Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-09-14
Lord voice from the Enst.

In Maine, Douglas was often "betrayed
into a speech snd during his stumping
visit to the State, the Democratic politicians
succeeded in uniting, as was supposed the
broken pieces Of the democracy. A Demo-
cratic fusion was effected, and at the Demo-
cratic State Convention held in Bangor Aug.
18th, the following greeting was sent to the
Douglas Democratic State Convention Of New
York, held at Syracuse the same day
aDouglas is here, surrounded by thirty
thousand of the young democracyof Of Maine.
They authorize me TO greet the democracy of
the Empire State in their name, and say they
intend to carry Maine"
This news made the New Workers uproar-
ously jolly according to the regular report Of
the proceedings, which says
a Immense applause followed the reading
of the despatch, and three cheers were given
for tho democracy of Maine, and on motion
Of Duncan S. Magee an answer was returned,
pie5giag Mem York 70 Jollop he eTGRPle Of
Name"
The Union Democrats felt 50 sure of a
grand Douglas sweep at the State election
that the New York Herald's correspondent
wrote from Augusta Sept. 9th in this jubi-
ant strains
faThe prospects of the candidates for Con-
eress and for the GovernOrship OF the State
at the election on Monday next are the great
theme of conversation here. The Douglas
Democrats express their positive conviction
that they viii elect their Governor and secure
the State for Douglas in November next. If
the Republicans are defeated now, it viii be
all over with them on the 9Th Of Nov. All
kinds Of devices are being put into requisi-
ton to secure votes for either side. The Irish
win bodily go Democratic, and good many
Germans, who have hitherto voted with the
Republicans, are going over TO the national
cause. This Will make big hole IN Old
Abe's columns, and may tend materially to-
wards his defeat. At all the villages between
Portland and the capital, there are signs Of an
active canvass going on. Party speakeas are
continually on the stump talking their throats
sore"
The election came of, and on a very large
aggregate vote-some 10000 more than last
year-the Douglas-BroOks fusionists are
overthrow by majority of some fifteen to
seventeen thousand an increased vote Of 10
500 giving a net gain on the Republican
majority of last year of :, 3,O65l The Repub
Hcans have also carried the six Congressional
districts, and the Legislature high and dry.
So much for Donglas brags about Maine
The thirty thousand of the young democracy
which surrounded Douglas must have followed
his example and started to find their mothers
before election day. New York is pledged
by the Douglas State Convention to follow
Maine, and we know-Broad isthe road that
leadeth to destruction, and many walk
therein.
The Maine Republican victory, so thorough
and complete, crushed down what little renal
ed of Douglas buoyancy in Washington City.
A Washington dispatch says:
The Douglas Democrats were never more
bitterly disappointed that in the result Of the
Maine election EphTaim X. Smart, an old
member of Congress, and violently Douglas,
was the Democratic candidate for Governor,
and he was relied on TO bring back 10 the
Democratic fold those who had strayed away
from the party. In former days he welded
great power in the eastern part Of the State,
but the result shows that he had not been able
to regain his lost position. In ls4O Maine
first foreshadoWed the result of that reyOlu-
ton which carried Harrison high and dry into
the Presidential chairl and so in 1860, in q
still more decisive manner she indicates the
still ruore decided and permanent triumph
which awaits Abraham Lincoln and her own
gifted son.