Show ELECTION IN VERMONT republicans win by decreased plu ralley democrats gaining in legislature white river junction vt the re ft aou on the election tn in vei mont on tuesday by carrying the tha state for lieutenant governor george 11 II prouty of newport for governor by about otes ioles over james durle of 0 his democratic opponent the plurality was tho the smallest in a presidential year since 1892 when it was only 17 SG and was followed by a democratic nation at al victory but it was waa larger than in 1889 and only slightly less than in 1900 abeto was a falling off in four years beirn of about 8 9 cpr cent la in the re publican vote while the tha democratic vote fell off about 2 per cent the independence league appeared for the first time and polled about 1000 votes while hile the prohibition and socialist vote remained about the same earne an unusually largo large number of local contests con testa for members of the legislature although bringing out a heavy vote and resulting in democratic gains in the lower bra branches nolies of the legislature apparently bad no healing on the gubernatorial fight As vermont Is the first state to vote during the presidential president lad campaign was much interest throughout the country in the size of the republican plurality |