The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-07
$4,000 PLURALITY IN VERMONT
OVERW victory FOR
THE REPUBLICANS.
The Plurality May Reach 81. 900, and Some
Leaders Place II rs High rs IS 900
Record Surpassed Only Once in the
states History-That Was In 1890.


states History-That Was in 1896
MONTPELIER, VT, Sept. e.-The Repub-
leans in the State election here to-day
won an overwhelming victory. Charles
j. Bell was elected Governor by plurality
which midnight indications show to be
between 81 900 and 80 600 Some estimates
are as high as $4,000.
Conservative figuring fixes the plurality
above $1,000. Four years ago the Re-
publicans carried the State at the Septem-
Der election by plurality OF SN3l2. The
Republican leaders believe that to-day's
election will result in plurality as large
as that four years ago, If not larger. Only
once in thirty years has this record been
beaten in State election. That was in
1896, the first Mckinley year. when the
Republican plurality for Governor was
IS, 1901.
Mckinley carried the State two months
later by 4o,490 plurality. All the returns
tonight show slight Demo cratic losses
over four years ago, and Republican gains
over that vote.
The Republicans tonight are jubilant.
They say there is no indication OF Repub-
lican slump in the country. il Vermont ID
to be taken as the standard. Every time
in the last thirty years when the Republic
can plurality in Presidential year has
fallen below $4,000 Democratic President
has been elected. When it has gone above
25, 100 the Republicans have elected the
President.
There is not Republican leader in YER
mont tonight who does not believe that
Roosevelt election is assured The weather
was unusually fine and full Republican
vote came out.
Charles j. Bell Of Walden was the Republi-
can candidate for Governor, and his Demo-
cratic opponent was Eli H. Porter OF Will
mngton. The Prohibition candidate was
Homer j Comings of Berkshire, and the
Socialist nominee was Clarence f. Morse
of Springfield, The Democrats, Prohi-
bitionists and Socialists also nominated
candidates for Congressman.
The present Republican Congressman.
Kittredge Haskins Of Brattleboro and David
johnson Foster of Burlington, were reelected.
The State Senate will undoubtedly be solidly
Republican. In 1902 there were about fifty
Democrats in the lower house; that number
will be greatly reduced this year
ST ALBANs. VT, Sept. e.Vermont to-
day responded to the call Of the country
to show her oolors, and registered a plurality
estimated here a midnight to be nearly 35, 900
for the Republicans after one OF the hottest
campaigns in her history. The Repub-
leans elected PA OF the 248 members of the
House of Representatives. All Democrats
elected We're by largely reduced majori-
ties.
significant feature was the labor vote.
The cities and towns Of Rutland, Bur-
lington, Montpelier, Barre, st. Johnsbury
and Bellows Falls. where the labor vote cuts
a big figure in politics, all cast their fortunes
with the Republican party.
Complete returns from nine counties
show a gain in pluraliies of from 200 to 400
over those of four years ago. The Demo-
cratic loss in those counties averages 10
per cent.
In three counties. Chittenden, Rutland
and Washington, Democrats and local
optionists united in fusion ticket. Re-
turns thus far indicate that the fusion
Democratic Sheriff an assistant Judge and
States Attorney. In Rutland county and
in Washington county straight Republican
county tickets are probably elected,
The total Republican vote is a great sur
prise to even the Republicans themselves
because OF the apparent apathy that pre-
vailed throughout the canvass The most
sanguine leaders were only hopeful Of
little margin over 5000
This unexpected increase in the Repub-
lican ma iority is attributed to the fact r.Rt
during the closing days of the campaign the
Democratic state committee caused to be
published in the leading newspapers in the
State, too late to be answered the statement
that G. J. Bell, the Republican candidate for
Governor. had in the years 1901 and 1902
soaked the State" for services a. cattle
commissioner for several more days pay
| than there were days in the year, incIud-
ING Sundays and holidays.
The Republicans in the State, and hun
drods of Democrats as we'll, knowing Mr..
! Bells record for rugged honesty, resented
such charge, and the vote to-day has
clearly demonstrated that il resulted in Il
| boomerang.