The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-11-02
Unusually Large Number of
Split Ballots Expected
In This County
OPINIONS AS TO
PROGRESSIVE VOTE
Likely That Republican State Ticket
Will Carry County-Little on Which
to Base Other Predictions-Cla Claims as
to Town Representative.

On the last day before election the |
leaders of the VARIOUS political forces |
in the county all claim to be sauguine |
rs to the outlook for the candidates Of |
their respective parties. All of them
admit, however. that there are cir
cumstanceS connected with this cam
paign that are liable to cause a larger
amount than usual OF split ticket vot
ing and that the most conservative
predictions are liable to be far from
correct.
\ canvass Of the situation by The
RCfoYmer leads to the opinion that the
Republican state ticket will carry the
county. but there appears to be a wide
variation among the leaders as to how
large Il majority there will be for the
head Of the ticket. The opinions all
depend upon the estimates of the
strength Of the Progressives this wear
As compared with two wears ago. There
is not a Republican who does not feel
that there will be Il material falling
off in the Progressive vote. which last
wear totalcd only 201 less than did the
Republican state ticket. The Demo
Gratis, on the other hand. claim to be
stronger than Il year ago and that
some of the detection from the Pro
gressivc ranks will come to them in
stead of all Of it going back into the
G.. o. L.
Up to the time that Charles A.
Prouty made his campaign in Wind
ham county there was a general opin-
ION that Senator Dillingham; would car
~ the county by big majority. The
Republicans are trying To figure Cut
how much of an impression Prouty
!
sivcs claim that the fight in the coun-
| " will be a close one aud the Pro
gressives claim that Prouty will carry
Brattlcboro over Dillingham;. basing
their belief on the impression they
think he made here and in the county.
| The Republican senatorial candidates
it is believed will carry the county, al
| though the fact that DR.. L. r. Lynch
| has before proved his popularity at
/ the polls locally may Interfere with
| some predictions concerning Republi-
can senatorial majorities.
The state $ attorney fight in the
/ county has been carried into every
town and hamlet by one or the other
of the candidates or both of them.
Against \. Y. u. Piper, the Republican
candidate two wears ago and a nOn-
! PARTISAN candidate with Progressive
endorsement this year. is Q. r. Hughes,
this wear the Republican nominee. Mr..
| IIugres : supporters believe that the
/ fact that he is the nominee OF the Re
| publican party and has strong Demo
cratic support will insure his election
! easily, while Mr.. Piper : supporters
claim that his experience of two years
in addition to the support of the
/ Progressive party will be sutii
cient TO keep him in the of
fee. In any event, whoever is
party will be sufficient to keep him il
> the office In any event, whoever i
> elected will feel that it was because
the voters were acquainted with hi>
claims for support.
All three parties claim the election
5 of their candidates for town rcpresen
- tative The Progressives claim that
Mr.. Crosby is stronger than yea
ago. because of his record in the iygiS
f lature and his experience in that body
D., The Democrats have carefully can
p NaSScd the town and are equally salts
fled that Mr.. Roberts will eventually
p be landed q winner, and the same feel
T., ing exists in the Republican ranks -
to their candidate, Mr.. Perry. Demo
Gratis and Republicans claim that MI
: Crosby will not begin to poll n
strength he did a wear ago and that
majority of this detection will go t
h | their candidate.