The New York herald., 1872-09-08
THE CAMPAIGN IN MAINE.
Forecast Of tho Result Of the Election To-Mor-
row-A Fair Republican Victory Prognosti-
eatsd-Ths Success Of All the Republican
Candidates for Congress Predicted.

AUGUSTA, Me-, Sept Z, 1672
have travelled all over this State, from one end
OF 1t to the other and through the central portion
very extensively and the sum and substance Of all
my observations and interviews and gossip Is to
the effect that the election or Monday next will re-
suit In
A FAIR REPUBLICAN VICTORY.
The strength Of the Greeley movement has been
evaporating somewhat since the beginning OF the
campaign. The coalition Is dissatisfied with many
ofits candidates, and many OF Its candidates are
dissatisfied with the coalition, and this want Of
harmony will not have tendency toward attract
ing votes. Probably the fairest method of calcu-
lating
THE VOTE OF THE STATE
will be by comparison with that OF the Guberna-
torial election OF 1885, next preceding the election
OF President Grant. That year the total number OF
ballots cast was $4,000 This year 1t will not ex-
ceed l25.Ooo. and will probably fall 5000 short Of
that number. In 1868 General Joshua L. Chamber
lain was elected Governor by majority Of 10, 500
and odd votes. In 1872 Sydney Perham win be re-
elected to the Gubernatoria chair by majority
averaging from TO- 600 to $1,000 votes-probaby not
more than the larger number and certainly not
less than the smaller. In regard to
THE CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS
i opine that the republicans will make clean
sweep OF the State. John H. Burleigh, In the First
district will beat Clifford by majority varying
from eight hundred to one thousand votes The
opponents OF w. p. Frye In the Second district,
concede his election by good majority. Speaker
Blaine will add to his strength In this section.
General s. +. Hersey will overwhelm Marceus
Emery with his majority, and Eugene Hale will 20
back to Congress from the Fifth district This Fifth
district by the way, Is the locality wherein have
grain OF doubt OF the correctness OF these state
ments The canvass there has been hot one, and
Hale, II elected viii go In by tight squeeze Both
he and Pike, the contestant, are wealthy men, and
have been In political life long enough to thoroughly
understand the wires The struggle Is q life or
death encounter with both OF them, and they have
fought with desperation worthy OF better re-
ward than seat In the national halls OF legisla
ton.
WHAT THE DEMOCRATS CLAIM.
The above Is given as dsinterested statement
which may pass for what 1t is worth. demo
cratic editor here claims that his party will throw
65, 900 votes for Kimball on account of the cider
legislation of last Winter They claim that at least
1000 Grant republicans will vote for him. They claim
that 5000 republicans have deserted the Grant
standard, all of whom will vote for Kimball. They
concede Perhams election, but say he Will not
secure over eight thousand majority. which. they
contend, in case 1t does not exceed that
figures. Is a loss OF over eleven thousand on the
majority for Governor In 1868, which they propose
to take as their basis OF gains or losses for the pur
win oe gained BY the republicans. This is one mans
feelings It would be reliable one. A stump
speaker on the same side OF the house Is less san
guine In his opinions. He has been all over the
State, and worked like a beaver, too He told me
this afternoon that, while he acknowledged the
fact that the revolution in party politics was so
sudden that he hardly dared venture an opinion In
regard to the result as yet he did not believe that
Governor Perham would receive more than 1900
majority, this proves to be the case, he
in Indiana and Pennsylvania will elect aet;t
their Presidential ticket next November. He be-
IL eys ne hs hks as x BE- oastns N Sr s s n s
Hale had nearly 1,200 majority, and IL ls not
Thought by good judges that as many votes as that
number Will be changed by the election this year.
or the two nominees for Governor, Kimball, the
coalition candidate, gives up all hope of election,
but counts on a greatly reduced majority Perham,
jOrity of $1,000 votes The men are natives of the
same town in Oxford county, and great local In
terest Is felt in the result OF the vote therein.
Mr.. Hale's Chances I'm the Fifth District.
CALAIS. Me-, Sept. I. 1872.
canvass of this city, made during the past week
ana compietcu tod"J, si~es Eugene Hale, the
republican candidate for reelection to Cong ess,
majority Of 4s1 votes. These figures are from
republican committee. II they are accurate the
result will be exhibited In the success OF Mr.. Hale
throughout the district. The vote OF this city
generally shapes the vote of the district, and may
be taken as lair criterion by which to Judge Of
the resul;
Meetings OF tho Opposing Parties in
POrtl0nd
PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. I, 1872.
The closing guns Of the Fall campaign or rather
the GubernatOrial campaign of this year, were dis
charged In this city tonight. There meetings
OF some Importance and torchlight professions
tOO elsewhere in the State, but the main efforts Of
the politicians were concentrated in this city.
Weeks ago the republican fugemen en-
gagged the only good brass band which is
available in this vicinity, and also paid
hall hereabouts 80 that the democracy, In spite
Of themselves, were forced to send to Boston for
representatives Of the rrepressble Gilmore and to
organize grand high-cock-alorum in the open air.
Their meeting, however, Notwithstanding the many
disadvantages under which they labored, was the
greater affair OF the two. Their speakers were
more numerous, and their calcium light burned
more brightly and the crowd of spectators and in
teresed listeners was much larger than that which
assembled at the republican meeting at City Hail.
fuller account Of this powvow is given below.
AT THE GATHERING OF THE RADICAL CLANS.
There was roll call OF perhaps two thousand
men, women and children and band. There were
but few ladies In the galleries. Whether the d.
minished attendance was due to the fact that the
result OF the election was foregone conclusion,
or whether It was occasioned by the superior
attractions of the Boston band and the burning
benZine In the t0rches outside 1t Is not my prov
ince to opine. The meeting was duly organized
with secretaries, vice-presidents and a host Of
other officers, who, If they had been there, would
have filed the hall, and General John L. Swift of
Boston. was introduced as the first speaker.
He made a very good campaign speech,
as he always does and told some very good stories.
Among other statements he expressed an opinion
that Maine would go solidly for Grant and Wilson
in November. General William o. Mont. of New
York, hero with q cold and black mostache, fol.
lowed. General MONT replied to the charges OF
nepotlsm which had been brought against General
Grant, and also alluded to the charges that the
President had been guilty OF accepting gifts when
he should not have done so. why" he said, "the
members OF the democratic party should
he the last persons in the world
TO accuse General Grant OF things
OF that Sort They do the same themselves or worse
member they gave Mcclellan n house worth $4,000
and s25,O00 in money BESIDES" Proceeding with
his story, General Mofft said that he had travelled
MaIu nd hp 10 no rto M ho