Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-09-11
Maine Election.

Maine Election.
eve received despatch at a late hour last eve.
ming prepared for the associated press, announ-
cling that the Black Republicans had made gains
over last years vote in Portland, Bath, Bangor,
and Augusta--the despatch winding up with the
iutimation or prediction that Hamln's majority in
the State would be twelve thousand.
ave attach very little credit to this intimation
or prediction-particularly in the face of the fact
that the Democratic strongholds had not been
heard from. Our friends should bear in mind that,
by some mysterious dispensation arrangement
In the various State elections that have hitherto
been held, the telegraphic agents generally man
age to make the first returns unfavorable to the
. Democrats - Washington Union Of eth.
Thus spake the candid r. man of the Union
on the 9th instant, still hoping to receive more
PRIVATE ADvIcEs," such rs it received last
week, and on which this South-gulling politi-
clan gave it as his "oPINIoN" that Buchanan
would carry Maine in November! Watt
soait, WATT says the South-guller, till you hear
from the Democratic stronghold" "by
some mysterious dispensation or arrangement
in the various State elections that have hither
to been held the Geographic agents generally
manage to make the first returns unfavorable
to the Democrats" Do they, indeed? This
was done twas it p in the case of the late Ken
lucky election, in which it was made to appear
that the sham Democrats had gained ten thou
sand votes in Kentucky, when in truth there
had been no political contest in the election of
Judges and county officers, in but a .few coun-
ties, and there were american gains in eoery
instance in which there was a contest
Well, Wednesday, the 10th arrives, and the
Union has no further "PRIvATE ADvIcEs"
from Maine, but reports the state of the case
to be, on Tuesday, P. NJ, as follows:
egy- Read its comments!
According to the telegraphic dispatches which
reached this city yesterday from Portland, Hamlin.
the Black Republican candidate for Governor, led
Wells and Patten some twelve thousand votes !;
but as the ojorities loosely given, and an round
numbers these figures may be considerably reduced
6y the official returns. The strong Democratic dis
tricts have not been heard from; and although it
is not at all probable, or even possible, that Ham
Inns present reported majority be wholly over
come, no matter how favorable the returns may
Prove to the Democratic cause from the fifth and
sixth districts we still believe that the result of
Mondays election win show that Maine cannot be
placed among what are termed the certa States
for the Black Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency."
1.-THE strong Democratic districts have not
vet been heard FRONT" "Maine cannot yet be
placed among what are termed the certain States
for the Black Republican candidatel" "The
majorities are loosely givenl" "These figures
may be considerably reduced by the official
returns !" .s... !,
What happy faculty the South-guller of
the Union has, of postponsng thorough Wa
terloo defeat But hear him further:
at should be borne in mind that the Democra-
cy of Maine entered into the canvass which has
Just closed under many disadvantages. They were
largely in the minority. The Black Republican
candidate for governor was known to the whole
State as a long-tred leader of the Democratic
party"
Great " disadvantages indeedl 1t had the
aid of the General Governmental was sup
piled with any amount of means-[speaking of
means, every dollar that the sham Democratic
Clubs in this city had raised, amounting to fif-
teen thousand dollars, all were sent to aid the
cause in Maine lit was told by the Cobbs,
Orrs, and Douglases, that all depended upon
INaine-it had the interests and the supposed
SUCCESS OF the uATtnOutOus otIhoShdCJ
keeping--it had the aid of one.hdJ the
Wings in the contest for Governor and of all
Of them in the contest for Congress pray
what more could it desire, bat good cause
Aye, there was the rub The sham Democra-
cy stands not only upon the Cincinnati plat
form, which is bad enough in all conscience
for any white man to swallow, but it inhcrits
by adoption the sins and iniquities, tho blum
ders and follies of an administration, which
has had no parallel in the whole history of free
government There is no party, no matter
what its name, its history, or its former achieve
ments, that could carry such a load as has
been placed upon the back of this sham Demo
cratic party
"They were largely in the minority" quott
the south-guller WhenP In 1852 Pierce
beat Scott 5000 votes in Mainei In 1856
Morrill,, Republican, received 81, 4ss votes
against As, 1903 for Wells, Democrat, and 10, 64t