The Penn's Grove record., 1904-09-09
VERMONT IS REPUBLICAN
Increase in the Party's Vote Over
Last Election.
PLURALITY is ABOUT $4,000
- 2l.kS.Sps ..

Returns from o of FAC Cities and
Towns of the State Give Decision
to Republicans A Hard Fought
Election Charles j.. Bell the New
Governor.
White River Junction, Vt.-Election
returns from 200 out of the 246 cities
and towns of the State give Bell {Rep.l,
38,S60; Porter CDem.), 1882. The
same places in 1900 gave Stickney
(Rep.), 38,94S; Senter DEM, 1856.
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-
licans won a signal victory in the State
election, in that they held their own
and elected the head of their ticket by
a plurality greater than that returned
for William w. Stickney when he was
elected Governor in 1900.
Stickney, however, received the sup
putt VI hIdlJ OOIu OcllIOC dts, anu llIG
Republicans expected that Bell would
lose these votes. Stickney was elected
four years ago by 31,2S2 plurality over
Senter.
The majority is beyond the Republic
can expectations. Prior to the election
they conceded a falling off 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
ers of Chittenden County because of
his policy while Cattle Commissioner
in ordering the slaughter of many cat
tie in that county on account of the
prevalence Of tuberculosis.
In Chittenden, Rutland and Wash
ington counties the existence of a flu
sion ticket for county officers was hay
ing some effect upon the Republican
ticket, as the so-called Independent Re-
publicans, who were dissatisfied with
the Republican plank on the local OPP
ton law, were supporting the fusion
candidates.
Aside from these instances the Re-
publicanS were voting without any
split in 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 reduc-
ton of the Stickney majority Of 81, 900.
:. The returns from the towns of West
Fairlee and Eden, the first to be re-
ceived, indicated a falling off in the
Democratic vote of 1900, and the sue
ceeding returns were of a similar tenor.
The State officers elected are:
Covcrnor-Charles J. Bell, of Wal
den.
Lieutenant Governor - Charles II.
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.
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 Redfield
Proctor will be reelected at the COM
ing session of the Legislature.