The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-09-09
Dickey Elected.

Tuesday was a bright and sunny
day. just right for an election, but not
withstanding only 355 out of the Ala
voters on the Bradford check list went
to the polls and voted. The vote for
representative was close, Dickey only
having II more than was necessary for
choice. Both sides appeared per-
fectly confident before the election
and the indications were that someone
would be elected by small majority.
The box was turned at three O'Clock
and half an hour later the vote was an
nounced as follows:
| Whole number cast, 343
| Necessary for choice, 172
George A. Dickey, dem, 1888
Burton S. Hooker, rep, 146
Prescott Davis, pro, 13
Scattering, 1
The announcement of Mr.. Dickey's
election was received with cheers by
his supporters and he was kept busy
for some minutes shaking hands. Mr..
Dickey is a native of Bradford and has
spent most of his life here. He is well
educated, prominent member of the
state bar, bright man and capable of
representing Bradford in the state
legislature with credit both to himself
and town. The legislature this fall
will contain more democrats than it
has in a number of years and Mr..
Dickey is pretty certain to be their
leader He will probably be their
candidate for speaker. The people Of
Bradford gave him handsome vote
and he in turn will endeavor to do
good work for them in Montpelier.
Mr.. Hooker the republican candi-
date, received a good vote but not
quite the full vote of his party. He is
gentleman in every sense of the
word, a good business man and would
have ably represented Bradford if
elected. He has been a resident here
only short time and is not very well
known, this fact perhaps losing him
few votes. But there was a combina-
tion of circumstances here this year
which would have made it impossible
for any republican to win against a
good working democrat able to hold
his party strength. Developments of
the past two or three years have been
productive of little discord in the
pa1ty's rank. A few republicans may
have voted Tuesday for Mr. Dickey
because they were dissatisfied with
some who have been prominent in
managing their party. In order to
hurt the guilty they defeated the inno-
cent and that is one of the unpleasan't
things oI poiltics. IL us moe tiira
right thing to do but still they will
do it when sufficiently provoked. No
one has anything against Mr.. Hooker.
He is respected by all, regardless of
party, and should be nominated and
elected two years hence.
The democrats elected their entire JUS
tice ticket by .pluralities ranging from "a
down. The ticket is as follows: L. w.
Doe, Frank Lamb, Thos. j. Albee, VIM.
NJ. Merrill, Hiram w. Kimball, B. F.
Chamberlin, Henry H. DeGoosh, The
prohibition justices received nine votes.
The vote for state and county officers
was as follows, the first candidate mem
toned being republican snd the next
democratic Governor E. G. Smith, l55,
L. W. MoloneY, 100; lieut.-gOv, ii. Z.
Bates 156, A. A. Olmsted 14S; state treas,
John L. Bacon 1856, S. Willard Clough l45;
sec. of state, Fred a Rowland l5l, Geo
Davis IA state auditor, Orion M Barber
100, Richard H Preble, IA; congressman,
w w Grout 151, G A G Jackson 147; SEN
ators, John b Pickett 147, Geo W Lynde
14j, John A Stanley 145, Chas Jones 1853;
assistant judges, Henry W Fits 151,
James r McLam 153, Lewis Dickerman
139, Orange p Dickey 40; judge of pro
bate, Samuel NJ Gleason 1863, M Clarence
Knight 1875; states attorney, H X Dar-
ling 151, Geo A Dickey 154; sheriff, f |
Whitney 152, Frank Lamb 151; high bal
lift, S Berry 152, Daniel Rowla, d 14l:
county commissioner, Alonzo NOyes 14S,
r w Chamberlin 146. The prohibition
candidates received from 10 to u votes