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Election
1854 Vermont gubernatorial election
The 1854 Vermont gubernatorial election for
governor of Vermont took place on September 5.
[1] The
Whig nominee was
Stephen Royce , former
Chief Justice of the
Vermont Supreme Court .
[2] The
Democratic nominee was
Merritt Clark ,
[3] and
Lawrence Brainerd ran as the nominee of the
Free Soil Party
[4] even as he was one of the organizers of the new anti-slavery
Republican Party
[5] and appeared as a Whig candidate for the
Vermont Senate on the ballot in
Franklin County .
[6] Whig
William C. Kittredge was nominated for governor against his wishes by advocates of the
Temperance movement
[7] and Democrat
Horatio Needham also attracted the support of some Free Soil advocates.
[4]
With the Whig Party splintering nationally over the slavery issue, the
Republican Party was formed as the main
abolitionist party, and Royce was endorsed by the new organization.
[8] In the September voting, Free Soil advocates, Republicans, and anti-slavery Whigs largely backed Royce, who was easily elected with 62.6 percent to 33.9 for Clark and 1.4 for Brainerd.
[9] Kittredge, Needham, William R. Shafter, and other write-in candidates all received less than one percent each.
[9] Royce took the oath of office and began a one-year term on October 12.
[10]
General election
Results
References
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Walton, Eliakim Persons , ed. (September 1, 1854).
"Election September 5" . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT. p. 2 – via
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"Whig State Ticket: For Governor, Stephen Royce of Berkshire" . The Brattleboro Eagle . Brattleboro, VT. September 1, 1854. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Nominations of the Democratic State Convention" . The Burlington Weekly Sentinel . Burlington, VT. June 22, 1854. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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a
b
Armstrong, Howard E. (1955).
Vermont Legislative Directory and State Manual . Montpelier, VT: Vermont Secretary of State. p. 273 – via
Google Books .
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Walton, E. P. Jr. , ed. (August 11, 1854).
"State Ticket --- All Right!" . Vermont Watchman & State Journal . Montpelier, VT. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"Franklin County Convention" .
St. Albans Messenger . St. Albans, VT. July 20, 1854. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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"A Rebuke" . Vermont Journal . Windsor, VT. September 8, 1854. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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Thompson, Daniel P. , ed. (August 17, 1854).
"Republican State Ticket: For Governor, Stephen Royce" . The Freeman . Montpelier, VT. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .
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a
b
c
Vermont House of Representatives (1855).
Journal of the House of Representatives of the State of Vermont . Montpelier, VT: E. P. Walton, Jr. p. 484 – via
Google Books .
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"Editorial Correspondence No. 1" .
The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, VT. October 14, 1854. p. 2 – via
Newspapers.com .