News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-16
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Election Notes.

The speakership is likely to 60 to
Major Grout of Derby.
The Vermont Democrats don't seem
to have even had their Shurtlefft.-
Boston Herald.
The most brilliant accession to the
Vermont legislature is Uncle Luke
Poland's brass buttons.-BoSt0n Her.
aid.
Contrary to the general expectation
the prohibitory vote is light every
where and will be under 1900 in the
State.
1t is claimed that Judge Haselton,
the Democratic representative from
Burlington, will be rather favorable to
Edmunds.
Now that Senator Edmunds is as
good as reelected, Hiram Atkins had
better crawl into hole and take the
hole in after him.-Boston Herald.
Judge Poland will represent Water
vile in the Legislature, where his
clear head and large experience in
legislation will be of great service
Free Press.
The people of Vermont are stead
fast in their Republican faith. They
are still progressive and do not put
their trust in the party of reaction on
national affairs. -BelLoaos Falls Times.
In Troy the election was held al
the North, and the Democrats, assist
ed by some Republicans, worked with
gratifying unanimity in support of
their regular nominee, the Hon. j.
W. Currier.
Gen. Grout expresses the opinion
that out of the so members from the
three northeast counties four-fifths will
be for Edmunds, though the opposi-
ton has been stealthily at work,
especially in Orleans and Essex
counties.
If ever a man got a rebuke from
the people for his methods of political
management, Hiram Atkins got it on
Tuesday. No wonder Mr.. Atkins
does not indulge in word of his GUS
tomary shouting and exultation in his
paper this week.-Pheni9.
Bradford, which has been for many
years one of the chief strongholds Of
the Democrats in this state, has elect
ed John G. Stearns for representative.
Mr.. Stearns is the ex-collector of in
ternal revenue, and is a stanch sup
porter of Senator Edmunds.
AT Jay, Honsinger was Democrat
ic candidate with Edison Hunt and
Rev. Taylor Buzzell the Republican
candidates. Some six or seven bal
lots were necessary to elect Buzzell,
who is pastor of the Baptist church at
that place and an Edmunds man.
The workingmen carried the day at
Rutland, electing their candidate for
town representative, Mr.. James f.
Hogan, by vote of 1915 to 744 fol
Smith, the Republican candidate, and
PAT for Wardell the straight Demo
crat. Also their entire justice ticket
At Lowell, the first ballot resulted
in no choice of candidate W. E. Cur
tbs leading his main opponent, Edgar
Coolidge. The second ballot elected
Curtis, who is an Edmunds Repub Ii
can, by 10 majority, and Fred Lam
bert, Democrat, had Is votes cast in
his favor.
. At Westfield election was generally
quiet with but one ballot and George
K. Hoyt was coolly chosen represent
} alive with 1O3 votes of the total 1876,
and with an advantage of 81 over
Edward Boynton, Esq, who received
50 votes They were both Edmunds
Republicans.
The regular Republicans in Frank
lin county have elected two senator's,
, Marsh and Draper, but w. H. Gid
dings, Rep, is defeated by j. G.
, Powell, DEM, for senator by nearly
400 plurality. Stevens (bolter's can
didate) of st. Adams falls 500 short
: of an election. Sturtevant of Swanton,
Rep. candidate for states attorney, is
defeated by Hallihan of Highgate,
Dem. by 300 plurality. Kennedy,
Dem. nominee for sheriff, is reelected
over Stratton, Rep. by 400 plurality.
Deming of Sheldon, Dem. nominee
for side judge is also elected, and St.
Adams elects Bedsrd representative