Show ELECTION IN VERMONT republicans win by decreased piu bality democrats gaining in legislature white river junction vt the republicans won the election la ver mont on tuesday by carrying the state tor lieutenant governor george H prouty ot newport tor governor by about 28 votes over james burke 0 burlington his democratic opponent the plurality was the smallest in a presidential year since 1892 when it was only 17 and was followed by a democratic al victory but it was larger than in 1888 and only slightly less than ln 1900 there was a falling off in tour years ot about 8 per cent in the re publican vote while the democratic vote tell oil about 2 per cent the independence league appeared for the first time and polled about 1 votes while the prohibition and socialist vote remained about the same an unusually large number 0 local contests for members of the legislature although bringing out a heavy vote and in demo cratic gains in the lower branches of the legislature apparently had no bearing on the gubernatorial fight As vermont is the first state to vote during the presidential campaign there was much intel est throughout the country in the size of the lean plurality |