Evening journal., 1904-09-07
STATE ELECTION
IN VERMONT
Republicans Carry State by an
Increased Plurality.
RETURNS INDICATE $4,000 FOR BELL

Campaign, Hard Fought Because Of lta
Bearing on the National Election, Re-
suits In the Largest Republican Ma
iority Since 1896.
White River Junction, vt, Sept. t.
Returns not yet complete indicate that
the Republicans won a signal victory
in the state election in that thW held
their own and elected the head Of their
ticket by plurality equal to II 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
I'D not look for more than 2S.000 plu-
ality in yesterdays election. stickney
was elected four years ago by si,2s2
plurality over Senter.
Returns from 233 out Of 246 cities
md towns which gave Bell 46,242 and
Porter 1868 are the basis for the esti.
mates which place the Republican ma
iority at $1,000. The same places four
years ago gave Stickney, Republican,
l5.823; Sentef. Democrat, 1855.
Returns from some Of the cities and
several OF the remote mountain towns
ire not available.
The campaign was hard fought by
both OF the leading parties, the Demo
Gratis bending their efforts to a reduc-
ton Of the Republican majority OF a.
300, given TO William w. Stickney for
governor in 1900. The Republicans
conceded a falling on from these fig
ures owing to the probable loss OF the
gold Democrat vote. but a plurality OF
less than 25,OO0 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 or 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 legisia-
ture The Republicans have also made
/ gains in the lower house. the standing
for the 160 towns being 1876 Republic
ans. 20 Democrats, % independents
and 1 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 a major
ity in elections for all candidates. This
necessltated 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 Deen taou-
lated, and this was true also OF ma
iority 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 Morrisyille.
Auditor OF accounts, Horace F..
Graham of Craftsbury.
David J. Foster OF Burlington was
elected to congress from the First dis
trict and Klttredge Haskins Of Brat
tleboro from the Second district.