Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-09-04
Election In Bethel.

Number Of names on the check list a.
i finally revised, 473; total vote cast, 373
Straight Republican, 100; straight Demo
cratic, IL straight Prohibition, 9; straight
( Local Option. 14l; making PSI straight bal
\ lots cast. The other SO ballots cast were
split partial and defective ballots OF
these, 81 voted for Clement, u for Sher-
/ burne, two for McGettrick and one for Nc
/ Cullough, making the total vote OF the
/ leaders: Clement, 203 Mccullough, f2l :
Sherburne, p McGettrick, 16. One vote
was cast for f. ID. Proctor, two blanks
were cast, one vote was totally defective,
and the balance Of eight votes was made
up OF ballots partially marked but con-
tanning no vote for governor.
The legislature Of 1900 passed an amend
ment TO the ballot law requiring the board
Of civil authority to appoint two assisting
clerks one each from the two leading po-
litical parties, who should have separate
booth and assist voters in marking their
ballots. 1t is surprising that so many vot-
ers require assistance for one reason and
another. Account was kept and there
were 66 voters that required assistance.
To this number should be added about 20
ballots cast that were defective from one
reason or another in the marking.
For town representative the vote stood
{. ID. Cushing, 229; j. G.. Sargent, IFS;
scattering and defective, 26. The scatter
ing anu AtltAklNE NtIt Uldut uD Oh one
ballot each for the following &c. II. Tup-
per, ;. ;. Davis, b. q. Bundy, Robert No
BILE, A. p. Hunton, w. b. Z. Stickney; de-
fective but intended for Sargent, z; defect
i've, but intended for Cushing. Z; blanks,
ii defective, intended for X. j.. Flint. /
totally defective, l.
The justice vote stood as follows For
the union ticket there were cast PIP votes,
which counted for each OF the seven. can
nIdntnE In addition IN this thapa
added to each mans vote by means Of
split ballots: VIM. r. Adams, 81; G. H.
Upper, IS; A. A. Brooks, 26; w. q. Whit
taker, q; r. j. Flint, 81; A. A. Storrs, 80;
ID. NJ. Clough, 40.
At the meeting of the board OF civil
authority Saturday. r. NJ. Weston, X. +.
Burnett, J. w. Miller and {. l.. Sanders
were appointed ballot clerks and o. p
Northrup and Guy Wilson assisting clerks.
Mr.. Sanders did not serve and W. c. Bak-
er was appointed in his place.
ELECTION NOTES.
Ii is stated on good authority that Mr..
Cushing is Democrat and is not pledged
to vote for Clement in the legislature
The vote for Haskins will be quite light
in view of the fact that his name was not
endorsed on the Clement ticket, as was
the balance Of the Republican ticket.
The ballots received at Bethel from the
NbunAN NAtIh tbDtdNitu Nudi AtlOHl people
deem an error. There was no candidate
given on the Democratic ticket for mem
Der of Congress.
The vote cast in Bethel would indicate
that for this year at least the Republican
party has been knocked into kindling
wood, while the Democratic party has
been ground into sawdust.
ID. NJ. Strong laid IN a couple Of roosters
last Friday to crow for Mccullough and
Sargent. The pair spent all day Sunday
Growing for Clement and Cushing and on
Monday Mr.. Strong felt compelled to
slaughter them.
Inc people OF Bethel are TO be cOngratu-
lated on a clean local contest. As far as
we have observed, there has been no mud
singing or unfair methods. Both Mr..
Cushing and Mr.. Sargent are men reput-
ed TO be of unblemished character and
while there was considerable hustling for
votes the canvass has been conducted in
a clean, above board manner.