Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-09-15
THE STATE ELECTION.
from the Boston Wing and Courier

The result OF the election Monday will
be a surprisc-and it is to be hoped sa'
lutary one-to those republicans who have
become so used to victory that they have
deemed it unnecessary to put forth any
special effort for the cause. The reverses
OF last Fall stimulated to the keenest degree
the long deferred hopes of the Maine De-
mocracy, and their fellows in other States,
appreciating-as we have sought 10 arouse
our people to appreciatc-the Importance
OF our election in its effects abroad, have
furnished money and means for secret but
thorough canvass OF the State, which has
dragged out the very skeletons of the
body polite TO swell the democratic vote.
The cry Of ''hard times" has been potent
~ used In all quarters, and the unthinking
have been piled with appeals for "a change
without a why or wherefore" The result
is that while the Republicans have failed
to increase their total vote to the amount
usual In an election preceding Presiden-
tial year, the Democrats hare brought
their force out in strength and thus large
ly reduced our majority and captured sew
eral especially apathetic counties.
Our own city-while 1t might and ought
to have done better-has done well. in re-
ducing Roberts former majority of over
six hundred to one fifth of that number. in
spite Of the desperate efforts of the candi-
date and bis friends to carry the city of
his residence. The candidate for Cover
nor had made personal canvass of the
city and throughout the day of election
was active at the polls. distributing ballots
and interviewing voters. In spite Of all
these efforts we succeed in cutting his ma
jority in the city down to less than one
half that thrown by the ''unterrified" vot-
ers Of Ward One, and elected one of our
candidates to the Legislature in spite of
all the powers Of darkness.
General Plaisted is undoubtedly elected,
although 1t will be several days before his
majority can be definitely ascertained.
OF the result in the State We shall speak
more fully hereafter. One thing is certain
the Democratic party Of Maine never
appeared before the people in more ques-
tionable shape or under the control Of
more desperate and INSCRIPTIONS
managers. They have literally raked the
cutters In carrying on the canvass, aud
the measure of encouragement which they
have obtained may well excite the alarm
of the thinking people OF Maine. who rem
dered it possible by their apathy.
From the Portland Press.l
Elsewhere our readers will find the re-
turns oil the voting of Monday. They tell
their own story. In localities large vote
has been polled, while in others there has
been little interest on the part Of the Re-
publicans. On the other hand there
has been quiet but persistent effort on
the part OF the Democratic leaders to bring
out full Democratic vote will reach that
OF the election preceding the Presidential
contest of 1872. So far as the Democracy
is concerned the result indicates the pow
err Of organization as means 10 secure a
full vote. in this the Republicans have
failed the past three years. reserving their
efforts for the Presidential year.
DR.. Louis A. Boswell of Alabama claims to have
invented q practicable flying machine, which he
describes ss fish that swims in the air, equipped
with the power to drive and guide himself through
the medium in which he floats, just as the natural
fish, by the use of his fms and tail and the gyra-
lions ofits body, drives and guides '.msef through
the medium in which he Goats.
The most encouraging sign in the journalistic