The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-02
Glorious Acknowledgement 10000
MntOrity-A Largo y0te P0Ilcd

"NJVFsy- HNFks WIZ FOhheUs
MONTPELIER, VT, September 1.-The an.
nual election ID this State to-day has resulted
In success Of ne Republican state Ticket by
. majority over list yssr, and the oleetion OF
three Congressmsn By heavy msjorities.
The choice OF state Senate wss ussni.
mously Republicsn and the choice Of a House
nearly so. The returns from one-third Of the
state Indicate a Republican majority OF h 900
for Governor. The best judges set II even al
high as 10000 The vote 10 the heaviest thrown
In the State since 1910.
RUTLAND, W., Sept. l'-Returns from sixty
towns show Republican vote OF 5000. The
femaining towns 10 be heard from make the
estimated majority for the Republican ticket
1000 to 10000. Increase In majority over that
Of last year from 900 to 10000.
BURLINGTON, W., Sept. 1.-The election
to-day In this State has been accompanied
with unusual interest and excitement, both
Republicans and Democrats working hard.
Returns up to midnight from fifty towns give
Page 1900, Edwards 4,t2o, being a larg, Re
publican gain over last year.
The returns from the northern and south.
western portions Of the State come In slowly;
but both parties agree that the Republicans
have gained largely over their vote Of last
year.
soldiers and sailors National Con.
vention-A Grand Turnout Of the
boys I'm Biue Proposed.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The Soldiers, and
Sailors National Executive Committee met
| at the Astor House to-day. Present; Chair
| man, Gen. H. Barnum; secretaries, Gen. A. p.
Chapman, Gems. q. S. Stanford, Vermont; A.
| W. Dawson, Maryland; Jas. Fisher, Pennsyl-
vsnia, and J. II. Rusiing, New Jersey; Co.'s.
Hiram Applemau, Connecticut; A. W. Grim.
shaw, Delaware, and several prominent sol.
oilers from the neighboring States.
grand monster transformation OF the
soldiers and sailors was fixed upon, and In
recognition Of the hospitality extended to the
soldiers and sailors during the war In the city
ofPhilsdelphis, that place was designated fol
this convention.
The meeting will last two days, October Is,
and "a. All the organizations OF "Boys In
Blue" and other Republican organizations
and soldiers and sailors generally are invited
to attend.
Arrangements were made to extend special
Invitation to all the leading soldiers and sail
ors OF the war who support Grant and ColfaS
Governor Curtin was requested to invite, OF
behalf Of the committee, the loyal Governor
who were his contemporaries, and Governor
}eary was requested to invite all the ioya
Republican Governors now acting.
At this convention II is reported nifty thous
and soldiers will be present, making 1t one o
the grandcst demonstrations since the war
The details of Arrangements are placed in tn,
hands OF Den, Cole, president. and Gen. Rus
sell, secretary of tho soldiers and sailors OK
ecutive committee, Den. Owen, on the part o
the boys In blue In Philadelphia and the mel
bers Of the national executive committee from
PennsylvaniA.
An address will be prepared and submitted
to the convention to go forth as the voice O
the loyal soldiers and sailors Of the country