Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-09-07
IN MIDDLEBIRY.


The polls were opened at o'clock.
Constable Munroe called the few pres
ent to order, Town Clerk NJ. A. Brooks
read the warning and the meeting was
thereupon decl 4red open for business.
Messrs. j. NJ. Cheney and p. F. Chap
man, Republicans. and Postmaster
Burke and Mr.. j. A. Douglass, Demo-
Gratis, had been appointed ballot clerks
The voting began at once and continued
till the boxes were turned.
The chief interest Centered in the
choice of town representative. W. ii.
Button. Esq. was the caucus nominee
of the Republicans; on the ticket were
also the names Of MessrS. +. A. Bond
and a. j. Marshall, Republicans, and
| DR.. w. II. Sheldon, the Democratic
caucus nominee. vigorous canvass
had been carried on for some days by
the followers of Mr.. Bond and Mr.. But
TON and there was considerable spccu-
lation as to the result of the first ballot.
The box was turned at 3 o'clock and
soon after the count had been finished.
| 1t showed total of Gl2 votes, making
307 necessary to a choice. OF these, Mi.
| Bond had 2S2; Mr.. Button, 2l5; DR..
Sheldon, "A; Mr. Marshall. 3S, and
there were scattering. The cOnsta-
bic announced that 35 ballots had to be
thrown out as defective because it was
impossible to tell for whom they ought
to ne counted.
Mr.. Bond was elected on the second
ballot, the vote standing: Whole mum
ber, 592; necessary to IA choice. 297
Mr.. Bond had 3G5 Mr.. Button, l75; DR..
Sheldon, 2G; Mr.. Marshall, %, and
scattering.
The excitement was all over as soon as
a representative had been chosen and lit
tie remained to be done then except to
count up the Justice and State, congress
district and county tickets. The board
Of civil authority and the help they called
i'm did this quickly, beginning at about
80 and finishing by S o'clock IN the
evening. 1t was found that ~ of the
justice tickets were defective and 10 OF
the State tickets. Some of these bore DC
marks whatever, while others of them
were so marked that no human being
could divine what the voter undertook
to do.
The ten justices first named in the fol
lowing list were the nominees of the tow
committees of the two parties and were
elected. The vote IN detail for justice,
was &. ID. Eldredge. AGA NJ. a. Brooks
499: II. l.. Sheldon, 1863; 7. II. Mcleod
43S; 5. G. TIsdale, 3G4; +. II. Button
1873; p. 5. Severance, 1876; G. ID. Miner
1873; f. J. Mathews, $50; Allen Il. Foote
440; Jas. NJ. Slade, ,; f. A. Bond, j. f
Stapleton, John Higgins, Lewis Russell
+. X. Wright, each.
In the tables below are given the vote
of Middlebury for governor, representa-
) tive in congress and county officers. Th
Republicans of the town made crafty
ing showing as compared with 1890 ant
1892, gaining an even POO over 1890 an,
l45 over 1892, when the Republican vot
. was $50. that of the Democrats l30 ant
! that of the Prohibitionists 81.
IN THE COUNTY.
Nearly complete returns from the cOun
ty are contained In the subjoined tables
The governor vote is compared with tina
: of four years ago, the last previous eleC
ton not in a presidential year. 1t will
/ be noticed that in almost every tow
there is marked increase in the Republ
can vote.
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