New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-06
TUE VICTORY IN VERMONT.
.n,, xcu.u,s PLURALITY OVER $4,000.
THE DEMOCRATIC WATERLOO COM COMPETITORS HaTT
A' TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

TO THE TRIhUSt
p~,;ncton VT, Sept 5-lhe kepuohcan VIC
49, IN Vermont promises to be greater than was
'ory II ia nv the election returns last night The
pDs,ats have suffered veritabe Waterloo"
i1I. dofcat being the worst that the party ever
.aoai,ed in Vermont 1t now seems certain that
49, Pepublican candidate for Governor is elected
hr the largest majority ever given Governor
- che State The returns from "a towns show
,et increase in the Republican Gubernatorial
majority over 1884, of twcnty-sevcn per cent
Dlljngham will have plurality over Shurtlef
of over 5000, gain of 5000 over four years
ago The Democrats have probably elected
eighteen Representatives out Of 243 members OF
the House. The returns show that in GO towns
l4s Republicans and IL Democrats have been
elected. This is the smallest number of Demo
cratic Representatives in any Legislature since
the war. The Senate is solidly Republican,
gain of three members since 1854. Congress man
John w Stewart Of Middleburg and Congress
man William W Grout. of Barton, are reelected
10 Congress by increased majorites over 1886
Tho third-party vote failed 10 materialize as
predicted by the leaders of the political Prohibi-
tionists in this State. The managers OF the
party claimed that they would poll fully 5000
votes and thereby reduce the Republican majority
below 10000. The third party conducted most
vigorous canvass and held large number OF raj
lies, which were addressed by both local speak
ers as well as prominent party leaders from abroad
Among the distinguished speakers brought into
the State TO instruct the freemen of Vermont IN
temperance ethics was General Clinton Il. Fisk
the Presidential candidate of the third party,
who spoke in Chttenden County. The effect OF
his missionary work here is seen in the poll of
II votes in the city and 90 votes in the county
for Seeley. the Prohibition candidate. ne iro-
tenths Of one per cent OF the total vote cast
The same prOport onate vote III the remainder OF
the State on a total poll of 10000 would give the
third party less than 800 votes in Vermont In
90 out Of "a towns the third party has poled o.
votes. Their vote IN 1856, was l,o4l ana II Is
doubtful if ii will reach that figure this year
The third-party fascO demonstrates that the
freemen of Vermont believe that the Republican
party is the temperance party OF the country and
that temperance reform can best he effected
through that political organization.
The sweeping Republican triumph In franklin
County is one of the most significant features OF
the great victory won by the party IN the state
The election of the entire county ticket by rousing
maorities over the Fusionists consisting of Dem,
ocrats and boiling Republicans l. the death kncl
of the disturbing element in Franklin County
politics. The return Of a Republican Sheriff and
Statc's-AttOrney 10 official position IN the county
and the election of three Republican Senators
in place of the Democratic Senators chosen in
1884. places Franklin County once more IN me
with the other counties of Vermont; The full
Stewart Stranahan. st Albans; w II. GiddingS,
Bakersfield; L r. Bell Franklin; States A.
torney-A. X. Brown. Richford. Sheriff r. ID
Marvin, SwantOn. Judge Of PrObate-M w
BAILEY, st. Albans: Assistant JudCes-S. p Car
penter Richford ". II. Stiles, Montgomery.
The following message was sent from Kcpub-
lcan headquarters to-day:
Burlington VT. Sept s.
Hon. NJ. S. Quay, chairman Republican National Com
nnittee. New York City.
Dlling majority viii be the largest given to
sny Vermont Governor Senate unanimously Republican
CARROLL S. PAGE,
Chairman Republican State Committee.
Chairman Page also telegraphed Chairman Quay
as follows
Complete returns from Chtenden County, where Cen
eral Fisk held his rally show total Pro
hibition Of %. Send him up again. Returns in
dicae entire Prohibition will be less than
500.