The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-11
MAINE,
The STATE REPUBLICAN BY
$1,000 TO $4,000.
All the Republican COngresSmen
Probably Elected.

JuneS special from Augusta says Blllncs
majority will not exceed 300. Per-
hams majority will be about $4,000.
Burleigh is elected to Congress by about
l 600 majority, Fry is elected to Con.
gress by about 3,lOO. Hale has large
majority.
Tho President received u dispatch from
Speaker Blaine last night, stating that
Maine would give $1,000 Republican ma.
jority, and they had carried all the Con.
grcssional Districts by 0t least 1000 ma.
jority each.
AUGUSTA, September 10 The Kcnnc.
bee journal TO morrow morning will con.
tain the following election returns; Two
hundred and totLy.tivc towns have been
heard from, which give total vote Of
07454 The total vote in these towns
last year Was Sl,lSl. The increase over
the total vote OF last year is 1920. In
the two hundred aud torty-lvc towns
Perham has jj,1G3 and Kimball Al l,G0l;
Perham's majority, 14.012. Ills majority
in the same towns in 1871 was 1856. The
towns yet TO hear from threw last year q
total vote Of 2i,1l3.
PORTLAND, ME.I September 10-l A.
M-Onc hundred and ninety eight towns
give PcTham iG,9I3; kimbNlI 35 ,l3S Last
year the same towns gave Pcrham 80, $50, |
Kimball 304G7, II Republican majority OF
S.2B3-Rcpublican net gain over 1871 of
3,j72. The towns not heard from gave
last year Pcrham 1866; kimball l7,lll
a majority OF 2,44l 1t this is increased |
in proportion to the towns received, Per
ham will have 1880 majority. The total
vote will, il it is increased in proportion,
be l256O0, Of which PCrham should have
G0,465and klmball 55,l3j. Last year the
total vote WAS l0j S97, OF which Pcrham
had 5S,2Sj, Kimball 41,j7S, scattering "a,
being II majority OF l0,7O7. In 1868 Cham.
bcrlHin, Republican, haG 7j,j2j; Pills
bury, Democrat, 5G,2j2. Republican ma.
jority 1928, making the Republican net
loss nearly I 600 from that year, but the
aggregate vote Of 1868 was the largest
ever known, being l3l, III, or 5000 more
than it will probably be this year, and
this reduction of the aggregate would de.
crease the majority about ,060, so that
the net loss will fairly be 5000 from 1868
In the First Congressional district, for
merly LynCh's, the vote for Governor
stands in thirty-tour towns: Perham
1897, kimball lOOS4-a Republican gain
over 1871 Of 940 Burlcighs vote runs
ahead Of that Tor Governor; his majority |.
will probably be 1900, against 1896 for
Lynch in 1870.
In the Fifth district torty-iivc towns
give Perham G,063, Kimbal jG37-Rc-
publican gain over II of 1895. iIGlc's
vote is ahead Of this, so that his minority |
will probably reach 1000, against ,2l0 in
1870.
The Second, Third and Fourth districts
will be carried by increased majoritics
Every county will be carried by the
Republicans, making the Senate unani-
mOusly Republican. We have no returns
from Representatives, but the complexion
of the House may be judged by the gen
craI result.
1870 A. M-Twclvc additional towns in |
Hancock, Washington and ArostoOk |
counties give Pcrham l4l4, Kimball |
l,l9O-RepubliCan majority 22i, against
l3O last year in the same tows, showing
more Republican gains than estimated |
Tor the whole State. Two hundred and |
ten towns and cities give Pcrham 1887,
kimOall 3G,32S-Rcpubican majority L..
Oj9. Last year the same towns gave Per.
ham 39,0lS, Kimbsll 3l,5iG. Republican
net gain from 1871, of 3,Gj7.
Message to Gen. Grant.
AUGUSTA, September 10 - Speaker
Blaine has just sent the following dispatch |
to President Grant:
10 The President ofMe United States, L0ng
Branch, ~ d.:
We have carried the State for Governor
Pcrham by more than 10000 majority, a
net gain Of 5000 on last years vote We
have carried Gll the Congressional districts
The closest by two thousand majority
We have carried every county in the
State, something We never achieved hut
once before. Have elected every senator
and chosen more than four tinhs Of the
House of Representatives Our victory is
complete and overwhelming ut all points, |
and insurcs you more than twenty five
thousand majority in November.
AUGUSTA, September l0-2 \ M.-Thc
five Congressional districts have all been
carried by tho Republicans. In the FRS,
district l'urlrigh has about 1000 majority;
in the Second Frye has about 1000, in
the Third Blaine has about $500, in the
Fourth lICrsey hus about 1000; in the
Filth Hale has about $500.
The contest in KcnncbcC county, where
Speaker Blaine resides, has been pccuInr
ly animated, and has resulted in giving
the speaker majority in every one OF !
twcnIy.scvcn towns OF the county. Six
OF these towns are usually Democratic.