Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-09-22

Dingley 1929
Tjtcomb 81. 1924
Williams 2,l32
Scattering 653
Dinpley,s majority in 1873 $3.50
Gain in Dingley's majority
in 1874 2.O22
Comparing the vote this year with that
of 1870, both years being alike in the fact
that elections for Congressman took place,
at a period of time equally distant
from a Presidential election, and the re-
suit is as follows:
Dingley's majority in 1874 l1,552
Perham's j." 1870 SPAS
Republican gain 1904
The total vote cast in 1870 was 1890
against total vote in 1874 of 1882
(adding 1859 for the towns not returneO.
Thus it will be seen that on a less total
vote this year than in 1870 We have cast
a larger republican maiority--a re-
suit quite unusual in our political history.
and very significant of the sound and i'm
proving condition of the republican party
in the State The democracy will look in
vain at the returns from Maine this year
for any sign of that reaction against re-
publicanism which they pretend to dis
cover They will find instead substantial
evidence of republican gain and growth.
If they take the vote on Congressman, the
republican maJorities indicate firm sup
port of the national government and the
national issues that the republican party
stands upon.
4 look at the vote by counties shows
that the republicans lose in six counties
and gain in ten. Our heaviest loss is in
Cumberland and York counties where To-
cal divisions injured the republican ticket
Our loss in other counties is small. The
indication is that our gains are general,
our losses local; the former of perma-
nent character, the latter transient.
The disappearance Of an Independent
ticket for Governor this year is one of the
features which distinguishes the result
from that of 1878. The Independents. or
Liberals, call them what you may, have
become merged in the two great parties,
their brief race having ended as we sup
posed it would. The leaders have mostly
gone over to the democracy, where they
intended to 60 at the start; the rank and
file have returned to the republican party
The returns for members of the legis-
lature manifest the effect of the senatorial
question upon the result. 1t is now pretty
accurately settled that parties in the House
will stand, straight republicans 95; dem
ocrats, liberals. independents, all shades
of opposition, Sc. The Senate will be, re-
publicans, %; democrats, 3. njoint bal
lot the straight republican majority will be
| 67. Unprejudiced and wellinformed au-
thorties agree that the reelection of Mr..
Hamlin to the United States Senate is set
tied beyond doubt. clean majority of
the members elect being unequvocally in
iaVor Oh MS eiec''oh. IL was hoped by
Inc democracy mat suiiicieht DIVISION
wou'd exist among fep"ohcans TO enable
the democ a. IN" Il me otance o; pow
err, bat inev e d;,a ppoig'ed 4 In, rs
well as tne /. voc Z BOA Cow 20.
1ae s'hM = "9 az " 10 e" &c; on
so'"- one Oh ne mo- Ian g. no sa''
i>-ac;oTy t:iumpn';ne republicans o Name
have ever acG eve'' We nave ected a
republican Cove aoi"Ya1 nee sed n 4
jority. e'ec,ed ~ .e"do rSld' e2a,ion
oil congressman 80 nV increased MAORI
ties. e'ecied me c~dn'Y rte.> N 'onrteen
counties a@' -. two G. "ed ~ - O.
moc'acy' nave ca ed wee SH o the
thirty-one memoe OF the Senate ard