10 SEPTEMBER 1910, Page 2

The first State elections were held on Tuesday in Vermont,

where the Republican " Conservative" candidate for the Governorship was returned, but by a much smaller margin than two years ago. This shrinkage of the Republican vote clearly indicates Republican discontent with the " Old Guard," and this view is supported by the results of the primaries in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Michigan, where the " Insurgents " have carried all before them.