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Show V luMlflllrll ill RoclC- Ribbed Republican Republi-can State Electing Governor Gov-ernor Rain Falling- White River Junction, Yt., Sept. 5. Vermont Is electing a governor today. to-day. A three days' rain storm still was beating down on loth sides of the Green mountains of Vermont when voting began, but predictions of clear weather by noon wore made. T.he Republicans maintained that there was sufficient party loyalty to elect Allen M. Fletcher of Cavendish governor The Progressive managers relied on a substantial vote for Rev. Frazer Metzger, the party leader, while the Democratic leaders were confident of polling the full party strength for Harlan Howe. Many politicians pointed out today to-day that while the total registration in the state at each election in twenty-five years was close to 125,000, it had been seldom that more than 30 or CO per cent of thoso enrolled have come to the polls No political apathy 2; expected today, but to guard against it nearly every voting place was well equipped wit.b cabs and motor cars to bring tho aged and infirm to the polls. |