The New York herald., 1876-09-13
THE MAINE ELECTION.

RETURNS FROM THE COUNTIES
GAINS GENERALLY INDICATED-EvEnY CON-
oREssIoNAL DISTRICT CARRIED.
PORTLAND, Sept IL. 1876
The returns up this afternoon give the republicans
twenty-ninc Senators and the democrats two Thus
far sxty-seven republican Representatives havo been
reported, against seven Tor the democrats This
mornings report that Knox county, almost invariably
democratic had gone republican, with the exception
of Senator and Clerk OF Courts, is confirmed Tho
county tickets are divided IN Lincoln and Waldo and
probably in Aroostook and York counties The rest
republican sod and every county in tho State has
goue republican tor Governor.
Two hundred and forty-eight towns give Connor
56,91S and Talbot 43 920 Tho same towns last year
gave Connor AZ S4 and Roberts 3947s republican
gain in these towns. 9,292
SOMERSET COUNTY
Returns from twenty towns in Somerset county givo
a republican majority of sG5 for Connor. The whole
county ticket Is elected and nve Of the cght Repro
scntativos are republicans
ANDRosCoGdIN COUNTY
All but three towns in Androscoggln county gvo
Connor 25l Talbot $50 and Gage (soft money! 2sl
Last year tho towns gave 1O3 for the republ-
and 2470 !or the democrats Tho remaining
last year gave Connor 25s and Roberts 205
All the republican Representatives and the whole
county ticket are elected
COUNTY.
Lincoln county Will DO very Close Connor's ma
jority will be about % in total vote of about 500
The county officers about evenly divided Five IT
the six representatives are Republicans.
KNOX COUNTY.
The nearly full returns from Knox county make 1t
certain that the republicans have about 80 majority In
the county on tho vote far Governor and elect all tho
county ticket except u Senator and Clerk OF Court
PARKINGToN COUNTY.
In harrington county all tho republican representa-
tives to the Legislature elected except They
uIs M ha tck hv ncra aSasI
majOrities.
COUNTY.
Waldo county has gOno largely republican, though It
democratic last year. The whole republican
county ticket elected aud all OF the eight representa-
tives to the Legislature
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
Eight towns IN Aroostook county give Powers (rcp J.
for Congress, S27; Danforth, (dem.) 643 The same
towns last year gave Piaistcd trep) s24 Madican
(den. S43 The county has probably gone republican
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
A Boston Advertiser special says-"Tho republicans
have swept every Congressional district. Thomas b.
Reed elected In tho FIRST district by about 900
joriy; William +. Frye in tho Second district by
about 1000 stephen d. Lindsay In tho Third district
by about ., 500 majority; ewcyn Paine In the Fourth
district by about 1000 and Eugene Hale In the Filth
district by about 2, 500
ADDITIONAL AND COMPLETE RETURNS PROM
TWO COUNTIES.
wALpoDoRo, Me-, Sept. IL, 1876.
Complete returns from all but town (Monhcgan)
IN Lincoln county show total vote of 5462, OF tho
largest ever poed Connor's majority is 20 and the
republicans elect i've OF six representatives and all Of
tho county officers but the Commissoner Tho demo-
Gratis also elect Senator.
LEWISTON, Me-. Sept IL, 1876.
Androscoggin complete gives Connor 4.55S Talbot,
3,4l7; Gage (soft money!, $40. Frye rcp.) for Con-
grcss has l. l22 majority in Androscoggin, 1850 In
Sa,adahoc and above 900 In tho remaining towns OF
the district about 3, 200 in all Chase (sort money
bad sos votes in the district
SKowHRGAy, Sept. II, 1876.
All but two towns in Somerset county give Connor
766 majority, republican gain from last year Of S67
Tho republicans elect five of the oght
and all OF the county officers.