New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-09
THE VICTORY IN VERMONT.
A REBUKE FOR DEMOCRATIC BOOSTERS.


AN INCREASED REPUBLICAN MAJORITY IN THE Leg
IsLArURE IN SPITE OF FEDERAL PATRONAGE.
Boston. Sept. (specaD. Additional returns OF
the Vermont election received by The Journal
to-day show sweeping Republican victories on local
tickets In every county except Franklin, which has
been partially redeemed by the straight Republicans
In 1854 the Fusion ticket, supported by boiling Re
publicans and Democrats succeeded and three Demo-
Gratis were chosen the Senate and FIVE to the House
This year the Republicans elect two Senators. John
=. Draper, of Sheldon, ard c. L. Marsh, Of Enos-
burgh, j. G. Powell DEM, OF Richford. is elected
Senator over Gddings rep by 2s9 majority. The
boilers made their big fight over Henry NJ. Stevens,
OF St. Adams who nominated for Senator by the
Prohibitonists and boiling Republicans and supported
by some Democrats Stevens defeated by 500 votes,
receiving 1865 votes to 900 for the straight Repub
lican candidate Joseph H. straton (Rep) candidate
for sheriff, Is defeated by T. b. Kennedy DEM, who
Is reelected by plurality Of AS. R. o. Sturtevant
Rep, candidate for State Attorney, is defeated by
j. Mailman (Dem.) by 273 plurality The Republic
cans elect representatives every town except air
field. making a gain of FIVE representatives over the
number of 1882. the last of year election. The CON-
plete vote for Governor in Franklin County is fol
lows: Ormsbee Rep, 2 902; Shurtlef (Dem.) l. $780,
Smith lGreenbackl. IS; SeeleY (Prohibition 2Oo
The Republican majority Is 296 this year against
1877 in 1882 The full straight Republican county
ticket is elected in every other county by handsome
maorites. Richmond after balloting all night,
elected Freeman, anti Edmunds Republican, Repre-
sentative by majority Mission Is still balloting,
with no prospect of early choice of Representatives
Georgia elected L. A. Post Edmunds Republican,
the thirteenth ballot.
The extrayagant ant-election claims made by the
Democracy that the Republican majority in the State
would be greatly reduced and that the next Legisat
ure would contain larger number of Democrats than
ever before fail to materialize in the light OF the
returns With Federal Offices in their possession and
reform Administration to be ndorsed the unterrited
met with signal defeat. The next Senate will con-
tain 29 Republicans and one Democrat The Senator'S
elected are follows. Powell, of Franklin County,
being the only Democrat
Addison-D W. Nash and A. T. Stanley.
BennngtOn-A. b. Valentine and j. K Judson.
Caledonls-C. A Bunker and IL. c. Bates. go 49, , g..
Chitenden-wlam Wells A ]. stevens and Smith Wright
TrankIn-c. Marsh, J @. Powell and ]. F. Draper.
Lamoille--Jerome B. slayton,
Orange-vctor J. Spear and John Bailey.
0rleans-A 7; Foster and George a Blake
M6dhasm%E saaS Ss an9 a9 Va std sTi'n
Windsor-Chester Pierce A. Fletcher and D. Cusnrng
In the Senate Of 1854 there three Democratic
Senators.
Nearly complete returns indicate that the next
House will be Overwhelmingly Republican The
Democrats will have between thIrty-fve and forty
members out of total of 24O Representatives, There
will be a number OF well known Republicans IN the
House. including such men as ex-Chef Justice Luke
2. Poland General f. H. Ripley and John c. Stearns,
ex- Collector OF Internal Revenue.
So far be learned no Prohibition or Greenoack
candidate has elected The third party Is
completely buried under the ballots cast by the two
great parties in the contest The great mass OF tenn
perance in the Republican party have emphasized
thier disapproval of the third party movement