Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-09-10
ELECTION FIGURES.
Prouty's Plurality 2e.1se.--Mskeup
Of Ssnsts and House.

Prouty'S Plurality ZSsISo.--Mokeop
Of Ssnste and House.
Complete returns to the Burlington
Free Press from every town and city in
Vermont show that the Republican ticket
headed by Prouty and Mead received in
the state election last week 45, 1872; Burke
(Dem.), 1896; Campbell, (Pro.), 754;
Dunbar, (Soc.), 482; Backus, (Ind. l.
11S. This makes Prouty's plurality 29,-
1876 and his majority 20, 842.
OF the total vote, the Republicans
polled per cent; Democrats, rs per cent;
Independence league, per cent; Prohibi-
11-3 per cent, and Socialists 2-3
OF per cent. The total vote for govern
or in the last presidential year, 1904, was
81, 615, OF which the Republican csndi
date received as, 115, the Democratic can
didate, 1856, and the minor parties
1,944. The Republican plurality for gov
ernor in 1904 was 81 ,569; in 1900 it was
"a. 1888. and in 1895 it was sc, $3.50. The to-
tai vote Of the minor parties this year,
1857, was the largest in the history OF
the state. The decrease in the Republic |
can vote amounted to six per cent, in the
Democratic vote to three per cent.
The Democrats OF Grand Isle county
not only elected q senator but also elected
their candidates for sheriff and states at
torney. Daniel T. Tromblay Of Isle La
Motto defeated Leslie Pike OF that town
for sheriff by about so majority. Justice
8. Beardsley Of Alburg defeated John
Howrigan of South Hero for states at
torney by 20 majority. Mr.. Beardsley is
not . lawyer. The only successful candi-
dates on the Republican ticket were NJ.
o. Kinney OF Grand Isle and w. B.
Dodds Of North Hero for assistant judges
end Thomas Landou of South Hero for
high bailiff. It is many years since the
Democrats of this county have elected
sheriff or q states attorney.
Allan Calhoun was elected town repre-
sentative in Middlebury at 1880 last week
Wednesday evening on the eleventh bal
lot, after 2s hours of voting. He is q
Republican and at times had . field OF
| i've others OF his party against him.
| Earle s. Kinsley. the Republican candi-
date for city representative in Rutland,
was Sept. 2 elected to that Office after the
voters had balloted four times. The polls
opened at 9 O'Clock the morning before
and did not close until Wednesday
morning.
The legislative committee on elections
| will have at least one contested election
case, that from the town OF st. Adams,
where John Button, Democrat, was de-
clared elected on the second ballot by q
majority OF IS. The Republican candi-
date, William Cunning ham, says that he
was elected on the first ballot, but that
enough ballots, said to be void, were
thrown out to make the election tie.
In Huntington, George haiiock, Re
publican, was elected town representative
on the eighth ballot Sept. by two ma
iority, his opponents being Vernon sar-
gent, Republican, and A. ]. Crandail,
Democrat.
Lyman H. FELTON,, who was elected rep
resentative from Highgate by one majori-
ty, got there under big handicap. MI.
FELTON, was regularly nominated but the
chairman Of the caucus failed to ME ms
name with the town clerk. The name oil
Clark r. Lyon was filed and was the only
: name to appear on the official ballot. MI.
FELTON, organized his forces and although
every vote for him had to be written IN
, nv the voter and then marked with
cross, he won out. Several other repre-
} sentatives in Franklin county won BY
narrow margins, Georgia eiecting on the
: second ballet by one and Fletcher by i've
Chelsea bal.oted eighteen times, pro
curing a second supply Of ballots and
keeping at it until l 80 Friday morning
then gave up trying to elect representa-
tive.
8 In Roxbury, there was the usual hot
9 close and long fight, ending at o'clocl
r Thursday night in the election OF Theo
! dore B. Kendall, Democrat, by one major
i ity. Carlos Rich, the Republican candi
: date, may contest on the ground OF fraud
{; 1t took "a ballots in HInesburgh Z
& elect N. D. Partch, Republican. Tn
t balloting ended at O'Clock Friday morn
ing.
9 follows:-
THE SENATE (3o).
: Addison county-George A. Thayer Q
e Lincoln, James B. Donoway OF Middle
y bury.
+ Pennington county-Everett E. Porte
of PownaI. Edward C. Orvis of Manche:
II ter.
b Caledonia county-Edward 7. Fail
Al banks of st. Johnsbury, Joseph 7. Giles
.e son of Lyndon.
n Chittenden county,. E. Kennel
a OD.). of Williston, Albert l. Bingham
,e of WiIliston, Ira F. Hobart OF Westfort
d Essex county-Martin v. b. Vance {
h Lunenburg.
n Franklin Countrywide w. Barney {
er Swanton, Arthur J. Croft Of Enosburg.
Grand Isle county-John ]. Wrigh
" CD, South Hero.
Is Lamoille county,. Halsey Lewis
d, Morristown.
10 Orange county-George w. Fiagg
" Braintree, John r. Nolan OF Topsham.
erj Orleans county--John L. Lewis
be North Troy, Gilbert J. Gross OF Brow
es ington.
Rutland county-Fred M. Butler
s- Rutland city, Walter F. Scott OF Bra
he don. William r. Walker Of Fair Have
lis Eugene Mcintyre Of Dandy.
q Washington county-Frank M. Cor
n of Montpelier. Warren f. Bliss Of Calai
id Eber w. Huntley of Duxbury.
no Windham county-Ernest w. Gibs'
,ss Of Brattleboro, George H. Gorham
x, Rockingham.
al Windsor county,. Thomas Kidder
Woodstock, Edward B. Finn OF Sprin
OF field, Loyal E. Sherwin of Chester.
; On HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (24'
he Addison, Frederick G. Smith (R).
'. Albany, Charles Williams (R).
lso Alburg, D. L. Soule (R.).
he Andover, H. F. Wiggin lR.)
nj Arlington, Patrick H. Thompson Il
nc Rakerafield. @. W. Giddings (R.)