The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-06-17
The RE:pUBL. ICAN
CAUCUS!
A Complete and Triumphant Vic
tory for the People!
g4ift mp Your heads, d, We SOnS
and daughters OF a0n-
dOn%orry!
"Moly, put the kettle on and wan all take
tea"

ed in an overwhelming victory for thC
people; and whatever the result may b,
at Montpelier, Londonderry Rcpuhli.
cans did their whole duty, and did il
manifestation. No cheating the BUSH
no prearrangcd SLATE, made up by thu
victors, but all done in open broad day
light. Every man in town who aided
the glorious work ought to feel that he
weighs four hundred pounds; and eve
ry woman, who was blessed with such
q husband, that night, could hug hin
and thank God that he was not voted
by Low Martin and John Aiken, but
stood before the whole world, A MAN
l'or two weeks Martin had been con-
constantly fitting to and from this town
and holding secret conclavcs with his
tools. Four days before, John Aiken,
ayctcran caucus-packer, who has grown
gray in the service of the "iiXers,
took the bush and kept it until the houl
of The caucus. 1t is said he was buying
wool, but rather, VIC think, trying to
''pull the wool over the eyes of honest
voters. These fellows had seen that il
was utterly impossible for them to elect
Il straight, open ticket in their interest.
SO they went to work i'll true Smith
Martin underground style, to snatch
victory out Of defeat by fixing things SO
that they might possibly run in two
substitutes, This they proposed to do
by giving the opposition the first dele
gaze, L. N. Vale, hoping by that
means to throw dust in the eyes of the
voters so as to enable them to run in
two more unobjcctionablc mon whom
they knew could not go, hoping at last
to come in with wopurc blooded, ring
tailed substitutes. They came with
ballots in their pockets and confident of
obtaining victory, as they had many
times before, in thc same undetermined
way. The SITTER kept posted from
day to day with the progress of the
scheme, the people came out, and hon
est political methods triumphcd.
The meeting was called to order a.
bout 3 o'clock. Mr.. Fred Vale was
chosen chairman and W. W. Pierce,
ESQ, secretary. The chairman invited
remarks from any one present and a.
L. Cudworth, Esq, arose and briefly,
but very pointcdly, discussed the issues
before the people and clearly pointed
ont the men being used and the meth
DDS employed by The ring. Mr.. Cud-
worth's remarks were received with APP
plaus. Upon call for nominations
the machine went into immediate opcr-
alton; l.. n. Vale was nominated, and
out came the ballots. The editor of the
SITTER arose and said, substantially, that
from personal knowledge of Mr.. Vale
he knew him to be i'll accord with
the people upon all the leading issues,
and, that Inc would in no case vote for
Batchelder or forany OF his stripe, and,
therefore he heartily seconded his NOM
nation. This was bomb thrown upon
the deck of the ring craft that COM
plctcly took the wind out Of its sails .,
and they hung lifeloss by its side. Mr..
Vale was chosen by hand vote, with
out opposition. Upon call for a sec
ond nomination a desperate effort was
made to hoist the sails of the sinking
craft. Mr.. Fred Leonard, one of the
popular merchants OF the North VII
lage, was nominated, and notwithstan-
ding it was well known that he was
to be married the evening before the
meeting of the convention, and that he
stated in the meeting that he could not
90, out came the previously prepared
ballots from the pockets of the faith.
full. But the race is not always to tho
swift. Mr.. Cudworth arose and nomi
mated cx-postmaster, G. G. Smith
briefly defining his position. Sevcra
persons commenced writing ballots fol
Smith. The people were i'll 10 hurry
they could wait, III this case, for VIVA
they wanted; in fact they seemed no
to like cut and dried ballots. The re
suit Of the ballot was 80 to 50 in favor
of Smith. The announcement was re
ceived with applause. Upon the cal
for third nomination Mr.. G. ID. Iii
der, a young man of the north par
Of town, and of answering integrit,
and, as was well known, a determined
foe OF the ring and all their method
was presented. No other name wa
heard. The stiffness of death had fal
len upon the ring. Mr.. Rider wa
elected by hand vote. An outlook up
on the waters found them clear ant
placid, rejecting only the pure ray!
from the sunlight of truth; but no
where could the nasty old hulk of III
ring craft be seen. 1t had gone to tn
bottom. And away in the distance
just entering a dark cove, could be dis
covered q single tuft of wool, evident
ly from black sheep. The triumph
for the people and honest political meth
DDS was complete. Amen. So be
ever when demagogues, wirc-puller
and caucus-packers conspire against til
popular will.
The meeting then proceeded to tn
election of a town committee for th
two years ensuing. This resulted i
the choice, without opposition, of 6
T. Shanks, Geo. G. Smith and W. Il
Stowell.
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ncopln all want TO read thc SIFTEH?'