Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-09-10
VERMONT ELECTION
$4,000 MAJORITY ROLLED UP FOR
ERNAToRIAL NOMINEE.
THE CONTEST WAS A BITTER ONE
Democrats Make Gains In Legislature,
but Republicans Control
Both BRANCHES.

Montpelier. Vt--The usual repub-
lican majority was returned in the
Vermont election Tuesday and Geo.
H. Prouty has won for governor
by $4,000 TO 10000. Reports have
been received from practically every
city and town In the state and at mid.
night Prouty estimated his plurality
at 29.SlS over Burke. lie was OF the
opinion that the missing towns would
bring his plurality to more than 10000.
One OF the surprises in the election
has been the large number Of demo
Gratis elected as representative. The
legislature Of 1906 had thirty.two dem
ocrats out of a total of 24G representa-
tiyes. This year there will be nearly
sixty democrats In the lower house.
ST. Adams. Burlington. Barre City, st.
Johnsbury and Northheld and other
large towns send democratic repre-
sentatives this year. The prohibition
and socialist vote In the state is only
very few hundred In total and the
Independence party cuts a very small
| figure outside OF Rutland county.
The Ticket That Was Chosen.
The state ticket elected is as fol-
lows:
Governor-George II. Prouty of New
port.
Lieutenant Governor-John A. Mead
OF Rutland.
Treasurer-.Edward II. Deavitt OF
Montpelier.
Secretary Of state-Guy W. Bailey
OF Essex.
Auditor OF Accounts-Horace +. Ora
ham OF Craftsburg.
Attorney General-John @. Sargent
OF Ludlow.
In the First District. David j. Fos-
ter OF Burlington. republican. was re-
elected representative to congress by
large majority over Emile Blais OF
Colchester democrat and Edwin r.
Towle OF Franklin, prohibition. 4 cor
responding victory was won by Frank
Plumley of Mortified. republican. in
the Second District.
Latest figures show a falling of of s
per cent in the republican vote of 1904.
Roosevelt landslide" and a drop OF
per cent In the democratic vote OF
Parker's year. The total vote OF the
Independence party was 1000.
Although the republican majority in
the legislature will be reduced. a re-
publican will be elected to succeed
United States Senator Penfield Proc
tor. who died recently.
The Independents were encouraged
by the fight made at Rutland by for
mer Mayor John ID. Spellman. their
national committeeman. Mr. Spellman
got go votes. as against 72l cast for
Thomas W. Moloney. the democrat.
and 1859 for Secretary Earl S. KIns-
ley OF the republican state committee
The voters were urged to support
the republican ticket by speakers OF
national importance. who stumped the
state during the past two weeks. on
the other hand, the democrats fought
the battle alone, James f. Burke OF
Burlington, formerly known as the
blacksmith mayor OF that city. who
headed the ticket. having only local
talent in his support.
The democrats were anxious regard.
| luz tue nuShbNh VI tue independence
League movement. new factor in
state politics, but the returns from a
majority of the cities and towns
showed that comparatively small
number of voters supported Quimby
s. Backus OF Brandon, who headed the
new party ticket.
The prohibition party ran a close
race with the Independence League.
while the socialists were poor fourth
in the contest.