Fair play., 1908-09-12
VERMONT ELECTION
$4,000 MAJORITY ROLLED UP FOR
INTERNATIONAL 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,S18 over Burke. He was of the
opinion that the missing towns would
bring his plurality to more than 100000
One of the surprises in the election
has been the large number OF demo-
Gratis elected as Representatives. The
legislature of 1906 had thirty.two dem
ocrats out OF total of 246 representa-
tlves. This year there will be nearly
sixty democrats in the lower house.
St Adams, Burlington, Barre City, st.
Johnsbury and Northfleld 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 H. Deavitt OF
Montpelier
Secretary of State-Guy w Bailey
Of Essex
Auditor of Accounts-Horace F. Ora.
ham of Craftsburg
Attorney General-John G. Sargent
of Ludlow.
In the First District David ]. 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. cor
responding victory was won by Frank
Plumley of Mortified, republican, in
the Second District
Latest figures show a falling off OF 8
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.
Republicans Will Control.
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 d. Spellman, their
national committeeman. Mr. Spellman
got G79 votes, as against 721 cast for
| Thomas w. Moloney, the democrat,
and ,O59 for Secretary Earl 8. 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 E. 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.
Ing tle strength of the Independence
| League movement, a new factor in
state politics, but the returns from a
majority of the cities and towns
showed that n 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 a poor fourth
| IN the contest.