The Portland daily press., 1880-09-08
VERMONT.
GLOOMY NEWS FOR MAINE
FUS|ON|STS.
The Hancock Boom
A Failure.
Overwhelming Republican Vic
tory in the Green Noun.
tain State.
MAJORITY ESTIMATED AT
FROM $4,000 TO $4,000.
All the Congressional Districts
Republican.
THE NORTH'S ANSWER TO
THE SOLID SOUTH.
A Victory Which Seals the Doom
of Fusion in Maine.
MAJORITY ESTIMATED AT
FROM $4,000 TO $4,000.
All the Congressional Districts
Republican.
THE NORTH's ANSWER TO
THE SOLID SOUTH.
A Victory Which Seals the Doom
of Fusion in Maine.

WHITE RIVER Jun cTIoN, VT, Sept. 1.-THE
returns of election are coming in as rapidly as
can be expected. There is such an interest
felt in every portion of the State and such an
urgent demand from every On ,rter for the
vote that delays are unavoidable. One hun.
dred and ten towns give the following vote
1S76-Fairbanks (Rep) 25, $685. Bingham Dem., :,
11,670. 1SSO-Farnham (Rep.) 26,571; Phelps
(Dem.) 11,677; Heath (Greenbacker) S02
Republican gain 1179; Democratic gain7
The Congressional vote is as follows:
First District-Joyce (Rep.) S645; Randall
(Dem.) 3470; Martin (Greenback) 35.
Second District-Tyler (Rep) 1886; Campbell
(Dem.) 4O04; scattering 391
Third District-Grout (Rep.) $50; Curriel
(Dem.) 2691; Tarble (Greenback) 1923.
Representatives TO The egislature-Republi-
cans 81, Democrats 13.
There are 131 towns still to be heard from.
Republican majority.
BOSTON, Sept. So A. M.-The returns
from the Vermont election up to this hour are
not very full but sufficient to show substantial
Republican gain throughout the State. Tyler
candidate for Congress in the Second District,
who is one of the directors of the ruined First
National Bank ran behind his ticket in the
large towns but his majority is materially in
creased From the present returns it is
evident that the entire Republican ticket is
elected by an increased majority.
MONTPELIER, Sept. Returns from this
district show Randall far behind his ticket for
Congress. The Republicans are gaining in the
large towns along the line of the railroad
Joyce (Rep) is undoubtedly elected by large
ly increased majority.
BENNINGTON, Sept. THE election has
been quiet in Bennington to-day, Abbott, Re-
publican Representa- tive, being elected by 1913
majority against 161 Republican majority in
1878.
In Pownal great excitement prevailed and
the presiding officer has locked up the ballots
and will not count till morning.
sor0een comprised in Bennington county give
Farnham 1863, Phelps 113S, being an increase
on the Republican majority of 24l per cent.
Upon this basis the Republican State ticket
will go out of Bennington county with 1O4O
majority. as against S36 two years ago.
Congressman Joyce in seven towns has 1920,
and Randall Dem.) 1862. This county elects
10 Republican representatives out of the II to
which it is entitled, a Republican gain of 8
over 1878. The indications are that the Re-
publican county ticket is elected, but the vote
is close upon Thatcher for Senator, and Bar
ton for Sheriff.
BRATTLEBoRo, Sept. 7.-Probably no town
in the State has put into the campaign more
hard work than Brattleboro, but despite that
the returns can hardly be called satisfactory
All sorts of conveyances have been employed
to bring voters to the polls, Notwithstanding
which 800 less votes were polled than there
were names on the check list, and the Republi-
canmaiority falls off six from four years ago,
Farnham receiving 946 and Phelps 300, a gain
of 81 for the Republicans and 26 for the Dem
ocrats
RUTLAND, Sept. Rutland gives Farnham
1887 Phelps, 1,14S, Keith 26, net Republican
gain over 1876 OF 73; over 1878 of 345. Returns
from II towns, about one-third of the state,
show Republican gain over 1876 of 1902.
This ratio through the state will give over
$4,000 Republican majority in the state.
BURLINGTON, Sept. 7.-One hundred and
fifty towns heard from give Republican ma
jority of 1900. On this basis the Republican
majority over all will be about q, 500, and the
plurality about 81 900. The Legislature will
have but one Democratic Senator, and the
House is overwhelmingly Republican.