The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-05
The E. Aion of Percival w.
G ent as Governor
6 Was Expected
SEENE AND DALE
BACK TO CONGRESS
Many Thousands Of Voters
Are Away from State
in Service

Considerably less than the 60,s54 votes
cast in the goyernorship contest two
years ago were expected to be counted in
Vermont's contest to-day between Perci-
val w. Clement, Republican, of Rutland,
and DIR. w. B. Mayo, Democrat and Pro-
hibitionist, of Korthfeld, the two candi-
dates for governor. The total vote is
likely to be smaller because of the fact
that it is an +off" year, because there has
been very slight prediction activity and
because a large number of voters are in
France or at some place far away from
their voting residence.
| The weather which was somewhat
threatening during the early morning
hours, turned out favorable, but even
| that incentive to full vote was not
counted upon to eounteract the effects of
the detractions.
| II was generally conceded that Mr..
| Clement would be elected governor, but
there was a wide speculation as to the
probable size of his majority. II was ex-
p
would be slashed quite bit below the
normal Republican victory in Vermont.
| The other candidates on the Republican
state ticket were certain of election, they
being Mason S. Stone of Montpelier, for
lieutenant governor; Walter F. Scott Of
| Brandon, treasurer; Harry A. Black
of Newport, for secretary of state; Ben
jamin Gates of Montpelier, for auditor of
accounts. and Frank C. Archibald of
Manchester, for attorney general.
/ Frank L. Greene and Porter H. Dale,
representatives in Congress, win be re-
turned to their seats.
There were some interesting local con-
tests over election of town representa-
tives, but the state Senate was expected
to be sofidly Republican The polls close
at o'clock on town representative con-
tests and at o'clock on the state and
congressional election.
Without single exception every ward
lpolling place in Barre reported light
vote at noon to-day. The fact that
city representative, county and state Of
ficers and congressman were TO be
elected did not seem to make much Of an
impression on the mass Of the electorate
and the appearances at the polls were
even fewer than had been anticipated in
a year when a comparatively light vote
was predicted on all sides.
! Ward 3, where there is always heavy
registration, was an example of how far
the voters had failed to realize their OPP
lportunities. Only SO votes had been cast
at the Summer street schoolhouse at II
lo'clock. Uptown polling places and the
two in the north end confirmed the ru-
mors of light vote. Voting fell off
heavily from the expected volume before
Ia o'clock, when many granite workers
usually visit the polls. There were indi-
cations that voting would become brisk
er during the noon hour and by early
lafternoon number of automobiles were
transporting voters to the polls. Ballot
ing for city representative ceased at
lo'clock, but the other boxes will not be
turned until o'clock
st. Albans, Nov. 5.-Voting was heav-
Ter here up to noon than two years ago.
There were GA votes cast at that hour,
compared with SIG two years ago,
Boston, Nov Notwithstanding the
absence of thousands of voters who are
in the nations service, party leaders pre-
dicted heavy vote in Massachusetts to-
day. In this city large vote was polled
in the early hours. Senator John w.
Weeks, Republican, and former Governor
David /. Walsh, Democrat, were the prin-
cipals in the fight for United States SEN
ator
Representatives of Congressman Peter
! f. Tague challenged many voters at poll
ing places in the 10th congressional dis
trict where he is running as a candidate
for reelection on stickers against for
mer May John +. Fitzgerald, who de-
feated him for the regular Democratic
nomination. At the offices of the Unit
ed States attorney it was said that the
department Of justice had been detailed
to note conditions all over the tenth dis
trict. 1t is understood the reports OF
these agents will be used in case the cleo
tion result Is contested before the House
committee on elections
Philadelphia, Nov. 5.-Generally favor
able election weather prevails throughout
Pennsylvania The voting was light early
in the day, but it was hoped that inter
est in the congressional contests would
have the effect Of bringing out full vote
before the close tonight.
Senator Penrose, Republican leader,
predicted that William s. Sproul for
Igovernor will have 100000 plurality and
that the Republicans win elect "a of the
36 congressman to be chosen.
New York, Nov. 5.-Mrs. Carrie Chap
man Gait, president of the National
Woman Suffrage association, and Mrs.
Margaret Hay, president of the New
York City woman suffrage party, cast
their first votes to-day. Mrs. Gait said
she went to the polls determined to vote
for Governor Whitman because he stood
by us and | am going to stand by him.
After she voted she announced she had,
however, split her ticket having Sud
denly changed her mind" regarding vot-
ing straight Republican ticket.
Washington, d. G., Nov. 5.--Generally
fair weather prevailed throughout the
country to-day for the election. There
twas light rain in southern New England
and along the New York coast.
Light rain probably will continue in
southern New England for the better
part of the day, but viii cease along the