Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-25
LAST WEEKS cAucusEs.
Results Appear Favorable to Prouty
PIumley and Fish.

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PIumley and Fish.
The returns OF the caucuses held
throughout the state last Thursday indi-
cate that Lieut.-Gov. George H. Prouty OF
Newport has won in the governorship
contest and that in the two Congressional
districts Congressman ID. ]. Foster wins
in the First and the Hon. Frank Plumley
in the Second.
All these estimates are not conceded.
Mr.. Prouty claims 433 delegates, while
Mr.. Stanton claims 2s5 to 221 to Prouty,
with many uninstructed delegates.
! Congressman Foster has a large lead
over his opponents in the First district.
The Second district is close, Mr..
Plumley, claiming majority of Sc while
Haskins asserts that he will be renomi-
mated, but claims a lead OF only seven
votes.
| 1t is impossible from returns received
| to base any estimate on the contests for
lieutenant-governor and secretary of state.
The Prouty headquarters issued Friday
the following statement
"The morning after the caucuses
brings additional and favorable reports
for Candidate Prouty. At noon today he
claimed 433 delegates out of the 1856 in
the convention. The number necessary
to choice is 1863. This leaves a majority
of 81, based upon the present returns. 1t
is safe to predict that Prouty will receive
fully AIS votes in the convention, as
many towns yet to be heard from are
known to be favorable to him. Mr..
Prouty claims delegates in towns thus far
heard from in the various counties as fol-
lows:-
addison, 10 towns, AZ delegates; Ben
ningtcn, towns, Is delegates; Caledo-
MIA, IL towns, AZ delegates; Chittenden,
10 towns, 40 delegates; Essex, 10 towns,
20 delegates; Franklin, IA towns, as dele
gates; Grand Isle, towns, s delegates;
Lamoille, 10 towns, "a delegates; Orange,
towns, IL delegates; Orleans, IS towns,
"a delegates (which is the solid delega-
tion); Rutland, 81 towns, SO delegates;
Windham, 6 towns, 80 delegates; Wind
sor, towns, Is delegates"
Mr.. Prouty, being interviewed on the
result Of the caucuses, made the follow
! ing statement
''The returns at hand show such graf
flying majority of delegates in my favor
as candidate for the goyernorship that
cannot look upon the caucus results 9TH
erwise than as a splendid endorsement of
the policies of the present administration
and as a determination on the part of the
people of the state that they shall be con-
tinued. The campaign has been carried
along on the lines of the fullest publici-
ty. Therefore, there can be no doubt as
to how the people feel toward the ques-
tons discussed"
Returns received at the headquarters of
Zed s. Stanton indicate that Stanton has
2S5 delegates, Prouty has 221, there are
147 uninstructed delegates and returns
bou not haa yod I'd n0 del
gates.
Among the large towns supporting
Stanton are st. Adams, Springfield, Lud-
low, Woodstock, Montpelier, Barre, nine
out of ten in Bennington, and a majority
in Middlebury.
OF the towns heard from, the Stanton
men claim the following number of dele
gates, by counties Addison, IS; Ben
nington, IS; Caledonia, 10; Chittenden,
20; Franklin, IA; Grand Isle, 8; Lamoilie,
6; Orange, AZ; Rutland, s.; Washington,
65; Windham, Is; Windsor, so.
Frank Plumley, Republican candidate
for Congress IN the second district,
claims 222 delegates, or majority Of 66,
it being necessary to secure 100 votes for
a choice. These are claimed by counties
as NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 80; Essex, a solid
delegation, 20; Orange, Al; Orleans, SO;
Washington, solid delegation, 65;
Windsor, %.
1t is asserted that these claims are
based on reports received from every
town.
Brattleboro, on the other hand, claims
that returns received there give Haskins
1877; Piumley, 161. Congressman Has
kins claims the nomination.
In the First district, Congressman ID.
]. Foster claims that he has 25s out of q
possible 365 delegates and that there are
still more to come his way. In Fish's
own county, Addison, Foster claims ev-
cry town except vergennes, Orwell and
Goshen, all of Chittenden, franklin, Ben
nington and Grand Isle counties, nearly
half of Rutland, and that all OF Lamoille
county will come to him on the second
ballot il a second is needed after casting