Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1890-09-05

Only about half the usual vote was cast
in Burlington, the Republicans suffering
most as matter Of course. Mr. Pages
majority was only %, while the Democratic
candidates for states attorney and sheriff
had small pluralities The w. c. T. U.
women were at the polls working for their
candidate, securing him 80 votes, but with
this exception there was no opposition to
Edward Wells, the Republican and citizens
candidate, and he was elected 10y hand
some majority of SO In 1883 there was
a Republican majority in the city Of near
ly 400, but in 1885, the last off year, there
was a small Democratic majority.
st. Albans seems to have been the only
one of the large towns in the state where
the Republicans took hold of the canvass,
did sure work aud brought out full vote.
They had popular candidate for town rep
resentative in Col Edward G.. Smith, the
second son of ex- Gov Smith, and he was
elected by almost 900 majority, only three
votes being cast against him. The Repub-
lican majority for Page is the largest ever
given gubernatoria candidate in an off
year, and is only Is less than that given
Dillingham; in 1888 The increase in Pages
majority over that given the Republican
candidate for governor in the last off year
is 245 handsome gain.
The representative contest in Rutland
was an exciting one and resulted finally in
the choice of T. W. Moloney, the young
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principal owner of the Rutland Herald
and the head of the Rutland high license
movement, was the regular Republican
nominee and led on the first ballot with $50
votes against 4l9 for Molonoy, 1852 for 7.
w. Brown, and 2j2 for f. G. Lewis, the
latter being the Prohibition candidate. On
the second ballot the candidates held practi
cally the same strength as on the first, but
on the third ballot Moloney led and on the
fourth he was elected by G51 votes to 5l4
for Clement, 81 for Brown and lS for
Lewis On the last ballot there was lively
busting about to drag voters out of beds
and get them to the polls. The result was
not declared until after o'clock Wednes
day morning. For governor the vote
stood 9O3 for Page to 735 for Brigham. In
1888 Dillingham; had 1898, ShurtlelT 962.
The vote in Mr. Pages home county of
l.amoile was a close one and the Republi
can majority is narrow. Morristown and
Eden, both strong Republican towns, were
carried by the Democratic ticket, the for
mer by majority of 81 and the latter by
81 The News and Citizen says this was
due to the action of the Woodbury. men in
keeping up the fight ever since the state
convention and voting the Democratic
ticket on election day, If this is true it
was carrying political warfare to an indie
cent extent.
The election in Randolph was unusually
exciting, owing to the Farmers League
running an Independent candidate for town
representatives Col Robert j. Kimball
the regular Republican candidate and ii
member of Gov. Dillinghams staff, was
elected by 80 majority over the Democratic
and league candidates and all scattering
votes.
II. r. Start, the representative elect for
Bakersfield, win he candidate for the
speakership. 1t is understood that Hosea
Mann, jr, of Wilmington, who received
his third consecutive election to the hous,
on tuesday, will also be a candidate foi
that honorable position.
Montpelier's state vote stood 80 fol
Page to 33j for Brigham. In 1886 Ormsbe,
had 429, Shurteff 29G l.. Bart Cros,
was elected representative on the first bal
lot by 50 majority.
st. Johnsburv gave Page SOL, Brigham
1879 In 1888 the vote was 1913 for billing
ham and 2j3 for Shurtleff
bennington gave Page 4S0, Brigham
1872 and elected Democratic representa-
tive, X. NJ. Houghton. In 1888 the tow
gave Dillingham; GSS, Shurtleff, j01.
Woodstock's vote was 253 for Page, 9
for Brigham In 1883 it was 4s0 for Dill
bingham, "a for Shurtlef.
There was now and then funny thin
in the general shaking-up. A Rutlan
Herald despatch says that Hon. p X
Gleed of Morrisvile felt so sure of his cleo
ton to the house that he wrote to the Pa
vilon engaging a suite of rooms; afte
election he telegraphed that he shonldn
have any use for them.