The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-09-13
NOTICE SERVED.
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATE rEFEAr.


Notable speeches-Torch Light Procession
The "Unterrified" in New Role.
On Monday, the last day of the six
provided by law for notice of contested
election, First Constable Guiltinan
served a paper on Representative-elect
yelling which sets up that the defeated
candidates for that office, Eli J. Tiffany
AMI DIR. II. j. Potter propose to dispute
his election, and cites to take testimony
before j. Ward Wright, a Pownal Jus
tiCe of the Peace, at the town clerks Of
fee in this village. Just what is expect
ed to be accomplished is not clear. The
law concerning contested seats is to the
effect that notice shall be served within
six days, and testimony taken, but this
is not a contested seat at all-no one pre-
tending that either Mr.. Tiffany or DR..
Potter were elected if Mr.. Yelling was
not. According to all the Democracy
claim Mr.. Tiffany would not be elected
if every one of DR.. Potter's votes were
transferred to him. The whole proceed
ing is without the law and without pre-
cedent.
The question at issue is Shall Ben
nlngton be represented in the Legisla-
ture We say, certainly, because Mr..
yelling was declared elected by duly
constituted returning board and cerliti-
cate issued upon their declaration.
These Democratic proceedings are
upon the line that if the defeated Demo
cratic candidate can't go, no one shall,
and places all who assent to such prop
osition in the unenviable and unpatriotlc
position of saying that the town shall
not be represented in the General AS
sembly, Bennington, the leading town
in wooden manufactures, shall not have
voice in the session of 1888 because our
candidate was nos elected, although we
lin the person of five Democrats out OF
eight who counted) declared Mr.. Wei
ling elected to the office of town repre-
sentative. This is not the voice of men
who have the towns interest at heart.
But it is in keeping with the action TAX
en- Tuesday evening. We quote the
Troy Press The Democrats of Ben
nington had a magnificent torchlight
procession last evening in honor of the
election of Mr.. Eli j. Tiffany to the
Office of town representative. The pro
cession was headed by brass band,
The large crowd went to Mr.. Tiffany
house aud serenaded him. He made a
very neat speech. To be sure, Mr.. Tiff
fanny was not elected-'not really, you
know, but neither was Mr.. yelling
elected The Prohibitonists will cele-
brate the election of DR., Potter to the
same office in day or two. With three
men elected to the office that only one
was intended to fill, Bennington ought
TO consider herself well represented
The band spoken of was the Mower &
Reaper of Hoosick Falls, N. Y, and the
procession moved through the principal
streets. 1t was significant that the news
from Maine had just come in, as given
in another column.
Arriving at Mr.. TIifany's residence
several speeches were made. DIR. Ly-
man Rogers spoke briefly, and was fol
lowed by j. Ii. Livingston in more
formal manner. Mr., Livingston struck
the Democratic keynote when he as
sumed in this, as in all other ways, tt
regulate the doings of both parties. lie
delsred that Mr.. Tiffany should take his
seat at Montpelier, if anybody did. Mr.
yelling should not do SO and more t
the same effect. He was more cheereC
to the echo Tuesday night than he vii
be in the act when it gets down tt
business
The very neat speech recorded by
the Press of Mr.. Tiffany consisted Of
several sentiments, not very lucidly
stated, but as it is after election, VIZ
refrain from quoting bis words.
This a year of surprises, and the spec
taCle of the Bennington Democracy ccle
hrating their defeat and the Republican
victory in Maine, is the greatest yet re
corded