The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-23
THE MAINE ELECTION AED ITS REAL SIG
N1FICANeE

The election in Maine last week resulted in o
large majority for the Radicals. We we're inclined
to attach great significance to that result and con-
fdently hoped for decrease in the majority of
last year. That far-seeing and sagacous journal.
The National MteHiyeacer, takes an encouraging
view of the result, and we append its reflections
for the consideration of our readers:
The result in Maine cannot be properly regard
ed as an indication of the result of the forthcoming
elections, except so far it shows an unexpected
Democratic gain. Even under ordinary circum-
stances it has never been thus regarded, for events
i'll past years have demonstrated that none of the
great States have ever followed Maine. Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio and Indiana, which hold their State
elections in October, have almost invariably given
their majorities adversely to Maine IN her Septem-
Der election. This was particularly remarkable in
the election OF 1862, when Vermont and Maine led
off with tremendous Republican majorities but,
in the following October, Pennsylvania, Ohio. and
Indiana, which had previously gone By rousing
Republican majoriiies, turned over to the Demo-
erals. and astonshed the country by Democratic
majoritics. In Pennsylvania the Lncoln majority
of sixty thousand was converted into -four thou
sand Democratic majority. In Ohio Lincoln's
twenty thousand majority was changea+to six thou
sand majority for The Democrats and in Indiana
Lincoln's twenty thousand majority was over
! come, aud ten thousand for the Democrats was OBJ
tained.
At this time the difficulties in these October cleo
tions are much less than in lHG2 when Vermont
and Maine went largely Republican. In the elec-
tion in nnsylvania last year there WIS Demo-
cratic majority of 922 while he year before the
Republicans had ma jority of lI,l1S. In Ohio
the Republican majority in 1867 was only 1883
while in 1864 it was ~ 696. The lasi genera
election in Indiana was in 1866, when the Rcpub
licans had majority of l4,2O2. 1t will thus be
seen that even if the Radicals had held their OWL
in Maine this year, our friends would have less tc
do in order TO carry the October elections than in
1862 when they triumphed so nobly..
But this year Maine has failed utterly and dis
mally to sustain her Republican majority. The
only criterion we have with which to make COM
parison, is the election OF 1866, wien the maj jory
Tor Chamberlain (RepAbcan) over Pil l,sbury
iDcnocrat) was 2I627, The election in Maine
last year is universally admitted not to be test
vote. The snmptuary and constabulary laws
which entered largely into the canvass. occasioncd
IL distraction of pnrties and, besides, there was
by no means full vote.
This year the same candidates for Governor were
running as in S6U, and every vote short of Cham
bcrlans majority obtained hen, u .683, must be
accounted an actual loss TO the Republicans. Our
dispatches show that they have tiriicd to come to
this figure by fully ten thousand, tll;ls exhibiting
Republican loss of nero than onc-,hird Of their
latest majority.
On the other hand. the Democrats gained large
ly. The returns show that they hssseAgained What
the Republicans have lost. Ii similar gains art
made in The States that TO vote in October they
will give overwhelming Democratic niajoriiics, ans
the election for Seymour and Blair in November
will be completely assured
We congratulate our friends upon the result
Notwithstanding the tremendous efforts of the
Jacobins to sustain themselves in Maine, nowih
standing the vast Sums OF money poured into tht
State for this purpose notwithstanding the indus
try and INSCRIPTIONS energy of q vast army O
Radical and Federal ofice.holders, the Jncobins
have lost more than one-hird Of their majority
aud the Democracy have won glorious triumph.