Show PR U 11 UTY ELECT un or ACCORDING TO ADMISSION OF OPPOSING PARTY LEADERS vote this year Is unusually heavy and will have bearing on national nar campaign white river junction va set sept I 1 IT with clearly benned denned issues popular candidates candidate and unusually large numbers of minor contests good weather conditions and with the entire country looking on there was every inducement for voters of vermont to go to the polls today for annual state election the candidates voted for today were governor and other state 0 officers congressmen and members of the legislature the leaders on the republican and democratic tickets being lieutenant governor george H prouty of newport and former mayor james E burke of burlington the independence league the pro and socialists also pl presented c candidates for governor and other state offices the ballot boxes will not be turned until sundown so it was anticipated that the result could not be definitely known until well along in the evening with lieutenant governor Prout Prouty ys 8 il election lection admitted by all opposing party leaders the question of interest in the election was the size of his plurality and the strength of the independent league movement in the state s it was believed all of these would hayo havo considerable bearing upon the c conduct andu ct of the national campaign it was anticipated that the vote this year would be unusually heavy especially in the six cities and in the large towns |