The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-09-05
No Choice Indicated in the Sena-
torial Canvass.
Democrats Make Big Gains i'm the
Legislative Assembly.

White River Junction, VT, September
4.-The biennial election held in Yer
mont today resulted in the choice of the
entire Republican state and congress
sional ticket. The Republican vote will |
show a decrease from that of 1896, while !
the Democrats have made a gain over
that year. The Republicans claim, how
ever, that the majority secured today /
will compare favorably with that OF the
average elections during the past II
years. The Republican majority in the
state election in September preceding
the national election in 1895 was 80, $50,
and in the state election of 1898 1t was
q, 77s. Many conservative Republicans
tonight claim that when the returns
are all in the majority viii be at least 27,-
700. In 1888, 1892 and 1896. the Repubn-
can majority averaged ~, sol, and the
average of the three ''of' - years in the
same period was 20, ,927, while the aver
age for the six elections since 1888 is
25, ,7I2. The vote of the Democrats on the
state ticket unquestionably win be
larger than the three ''on'' year elections
in which the average was IA, SCI, as
against an average of 10, ,347 in 1888, 1850
and 1892.
The increase Is [attributed7bo an active
canvass and the closer union of the par
ty. The election resulted in the choice
of 80 state senators, all of whom are
Repu blicans. In the 100 towns and cities
which are reported at a late hour tonight,
the Democrats have elected 80 repre-
sentatives and the leaders Of the Demo
cratic party predict they VIII have rep
resentation of at least so in the general
assembly. In 1896 the Democrats elected
10 representatives. while in 1898, 42 were
seated.
/ 16O cities and towns out of 246 in the
state, gives Stickney, Republican, &c.
671; Senter, Democrat, 1867; others,
l1.127. The same cities and towns IN
1886 gave Grout, Republican, 40, 664;
/ jackson, Democrat, 1917; all others,
II /, 1854. The Republican plurality is 3d.
I OO4; majority over all q, S77; the Republi-
can plurality in the same towns in 1896
was .2S, ,747, and majority over all %, 4S3.
The Repu bIican vote on these figures
shows a loss of practically 20 per cent,
while the Democratic gains substantially
13 per cent. If the same ratio should be
maintained in the remaining towns the
Republican plurality would be about
80. 500.
have so far reported and the outlook is
that the Republican majority Will not
much If any, exceed u, 600 for the enUire
state. The vote for Congressman ap-
pears to be running substantially he
same as that for governor so that IN
the two districts the regular nominee
OF the Republicans are elected by safe
majorities.
In the state election held today the Re-
publcans elected the following tickets
Governor. William W. Stickney of Lud
low; lieutenant governor, Martin +.
! Allen OF Ferrisburg; treas urer, John H.
Bacon of Hartford secretary OF state
4 Fred A, HowIand of Montpelier; auditor,
Orin M. Barber of Arlington; members
of congress, 1st district, David j. Foster
d of Burlington; second district, Kittridgt
+ Haskins of Brattleboro. The Republi
5 cans as usual win control the general as
sembIy, having elected the 30 members oi
the senate and the usual large majority o.
the 24s representatives. OF the $50 state
senators elected the supporters of ex-Gov
: Dillingham; claim that IL Will supper
him tor United States senator, although
his opponents do not concede that he vii
= have over one-half of the total number
Many conservative Republicans CLAIM
that Dillingham; Will receive the supper
OF 16 senator's, while Congressman Grou
will receive the support OF nine; Prout'
- three and Ross two. The returns from
NJ ~, the tirst 100 towns reporting the represen
. tatives elected give the preferences TO
United States Senator as follows;