Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02
TAI K OF YER M ONT
Republicans Regard It as Victory and Dem
ocrats Discount It.
The Comment of the Committeeman
and Others on the Effect of
the Election Elsewhere.

neutrality-suspicious. elated-democrats
profess Indifference. That briefly tells how
the party managers here look upon the
election in the Green mountain state yes-
terday. Outside of political circles the i'm
preston Is that there has been a big re-
publican victory and that silver has re-
celVed setback, and a serious one at that
Inc views OF the party managers are OK
pressed In interviews obtained by Star re-
porters this morning.
What Mr.. BabcOck Says.
THE election is a fair expression of the
sentiment of the people, said Chairman
Babcock. 1T points strongly and plainly
10 what the balance of the country will do
In November 1t is a repudiation of the
Wild failacies expounded at the Chicago
convention, and is a ringing notice served
that the people of the country do not pro-
pose to have their country dshono-ed.
vermont is thermometer to the rest of
the country. Two years ago, after the
elections held in Vermont, Maine and Orc
gon, gave an interview TO The Star il
Whlch L predicted the result that foil owed.
L now make the prediction that the bal
ance of the country will follow Vermonts
lead. Silver has been given a serious blow
100 much stress cannot be laid on the fact
that the democrats claimed that the silver
sentiment had reached the farmers of New
England and would make itself felt in the
elections in those states. 1t can now be
seen whether the farmers were affected by
the craze The enormous republican gain
ana the enormous democratic loss cannot
ran TO make an impression on the balance
Of the country
Secretary Mercer of the republican con-
eressional committee was jubilant. This
is what he said:
Maine, Too.
THE election in Vermont has been
ratification meeting. Maine will go the
same way. New England and the east will
give unprecedented majorities for McKn-
ley, because the usual stay-at-home vote,
the doubtful vote and part of the demo-
cratic vote will all be cast for the repub-
lican ticket. High-water mark in repub-
mean maJorites will be reached this year
In most of the northern and central states
Ihls election means that the people of
Vermont. irrespective of former party affil-
lations for this Year at least, are in favor
OF sound money, and expect to retain it
through republican instrumentality This
victory, to be followed by similar one in
Maine, will be encouragement to the citi-
zehsnip OF the west and middle west,
"nlch, irrespective of party, is making a
gallant fight to increase the republican
maJorities. Major Mckinley can read his
title clear. and the government at Wash
lngton will continue to live
Representative Hull of republican head
quarters said: The election shows that the
granger Is not wrong. He can be depend
eG on In the most dangerous crises of the
country. Vermont has furnished a hir
straw" e
AS Vermont went SO will the balance
OF the country co. said Senator Pritchard
OF North Carolina. II believe the repub,i-
can majt rites nearly everywhere will show
as Dig an increase as in Vermont
Say They Didn't Try.
Chairman Faulkner of the democratic
congressional committee said that the dem
M oa1a eb1
mont. Il don't believe a single democratic
meeting was held in the state' he said
Il did not get an application for literature
L am certain that not fifty letters have
passed between here and that state We
made no attempt to carry the STATE while
the republicans have spent lots of money
and nave exerted every energy to win |
am told that house to house canvass was
made by prominent republicans. The Only
wonder to me is that the democrats had
the heart to vote at all
If the republicans can find any comfor,
In the election they are welcome to it,"
said Senator Harris of Tennessee. "They
Will need a great deal before the election
is over
Knew Little, Cared Less.
Representative Richardson and Secretary
Lawrence Gardner did not regard the elec-
ton as having any significance They
stated that they had taken so little interes.
in the matter that they did not even know
the names of the democratic nominees
Joseph Battel was the silver party can
didate for governor of Vermont, but Secre-
tary Difenderfer of that party said TODAY
that his party had paid no attention to the
election. THE effect OF the election" said
MIR. D:fenoerfer. will be to unity the
south and west and middle west. The elec-
ton shows that the east is making sec
tional night. and 1 do no: know anything
winch could have happened that would
have made more silver votes. We had no
idea OF carrying Vermont, and We haven't
any idea of carrying Maine We have not
done anything in either state"
Senator Butler of the populist national
&C Cmmittee left the city this morning, and
his opinion could not be obtained