St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-09-14
Election Echoes.

well, every republican IN the united
States, including the President, is
delighted" with Vermont's verdict,
and it is well enough to note in passing
| that the St. Johnsbury papers were the
only ones to set the stake over 80, 900.
Emerson advised, quite while ago, to
hitch your wagon to a star, and it is
| just as true in politics as in other spheres
| of life. As the Brattleboro Phenix prop
erly remarks, SIT is the greatest victory
in the state in so years, taking into
| consideration the detection of the gold
democrats in 1885, It is a happy omen
| Der.
And speaking of 10000 the Brattle-
"sassins" the CALIFORNIAN about it in
the following language:
81 hat 10000 prediction looked like
| an irridescent dream, but if all the coun-
| ties had done as well as Caledonia, where
| it originated, it might have been an
accomplished fact
| Several things contributed to this
result and among them we would name
the popularity OF Roosevelt in Vermont,
| the fact that the farmers have not had a
candidate for generation, and last but
not least the three-cornered representa-
tive fights that brought out to the polls
men who had not voted for years. No
| one expected serious democratic inroads
| into the republican majority and even
/
| advised the national committee to keep
| their speakers out of Vermont, as any
| demonstration would bring out the
reserve vote. And that is just what
| happened and one of the leading demo-
Gratis in New York has well said, LAS
we'll try to make Mississippi republican"
| Commenting on the victory the New
York Sun sarcastically says:
1.-The returns from Vermont indicate
| that the Hon. Edward M. Shepard, the
| Hon. Benjamin +. Shively and the Hon.
| w. BOurke Cochran are among the
| most successful republican campaigners
| ever turned loose in the Green Mountain
| state"
Caledonia county increased its republi-
| Ndu 1udJOlAIy Wy wv anu LAC SdluO AoSAS
throughout the state would have made
it 40, 900 for Bell and brought President
Roosevelt to his Inauguration.
| caledonia county," says the Brattle-
boro Phoenix, mot only furnishes the
governor, but the youngest member of
| the legislature in Marshall NJ. Stocker of
Danville, % years DID," And Caledonia
| county isn't all "in' yet.
| St. Johnsbury was only one among
| many towns that had long drawn out
| representative contests. Burke, Hard
wick and Lyndon in this county did not
elect until after midnight, Hun tington
had 10 ballots, Eden Il, and in Water
bury James F. Shipman was not elected
until late Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Shipman is former resident of Danville
and has many friends in this county who
extend congratulations. He only had
one majority on the seventh ballot, but
he is alright and will creditably represent
his town. At the reception given Mr..
Shipman on Wednesday two former St.
Johnsbury citizens made the speeches,
Rev. Father J. A. Lynch and Rev. w. S.
Smithers.
Barre finds little consolation in the
fact that with a popula ton one-third
greater than St. Johnsbury her check list
cont aims only 1860 names, while st.
Johnsbury has 1867 names on the check
list. A three cornered fight Ia the Granite
City such as St. Johnsbury has had for
the last three elections might " ork won
ders in charging the check list.
It looks like a strong house and will be
with such men as leaders as three former
speakers, Proctor, Grout and Merrifeld,
Fits of Brattleboro, Miles of Barton,
Father O'Sullivan of St. Adams. Pape of
others. Col. Fletcher D. Proctor would
make the best speaker and seems likely
at this date to be the winning man. In
careful review of the personnel of the
legislature the Springfield Republican
finds but two leaders in the Senate-Lord |
ofMontpelier and Slack Of st. Johnsbury.
prominent business man of st. Paul |
writes to friend in st. Johnsbury as |
follows:
eve wish to congratulate the old state
of Vermont through you on the good |
showing made at the recent election. |
You have set a pace that if the other |
states will follow, the results will be as |
they should"
What's the matter with Maine? A |
majority of $4,000 must seem like a |
severe frost to Chairman Taggart |
set AL" And reduced democratic vote |
in Arkansas is also chilling. Verify,
verify, this is a good Roosevelt year.
In The Field of Politics.