Connecticut western news., 1904-09-08
ELECTION IN VERMONT
Republicans Carry State by an
 Increased Plurality.
RETURNS INDICATE 32,oOo FOR BELL

Campaign, Hard Fought Because of It's
 Bearing on the National Election, Re-
 suits In the Largest Republican Ma
 jority Since 1896. .-..
 White River Junction, Vt., Sept. 7.- Returns not yet complete indicate that the Republicans won signal victory in the state election in that they held their own and elected the head of their ticket by plurality equal to if not greater than that returned for William W. Stickney when he was elected gov ernor in 1900. Stickney, however, re- ceived the support of many gold Dem ocrats, and the Republicans generally did not look for more than 2S,0O0 plu- rality in yesterdays election. Stickney was elected four years ago by 31,2S2 plurality over Senter.
 Returns from 238 out of 246 cities and towns which gave Bell 46,24 and Porter 13,663 are the basis for the esti- mates which place the Republican ma jority at 32,000 The same places four years ago gave Stickney, Republican, i5,823; Senter, Democrat, 15,53S.
 Returns from some of the cities and several of the remote mountain towns kre not available.
 The campaign was hard fought by both of the leading parties, the Demo- crats bending their efforts to reduc- ton of the Republican majority of 81,- 900, given to William w. Stickney for governor in 1900. The Republicans conceded falling off from these fig ures owing to the probable loss of the gold Democrat vote, but plurality of less than 25,000 for the head of the Republican ticket would have been construed as indicating a decline in Republican sentiment.
 The polls opened early everywhere and in the larger cities and towns were not closed until sunset. The early re- turns from the center of the state dis closed the Republicans as holding their own, while the Democrats showed a falling off from their vote of 1900.
 Republican Gains In Legislature.
 Returns from a majority of cities and towns show that the Republicans have made large gains in both branches of the legislature. In all the districts heard from Republican sena- tors have been elected, with the indi- cation that the upper branch of the legislature will be without a Demo cratic member next year. The party had five senators in the last legisla- ture. The Republicans have also made gains in the lower house, the standing for the 160 towns being 136 Republic ans, 20 Democrats, g independents and l citizen.
 Fusion tickets with high license can didates for the legislature were defeat ed in Chittenden, Rutland and Wash ington counties.
 Many of the returns were delayed because of the law requiring major ity In elections for all candidates. This necessitated in several of the cities and large towns balloting two or three times for representative in the legisla- ture. In Burlington, for instance, the third balloting for representatives be- gan at 10 o'clock, and the polls were not closed until midnight. The votes for governor had not then been tabu- lated, and this was true also of ma jority of districts in Rutland, where split ballots on the ticket required a second ballot for representatives. In the meantime the vote for governor was not counted. ....
 The state officers elected are:
 Governor, Charles J. Bell of Walden.
 Lieutenant governor, Charles H. Stearns of Johnson.
 Treasurer, John l.. Bacon of Hart ford.
 Secretary of state, Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morrisville.
 Auditor of accounts, Horace F.. Graham of Craftsbury.
 David J. Foster of Burlington was elected to congress from the First dis trict and Kittredge Haskins of Brat tleboro from the Second district.