The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1908-09-02
Barometer for National EIec-
tions Indicates a Greater
Landslide to Republican
Party Than Ever Before.
fONDEST HOPES REALIZED
BY PARTISANS OF TAFT.
Local Issues Figured Largely
And This Accounts for Num-
ber of Democrats Who Will
Serve in State Legislature.
Republican Victors.

Governor-George H. Prouty, of
Newport.
Lieutenant governor-John A.
Mead, of Rutland.
Secretary of state-Guy w. HALEY,
Of Essex.
Treasurer-Edward II. Deavitt, of
Montpelier.
Auditor-Horace F. Graham, of
Craftsbury.
Attorney y-general-John G. Sargent
Of Ludlow.
Burlington, VT, Sept. 2.-Vermont
has met the expe Citations of those who
believed that the Green Mountain
state would give a republican plur-
ality of more than $4,000. Notwith-
standing the entrance of the Indepen-
dent party, making five tickets in
stead of four as heretofore, the repub-
hcan vote is only slightly below that
of four years ago, while the democra-
tic vote remains substantially the
same.
Returns late last night indicated a
republican plurality of more than 2S.-
600. Never in the history of the state
have local conditions entered SO large
ly into the campaign and many towns
which gave republican pluralities for
governor elected democratic represen-
tatives to the state Legislature.
The democratic representation in
the house of representatives is likely
to exceed so, against 35 in the last
legislature, many of the larger towns
electing democrats. Speaker T. Che
ney, of Morrisville, had four candi-
dates running against him, notwith-
standing that his reelection as Speak
er was conceded should his town re-
turn him, and won on the second bal
lot by one majority, a majority being
necessary to elect.
The republicans elected to congress
from the first district David J. Foster,
OF Burlington and from the second dis
trict Frank Plumley, of Northfield,
and chose 2 majority of the state leg
islature which will select a successor
to the late Senator Redfield Proctor.
Lieutenant Governor G. H. Prouty's
plurality is estimated at over $4,000,
with his ticket getting about the same
figures.
These figures indicate a republican
loss of 8 per cent and a democratic
loss of per cent.
The voters were urged to support
the republican ticket by speakers of
national Importance, who stumped the
state during the past two weeks, dis
cussing issues which will be heard in
other parts of the country this fall
Went 1t Alone.
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 also anxious re-
garding the strength of the Indepen-
dence League movement, a 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 a poor fifth
In the contest among the leaders.
Mr.. Burke issued the followins
statement:
From the returns of Il out of 24e
towns received by me I claim that
Prouty's majority will be under 25,
Oo0."
1T seems that the plurality of the
republican ticket will be nothing less
than 10000. In view of the fact tha,
no great state questions are at issue
to create discussion or arouse inter
est in the campaign. the result is es
pecially gratifying. showing as it does
that the voters are alive to the i'm
portance of the issues involved in the
national campaign.
Vermont has again pointed the way
to great republican victory In No
vember."