The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-19
THE RESULT IN VERMONT.
One Of the Smallest Majorities Ever
Given in Vermont.

One Of the Smallest Majorities Evei
Given in Vermont.
Or. John A. Mead was elected gov
ernor Of Vermont at the September cleo
ton last week. as everybody expected
he would be, His majority, about 1850
is the smallest with one exception given
Republican candidate for governor in
Vermont since 1856, whenever there has
been a square, stand-up hght between
the two parties. That exception was IN
1890, when there was combination Of
OBJECTIONS on both state and national Is
sues, among the former being the same
one that has counted 70 largely in the
recent canyass-the use Of money and
methods repellant to the feelings OF
many Republicans.
The small majority given DR.. Mead IL
no surprise. IL represents the protest Of
several thousand Republicans Of mques-
toned standing against the methods en-
ployed by and in behalf OF the candidate
70 secure the nomination.; methods not
original with him, or for which be was
wholly to blame, but against which II
seemed necessary IN behalf Of good citi-
zenship and clean politics to east oppos-
ing votes. Nor does the detection TO be
counted IN the absolute loss OF votes for
the head of the ticket cover il all. Where
one Republican voted for the Democrat,
or failed to vote, at least another voted
with an inward protest, regretting that
the call 70 party duty seemed for the
moment stronger than the inclination to
administer a party rebnke BY 50 radical
a step a. cutting the chief candidate on
the ticket II takes a good deal TO shake
the average Vermont Republican from
bis party, even temporarily, and only a
strong conviction of ones personal obli-
CATION under the freeman's oath would
prompt H.
The detection from Mead was not per-
sonal nor was Il due 20 disappointment
among his opponents over his success in
the convention. The boilers, so-called,
are Republicans who have supported can
didates many times who were not their
hrst choice. They have been beaten be-
fore in conventions and turned in solidly
for the regular nominee. They acted
upon principle this year In deciding not
to vote for the candidate who in their
opinion, held his place on the ticket
through the employment Of means and
methods whose entrance and apparently
firm establishment in Vermont politics
they repudiated.
ii the lowered vote for Goyernor.elect
Mead; If the detection Of FIVE to eight
thousand Republicans who voted the
rest Of the ticket straighti il the boh,
open or silent, Of some half dozen Re.
publican newspapers In the state; II
what has been said and what done shall
have tended to bring about the result
desired-no further employment in YER
mont Of political methods alien to our
spirit Of government, corrupt in their
and effect debasing to the
body OF the electorate--those who acted |
the freeman's part will feel that the
course they took was not in vain II
candidates in future are made 10 under
stand that nomination however pro-
cured is not equivalent to a triumphant /
election wherein all is forgotten III en-. I
joyment Of the full party vote, the sac
rifee made BY those who. many for the
nfst times ufcW upon themselves the Il
censure that always goes to the holter,
will not be regretted
One thing more: The result has not
The slightest national significance. The
except for governor, is quite
up to the ordinary Off years The total
vote was light due largely to the heavy
rain, and the Republican margin, figured
IA thousands. fen of to correspond. The
Der cent. Is fully up TO the mark The
Vermont state election in presidential
rears rejects in quite measure the trend
if national sentiment; In of years ii
loes not. Randolph Herald and News.