St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-09-07
ST. JoHNsBURY's ELECTION.
DIR. STILES ELECTED.

DIR, STILES ELES lED'
When the ballot box for representa-
five was turned at 3 o'clock the hall
was fairly well filled as number wanle ed
to get the result of the contest. In about
30 minutes the vote was announced ana
was as follows:
Whole number cast. ~
Necessary Tor choice, roy
DIR. Truman r. Stiles, 90
Arthur {. Randall, o1o
Scattering, 10
And the chairman declared DR.. Stiles
elected and the announcement was greet
ed with considerable applause.
THE REPRESENTATIVE CONTEST.
The contest this year was marked oy
an unusual effort OIL the part OF the
democrats to increase their representa-
five vote and in this they were successful
as the largest vote cast before was IN
1900 when the democratic state vote
reached 299. The democratic candidate
announced that he was in favor OF high
Incense weekly payments and repeal
of the school law and republicans who
favored one or all OF these issues natural
" supported the democratic candidate
Not a few democrats, however, voteo ior
DR.. Stiles and party lines were not closely
drawn this year on either side. The
democrats issued letter to voters Mon
dav and a poem Tuesday morning, pla-
caIded the Court House square with
signs and kept large number OF teams
in service throughout the day. But the
republican town committee were not
caught mapping and their vote when
compared with 1894 Ian off year, was
only % less than in 1894. The vote tor
the state ticket showed that nearly 2oO
republicans voted for the democratic
candidate for representative ana d tne
democratic vote tor governor III 1880
was 2O7 against 139 in 1894.
REPRESENTATIVE ELECT STILES.
DIR. Truman R. Stiles is native o.
Stowe where he was born July 81, 1S47
He received his early education at the
academy in that village and is gradu
ate OF the medical department OF th'
University of Vermont. He first prac
ticed medicine in Sheffield, was doctor
in Rarnet from 1880 to 1887 and in TIT
latter wear moved to St. Johnsbury
Since the latter date he has resided here
where he has built up good praetlc'
and is a large real estate owner. ne u
actively interested in a number OF bust
ness enterprises, being a director IN tn
Merchants Bank, president OF the Far
Ground Company, has been memoer o
the board Of pension examiners ana wa
for several years one of the village trus
tees.
His extensive professional and bushes
interests will stand him well in the mex
legislature and he will represent tn
voters of St. Johnsbury in creditabl
manner.
REPRESENTATIVE RECEPTION.
AS result of yesterdays election
large number of people, led by the 81
Johnsbury Band, marched to the res
dence of Representative-elect DIR. 1. h
Stiles. The yard was decorated wit
Chinese lanterns, under which the ban
played. DR.. Stiles made short speech
in which he asked for the hearty supper
and cooperation Of the people. an
pledged in return his best efforts in tn
legislature. He then invited the peop
TO enter the uOuoS anu Poieo
light refreshments. The crowd starte
and for over an hour the doctor and h
wife were kept busy greeting stead
stream Of people, after which they we
.rliberally supplied with lemonade, tru
and cigars. Over thousand poop
awaited themselves of the doctors no
pitality and extended him hearty co
ordinations.
JUSTICE AND SCATTERING VOTE
The following is the individual vote
the justices elected on the union ticker !:
Walter P. Smith, S27, Albro F. Mic
OILS, S27, Delos M. Bacon, $50, Chari
W. Ruiter, 81, E. l.. Hovey, 1856, Able
Worcester, s13, Abel w. Roberts, 70
Henry F. Griswold, S1S, Fred E. Pot.
s15, Elisha May, SIT, Charles
Horton, 1896, Marshall MontgomerI
1893, Lambert H. Farnham, 797 Charl
Rogers, 794. David Frechette, 7S6. :.
The scattering vote on the state tick
was as follows: For lieutenant-gover
or, P. F. Hazen, L. P. Slack, John Hay
each /; for auditor, Frank D. Hale
for sheriff, G. NJ. Campbell 1 for senate
Leslie Herrick /; for justices. E.
Potter, w. S. Boynton, J. L. Couch, ca
1. There were 40 blank votes on
state ticket and Is blank representa-