Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-11-08
BRATTLEBOR0 CAVE
TAFT A PLURALITY
Republicans Showed a Marked
Cain Over September Vote
Interest Less Intense than Two Months
Ago-Crowd Watched Phoenix Bulletin
Board Until Late Hour.

Weather conditions were favorable for
a large vote Tuesday and 1861 ballots
were cast for presidential electors. At
Festival hall, where the freemen voted,
the day passed without excitement and
within an hour after the ballot boxes
were declared closed the result was an
nounced. Republican electors carried this
town with the candidates of the Nation
al Progressive party second and the
Democrats in third place. The Prohib-
ition and the Socialist received only 20
votes between them. The vote as filed
in the office of Town Clerk c. S. Hop
kins by the officials is as follows: Re-
publican, 626; National Progressive, 564
Democrat, 435; Socialist, IA; Prohibition,
IL. There were 1861 votes cast here and
10 of these were blanks or split tickets.
In the September election there were
1885 ballots cast for governor as follows:
Republican, 1853; National Progressive,
$50: Democrat, 43S; Socialist, II; Prohib-
ition 5. Each party, with the exception
of the Democratic, polled more votes
Tuesday han at the September election.
The Democrats dropped three votes.
When the polls opened in Festival hall
at 8 o'clock not many voters were wait
ing for a chance to cast their ballots
for electors. The vote continued slow
during the morning until noon and from
then until . o'clock the men on the
check lists were kept busy. After 2
o'clock the voters came in more slowly,
but in greater numbers than in the
morning. When the polls closed at .
o'clock a small crowd gathered in the
hall to watch the counting of the bal
lots and to hear the result. About 5.55
it was announced that Taft had carried
the town and there was a light ~clapping
of hands.
There were nine places in town at
which the returns were given. The two
local newspapers frequently posted bull
letins, and returns were received at the
Masonic temple, the knights of Column
bus rooms, the Vermont Wheel club
rooms, at Festival hall, where the Dem
ocrats held forth, and at the Progressive
headquarters. At the Wheel club rooms
a good number of members gathered,
but there was little enthusiasm. Re-
freshments We're served. 1t the knights
OF Columbus rooms there was a large
gathering of the members and their
friends and refreshments were served
during the evening. A large number OF
Masons and members of the Eastern
Star received the returns and enjoyed
refreshments. A box social was held In
Odd Fellows hall by the members OF
that organization and returns were re-
ceived. The Princess on Elliot street was
filled with persons eager for the results
The number of Democrats in Festival
hall was small, considering the fact that
the early returns showed a Democratic
landslide. The bulletins were received
by telephone and telegraph and were
announced from the stage. During the
evening Thomas Pentland, an ardent
Bull Moose partisan, arrived in the hal
and from the door threw a volley Of
questions at Mr.. Childs. The latter was
ready with replies and for a few min
utes the air was full of words. The
Democratic leader stepped from the
platform to the door and he md the
third-termer held a vigorous debate
Refreshments were served as advertised
"along the lines of Democratic simple.
ity and economy
When enough results had come in tC
show hat the country undoubtedly wal