democrats. Captain n. b. Proc
tor, elected by their aid, is a veteran dem
ocrat but he will vote for Mr.. Edmunds
when the time comes.
The democratic stronghold of Bradford
which last year elected Il democrat by Ct
Stearns by two majority.
In Franklin county the vot was much
mixed, no less than thTtCcn candidates
being voted for, for senators. j. g.
! Powell of Rchford one of the senators
. elect is a democrat but pledged to vote
for Edmunds,.if elected.
BRATTLEBoRo, Sept. S.-Returns from
all the towns in Windham county except
!, ing Somerset, which cast IA votes in 1882
show that the republican, gain 395 on theil
vote for governor in 1882, and the demo
Gratis 359 The county sends a solid Ed
munds delegation to the Legislature, in
: Guiding one democrat from Dunn merston
who was elected as an EdmundS man.
Rather Light Vote in Franklin County
An Election Mixture.
. ST ALBANs, Vt, Sept. "A fairly
: heavy vote was polled in this county, anC
returns from 10 out of IA towns indicate
the election of Powell, dem, and Marsh
: and Draper, reps, for senator's. The
: democratic nominees for sheriff ant
. States attorney are also undoubtedly
elected The efforts of the boiling repub
: licans to defeat Marsh, the straight nom
1 inee, and elect IA senator of their own
= have failed The vote on the State ticke
: in St. Albans was light Ormsbee's ma
jority being only lS2
The Rutland Bolt Defeated.
RUTLAND, VT, Sept. The republican
bolt here was defeated by about 1000 ma
= jority. All the towns so far as hearC
. from elect Edmunds representatives ex
:, cept Rutland and Pcultney which ar,
claimed both ways. Among prominent
members from Rutland county are Gen
- T. H. Ripley of Mendon, Frank +. Brigg
of Brandon, Charles +. Ransom of Castle
: ton and John &. Pitkin of Fairhaven.
Action of the Citizens of Royalton.
: SOUTH ROYALToN, VT, Sept. 7-Royal
: toms election went Ormsbee 159, Shurtef
: So Seeley /. j. +. Shepherd an Edmund
republican was elected town representa-
tive by large majority. BY an informa
vote the citizens unanimously requested
the selectmen to purchase the lots on tn,
V south side of Market street and convert th
same into park and road. This insure
t the erection OF brick block PSI feet Ions
on the other side of the street.