The New York herald., 1873-09-09

| tero will be found. His views on the cOndl-
ton of Spanish affairs will throw some light
on his purposes
The Maine Election and tho Late Com
test In California.
| The general results of the annual State cleo
ton in Maine, which was held yesterday may
be summed up as q republican victory, of re-
duced majorites upon greatly reduced popu-
lar vote, as usual when there are no national
candidates or issues involved, and no local
questions of sufficient Importance to bring out
the full strength of the people The State cleo
ton of the year Immediately succeeding that
of the Presidential year has always exhibited
in Maine heavy falling off in the popular
vote, as the following figures will serve to
show
In the Presidential year 1868 the test vote
of Maine on the Governor was
For Chamberlain, republican ............. rs, 1894
For Pllsbury. democrat. at.................. 55,43l
Republican majority. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 90, ,4oa
In the State election of 1861 purely local
contest-the popular vote for Governor (omit-
ting 4,743 votes for the temperance man) was
thus divided
For Chamberlain, republican. ........... 5l,57s
Republican majority. y...................... LIZA
This heavy reduction in the republican
majority in single year was accepted and
proclaimed by the democratic journals as a
great gain by their party, which, if followed
up, would give them the State in one or two
kakfI 1,,A ,vr,4 A1n ~e kI~
Presidential contest in 1872, we find the test
election on national issues in Maine, the Sep
tember election for Governor, resulting as
follows -
For Perham republican an...................... 1917
For Kimball, democrat. rat.................... 64,7O1
Republican majority Observation-Disclosures. 1926
or some three thousand short of the majority
of 1868, the loss indicating, perhaps, the
liberal or anti-Grant republican strength in
Maine in 1872 and that it was about fifteen
hundred votes No doubt this year the de-
fciency in the popular vote will be equal to
that of 1869, if not greater, and from the same
causes The general results this year, there
fore, signify nothing but general apathy in
Maine, there being no political issues before
Jue people W pTeVeut Une state going by
default.
This Maine election, accordingly, may be
set down as an event of no political conse-
quonce beyond showing that the two parties
in the State stand substantially as they have
stood for the last fifteen years in tho division
of the popular suffrages. The results, in
word are only the old story over again of
reduced republican majorities on short
vote, and signify ''only this and nothing
more"
The results of the late contests in California.
on the other hand, are very significant and
important, as making break by large BODY
of independent men from both old parties, and
the creation thereby of new party-the anti
railroad monopoly party, which in the Legis-
lature elected will hold the balance of power
against the Central Pacific Railway, notwith-
standing the support this monopoly is said to
have received at the late California canvass
from the national administration From this
beginning, this new departure in California,
We look for results next year, especially in the
elections to Congress on the railway question,
which will change the existing complexion of
things very materially, even in Maine