Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1902-08-11
LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONS.

seasons political rumpus may result
in failure to elect the next governor
by popular vote, but may throw the
next election into the legislature,
brings out the fact that this method
of procedure has twelve times been
resorted to in Vermont. The last |
election OF this kind was fifty years |
ago, when John s. Robinson, Yer
months last democratic governor, was
elected by the legislature over Eras-
tus Fairbanks, who had been elected
by the legislature the session before.
In 1889, the popular vote for gov
ernor was Thomas Chittenden, 1868;
Moses Robinson, 746; Samuel Stafford,
47S; scattering, 37S, Chittenden
lacked a majority and the election
passed to the general assembly with
the result that Robinson was elected
and served one year. In 1913, the
popular vote for governor stood:
Joshua Galusha, (then governor since
1909 16, 1928; Martin Chittenden, (son
of the first governor) 1882; scatter
ing, sos. The election then passed to
the general assembly with the final
result that Chittenden was elected.
In 1914, the popular vote stood:
Martin Chittenden, 17,466; Jonas
Galusha, 17,421; scattering, 461, and
again the election was thrown into
the general assembly, where Chit
tenden was reelected.
In 1880, the anti Masonic party had
become so strong as to prevent an
election by the people. The popular
vote stood: Samuel O. Crafts, (then
governor) 13,476; William A. Palmer,
(anti- Masonic) 1928; Ezra Mech,
(democratic) 6,3s5; scattering, 81.
After thirty-two ballots in the gen
eral assembly, Crafts was elected.
In 1881, the popular vote: William
A. Palmer, (anti- Masonic) 1928;
Heman Allen (national republican,
1890; Ezra Mech, (democratic)
6,15S; scattering, 27O. Crafts was
again elected by the general assembly
by majority of one on the ninth
ballot.
In 1922, the popular vote stood:
William A. Palmer, (anti Masonic)
1878; Samuel @. Crafts, (national
republican, Ii, 499; Ezra Mech (dem-
ocratic) S,24O. The general assembly
elected Palmer on the forty third
ballot by a majority of two.
In 1884, the popular vote stood;
William A. Palmer, (anti- Masonic)
1871; William O. Bradley, demo
cratic) 1886; Horatio Seymour,
(whig) 1O,159; scattering, "a. Palmer
was elected on the first ballot by the
general assembly.
William A. Palmer (anti Masonic)
1920; William Q. Bradley, demo
cratic) 1924; Charles Paine, (whig)
5,435; scattering, 81. The election
passed to the general assembly, which
balloted unsuccessfully from October
9 to November 2, and then gave up
the contest, Silas H. Jennison, the
lieutenant governor, serving out the
term as acting governor.
In 1S4S, and again in 1S49, there was
no election by the people, and Carlos
Coolidge, (whig) was elected by the
general assembly.
In 1852, Erastus Fairbanks was
elected governor by the general
assembly, fallen few hundred short
of majority in the popular vote by
reason of the candidacy of Lawrence
Brainerd on the ticket of the new
liberty party, the forerunner of the
republican party.
In 1853, the popular vote stood:
Erastus Fairbanks, (whig) 2O,s49;
John S. Robinson, (democratic) 49,
142; Lawrence Brainerd, Qiberty)
1921. The election was again thrown
into the general assembly, and
Robinson was elected, being the last
democratic governor OF Vermont.
We confidently expect that, bolt OF
no bolt, fusion or no fusion, General
: J. G. Mccullough will be the next
governor of Vermont, and that he
d will be elected by popular vote
]. He was nominated by convention
: from which Mr.. Clement would have
e had no scruples in accepting a nom.
ination had majority of the dele
gates been foolish enough to favor
his candidacy. Should it occur
however, that by any accident OF
combination of circumstances, the
election this fall is thrown into the
legislature, the result of the twelve
cases referred to certainly offer very
little speculative comfort to any
entratic-democratic combination
that can be made.-St. Johnsbur1