The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-02
FREEMEN'S MEETING.

Lively Hustling In Montpelier-A Heavy
Vote Polled-W. A. Lord Reelected City
Representative by Nearly -Four Hundred
Majority Heavy Republican Majority
for GovernOr-It's a Republican Year.
Not for many years has so much interest
and excitement been seen at the polls as
was witnessed yesterday. From the hour of
morning, until the last ballot was deposited,
at five o'clock in the evening, the interest
did not lag. Scores of teams were pressed
into service, and with 1,400 names on the
checklist, the heavy vote polled, as noted
elsewhere, gave evidence that compare
lively very few legal voters were allowed
to stay at home. The weather was favor
able for getting out a full vote, and the
party workers were ~tireless.
The ballot for city representative was
closed at three o'clock and was declared at
half. past three by Mayor Stratton. 1t stood
as follows:
Whole number OF votes LII
Necessary to a $50
WA, LORD III
C.F. Lowe had............ .............. 32
ScatterlnB... IL
making Mr.. Lords majority over all 357.
Thirty blank and defective votes were
thrown out by the Board of Civil Author
ity as they counted the eturns.
AS soon as the vote was declared the hall
shook with applause, and loud calls for
Lore" were heard. Mr.. Lord was at re-
publican headquarters and was escorted to
the hall, where he was greeted with ring
ing cheers. Mounting the platform, he said:
"Fellow-citizens of my native town, this
is simply a time for personal acknowledge
ment. L understand perfectly well that the
reason l am a candidate of my party at this
time is owing to certain political, accidental
situations. 1 have always said, and still be-
lieve, that there is no honor in the gift of
the people of a state or town 80 great as the
one you have conferred upon me. And
while I thank my loyal friends for their
support, l also know that the Office Of repre-
sentative includes a duty to every man,
party, sect and condition of life. Zap
plause.) Wise legislation furnishes pro-
lection to rich and poor, high and low, re-
publican and democrat, alike. Applause
and cries of good.) l can only assure you
thai to the best of my knowledge and limit
well, and my native state. (Cheers.) We
must share one common prosperity or one
common degradation. Again 1 say, in the
interest Of the city and state, / pledge you
my entire and loyal service" cloud cheers
The box for the governor vote was turned
at five O'Clock, and the vote will be found In
another column.
AS we 60 to press this morning Worcester
is still balloting for representative, with
four candidates in the field.
ALTHOUGH the official figures were not
obtainab!e last evening, it is certain that
Fred A. Rowland of Montpelier, for states
attorney of Washington county, and o. r
Collins of Cabot, for sheriff, were both
elected by handsome majorities.
THE union justice tickle nominated al
the recent democratic city caucus failed l.
an election yesterday, and the straight re-
publican ticket was overwhelmingly elected
as follows: P. H. Hinkley, Peter Badord
j.. II. Lucia, George VIZ Wing, ii. A
Huse, M. E.. Smile, John Mooney, w. A
Lord, Thomas Marvin, G. Def. Bancroft
G. B. B. Denny and t. j. Deavitt.