The herald., 1896-09-02
THE HEAAY VOTE POLLED
Indicates That the People Have Begun
TO Think
Two Months Practice Will Enable Them to
Think Straight and See the Truth
Of Silver Doctrine


1.-The Green Mountain state declared
for Josiah Grout, Republican, of Derby,
for governor today, and for the Republi-
can state ticket entire by majority
that equaled the prediction of the most
confident Republican managers. Re-
turns from the distant towns are, as US
! ual, rather slow in coming in, but the
count in all sections show substantial
Republican gains, indicating that the
majority Of the Republican state ticket
will be about 10000. This is the largest
| majority ever given for a governor in
this state, the nearest approach to it
being in 1888, when the majority was
1858. The Republican leaders tonight
claim the majority may reach 35, 900, and
even $4,000
Henry M. Powers, the Republican con-
gressional candidate in the First dis
trict and William Grout in the Second
are both elected by increased majori-
ties, and the state senate and house are
in the control of the Republican party
by practically the same majority as
two years ago.
The weather was cool and fair through
out the state, and brought out hundreds
of Republican voters who have not been
to the polls in years. Practically the full
Republican vote was cast. On the other
hand, the lack of organization in Demo-
cratic ranks was apparent.
Many Democrats who do not indorse
the Chicago platform remained away
from the polls, while the more dissatis-
fled ones voted for the Republican ticket.
The Populist and Prohibition vote was
practically the same as four years ago.
The ticket elected was as follows: Gov
ernor, Josiah Grout of Derby; lieuten-
ant-governor, Nelson w. Fisk; state
treasurer, Henry F. Field of Rutland;
secretary of state, Chauncey W. Brown
ell of Burlington; state auditor, Franklin
D. Hale of Lunenburg; congressman, first
district, H. H. Powers of Morrisville;
Second district, William w. Grout of
Barton.
AT Brattleboro an extreme large vote
was polled, no election in years having
created so much interest. Bennington
reported that not since thte sixties has
there been such large registration as
today's vote, and reports from near by
towns were that the vote was very large.
LII 4iohIPCiici iiSdily tiS Sitile NOtS
was cast early In the day, though check
sheets showed that Republicans were
voting faster than Democrats. Both
parties made a hard fight here, and re-
ports from all over the country showed
unusually heavy polling. ST. Johnsbury
had 500 votes cast at noon, against total
of 764 in 1892, due partly to fine weather,
but more directly to a sharp contest
between the A. P. A. and citizens can
didates for the legislature. The total
vote at Hartford was expected to be
nearly 500 today against a total of 40
four years ago. It-was expected that
many towns in the state would today
show a vote nearly double THAT of four
years ago.
THE LAST RETURNS.
ST. ALBANS, VT, Sept. 1.-Chairman
Merritt of the Republican state commit
tee has issued final bulletin for 230 out
of 245 towns, giving a Republican ma
jority of 1884. The remaining towns
in 1894 gave Republican majority of
11O1. With this majority, added Mr..
Merritt figures a majority of $4,000 for
the head of the ticket