Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-05-05
TIE ANTS GAINING.


Apparently Very Little Hope For the
Atkins Democrats-Latest Estimates.
BRATTLEBORO May 1.-HslifaX and
Wardsboro held their caucuses Saturday
afternoon and elected uti-AtkIus delegates
" Windham county, now complete, gives one
delegate ior Atkins, aside from the disputed
delegation from Bellows Falls. The only
other caucus heard from since Friday is
Grand Isle which went anti Atkins after
hard fight. This gives Grand Isle county,
which Atkins bulletined as sure for him, to
his oppuneuts Is to l. Dandy, which has
been reported doubtful, turns out 20 be anti
Atkins and several other delegates first re-
ported for him, notably one IN Caledonia
county, write that they VIII use every hol-
orable means to beat him.
A. p. Chi!ds of Bennington pro-
nounces to he utterly without fouuda-
tlons the yarn purpurtlnS 10 be
tslegraphcd from Rutland that he is an as
piraut for Col Smalley'- place. Like the
other men engaged IN this movement, hs
seeks the betterment of the parry and wants
and Will take nothing for hmself.
The nnti-Attias leaders only laughed at
the appearance OF this yarn. They say it is
tho first of many of tho rocrbacks which
they expect to tue date of the convention.
Every days reports make the anita tkins
men more confident OF victory, and with
only 40 sinai towns to hear from, it seems
hardly possible that their plurality of S. as
tue delegates have been elected can be cut
away from them.
Washington county returns II and prob
ably II against Atkins. Five OF the coun
ties are now surely against Atkins, nnd five
in his favor, with four-EsseX, Orleans,
Lamoille and bennington doubtful. Or
leans is pretty nearly sure to be Atkins, and
Lamoilo against him, while it looks very
| nearly even division in Essex and Bonning-
| ton.
So if the choice OF chairman should be
| by counties, the vote would in all likelihood
be a tie. The antis are taking every pre-
caution to stop repetition Of stutfng with
bogus delegates as happened three years
ago
The Opposition Feel hb.olutely Certain
| OF an Overwhelming Victory.
BAATTLEBoRO, May 3.-The anti Atkins
| people have to-day carefully gone through
their figures in comparison with their
original caucus returns and their advices
from different parts of the State, and the
| result only increases their confidence Of VIC
| tory at Montpelier next Thursday. Their
count made with the utmost care and con
|
him, 64 doubtful, disputed or unknown
including II where delegations are contested
| aud 7S yet to hear from.
The absurdty, they say, of tho Montpe-
lier bulletins, crediting them with only 79
or 80 delegates, is illustrated by the fact
that over 100 were elected under positive
caucus instructions to oppose him and again
by the figures from Rutland and Chitten-
den counties, in each OF which Atkins claims
two thirds, when the truth is they are mora
than that the other way as everybody in
those counties knows.
The latest returns surprise tho anti Atkins
people, increasing their lead, instead OF re-
ducing it, as they have all along expected
They say they cannot see how defeat is pos
sible.
DR.. Conland, Cashier Marshall and f. j,
Holman have gone up to Montpelier tonight
taking along the original returns on whicl
their figures are bassd, apd which will bc
open to the inspection Of the faithful II Thu
dhti Atkins hesd quarters tomorrow