The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-09-04
Plurality Of Prouty Taken
as Hopeful Sign.
OFF FROM 1904
Taft Managers Look Upon Vermont s
Republican Vote as an Indication Of
Victory in November-Many Hot
Representative Contests.


These figures tell briefly the story
Of Tuesdays election. Anxiously
watched by men of all parties in all
parts of the country. Vermont "fired
the first gum of the campaign of 1905
and gave the republican nominee a
majority more than 1000 larger than
| the proverbial $4,000 which is said "a
| be at the edge of the danger zone.
! The republican vote fell off about
per cent. from four years ago. and the
| democratic vote about per cent. In
| spite of the determined work the re.
publican state committee did for sew
| cral weeks previous to election, apathy
was apparent where there were not hot
representative fights TO arouse enthus
iasm. Happily for the believers in the
-goes.Vermont idea. there were
enough of these contests TO bring out
full vote in many towns which other.
wise would not have done their share
takes pleasure in calling an "old-
time majority The state ticket
elected was as follows:
Governor-George II. Prouty of
Newport.
Lieutenant governor-John A. Mead
of Rutland.
Secretary of state-Guy W. Bailey
of Essex Junction.
Treasurer-Edward II. Deavitt of
Montpelier.
Auditor = Horace F. Graham of
Craftsbury.
Attorney ,general-John G.. Sargent
of Ludlow.
In the first congressional district,
David j. Foster was reelected con-
gressman by large majority over
L. l.. iA.a 80 al sAr
and Edwin X. Towle, prohibition, of |
Franklin. In the second district, /
Frank Plumlev of Northfield was elect |
ed congressman to succeed Kit.redge |
Haskins of Brattleboro, having for his
opponents. Andrew J. Sibley of Mont |
pelier. William V. Mclaughlin of |
Peacham and Timothy Ivers of Barre |
town.
The legislature will. of course, be
republican. but the
lower house will contain a number of
very strong democrats and there will
be two democratic senators. Burling-
ton elected democrat in M. G.. Leary,
while in Barre city George N. Tilden,
the democratic nominee, won over
John w: Gordon. Other towns that
Albans city, G. ID. Watson; st. Johns
bury. II. b. Howe Pittsford, Ernest
r. d. Kinsley, the republi
can nominee, won over T. w. Maloney
and J. D. Spellman on the fourth bal
lot in Rutland early Wednesday morn.
ing Speaker Thomas G. Cheney will
20 back as representative from Morris
-own, winning on the second ballot by I
me majority. Representatives from
,ther important towns are as follows: {
Hartford. John l.. Bacon; Newport,
Frank C. Williams: Vergennes. Frank
3. Fish: Cavendsh, A. M. Fletcher;
N. L. Divoll; Bennington,
frank E. Howe, Montpelier, j. A.
)eBoer.
In Windham county the vote for
governor made slight gain over what
t was four years ago, but this can be
Lceounted for almost wholly in Brattle !
,oro S big turnout. Wilmington and !
Jewfane elected democratic represen- =
atives. the former on the second bal y
OF, while in a number of other towns !;
here were exceedingly hot contests. r
Walter r. Walker, who was elected i
representative in Dummerston, will n
robably have a contest on his hands. /,
'ollowing is the vote for governor by r.
nuuties. p