Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-10
M 1Inine s1nle EIec1ion.


Maine has voted for state officers and con-
gressmen, and the result, like that in Vermont,
is not cheering to the democratic Greeley coali-
ton. The expectation of its supporters has not
been realized. Their views grew more and more
moderate as the canvass advanced, until they
fually profeSsed to expect no more than rodue-
ton of the republican majority to about 5000, and
the election Of their candidate for congress in
the fifth district, although some of them claimed
that two of the other districts were doubtful.
They felt sure Of carrying Portland, Bangor, and
several other large towns which have gone
against them. All these expectations have come
to naught. All the republican candidates for
congress are elected; Portland, Bangor, Rock
land, and the other towns they expected, have
gone against them one county, which has been
steadily democratic for ten years or more, now
gives republican majority; and the republic
can majority in the state is quite large enough
to destroy their comfort. A correspondent of
the New York World, writing at Augusta, Fri
day, and anticipating defeat, discoursed on the
subject as follows:
"There is no Disgusting the fact that the stu-
alton in this state is much changed from what
IL was u lOIbHlIul OF even Il week ago. me
persistent bowling OF the radical demagogues
ABOUT 'kuklux, rebel debt the placing rebels
In power, 're-enslaying the negro &C., &c, ad
nauseam, has had its effect, and very MANY of
the people of the county towns, honestly affect
ed towards Mr.. Greeley, have been frightened
by these 'bug-a-boos' till they have resolved to
forego their own convictions and take another
lease of Grant, thinking it better to endure pres
ent Ills than fly TO Others of which they know
nothing"
More than all, worse than ALL on the Kim
ball side, there has been divided council, two
separate camps, two distinct organizations, in
some instances as in Portland not only distinct,
but almost hostile, and all through the state
lnImica of each other, each working against the
common foe on its own hook without consult
ing the other; each wishing to appropriate
whatever OF funds there was available for the
campaign (there was not much anyway and
each wishing to have all credit for doing all the
work. Thus talk TO democrat to-day and he
will tell you, we thought in this campaign we
should only have to help little, that the liberal
movement alone had nearly strength enough
10 carry the state, and that all we should be
called upon 10 do would be to vote when the
time came; but, by Joye, sir, we have had
10 bear the whole weight of the labor OF this
campaign, and all the expense too. You saw
how il was in Vermont; well, / guess it will be
the same here Go to a liberal republican, and
he will say; The fact is, sir, the democrats are
lukewarm in this thing; if the democrats had
done their duty, if they had only come up 10
the scratch, if we could have had more demo-
cratic speaking, we could have carried this
state; but You see how it is, they have relied on
us altogether, and we have done what we could.
Wei, We shall get on pretty well; we shall re-
duce the majority, and let Jessie Blaine know
that he don't own this state altogether; but by
heavens, sir, we ought to have carried this state
sir. Yes, sir; and we could have done it if we
had the money of the other side And so they
go. And with such a state of things naught can
be predicted but defeat"
This correspondent estimated the number of
"liberal republicans" in the state at 5000, which
he thought would not reduce the republican
majority of 1868 below 1928. The "liberals"
themselves, however, estimated their number at
5000, which would reduce the republican major
ity to 727S. The Worlds correspondent was
greatly discouraged; nevertheless, he said:
Portland will go democratic; Of this there is
not much doubt" The "liberals' really ex-
pected to carry Portland by considerable ma
jority; but they over-estimated their strength,
which will be much weaker in November than
it is now.
Reported returns Of the vote will be found in
our Geographic dispatches. They are not com
plete; but they are sufficient to show that Maine
is still firmly and strongly republican, and that
very large majority for Grant and Wilson may
be expected in November.