The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1904-09-28
VERMONT IS REPUBLICAN,
Increase in the Party's Vote Over
Last Election.
PLURALITY IS ABOUT $4,000

Returns From 200 of :I Cities and
Towns of the State GiSc Decision
to Republicans A Hard Fought
Election - Charles j.. Bell the New
Governor.
White River Junction. Nt.-Elcction
returns from 300 out OF the 24G cities
and towns of the State give Bell ilsep.),
3S,SG0; Porter (Dem.l, 12,S32. The
same places in 1000 gave Stickncy
Rcp.). 3S,94S: Sentcr Dcm.l. 13,55G.
These figures show a slight falling
Off in the vote Of both parties, and indi-
cate the election Of Bell by about $4,000
plurality. The Republicans claim The
State by that figure.
The returns indicate that the Repub-
leans won a signal victory in the State
election, in that they held their own
and elected the head Of their ticket by
Il plurality greater than that returned
for William w. Stickney when he was
elected Governor in 100.
Stickncy. however. received the sup
port of many Gold Democrats. and the
Republicans expected that Bell would
lose these votes. Stickney was elected
four years ago by 31.2S2 plurality over
Scnter.
The majority is beyond tho Republi-
can expectations. Prior to the election
they conceded Il falling oft from Stick
ney's plurality Of 1900 owing to the
probable loss Of the Gold Democratic
vote.
Information received by the Repub-
lican State Committee indicated that
Mr.. Bell. the Republican nominee for
Governor. was being cut by The farm
crs of Chittendcn County because of
his policy while Cattle Commissioner
in ordering the slaughter of many cat
tie in that county OIL account OF the
. prevalence Of tuberculosis.
In Chittendcn, Rutland and Wash
ington counties the existence Of q fu-
sion ticket for county officers was haV-
inc some effect upon the Republican
ticket. as The So-calIed independent Re-
! publicans. who were dissatisfied with
the Republican plank on the local op-
ton law, were supporting the fusion
candidates.
Aside from these instances the Re-
publicans were voting without any
split III their ranks, in striking contrast
to the election of two years ago. when
there was a division over local option.
The campaign was hard fought by
both Of the leading parties, the Demo-
Gratis bending their efforts to a rcduc-
ton of the Stickney majority of 3l,0OO.
The returns from the towns of West
Fairlec and Eden. the first to be re-
ceived. indicated Il falling off in the
Democratic vote of 1900. and the Sue
ceeding returns were of a similar tenor.
The State officers elected are:
Governor-Charlcs j. Bell, Of Wall
den.
Lieutenant Governor - Charles IL.
StearnS. of Johnson.
Trcasurcr-John /. Bacon, Of Hart
ford.
Secretary Of State - Frederick u.
Fleetwood, Of AIorrisvillc.
Auditor of Accounts Horace +.
Graham. Of Craftsbury.
David J.. Foster, of Burlington, was
elected to Congress from the First Dis
trict. and Kittr2dgc Haskins, of Brat
tleboro. from the Second District.
The vote for Congressman followed
closely that for Governor, and with the
exception of the three northern coun-
| ties, where local issues affected the
normal vote, the complexion OF the
Legislature was practically unchanged:
This indicates that Senator Redheld
Proctor will be reelected at the COM
ing session Of the Legislature.