Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-01
ALL EYES ON T0DAY'S
ELECTION IN VERMONT.
Generally Conceded That Republican
Ticket Will Sweep State Ferna|d
Daily Gaining in Maine Campaign.
VERMONT ELECTION TODAY.

Montpelier, VT, Aug. 31.-Final ar
guments in the political case in Yer
mont We're made on the stump tonight
and tomorrow the jury of the people
in choosing governor, other state
officers, two members Of Congress and
members of the state Legislature Will
decide on the merits of the various
questions submitted to them during
the recent campaign, many OF which
questions have been of national i'm
portance.
That majority of the voters will
favor Lieut. Gov. George Prouty Of
Newport, the Republican candidate for
governor, as we'll as other candidates
on the party ticket. and thereby en-
dorse the issues presented by the Re-
publican leaders, was generally adj
mitted tonight by the managers of the
opposing parties. but the size of Mr.
Prouty's majority and especially his
plurality over James f. Burke of
Burlington the Democratic candidate
for governor, was a matter OF consid-
cradle conjecture in political circles
about the state tonight.
Both the Republican and Demo-
cratic campaign managers have fought
the case with this end in view in Yer
mont this year. realizing that being
the first state jim the Union to hold an
election this fall. Vermont's attitude
on national issues would have consid-
cradle bearing on the conduct of the
national campaign during the next two
months.
Every effort. therefore, has been
INF hI1si-
asm among the party followers and in
duce them to come to the polls tomof-
row. The Republicans have had con-
siderable outside help in this work,
but the Democratic national leaders
have left the state managers to fight
the campaign alone, confident that
they would make every effort to re-
duce the size of the Republican plurah-
ty The chairman of the two state
committees We're satisfied tonight that
everything had been done in the W 'y
of sound arguments and that it re-
manned with the lieutenants and file
closers in the little cities and towns
to bring out the vote
There is an added interest in the
election this year by the active par
tcipation of the Independence League,
whose candidate for governor, Quimby
s. BackuS. has made q vigorous cam
paign and in many of the places where
he has spoken, has been received with
enthusiasm and large audiences. The
question which of the two leading
parties would suffer more by the adj
vent of the new party. was also
matter of much comment among the
political managers tonight
There are six cities and 240 towns in
Vermont and at the election in 1904
all but four towns gave Republican
pluralities. the exceptions being Col
chester Maidstcn, Fairfield and Wilm
ington All the cities went Republic
can. Barre by 400; Burlington by 200;
Montpelier by Az; Rutland by 44a;
st. Adams by 1GS ana Ncrgcnncs by
III. The pluralitics in the larger
towns were as follows:
Bennington $40; Brattlchoro 621;
Hartford 351; Randolph 4l3, St
Johnsbury III; Springfield So; ana
Woodstock BAG.
The ratio of the Republican to the
Democratic vote in the state in 1904
was about "A per cent The ratio in
the IA counties was as follows:
Addison 81 per cent; Bennington
SIS per cent; Caledonia, IS per cent:
Chittenden, 81 per cent; Essex, 10
per cent: Franklin, 60 per cent;
Grand Isle, 20 per cent: Lamollc, so
per cent; Orange &c per cent; Or
leans, 81 per cent; Rutland. "A per
cent. Washington. 6S per cent;
Windham, Is per cent; Windsor. 50
per cent.
The total vote for governor in 1904
was: Bell. Rep. 4S,113; Porter, Dem
1856. The comparison this year will
be made with the above vote.