The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-08-13

AcfSg SOnNCloCp AOtOlJs
1874, Ashel Peck, 20,303.
1876, Horace Fairbanks, 1852.
1878, Redfeld Proctor, 1886.
1880, Roswell Farnham, 25,O12.
1882, John l.. Barstow, 1880.
1884, Samuel e. Pingree, 1850
1886, +. j. Ormsbee, 1879.
1888. William p. Dillingham;, 1888.
1890, Carroll S. Page, 1908.
1892, Levi X. Fuller, 1886.
1894. Urban A. Woodbury.. 27,311.
1896, Josiah Grout, 36,93O.
1898, Edward c. Smith, 22,773.
1900, William w. Stickney 29,783.
1902, ]. G. Mccullough, Legislative.
1904. Charles j. Bell 29,543.
1906, Fletcher D. Proctor, 14,154.
1908, George II. Prouty, 26,S17.
This shows that the largest MAORI
ty ever given a candidate for COVER
nor in Vermont was the phenomenal
36,930 given Josiah Grout in 1896,
and was the peoples first vigorous
voice of protest after a sample of
democratic national rule. The 29,7S3
given Governor Stickney in 1900 and
the 29,5i3 given Governor Bell in
1904, were top-notch majorities and
close seconds. both forecasting the
republican landslides in the national
election the following November.
The smallest majority by popular
vote was the 1888 given Governor
Page after the bitter fight In 1890,
but his administration was like
magic touch, for 1t gave the state the
first real, modern, business-like i'm
pulse toward the New Vermont" OF
these later days and made the pres.
ent day activities more easily realiz
ed.
Governor McCulloughs total vote
In 1902 was 1864. Clement had 2S,-
2Ol and came nearer the winning line
than any opposition" candidate ever
put up to make trouble for the dom
inant party. That year McGetterick,
the simon-pure democratic candidate
had only 1864 and there were, 1906
scattering.
Speaking OF the scattering vote, in
1870. there were only scattering
votes and Governor Stewart defeated
Homer w. Heaton, the democratic
candidate, by 2l.305 majority. In
1902, the rest Of the fellows beside
the two leading candidates numbered
11,S7O
In 1861, the democratic candidate
against Frederick Holbrook had only
5,122 In the whole state. but then
there was real war. and II was NO
time to dabble with experiments or 10
throw away ones vote.
Gov. j. Gregory Smith In 1864 had
a total vote of S2.O52, and a majority
OF l9,3O2. In 1898. his son, Edward
c. Smith had a total vote OF 3S,555
and a majority OF 22,773.. Paul Dill.
bingham In 1866 received 34,1l7 votes
and had majority OF 22,S22. Twen.
ty-two years later his son William
+. Dillingham; had assoc votes and a
majority OF 276lS. In 1878. Redfield
Proctor had 1892 votes and a major
ity OF 1856. Tweny-eight years lat
er his son. Fletcher d. Proctor. had
1882 and a majority OF l4.i64.
vermont democrats have headed
their ticket with some pretty good
men. from Henry Keyes back In 1856
down TO Charles ID. Watson In 1917
but somehow their proposition has al
ways been found to be wormy when
bitten into.
In 1860, John G. SAKE. the poet
received 1871 votes, but Erastu,
Fairbanks was elected by n majority
OF 20,2i7. Twenty years after. Ed
ward J. Phelps, later Minister to Enr
land under President Cleveland. re
ceived 2l.245. but Governor Farm
hams majority was 25,0i2. In 1892
Bradley b. Smalley had 1926. In
1894. George w. Smith had i4142 4,
Urban A. Woodbury. l2.663, which
went to prove that a whole hotel bill
Is more popular than a dish OF Han
over crackers, even II the hotel is IN,
Van Ness House. In 1898, John n
Senter, that real thoroughbred demo
crat, had 1866 votes, but the rail
road won and the name OF Governo
Smith. the younger, was added 10 IN,
list OF Vermont executives. But tn,
most thoroughly democratic piece o
consolation In the whole list occur
red In 1906, when Perclvai w. Gle
ment, running ON the third rail of
democratic ticket. received the lara
est democratic vote ever cast for
democratic candidate In the state
and he wasn't a democrat at that,
. Now as to average. The averag,
republican majority In the % eleo
lions since 1856. not including the NJ,
! Cullough election In 1909. when IN,
election was by the legislature. Il
2l.3SS. The vote is naturally largc
In presidential years The averar,
majority In the last n elections 1,
J presidential years Ia 2i.e06. tn,
average majority In the last ~ "or
year" elections, not including 1909. 4
1887.
/ What are the prospects for 1910
The last "onyear" majority was IA
l6l. The average uiiycar" malorltl
I " lN,iai The average 81 these IN,
} In i6SoON Why wouldn't that he
. satisfactory figure Tor De. Mead'a ma
! iority this YEAR, or. 10 make the .,
I Innate very conservative, lets cut nj
[ the y and make 4 an even 10 500 m
!. We understand that the a. lohnl
y bury Caledonlan has decided not
}, support OF vote Got the head of m
Z republican ticket.
. Paste these figures In your scra,
book. They win be- handy for rcfe
Q enee during The coming month q
}, cuur~e we would not feel badly or I
|. very much surprised n the maiorl,
actually rolls un a little nb,re q,