The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-09-07
PILING UP THE FIGURES.
Vermont Republicans Will Have a
Rousing Majority.
RETURNS FROM ONE HUNDRED
TOWNS INDICATE $1,000.

The Result Shows Falling Off From
the Big Majority of 'ss, but the Demo-
Gratis are Stranded in the Rear and
Have Lost What Little Gain Phey
Won in '9o-only Dozen of Them for
the Assembly.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Septem-
Der 6.-Forty towns give Fuller, Repub-
lican, 1885; Smalley, Democrat, 2,734;
Allen, Prohibitionist, 231; scattering, 80.
The same towns in 1888 gave Dillingham;,
Republican, 9,O05; Shurtleff, Democrat,
2,729; scattering, 211. In 1890 they gave
Page, Republican, 6,064; Brigham, Dem
ocrat, 2,944; scattering, 174. The vote
thus far shows Republican decrease of
Ito or 20 per cent and Democratic de-
crease of 5 or 2-10 of one per cent COM
pared with 1885, Compared with 1890
the vote shows Republican increase of
LIT or 10 per cont and Democratic de-
crease of 22o or per cent. The returns
are coming in slowly, due undoubtedly
to the machinery of the new election law.
LARGE TOWNS TO COME.
From Eighty of the Small Towns Figures
Show Gain of 1890 Over Two Years
Ago.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, September
eighty towns give an aggregate vote
for the candidates for governor: Fuller,
Rep, 1886; Smalley, DEM, 1886; Allen,
Pro-, 400 scattering, "a. The same towns
in 1885 gave Dillingham;, Rep, 1925;
Shurtleff, DEM, 81, ,43S; scattering, 395.
Iu 1890, Page, Rep, had -. 106; Brig
ham, Dem, 6311; scattering 80 The
vote of these towns shows a Republican
decrease of 1919 or 10 per cent. and %
Democratic increase of 3S, or per cent,
as compared with 1888 and Republican
increase of 1890, or Is per cent, and a
with 1890. The returns thus far re-
ported do not include the vote of such
large towns as Burlington, Rutland,
Barre, St. Johnsbury, Montpelier and
others.
From One Hundred Towns.
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, Septem-
ber Gone hundred towns give Fuller
17,447, Smalley 1892, Allen 4S9, scatter
ing 176. If the vote of the remaining
towns is relatively the same as those re-
ported, the Republican majority will
hardly reach 21 900. Twelve towns elect
Democratic representatives. Roxbury
fails to elect. There were 50 Democrats
in the Last assembly.
New Hampshire Republicans.
CONCORD, N. H., September 6.-The
Republican convention here today was a
large and enthusiastic one. Hon. Henry
E. Burnham, of Manchester, eloquently
presented the name of Hon. John b.
Smith, of Hillsboro, as candidate for gov
ernor and moved his nomination by ac-
clamation. The motion was seconded by
Messrs. Morrison of Wolfboro, who said
he spoke for the laboring men of his
town, Steele of Dover and and King of
Nashua, after which it prevailed by a
unanimous vote amid much cheering.
These candidates for Presidential cleo
tors were nominated:
Abraham P. Olzemdam, Manchester.
Augustus A. WOOlSOn, Lisbon.
] George W. Abbott, Penacook.
j. Albert Walker, Portsmouth.
Out in Arkansas.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, September 6.-Of-
ficial and unofficial returns ofyesterday's
election received from 80 counties give
Democratic majorities ranging from
25 to HOO. The only Republican MAORI.
ty reported is 400 from Jefferson. The
county has heretofore given 800 Republic
can majority. Partial returns from Crit
tenden, Republican stronghold in east
ern Arkansas, gives Democratic MAJ
jority of 200. The majority for Fishback
in 80 counties is 12,S00.