New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
IN THE POLITICAL FIELD.
A BUSY CAMPAIGN IN VERMONT.
DEMOCRATIC HOPES OF REDUCING THE REPUBLf-
CAN MAJORITY.

DEMOCRATIC HOPES OF REDUCING THE REPUBLi-
CAN MAJORITY.
BosToN, Sept. 4 (SpecidD. Vermont cor
respondent OF The Journal Of the political cam
psign In that State: "The political campaign now
drawing close In this state has been the most re-
the formation OF the Republican party.
Never before in the history of the party
has the political atmosphere charged with fac
Ons contention and bolts at the present time To
superficial observer the canvass may appear dull ana
uninteresting Not q speech has been MADE on the
stump the interest Of the candidates for Governor
and nothing done " the State Committee of
either OF the four parties in the field for success OF the
tickets nominated The fact that the Republican party
10 contending for the mantensnce Of its supremacy In
the qudranguar and that It must meet at the
polls united and aggressive Democracy and an organ
lied prohbitory paYybesides cotero OF
to have been lost sight Of by the Republicans OF
Vermont While the dominant party has been apathetc,
relying the prestige of past victories to roll up che
usual majority for the State Ticket the enemy has SO wn
tsres 10 field. Every Democratic Federal official
and every expectant ocehoder In the party deter
mined to bring out a full vote for the Democratic
ticket Leading Democrats boast that they will reduce
the Republican majority to $1,000 this year. They
will be assisted work By the so-caled Prohbt
tionsts, who claim that the third party Will poll from
5000 5000 votes Tuesday. The Prohibition party
Is an organizet force and has party tickets
ance camp-meetngs the Proni3lhonlsts nave aela .
number OF political gatherings Ehe average Kepuo-
can majority IN of years snce 1870 mas been 1850.
and Ia Presidential years the majority has averaged
1900 Tho comparison Of the vote ths year should be
made with figures OF the election ~ ls32, winch we're
AZ follows: Barstow (RepJ. 3j.s39 Eaton DEM.
IA. 466; Martin (Greenbsck, l.536; REPUBLICAN, ma
iOrity, 1s,s29 The primary Issue la the compalgn Is
the secton OF senators and town repressntatiyea
The question Of the r--eect on Of George Edmunds
being OF the moment with the people, every
county In the State except Orange, Chsdeca anu
l. ~. yorr a-alae he
Ia LanOie and Orleans counties passed. resolutions
Presidential campaign OF 1854 but II Is safe to say that
II Democratic seuat0rs were elected IRON
those counties they would vote against ,hs
Senator'S reelection. The outlook Is promising
for solid Republican Senate aud as natural
sequence = practically unanimous vote f0r senator
Edmunds In that body There were three DeInocr.tS
Sena the Legislature OF ISL VINO were elected
by fusion OF Republican ooit1rs and Denocra1 IN
FranKlln County The FusOnists 2,S59 votes and
Governor the county WAS 1888 for Pnsres and io-
for Remington ms year the regular Keplpliean
Carmi L. Marsh, OF EnOsburg. and W. Ii. Giddngs. or
Bakersfield. The boilers convention nominated IT, M
judge Fairmsn. OF Fairfax The Democrat, refused 10
tneir unuOly alliance with tDe Mugwunps tnls
year. the boilers seeking Democratic sur port 10
for votes for sheriff ana state Attorney Otl
conventions Drsed Edlnunds The PrOhl0tonists and
Greenbsckers have complete tickets IN the held Inc
Reput leans will probably succeei In eectng the
greater part OF their ticket. Ormspee Will carry the
county by l.5OO a0rlty. Tue vermont House OF
Represeniatiyes consists OF 24O members The Dem
branch OF the General Assembly. In 1882 there were
nifty Democrats 10 tue House. In 1884 there we're
thirty Thers - nvrly contest IN nearly every
town for Representative, and In many towns there
are from three to six candidates The local contests
between tue Edmunds and anti Edmuhds men are
warm, and me Republican party IN some places
Ia divided over the Senatorial issue Tue democrats
5 9 THAT na thew viii have from to
members In the next House.