The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-09-17
The Result Orthe Election In
Maine,

As We expected would be the case,
the Republicans yesterday increased
their majority over their majority Of
last year. Tho increase IL not, howev-
er, "a great as we expected it would be.
II will be difficult for il to crawl up TO
10000 Two years ago their majority
was 81 Gao. Doubtless the Republicans
worked harder and spent more money
this year to carry the election than CIV.
er before, and mos Of the Republicans
counted on a majority Of from twenty.
five to thirty thousand. This majority
they regarded as necessary to give
them encouragement to hope that they
q elect General Grant and Colfax.
1t must be taken into consideration
that the moneyed power, MS represent
cd by Bondholders, National Bankers
and Manufacturers, made it's fight in
Maine that they concentrated their
power for this first fight against the in.
terests Of the West, but notwithstand
ing the extraordinary efforts of tins
moncyed power, the Democrats fought
smost gallant fight, making gains on
their vote in almost every voting pro.
cinct.
In lSG2, Vermont and Maine started
QUO pretty much as they have started
out this year; but in the October cleo
lions Of that year, the Democrats car
ried New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, IL.
linois, Indiana, Kentucky, New Jersey
and Maryland, ssmaking 1874 electoral
votes. That year tho Republicans car
ried Massachusetts,, Missouri, Iowa,
Michigan, Wisconsin, Msine, Connect.
cut, New Hampshire, California, Yer
mont, Rhode Island, Minnesota, Della
ware, Oregon and Kansas, making %
Electoral votes OF these States that
in 1862 gave Republican nlsiorities,
Connecticut, California, = oregon and
Delaware, giving IL electoral votes,
have arrayed themselves on the Demo.
cratic side.
Speaking with reference TO the ro'
suit IN Maine and It's probable result
upon the Presidential election the ".
Y. Herald Says:
Vermont amounts 10 nothing
Maine is important ouly in so far a.
the Democrats have made a hot contest
there and may be discouraged by a bad
defeat. But on the 18th Of October,
when the voices Of the
men of iron, the Hoosiers and the
Buckeyes make themselves heard, we
shall know whether the Radicals are
to be hurled from power"
Tho .Icr York Times (Rcpubli-
cam on Saturday said this IN regard
10 Maine:
"But in regard to tho Maino clec-
tons Of 1867 two things are &c be
considered. In ,hc first place, the
restrictive laws OF tho state IN re.
gard To tho sale Of liquor threw
over u largo number Of voters TO
tho opposition. Then, again, the
fact that th0ro was no election of
Congressman made the election of
loss importance. and tho RepublI-
can voters were as Indifferent NJ
they were in other States.
"But in the present election all
tins will bc changed. The sumptu.
airy laws Of the Stttj have been re-
pcaled, or in II great measure relax
ed. And, moreover, the people ct
Maine, in this election, ara 70 vote
hot only for Governor, but also for
members OF Congress aud for State
Senators and Representatives. The
interests involved are so important
as 10 bring out u very full vote.
THE recent State election in
Vermont, a compared with that
Of 1868 give n gain OF 500 in the
Republican, majority. A similar
gam in Maine will bring the Repub-
can majority nOxt Monday up to
nearly the figures Of 1866, and far
above those OF 1864. There has
been no lack Of effort IN this State
on either side. The ISSUES which
divide the two parties nru so well
defined, and there is ~ little dis.
traction Oh the account Of Local
questions. that We have every rea.
son to expect a full expression Of
tho people Of the State next Mon
day, and q decisive triumph for III,
Republican party"
In Maino the Republican MAORI,
~ is not up to the expectations o
Republican politicians. IL falls DO
low, instead Of rising above, th,
Republican minority Of 1861. and i
far below that Of 1867.
1t now becomes tho duty OF ih.
people of the Wust 10 DO true +
themselves, and give such a MAORI
" TO the Democratic candidates q
will show that they insist upon tn
: taxation OF the Bonds and upon tn
payment Of tho outstanding 90
Bonds according to contract ~
Greenbavks.