The Portland daily press., 1867-09-10
Fourth Page-The Swing in the Apple
Tree; Rogers Story of Genevra; Boston Mark



There was once hare which undertook 10
run a race with snail Bets were hundieo
to one on the hare, if he hadn't turned aslae
to browse and finally fallen sound asleep. The
Republican party in this State has just waked
up from a little doze, and hnds lts grahu ma
iority of 29.OOO last year reduced one half. One
would think by the Democratic rejoicing that
a great Democratic victory had been won; but
the sum of the whole matter is that Chamber
lain has been handsomely reelected by a ma
jority of IA, 900 votes, and without an effort
This is about 1000 votes under the average
Republican majority Tor the last ten wears
We have simply come down to our average,
and have found that we can hold it and de-
pend upon it without an effort. This need not
have been, and ought not to have been. There
should have been an active campaign. We
had everything to gain and our opponents had
everything to lose by an earnest discussion of
political principles. But there has been no
campaign. There has not even been can
vass. From the State Committee down to the
town committees there has been paralysis Of
the entire organization, and the result appears
in our returns this morning.
The returns from 100 towns give Chamber
lain 24,7l5 votes and Pillsbury 18, ,6S3-majority
for Chamberlain 6,032. The same towns last
year gave Chamberlain 81 $50 votes and Pills
bury 16 565-majority for Chamberlain IS O85
The total vote of the State last year was III :.
5S4. Judging from the returns above il will
be diminished this year to about 100 900. But
IL Is TO be observed that this diminution is oc.
casioned by Republican loss without cor.
responding Democratic gain The Republican
vote In the 100 towns amounts to 81 per cent.
while the Democratic vote is only 10 per cent
IT this per oentage holds good throughout the
State, as it probably will, tho entire Republi
can vote will be about $1,000 and the Demo
cratic vote about $4,000. The entiro vote las1
year stood 69637 to Al ,947. The Republican
loss may be safely estimated at I2OOO and the
Democratic gain at less than 1000. BY the aid
OF secret and active organization the Demo-
Gratis have brought out their full Il trength, with
this meagre result In Portland they gained
only 40 votes. OF our Republican voters 12OM
stayed at home, and we have 14,OO0 more to
spare. We have proved that we can whiu
them without any Organization and with0u,
trying, but once is enough. .fzeq
.gsi suiSs. ain THE LEGISLATURE. sasaT
Republican Senator's are elected, in allprob
ability, from every county excepting Aroos
TOOK, Knox, Lincoln and York. From Aroos
TOOK we have no returns. Knox and LincolI
nave probably elected the Democratic candi
dates, and York is in doubt. At the worst tn
Senate will stand "a Republicans to Demo
Gratis. laa .H lc
Ihe House, Judging from the returns received
last night, will probably contain more than {
two thirds working majority.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The whole Republican ticket is elected il
this county by majorities ranging from 800 t,
1900 votes. The returns thus far receive,
from fifteen towns give Gov. Chamber
lain ,2O4 majority, and the towns to be hear
from will increase it,
The Senatorial ticket runs pretty even will
the gubernatorial vote. On the vote for Rec
lister OF Deeds and Register of Probate ther,
was some splitting, but the majorities for Mr.
Leach and Mr.. Staples will, according to on
returns, exceed 800 over Major Houghton ant
Mr.. Holden.
In Representatives we have lost one il
Westbrook and one in the district composed O
Windham and Scarboro We have elected
four in Portland, one in Brunswick. one ir
Cape Elizabeth, one in Falmouth and Pownal
one IN Gorham, one in Freeport, one in iBrids
ton and Harrison, one in Yarmouth and Nortl
Yarmouth. The Democrats have elected on,
IN Westbrook, one in Windham aud Scarboro
one in Cumberland and Raymond. Four dis
tricts remain to be heard from. 7aadssn soe.o