The Vermont election for a State Governor took place on
Tuesday. It was watched with extraordinary interest through- out the United States, as it was generally thought that it would indicate the result of the Presidential election. No candidate was elected, as none received the necessary majority. The election proved that Mr. Roosevelt's movement has broken up the Republican party. This is the first time that Vermont has failed (says the Times correspondent) to elect the Republican State " ticket " in the Presidential year. With the shattering of the Republican party the Democrats gained heavily on all their previous records in the State. Mr. Roose- velt's Progressives have, in fact, taken away a great number of votes from the Republicans, but apparently none from the Democrats. The latest estimates of the voting are :- Republican, 26,100; Democratic, 20,100; Progressive. 15,550. Dr. Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic candidate for the Presidency, on hearing the figures, said : " It means business for our party in November." Mr. Roosevelt declared that his party had done better than he expected.
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