Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-09-21
VERMONT PR|MARYS
OFFICIAL FIGURES
Hulburd's Majority 931-43,S7S
Republican Votes for
Senator.


designated by section of the primary
law to canvass the votes cast Tor Uni
ted States senator, congressional rep
resentattvcs and state officers met yes
terday at the state House and can
vassed the returns of the election of
last Tuesday. The board consists Of
secretary of State Guy w. 1}a Hey,
Judge Frank H. Fish and the charmen
of the State committees of the politi-
cal parties in the state. Stanley g.
Wilson of Chelsea and ]. r. Kennedy
of Willston. chairmen of the republi-
can and democratic committees re-
spectively, were present. the Progress
sive party not being represented,
although the returns showed that 81
votes were cast for different persons
under that party name.
REPUBLICAN FIGURES.
The vote on the republican ticket was
as follows:
For United States senator. Allen NJ.
Fletcher had S,912. Gates 7753 Page
27.213. scattering Z.
Representative in Congress from the
! FIRST district +. l.. Greene had 1904.
scattering 5.
For representatives. in Congress from
second district, Porter H. Dale had
l6,7S7. scattering, l3.
For governor. Horace r. Graham had
| 34,24i. scattering 81.
For lieutenant- governor Roger w.
! Hulburd had 1860, John L. Weeks
had 1879.
For state treasurer Walter F.
Scott had 29.S9l.
For secretary of state, Guy w. Bal
! ley had 31,s29
| For state auditor, Thomas II. Cave.
Jr.. had 1884. Benjamin Gates had
1886.
For attorney general r. G. Barber
had 27.934. scattering 81.
DEMOCRATIC FIGURES.
For senator, Oscar c. Miller 3.s1e.
For congressman, Emmett B. Daley.
Bennington, (lrst districD, 4,9oT O.
Herbert Papc, Barre, (second district)
| 4.049.
For governor, DR.. w. b. Mayo
Northfeld, $500.
For lieut. governor. Henry C. Brls-
lin, Rutland, 6.097.
state treasurer. O. f. Luce, stowe
5,S67.
Secretary of state, Thomas b
Wright Of burlington. 5.953
Auditor OF accounts, jeremiah c
| DurlCk, FAR ltaNen, b,olE.
Attorney general, Frank L. Webstei
of Swanton. $500.
THE EXPENSE ACCOUNT.
with only two days of the ten days III
lowed by n section Of the primary Law
for the filing with the secretary Of stau
BY candidates statements of their expenses
none of the candidates for the senntorsf.l
have forwarded the necessary papers an
others who have failed to comply will
the law as yet are John F.. Weeks an,
Benjamin Gates.
To-day nine candidates filed statement
as follows: Thomas II. Cave, Jr., candi
date for nomination of State auditor
s55S.7s: r. W. Hulburd, republican non'l
nee for lieutenant governor Slo4, II. G
Barber, nominee for ttorney-general, ST.
G. Herbert Pape, democratic candidat
for Congress from the first district, 9
| cents; Guy w. Bailey nominated for sec
rotary of state, s29.69; w F. Scott. nom!
> nee for state treasurer. $3.50. II. "
. Rrislln, Frank l.. Greene, j. c. Durick, n
l expense.
} The returns as published by the Fro
: Press the morning after the primary wer
, surprisingly correct as a comparison wit
the official figures show. one notable on
5 ception, however, was in the printed r.
g turns from Richford, the tabuators i
2 their hurried work giving Fletcher 100 to
many votes.