Show ELECTION IN VERMONT 1 republicans win by decreased plu bality democrats gaining in legislature ma go white river junction vt publicans public ans won the elep nih of 01 emont on tuesday basas register state for lieutenant II if prouty of newport f for go 0 L bvm by about 1 1 votes ove tames james burke of burlington his bis democratic opponent the plurality was the smallest in ia a presidential ear car since 1892 ahen hen it was wag only and anas aa followed b a democratic national Ic tory but it was as larger than in 1888 and only slightly less than in 1900 there was a falling oft off in four ears of about 8 per cent in the republican vote while the democratic vote note fell off about 2 per cent the independence league appeared for the first time and polled about 1000 votes while the prohibition and socialist vote remained about the same an unusually large number ot of local contests for members of the legislature although bringing out a heavy vote and resulting in demoi demo cratic gains in the lower branches ot althe arthe legislature had no bearing on the gubernatorial fight i As vermont Is the first state to vote edming dining the presidential campaign there was much interest throughout the countey in the size of the republican plurality |