Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-09-05
GREEN NOUN TAIN
REPUBLICANS GET
SCANT PLURALITY
People Fail To Elect Governor
and Legislature Viii! Be
Forced To Name Next
Executive.

White River Junction, Vt, Sept s.
The close race between three parties.
republican. democratic and progressive.
in Tuesdays election, was emphasized
tocay in the rel ision of returns OF the
vote for governor
Additional returns in yesterdays
election completed and revised today
from all hut u small towns gave for
governor
Allen Nj. Fletcher, republican. 25.o12.
Harlan b Howe. democrat. 1872.
Rev Frazer Metzser, progressive.
1890.
Clement +. Smith. prohibition, 1.4s3
r. ". siuiier, socialist. l.of2.
The mi3 ns towns in 1910 gave:
Mead. !fihMcau. 1.4S6.
" isnn. IL woerat, 1856
'.,,vle. prohibition, s.
~ may. serEihsi. H.
II thn uropnrtonate gain or loss Is
maintained in th. remaining towns. it
IS figured that the total vote in Yer
mon. for line three leading candidates
will be:
Fletcher. a6loo
Hone. 20.100
MatIgar ll.3oO.
THE faiiuve OF the republican candi-
dntr for governor To obtain a majority
fnr the first time In the history Of a
stare election preceding IL presidential
election, Will necessitate the election OF
the states chief executive by the leg
isla!ure. II is expected the republicans
will have a substantial majority IN the
legislature. although there are nearly
81 towns yet to report on the vote for
representatives.
The strength OF the progressive vote
WAS the feature of the election. The
democrats also increased their vote
over two years ago. The falling off In
The republican vote was marked. Indi-
Gefert'on W,.nt To the progressives. al
though the democrats also gained and
II few of the republican votes went to
the prohibition ticket.
The result of the election is greatly
encouraging to the progressive party
OF the state. Both progressive and
democratic leaders professed to see In
the results IA good prospect to defeat
the republicans in the presidential cleo
tton in November In Vermont
Congressman Frank L. Green of st.
Albans. in the First. and Frank Plum
ley. OF Northfied, in the Second dis
trist We're re- elected without material
opposition.
Mr. Fletcher. the republican candi-
date for governor declined last night
to comment ON the result.
Mr.. Howe. the democratic candidate.
said.
Il am much pleased with the returns
throughout the state"
Metzger Is Pleased.
Rev. Frazer Metzger. nominee OF the
progressive party, said:
II believe that the forcing OF the
election OF governor into the iegisla-
ture constitutes a barometer of the vote
OF the national ticket of the progress
sive party. am delighted with the
vote that the progressive party has
given me- today"
1t was apparent early In the eve
ming that there had been no election
by the people, although IA sufficient
number OF republican representatives
We're successful to seem TO insure the
choice of Alien Nj Fletcher of Caven-
dish. by the legislature.
For many years political students
have pointed out that any decrea Sc in
the republican majority In Vermont in
September below the normal of $4,000
las been followed almost invariably by
the party defeat in the presidential
fight In November. These najorities.
which have averaged close to 10000 In
all the state elections in Vermont in
political y.,ats since 1892 We're repre-
sented by y bare plurality,
The falling off in the republican vote
began with the first returns. while tha
progressNes gained all along the line.
in some ea!ies carrying towns which
had heretofore been regarded as strong
~ republican.
Many towns that showed strong pro
grnssiNe tendencies sent republican
repro santati.es 10 the Legislature So
that the party leaders Mere early as
sMred OF (, substantial majority on joiut
ballot for governor.
Progressive leaders We're greatly
pleased With the result II was pointed
OUT that the party had gone into the
fight With an organization that was