The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-10
Success Of the Republican State and
Congressional Ticket by About
$1,000 Majority.
The Returns in Detail as Far as
Heard From.
REJOICING OF THE REPUBLICANS.
A Heavy Vote Polled and an
Earnest Contest.

PORTLAND. Me-, Sept. Q, 1872.
'To be or not to be-" That has been the ques-
ton with the opponents Of General Grant during
the campaign of the past few weeks "Whether 1t
Is better to be coated against the surs Of outraged
fortune" or to meekly SIT down under the conclu-
sion that good square beat has been accom-
plished Is conundrum which has occupied their
minds all day. SO much and so thoroughly has 1t
prevented them from dscharging their ordinary
business undertakings since one O'Clock to-day
that they have been compelled to secude them
selves In byways and corners, that really there
Is scarcely liberal republican to be seen In Port
land tonight Briefly stating the case, the friends
OF Greeley have been beaten by the friends Of Grant
to the extent of
AT LEAST TWELVE THOUSAND MAJORITY
The eloquent speeches Of Messrs E. o. Perrin.
General Mont, Senator Trumbull and others of the
same ilk have fallen just nat and there have been
q square outpouring Of red hot republican en-
thusiasm such as has not been witnessed here
about since the days OF the old "Wide Awakes,'
at the election of Abraham Lincoln. To use
familiar expression, which has been In vogue ever
since the commencement OF this campaign,
'THE WOODS ARE FULL OF EN-"
and republicans are thicker than the familiar
leaves in valambrOsa, concerning which they
Of nour which some Of them received for their
votes. Here, by the way 1t may be just as well for
me to allude to the fact that all Of expedients
were resorted to for the purpose Of obtaining votes
at this election. In Bangor, for instance, there
were two apOthecaries rivals in business, as well
as In politics. One Of them, Noah Sparhawk Har-
low, Is republican clear through, and the other,
Benjamin Franklin Bradbury is democrat Noah
Sparhawk Harlow was candidate for Legislative
h0n0rs, and Benjamin Franklin Bradbury wanted
to be placed in a similar position. Accordingly Mr..
Bradbury secured the assistance of Mr. Hastings
Strickland, whil0m New York Tribune corre-
spondent and q candidate for the Legislature. Mr..
Strickland suffered from asthma. Mr.. Strickland
went to Mr. Harlow and
BEsEECHED A SMALL QUANTITY OF GIN
with which to stop his wheeling. Mr.. Harlow sold
Mr.. Strickland the Aforesaid gin. Mr.. Strickland
thereupon sent the gin to his own house and took
himself to the ONCE Of the Chief OF Police at which
place he complained OF Mr. Harlow for selling liquor
in violation OF law Mr. Harlow was arrested and
tried and fined. Mr.. Strickland then resigned his
position as candidate on the democratic Legislative
ticket, and Mr.. Benjamin Franklin Bradbury was
nominated in his place. Hence the subjOined card,
which was extensively distributed about the town
to-day, is an exemplincation OF the duel between
"rHE RIVAL APOTHECARIEs."
''vote for the hero of Aroostook" who now suffers
from asthma contracted in your service Vote for Hast
party viii not trade with political Opponents because
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to
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stIckSSnd the new the sSeeessia
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HASTINGS STRICKLAND,
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Of gin on his plea that it was for his own use med
But Mr.. Bradbury was not elected. The republi-
can ticket triumphed throughout. there as else
where in the State, and the rival apothecaries can
drivel along In their insgnincance as heretofore.
Sensibly speaking though. the result Of the elec-
ton shows
AN ABSENCE OF THAT 'srIDAL wAvR''
which some Of the campaign speakers In opposition
to the administration have been predicting. There
has, In fact, been nothing of the sort. The demo-
Gratis and so-caled liberals have failed to combine
in any sense, and the democracy have only
acted with tho INSTRUMENTATION republicans so
far as to serve their own party purposes The
matter Of the nomination Of Presidential electors
is case in point. In nominating at large the two
parties are evenly represented, but in the selec-
ton OF district electors there are fierce wranges
| going on, with few prospects OF an early adjust
ment. 1t will thus be that with discord In their
minor matters the coalition OF democracy and
liberal republicansm in Maine Is yet far from per-
feet, and really there is no reason why it should
be. The old hunkers in this vicinity, and In fact all
the State, have 'done their darndest" to keep
the people from adopting the principles which they
cherished. AS matter Of course their defeat is
nothing to be wondered at They have held meet
enthusiastic fire turned into smoke and their glad.
ness was converted into sorrow.
The story in this State is the Id one of the 'ns"
who want to keep what they have got; the "outs"
who want to displace the Sins, and the outsiders
who want to get all they can-drippings, droppings
and DRAWINGS from the sewers in Washington.
Regarding the Congressional districts, the results
will just bear out nv predictions OF last night.
Blaine has gone far ahead Of his ticket, and Hersey
has driven Emery into his native obscurity. Hale,
in the Fifth district, where everybody supposed
that there was a close shave, has run up to about
fifteen hundred majority big gain on the majority
Of every previous year. In truth the election has
been
COMPLETE ROUTE.
eve have met the enemy and we are theirs" s
the song of the sad and sorrOwful OF the democracy
The street gdnlins echo the cry In less euphonous
language, and the hunkers with Bonded knees pray
for the good time that never seems to be coming.
There have been lots ofunny things evolved from the
inner consciousness OF this election. The Greeley
and Brown flag In tempest last night was tattered
and torn, while the republican banner came out
unscathed. White dogs ran mad yesterday and
black ones are straight to-day. It might be men,
toned as singular fact that the two gubernatorial
candidates were
sCHoOLBoYs TOGETHER IN PARIS
and In early life courted together and probably
mingled In watermelon thefts and kindred adven.
lures characteristic of the rural districts. Kimbal
left the town when young man and engaged in
the carriage manufacturing business, but Perham
remained and became a manufacturer, and his fel-
low citizens rewarded him with 400 votes today
and Kimball's friends In the same town numbered