The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-09-03
REPUBLICANS WIN
IN OLD VERMONT
THEY ELECT STATE TICKET BY
LARGE MARGIN.
VOTE is SLIGHTLY SMALLER
Senator Borah to Stump Maine
Roosevelt Again Urges Renom-
~. ination Of HUehes-Bryan
at Grand Forks.
United Press Dis~atcn.

United Press Dis~atcn.
White River Junction, VT, Sept. g.
The Republicans retained complete
control of legislative and executive
branches of government of Vermont
In the state election Tuesday, the
party endorsing the ticket for state
officers headed by George H. Prouty
of Newport, electing to congress from
the First district David ]. Foster of
Burlington for another term, and from
the Second district, Frank Plumtry of
Northfield for the first time, and
choosing a majority of the state legis-
lature which will select successor to
the late Senator Redfleld Proctor At
10:45 p. m. Prouty's plurality was es-
timated at $4,000.
Returns from 157 towns and three
cities, including Burlington, out of 240
towns and six cities of the state, gave
for governor:
Prouty (Rep), BOLTS: Burke
(Dem.)e 1854; Backus q. L., 764;
Campbell (Pro), $40; Dunbar (Soc),
305.
Same cities and towns in 1904, gave
Bell (Rep), 32,726; Porter Dem),
1921.
These figures indicate Republican
loss of eight per cent, and a Demo
cratic loss of two per cent. On this
basis Prouty's plurality is estimated
at $4,000, compared with Bells plu-
rality of 1857 in 1904.
sorah to Stump Maine.
New York, Sept. 2.-Arrangements
are being made by the Republican ma
tional committee to make a strong
fight in the state campaign in Maine,
which closes with the election on Sep
tember Is, and Senator William e.
Borah of Idaho, who returned here
from stumping tour of Vermont. will
leave Immediately for Maine, where
he will make many speeches during
the next two weeks. 49,.
Senator John Kean of New Jersey
arrived at headquarters Tuesday and
expressed his confidence in the cleo
tion of the national Republican nomi-
nees. Senator Kean said: while
Bryan. always has more votes in Au-
gust and September than he does in
November, l see nothing in the pres
ent conditions to warrant any opinion
that Bryan will be elected. New Jer-
sey is safely Republican and has been
out Of the doubtful column of states
for many years"
Bishop W. B. Derrick of Brooklyn
and Bishop Caldwell of Philadelphia,
both of the African Methodist church,
called at headquarters and declared
that the negroes would vote the Re-
publican ticket this year without ques-
ton.
Roosevelt Again Urges Hughes.
Oyster Bay, n. Y, Sept. Saga
more Hill was the scene of another po-
litical conference Tuesday, the sub.
Ject of which was the gubernatorial
nomination of the Republican party in
New York state, and President Roose-
velt again made known, in words that
could not be mistaken, his attitude on
the nomination of Charles E. Hughes
for governor. The president told
those who came to confer with him on
the New York situation that it was
absolutely necessary that the Repub-
lican party should renominate Gov.
Hughes at the coming state conven-
ton, but at the same time said he had
no intention of attempting to dictate
what action the convention shall take
In the matter.
1t was to William l.. Ward of West
chester county, Republican national
committeeman for New York, and to
others interested in the matter, that
he told this, and he authorized one of
his hearers to make known his words
: to the newspaper representatives here.
Bryan at Grand Forks.
Grand Forks, n. d., Sept. Accom-
panied by Gov. John Burke, State
Democratic Chairman Cashel, many
members of the state committee and
large reception committee from Grand
Forks, William J. Bryan arrived here
Tuesday evening from Fargo. where,
earlier In the day. he was accorded an
enthusiastic reception and delivered a
speech on the issues Of the campaign.
Japan Postpones Her Fair.
Toxic, Sept 2...The postponement