The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-08-31
Vermont's Matinee Election
Exciting Some Interest
LOCAL FIGHT IS CLOSE
Voters on Both Sides Are Being Urged
to Go to the Polls for Either John
W. Gordon or George N. Tilden
Past State Votes.

Tonight will see the end of lively
local contest between John w. Gordon,
Republican, and George N. Tilden, Demo.
crat, for election as city representative
to the Vermont house OF representatives,
as well as the end of the state election
fight. Although there has been quite a
bit of work laid out on both sides, there
has been notable lack OF bitterness in
the local fight. Both sides are this af.
ternoon claiming to have majority Of
the votes, and some OF the election proph.
cts are all at sea as TO which man TO
pick for winner,
The representative fight is OF chief in.
terest in this city, although the county
campaign has awakened here and there
bit of attention. On the state election
there is no stir, and it is expected that
Prouty, Republican, will get a majority
in this city.
The election officers for the various
wards have been appointed by the board
Of civil authority as follows;
Ward 1.
Ward clerk, Il. j. Owens.
Inspectors, b. p. Wiley, Geo F. Howe,
.G. /. Beckley.
Ballot clerks, ]. c. wylIie, n. B. Bal.
lard, VIM. Paul, Frank MeWhorter.
Assistants, D. J. sullivan, L. n. Phil
brick.
Ward 2.
Ward clerk, L. W. Cummings.
Inspectors, Harry Whitcomb, T. J. Den
ming, Robt. Inglis
Ballot clerks, w. T. Kenerson, James
Mutch, Geo. Quiglcy, Nat Whittier.
Assistants, Jas. Brown, A. 5. Martin.
Ward 8.
Ward clerk, H. L. Smith.
Inspectors, G. {. varney, q. A. Church.
i'll, W. ". Calder.
Ballot clerks, VIM. Mcdonald, Donald
Mcleod, Alex. Cruick-hank. J. h. San-
guinetti
Assistants, o. D. shurtleir, L. NJ. Tsyn-
tor.
Ward 4.
Ward clerk. A. NJ. Smitn.
Inspectors, w. V. Avery, w. T. Calder,
Peter ID. Thorn.
Ballot clerks. Frank Odgers, Chas, j.
Abbiatti, c. u. Thwing, John Rowley.
Assistants, Leslie Lawrence, ads. X.
Anderson,
Ward S.
Ward clerk, Fred n Braley.
Inspectors, Alex. Hadden, Celeste BIZ
anchi, O. J. Howes.
Ballot clerks, w. J. Kingston, G. E.
White, Frank Comolli, John Cleary.
Assistants, p. Il. McNulty, Oreste Bo-
mani.
Ward 6.
Ward clerk. John Gibb
Inspectors, X. L. Clark, NJ. G, Morgan,
Chas. Cay.
Ballot clerks, q. G. Hutchinson, i. II.
Davis, Jas. d. Wood, A. w. Premier.
Assistants, Peter Alexander, Michael
kenefiek.
In the state at large the interest cen.
ters about the size of the plurality of
Lieutenant Governor Prouty, Republican,
over James Il. Burke of Burlington, Dem |
ocratic candidate. There are three other
candidates for governor, q. 5. Baokus OF
Brandon, Independence; Eugene NJ.
Campbell OF Lyndonyille, Prohibition;
and j. II. Dunbar of Hsrtland, Socialist.
Their vote will have no effect except |
to make Pronty's plurality over Burke
more uncertain.
The total vote for governors in Yer
mont for the past 32 years has averaged |
about $1,000, running as high as 70,6si |
in 1880, when Farnham was elected over
Phelps after particularly warm cam
paign. The Republican plurality, how
ever, has tiuctuated from 1886 in 1892
to 36,920 in 1896 In odd years the
pluralities have been somewhat less, due
TO local issues.
Following is a summary of the vote
for governor at the September elections
preceding those for president:
1876 - 657lI % 735