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English: From left to right: Hon. Robert M. La Follette , Republican nominee for Governor of Wisconsin; Hon. W. W. Stickney, Republican nominee for Governor of Vermont; Hon. John F. Hill. , Republican nominee for Governor of Maine

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Title: Review of reviews and world's work
Year: 1890 (1890s)
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Publisher: New York Review of Reviews Corp
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
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lection of four years ago, Vermontcast five times as many votes for McKinley as forBryan ; while Maine cast about two times and ahalf as many. This was very exceptional, how-ever, as compared with the two or three previousPresidential elections. A decided shrinkage inthe Republican majorities of these two NewEngland States would be taken as indicating acorresponding relative Democratic gain through-out the North. The Vermont election occurson September 4, and tliat of Maine on Septem-ber 10. The Hon. W. W. Stickney will un-doubtedly be elected governor of the GreenMountain State, and the Hon. John F. Hill, theRepublican nominee, will be elected governorof Maine. A number of the most prominentRepublicans in the country have been sent toMaine to make speeches. A great deal of news-paper comment was occasioned by the reportedrefusal of tlie Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Mainesmost conspicuous public man, to take a part mthe speaking. It was said that his refusal was THE PROGRESS OF THE WORLD. 273
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HON. ROBERT M. LA FOLLETTE. HON. W. W. STTCKNEY. HON. JOHN F. HILL. (Republican nominee for Governor of (Republican nominee for Governor of (Republican nominee for Governor ofWisconsin.) Vermont.) Maine). based on the ground that he was out of publiclife for the present, and was too busy with hislaw practice. The newspaper cartoonists foundthe topic congenial, and Mr. Reed might fill alarge scrapbook with August caricatures in which he was a central figure . , The Republican party of WisconsinReform has adopted a reform that we com-Methods. j-^end to the attention of Republicansin the States of Pennsylvania and New York.The voters have been allowed in primary elec-tion to express their preference as respects thenominee for governor. The result has been thenomination of the Hon. Robert M. La FoUette.Mr. La Follette has stood for this principle forseveral years. He is an excellent nominee, andhe has won in a square fight against the so-called machine. The following plank has beeninserte

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