Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-05
MAY REACH 10000
Unprecedented Republican Majority in
Vermont
The Indications FROM the Latest Re-
turns-HOw Ex-Senatof Edmunds
Regards the Result.


publican committee of Vermont issued q
bulletin saying that the following ticket
had been elected yesterday:
For governor, Urban A. Woodbury.. Bur-
lingtoni lieutenant governor Zophar NJ
Mansur, Brighton; state treasurer, Henry,
F. Field, Rutland: secretary Of state,
Chaucey w. Brownell Of Burlington; state
auditor, Franklin D. Hale of Lunenburg;
member Of Congress. first district, H. Henry
Powers, Morristown; second district, Will
liam w. Circuit, Barton.
Returns from flfty-four towns give Wood
bury (republican), 1850; Smith (democrat),
1904; McGinnis populist) 1853; scattering,
lit. Woodbury's plurality, 1926; majority
over all, 1861.
The republicans gain In their vote 2,O54
ever 1880. while the democrats lose 1885, a
republican net gain of 3,443 The republican
gain In these towns is % per cent: demo-
cratic loss, % per cent. II the same rate of
gain is maintained in the remaining towns,
the republican majority will exceed $4,000
In the state.
Georgia Democrats for Free Silver.
Yesterday was day Of democratic rallies
throughout Georgia. Mass meetings were
held all over the state, and prominent
speakers addressed the crowds Chairman
Clay Of the state executive committee made
speech at Madison for free coinage at 10
to l, and declared that the state democratic
platform means free coinage at the old
ratio.
South Carolina Congregational NOmi-
nations.
The democratic executive committee met
at Columbia. 8. c.. last night and tabulated
the vote Of the recent primary. Following
are congressional nominations: First dis
trict, William Elliott, second district, w. J..
Talbert (Qncumbeno; third district, A. O.
Latimer dncunbenD: fourth district, g.
Tanyarne Wilson; fifth district. Dr. T. j.
Strait QncumbenO; sixth district, John J..
McLaurtn QncumbentJ; seventh district, DR..
j. William Stokes.
Alabama's Next Congressmen.
The democratic party of Alabama held
conventions yesterday in each Of the con-
| gressional districts and made their nomina-
I tons for Congress. Congressman r. II.
Clarke was renominated In the first district.
Jesse b. Stallings was renominated in the
second. Gen. @. p. Harrison was nominat-
ed in the third to succeed Col. Oates, the
governor-elect Of Alabama.
Mardis Wood defeated Congressman Rob-
bins for denomination in the fourth. In tho
fifth Judge J. Z. Cobb was nominated. Con-
gresham Bankhead was renominated In
the sixth, Congressman benson in the sew
enth, and Gen. Joe Wheeler In the eighth.
oscar w. Underwood. a Birmingham law
yer, defeated Mr.. Turpin for denomination
In the ninth. n. VI
Big Republican Meeting Mt Augusta.
The largest rally ever held in Augusta,
Me-, filled the opera hot,se nst evening, and
was addressed by MIR. John l.. Stevens. ex-
minister to Hawaii; Harold NJ. Sewall. con-
sui general to Samoa mider Clevelands first
administration; Governor Cleaves, Senator
Lodge and Thomas B. Reed. The audience
remained In its seats three- hours. and the
speakers were greeted with storms of ap-
plause. This Is the first ltime that Mr..
Sewall has publicly declared that his at
filiations with the democratic party are at
an end.
Why Piatt Is for Morton.
The New York Mail and Express yester-
day published an interview with ex-senator
7. G. Platt, in which he says he favors
Levi p. Morton's nomination for governor
because he believes him to be the strongest
candidate with the people. As to the ques-
ton Of age, John A. Dix was Ave years
older than Mr.. Morton when first nominated
would like to see him governor, but desires
party success more. Mr.. Fassetts hour, he
says, however. will surely come later.
Iowa Populists.
AT the populists' convention at Des
Aetnas Ia, yesterday, the following ticket
was nominated; Secretary OF state, 8. B.
Crane, Davenport: auditor. J. Belangee
Des Moines; treasurer, Marion Brown, Fay
cite; attorney general, A. w. O. Weeks,
Winterset; clerk supreme court, Chas, B.
Baker, Davenport; reporter supreme court,
J. J. Shea, Council Bluffs; railway COM
missioner, w. w. Pattee. Des Moines.
The platform Is q Federation Of the ma
tional declaration Of principles adopted at
Omaha