Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-15
THE MAINE ELECTION.
REPUBLICAN GAINS OVER LAST
YEAR. q
Republicans Claim $4,000 Majority in tn,
State.
Democrats Estimate 1900 RepubIiea,
Maioritys

Hon. J. G. Blaine, Chairman of the RepubIi.
can State Central Committee of Maine, tele-
graphed LAST night from Augusta as follows:
GAS nearly as L can now estimate the total
vote will be 5000 for Chamberlain, $1,000 for
Pillsbury. Majority, 22,OCO"
The following dispatch was sent 70 General
u. S. Grant, at Galena, Illinois
.Maine stands by you in peace as she stood
by you in war. She gives Chamberlain s0,0OO
majority to-day, and will give you 5000 in
November. JAMES G.. BLAINE,
Chairman State Committee"
Special dispatches to Democratic papers
says the Republican majority will not be over
17,OC0.
A dispatch from Augusta contains returns
from seventy-six towns which according to
the dispatch ''last year gave a Republican ma
JOrity majority of 4, 194 and show q net gain Of
3,i-s, or over eighty three per cent The same
per centage on last years total majority will
make the ma iority in the State tn
year nearly 2l,OOO. Lincoln county, which
went Democratic last year, elects a Rspu blican
Senator and county officers by nearly 2OJ ma
jority."
A later dispatch from the same city to the
Baltimore american is as follows:
AUGUSTA, Sept. ALI p. M-We have re-
turns from I'll towns, which foot up as follows:
Chamberlain, Republican, 81 1893; P1lsbu ~,
Democrat, 36,667. Republican majority, H,725.
The following are Associated Press dispatch
&c received up to this morning:
PORTLAND Sept. 1.-THE Maine election for
State officers took place to-day. Returns have
been received from the following cities and
owns:-POrtland gives Chamberlain Rep ub-
ican) 1881, and Pillsbury (Democrat 2,3lO;
Republican majority, 1,02i, against a majority
we'll gives Republican net gain over last year
of 81. Augusta gives a Republican gain of Il
Bath gives Republican majority Of 63i a net
gain Of 259. Rockland gives Chamberlain 259
maj hoi mo a not al of
PORTLAND, sept. 1850 p. M-The vote in
five counties foots up for Chamberlain 8, l54; for
Pillsbury, 5305 The same counties last year
gave Chamberlain Spa, and Pillsbury $3.50
The Republican majority this year is 2,s49,
which, compared with the Republican ma
lority Of 1,662 last year, shows a net gain of
l,1S7.
PORTLAND, Sept Ii.-Bangor gives Cham
berlain 2,O67; Pillsbury, 1885; Republican gain
over last year, $50. Lewiston gives Cham
berlain l,35e; Pillsbury, 620i Republican net
gain, PSI.
PORTLAND, Sept. Ii.-Saco-Republican ma.
jority, Az; Repub lican gain, 23l, Pownall-
Republican loss, 2. New Gloucester Repub-
hcan loss, 4. Observation-Disclosures gain, 8.
hcan gain. 1O6. acknowledgements ma
jority, 81 Democratic loss, 1. Oxford-Repub-
hcan majority, 90; Republican gain, 49, Fall
mouthIRepublican gain, aS Seventeen towns
year Chamberlain had 9,S37; Pillsbury, 1880.
Republican majority. 1885, against last year
2,S35; Republican net gain, 1899.
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-THE following are Re-
publican gains: At Cape Elizabeth. Is; North
Yarmouth, IA; Minot, 26; Roekland, 10; St.
George, g. Gorham, ~; Freeport 46; Belgrade,
A..
PORTLAND, Sept. 1.-THE following are
Democratic gains: At Yarmouth, Is; Seaboro,
10; Poland, 4; Frankfort, IL. Seventy six to WINS
give Chamberlain p, DO, and Pillsbury, 17,54s
In the same towns last year Chamberlain had
1S.ls7, and Pillsbury, 1888, showing net Re.
publican gain over last years majority of 8 s47