The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-04-15
NEWBURY.


BILE for delegates empowered to nOml-
nate Governor will not be as lively
as anticipated, but unless the people
are again surprised by Withdrawals ON
the part of congressional contestants
there is liable to be some activity look
ing after the delegates to the End Con
cressional Convention. The counties
have delegates as follows: Addison
20 Bennington so, Caledonia 50, Chit
tenden 65, Essex %, Franklin 30,
Grand Isle IL, Lamoille, "a, Orange 81.
Orleans So, Rutland 80, Washington %,
Windham IS, Windsor S4.
The towns in Orange county have
delegates as follows: Bradford },
Braintree g. Brookfield 3, Chelsea 3,
Corinth 8, Fairlee 2, Newbury a, Or
ange 2, Randolph 7, Strafford 3, Ihet-
fordS3, Topsham 8, Tunbridge 3, Yer
shire 2, Washington 2, West Fairlee 2,
Williamstown 8, total 81. The basis
of representation being one delegate
for each town and one delegate Tor
each 500 votes or fraction Thereon
above fifty, cast for the republican can
didate for governor. -
The state convention of 1896 numbered
672 delegates, but the convention to meet
at Montpelier in June will have the UNI
precedented number of 704, gain OF llZ
over 1896.
whelming vote rolled up for the republl-
can gubernatorial nominee in September,
1896, during the exciting sound money
Every county in the state is benefited
by increased representation except GRAND
Isle, which holds its own merely. The
only loss from the figures OF 1896 Is one
delegate from Barre town. -,
This phenomenal gain which VIII au'
over hundred delegates to the state CON
i vention is thus distributed Throughout
&he state:
8 \ Addison county Ferrisburg |, Lincoln
New Haven 1, Salisbury l, Waltham |,
snipgton county-Bennington 8, Dor
Manchester 1, Pownal ., Readsboro
konia county-Barnet 1, Hardwick
Nv /, Peacham /, Ryegate I. st.
h. nv 3, Wheelock 1, total 10.
" den county--BurlingtonI !, Col
chesA Essex !, Jericho l. Milton t.
ShelbtTne 1, total 6.
Essex county l, LunenouiG !,
Franklin county-Fairfax |, Franklin |,
Montgomery 1. Richford 1, st. Adams :,
Swanton 1, total T.
Lamoille county Cambridge 1, Hyde
Park I, johnson l, Morristown , Stowe
/, total 6.
Orange county-Brookfiel 1, Randolph
y, STAFFORD 1, total 4.
Orleans COMMUNICATION ., Browning
ton /. Derby /, Greensboro l, Irasbure |,
Lowell /, Newport l, Troy 1, total ..
Rutland county-Brandon !, GastleLon
/. Clarendon 1, Middletown 1, Mt Tabor
/ Pawlet /. Pittsford l, Proctor 3, Rut-
land 4, West Haven 1, Rutland town l.,
total rs.
Washington county city 3, East
Montpelier /, Montpelier |, Northfieid /,
Warren less lost Barre town, making
total gain6.
donderry /, Rockingham 3, Westminster
I. Nottingham /, Wilmington l, total 10.
Windsor cOun Gy-Bethel ?, Chester :,
Hartford 3, Ludlow /, Norwich |, PlSnl-
outh /, Pomfret 1, Rochester l, Roy3
/. Springfield 2, StOckbridge !, Weathers-
field 1, Weston /, Windsor l, Woodstock
,, total u.
In the order of their voting strength ia
the convention the counties stand as fol
lows: RutlyndAa. AESpdsOr 81, Addison
70. Windhan(6S, YaEaSfsgton GO, Chitten-
den g. Franklin IS, Orleans 81, Caledonla
81, Orange II, bennington %, LamollIe ~
Essex %, Grand Isle IL.
The combined vote of the five counties
of Rntland, Windsor, Addison, Windham
and Washington lacks but six OF control
ing the convention.
The east side counties can control the
convention by IA majority
One noticeable feature OF the appoi-
tionment for the coming convention Is
the decrease in the number of towns en-
titled to but one delegate. In 1896 there
were "a towns each represented III tue
Burlin ton convention by only one vote.
The convention in June will show up put
II towns having only one vote each
for his show Slj TOW lis
with two delegates, Is with three, 81 with
four, IL with five, with SIX, with sew
en-. with eight, | with nine, with lthr
> with eleven, I with twelve, l with SIN
teen, with seventeen,
The towns with the largest deiegatloI
are Burlington II, Rutland IL, Brattle-
boro -, Bennington II, st. Adams II, 81
Johnsbury 10, Montpelier ., Barre (cityl s.
Rockingham s, Randolph 7, Brandon :,
Hartford I. Springfield 7, Middlebury &,
Colchester &, Barton 6, Proctor g, Wood
stock 6.
Of the total vote of the convention
Rutland county will cast 1916 percent,
Windsor 1917 percent, Addison, SO pei
cent, Windham, SO percent, Washingt ON
ga percent, Chittenden S.3 percent
Franklin IL percent, Orleans IL percent
Caledonia &C percent, Orange 90 per
cent, Bennington GA percent, Lamollif
4.3 percent, Essex 2.S per cent, Grand Isle
IA pei cent.
The counties line up as follows il
noint of average size of delegations flOll
their towns: Chittendeh 4.06. frankie
4. Rutland $685. Windsor $50, LamOlllt
$40. Washington $50, Orleans, 3.ll, Gale
donia 3.OG, Addison 3.O4, Orange 3, Wind
ham 295, Bennington 2'04, Grand lsle2
Essex 1.69.
The same basis of figuring will be fol
lowed in apportioning the delegates u
the first and second congressional dis
trict conventions, which will be helC
about the same time as the state conven
ton.
The list district convention will mum
Der 1856 delegates, apportiOned as follows
Rutland 80, Addison 70. Chittenden e.
Franklin IS, Bennington 80, Lamoille "A
Grand Isle IL. =,
Rutland Addison and Lamoille coun
ties can control the convention.
OF the total vote of the convention
Rutland county will cast 25.S percen
Addison 1S.2percent, Chittenden 1863 per
cent, Franklin 14.5 percent, Bennington
10 percent, Lamoille S.S percent, Gran'
Isle 2.S percent. =,
The second district convention vii
number 3g9 delegates apportioned anon
the counties as follows: windsor ~
Windham 6S, Washington 66, Orleans u
Caledonia 80, Orange 81, Essex p.
Windham, Windsor and WaShingtO
counties can control the convention.
of the total vote of the cOnventiO
cast