St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1892-09-08
sENAToR-ELECT NICHOLS.


sENAToR-ELECT NICHOLS.
Albro F. Nichols is native of Lyn-
don, Vt He was born March "a,
1850, was educated at the New
Hampton Institute, n. H., read law
and was admitted to the Caledonia
county bar in June, 1873. He began
the practice of law at Lyndon, but
removed to West Concord in 1876,
and while there was sta ties attorney
for Essex county three terms. He
removed to ST. Johnsbury in 1888
and formed a co-partnership with
Alexander Dunnett. This firm was
dissolved in January, 1888, and Mr..
Nichols was appointed clerk of Gale
donia county to succeed the late A.
E. Rankin, which position he now
holds. He was married in 1877 to
Miss Lucella S. Frye of West Con-
cord. Mr.. Nichols was senator in
1890 and did good and faithful work
at Montpelier during that session.
REPRESENTATIVE-ELE STAFFORD.
Wendell P. Stafford was born at
Barre, May 1, 1861; educated at
Barre Academy and at ST. Johnsbury
Law School of Boston University in
1888. He at once became member
of the firm, Belden, Idle & Stafford,
and when Mr.. Belden withdrew one
year later, the firm continued as Ide
& Stafford. II April, 1890, Mr..
Stafford withdrew and has since been
alone In 1886 he married Miss
Florence S. Goss of St. Johnsbury.
Mr.. Stafford is regarded by every
one as one of the leading young men
of St. Johnsbury, having won laurels
both at the bar and in literature
He will represent our town at Mont
pelier in a most creditable manner
and is young man whose ability
will be everywhere recognized.
The Result Locally.
The victors can afford to be mag
unanimous and we are sure that they
will be. On the part of the support
ers of the citizens candidate the
battle was fought and won exactly
on the lines laid down in last weeks
CALIFORNIAN, and we cannot help
having a justihable pride over the re-
issues. The victory was the peoples
victory and not that of any party.
1t is also an suspicious beginning of
the success of the young men in local
politics, for their candidate was
representative young man and his
nominal ton and election were secured
by the young men. The result on all
other votes shows that the citizens
voted with their party, which proves
conclusively that the local contest
has not disrupted either party, but
that both Twill be found doing bust
ness again at the old stand"
ELECTION NOTES.
1t took II ballots to elect a re-
preventative in Sheffield.
The state and county votes in
Burke were not counted until
yesterday.
The vote in St. Johnsbury for
Houghton, the prohibition candidate
for congress, was %.
The ballots for the town election
were not counted until 2 80 Wednes-
day morning. There were some
curious markings On a few ballots.
one of them having a cross against
the three gubernatorial candidates
and no other marks.
There were two vacancies on the
democratic county ticket caused bv
the withdrawal Of Mr.. Church for
one of the senator's and William E.
Peck for Judge of probate The res
lgnat1On of one of the senators ac-
counted for Senator Nichols in
creased vote, some of the democrats
voting for him together with the
only candidate on their ticket. 1t is
also evident that good MANY voters
did not understand that they should
vote for two sena tors, and they only
voted for one.
After the speechmaking Tuesday
night the boys built a bonfire at the
head OF Main street and another big
one opposite the Athenaum. Col.
I. {. Fletcher's residence was also
brilliantly Illuminated.
vigorous protest was entered be.
fore the board OF civil authority as
TO the right of the republican town
committee employing men to sit next
20 the ballot clerks all day and oh
tain the names vi al sshn voted
Some of the board did not hesitat,
to say that it was in violation OF tn,
spirit Of the law, but the vote of tn,
board. or of the eight that wer.