The Portland daily press., 1876-09-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE MAINE ELECTION.
The Returns Better
and Better.
The Kennebec Journal Claims
Over Ia, 900 Majority.

Republican Mai ority in Knox County.
RocKtAND, Sept. 12-Neary full returns
this morning make it certain that the Repub-
licans have majority OF about 63 in the coun.
ty on the vote for Governor, and have elected
all the county ticket except the Senator and
Clerk of Courts.
Androscoggin County.
LEWISTON, Sept 12-Androscoggin COM
plete gives Connor 1885, Talbot 1917, Gage (soft
money 80. Frye, for Congress, has 1922 ma
jorty over the Democratic candidate in Andro-
scoggin, 1850 in Sagadahoc, and over 1000 in
the remainder of the District Chase (soft
money! has 535 votes in the District The Re-
publcaus fred salute this morning in honor
of the victory, and tonight have a grand
toIchlight prece ssion.
Kenpebec Journals Figures.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 1.-THE Kennebec Journal
has returns from 287 towns and plantations,
giving total vote of 1909 Connor, 63, ,743;
Talbot, 1926; Connor's majo rity, 14,447 The
same towns last year gave total of 926O7.
Counor, 4S 435; Roberts, 44,172; Connor's ma
jority, 1863 Republican net gain, 10,1S4.
Washington County.
EAsTPoRT. Sept 12.- Washington county
gives about 500 Republican majority.
Somerset County.
SKowHRGAN, Sept 12.-Returns from all but
two towns and the plantations in Somerset
county, gives Connor 766 majority. The re.
naming towns aud plantations gave last year
101 Democratic majority. The whole 'Repub-
lican ticket is elected. Smallest majority about
300. Five Republican representatives out of
| eight are elected.
Lincoln County.
WALDoBoRo, Sept. 12.-Complete returns
from every town in Lincoln county, except
Monhegan, received at the office of the Lincoln
County News, indicate the following: For
Senator, Alfred Lennox (Dem.), has 30 major
ity; for Judge of Probate, Almore Kennedy
(Rep.), has % majority; for Sheriff, James E..
Morse (Rep.), has 81 majority; for County At
torney, VIM. 81. Hilton (Rep. has 9S majority
for County Commissioner, Chas. M. Davis
| (Dem.), has 40 majority; for County Treasurer,
Joseph w, Taggort (Rep) has majority. The
| total vote of the county is 5462, one of the
largest ever thrown. Five out of six Represen-
tatives elected are Republicans, being Repub-
| lican gain of two from last year. Connor's
| majority in the county is 20.
PenObscOr County.
BANGOR Sept. 12-Returns at the Whig Of
| fee from fifty-one towns in Penobscot county
| give Connor, 1898; Talbot, 6O33; Republican
majority $780, Same towns last year gave
| Connor, 1000; Roberts, 6252. Cornor's majority
| 74S-a net Republican gain of PIP. The coun-
| ty majority will probably exceed 5000. The
whole Republican county ticket is elected, the
sheriff by probably 1000, and II Representa-.
tives out of Is chosen-a gain of members
One Democrat, T. W. Porter, is elected by G
majority.
The Fourth District.
Forty-one towns in Penobscot county give
Powers for Congress 1886 over Donworth, DEM,
and 465 votes for Oak, boiling candidate. Re-
ports from Piscataquis estimate Powers major
ity in that county at 650, with 80 votes for Oak.
A Hamilton special this evening says 81 towns
| give Powers All over Donworth, that Powers
will lead 500 this side of the French settle.
ments and will carry the county. Oaks vote
in Aroostook county is about 200. The above
| figures, if correct, indicate that Powers ma.
| jority in the District must reach 500.
Piscataquis County.
Dover specials report Connor's majority in
Pscataquis county $50, gain of near 3OO
Ar0ostook Co UNITY.
Houlton specials claim the Republican coun-
| ty ticket and 500 majority for Counor Last
| year SO Democratic majority.
| Republicans Celebrating.
BELFAST, Sept 1.-THE Republicans this
evening celebrated the result in Maine by
torchlIgh professions and Examinations.