Helena weekly herald., 1884-09-04
Vermont Election.

MONTPELIER, VT, September Mot
withstanding the short canvass it is be-
lieved a pretty full vote will be polled.
To-day's vote will be compared with that
for Governor in 1880, when the Repub-
licans polled 47,S45; Democrats, q PA ;
Greenbackers, $4,000. The Greenbackers
and Independents both have tickets. The
Independent ticket is identical with the
Republican, except Governor and Lieuten-
ant Governor Besides the State ticket
two members of Congress and members of
the Legislature are to be elected. The new
Legislature will elect successor to Sena-
tor Morrill, The last Legislature had 156
Republican majority on joint ballot.
BURLINGTON, Vt, September 2.-The
election is passing off quietly. The regis
tration is the largest ever known. A full
vote is being brought out. The indications
favor Republican majority larger than
that of four years ago.
SPRINGFIELD, Vt, September "a large
vote is being polled here and in the ad-
iacent towns. A big fight is in prospect
for Representative, as there are four can
didates-the two leading ones being equal
in strength.
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! indications in Waterbury are that the Re-
publican majority will probably be twenty
per cent less than in 1880. In Duxbury
| a full vote is being cast, with some indica-
tions of reduction in the Republican ma
jority.
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, September 2.--This
and neighboring towns show that full
vote is being polled. Delegates, peddling
State tickets with the names of the indie
pendent candidates for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, arrived from Brattleboro.
The indications are that there will be more
than the average straight Republican votes.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Septem-
Der 2.-Twenty of the largest towns, IN
Guiding Burlington and Rutland give
Pirgree, (Republican) for Governor, 9,733 ;
! Redington (Democrat) 5,454; SOule, 1l6;
giving Pingree majority of a, ,163. the
same towns in 1880 gave Farnham 1O,S2O,
Phelps 5,429. Farnhams majority 1891.
Showing falling off of only 1,22o IN the
Republican vote and in the Democratic
vote only twenty-five.
One hundred and five towns give Pin
gree (Rep) 22,636; Redington (Dem.)
1O,44O; scattering 291. The same towns
in 1880 gave Farnham 1884; Phelps
11,455: scattering 1872 So far as the re-
turns have been received in the lst Con-
gressional District Stewart Rep receives
1888: Simmons DEM All; kidder
(Greenback) 301, and scattering Az In
the I'd district Grout Rep receives ,S47 /;
Goddard Dem.) 3,1S7; Soule (Greenback)
Sc, and scattering A. The returns aIe
coming in slowly. Burlington gives Pm
gree 9l2, Redington 1923. Redington's
majority Ill This is the first time this
city ever gave majority to the Demo
cratic State ticket. Hubbard (Dem.) was
elected Representative by majority of 394.
Returns from la towns give Plngree
(Rep.) for Governor, 24,662; Redington
Dem. 1870; Soule (Greenbacker) 254 !;
Stone independently and scattering 100,
giving Pingree a majority over all OF H.
273. The same towns in 1880 gave Farm
ham (Rep.) 1856; Phelps (Dem.) 1860,
giving Farnham majority OF 14,577, thus
showing a falling of in the Republican
vote of 1882, and in the Democratic vote
of $50.
For Congress in the list district Stewart
Rep has 1881; Simmons DEM 1888 ;
Kidder (Greenback) and scattering BIB.
Stewards majority, 4691. In the I'd dis
trict Grout rep has 1921; Goddard
(Dem) 5,244; Cummings, (Greenback) }
and scattering 113. CIRCUITS majority,
6,764. The towns not heard from gave In
1880 for Farnham 27,405, Phelps 1860,
making Farnham's majority 14,755. At
this rate the Republican majority for
Governor will be about 10000 The
Legislature stands 50 Republicans, IA
Democrats, l Greenback, and Indepen-
dent.
The indications are that Pingree's ma
iority for Governor will not be less than
$4,000